'Bharat Bandh' by Dalit groups hits vehicular movement in Odisha
Faced with the growing disaffection within its own house, the Central government has made a decision to file a review petition today against the Supreme Court's amendment to the Atrocity Act. Gwalior bench of high court has summoned the district collector following worsening law and order situation. Protesters stopped trains in Jaipur.
Trains were prevented from entering or leaving the Darbhanga railway station, forcing many them to make unscheduled stops. "Policemen and journalist sustained injuries in the stone pelting", said Giriraj Rajoriya, a local journalist reporting live from spot told TOI. In Rajasthan, almost 30 people were detained as dalit groups blocked rail and road traffic and vandalised public property, including a train, in several parts of the state. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) postponed the board exams scheduled for April 2 and transport services suspended.
Shopkeepers sit outside their closed shops during 'Bharat Bandh call by Dalit organisations against the dilution of Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act by Supreme court, in Amritsar on Monday. Local media reports said that at least one more person had died in the western state of Rajasthan.
An irate mob of Dalit protestors is learnt to have attacked some police officials trying to clear a traffic jam in Uttar Pradesh's Ferozabad. Last week, a delegation of NDA lawmakers, led by Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
In Patna, protesters stormed the railway station, forced closure of ticket counters and squatted on tracks disrupting movement of a number of trains.
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle , who are due to marry at Windsor Castle on May 19 were also not in attendance. In recent weeks she has been busy appearing at charity events and was also seen alongside Harry and Meghan .
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However, unless people are connected to the local community, they will not get attention to the issue that's happening around them.
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The apex court had on 20 March said that on "several occasions", innocent citizens were being named as accused and public servants deterred from performing their duties, which was never the intention of the legislature while enacting the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
"The protesters were anti-social elements, who indulged in violence to disturb peace and order in the state", Lal Singh Arya, minister of state for general administration department and the Dalit face of the ruling party, said.
Protests were also reported from Rohtak and other towns in neighbouring Haryana.
Earlier on Thursday, Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad had said, "The government has taken note of the Supreme Court's order in the SC/ST Act".
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