The members, belonging to upper caste groups are protesting against Parliament passing an amendment to the SC/ST Act.
High
alert has been issued in 35 districts across Madhya
Pradesh in view of the ongoing Bharat
Bandh against the Parliament passing an amendment to the
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act
that overruled Supreme Court's earlier order of diluting it. Apart
from that, 34 companies of security forces and 5,000 security
personnel have been deployed. Section 144 has also imposed in several
districts across Madhya Pradesh, according to ANI reports.
Police
told ANI, ”Forces have been divided judiciously across the
districts. It has been peaceful till now. Nobody can force anyone to
be a part of the bandh.”
Earlier,
the members, belonging to upper caste groups, had forced the
government to impose Section 144 in Satna, Bhind, Shivpuri, Gwalior,
and other districts.
The
March 20 judgment
In
a bid to check the misuse of the SC/ST Act, the Supreme Court had on
March 20 ruled that preliminary enquiry in a case under the
Atrocities Act would be done by a Deputy Superintendent of Police
(DSP) to ensure the allegations are not frivolous, and to avoid the
false implication of an innocent person.
The
court also held that a government official could not be prosecuted on
the mere allegation of committing an offence under the Act without
the sanction of the appointing authority.
Here
are the top developments of the ongoing protest:
1.
Schools and petrol pumps will remain shut today in Gwalior and across
districts.
2.
Markets are now closed, protesters stop a train in Arrah in Bihar
3.
Members taking part in the protest also stop a train in Darbhanga and
Munger's Masudan, Bihar.
4.
Protests spread to Varanasi as several members take part in the
nationwide Bharat Bandh.
5.
Protests spread across nation: Shops in Ajmer, Rajasthan shut down.
Navghar, Maharashtra too hit.
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