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Bharat Bandh called against SC/ST Act Amendments

September 7, 2018 AdminBharat Bandh, sc/st amendment0 comment

A Bharat Bandh had been proposed on Wednesday, the 6th of September. It was proposed for those working for the rights of the unreserved category in the country. The bandh has been called in protest of the SC/ST amendment. It has been reported that the Madhya Pradesh police has imposed Section 144 across five districts in the state. The amendment bill was passed in July. It overrode the Supreme Court ruling diluting it. A high alert has been issued across 35 districts of Madhya Pradesh. Security has been tightened. Protesters…

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The SC/ ST riots and Bharat Band

April 6, 2018 navyamalikBharat Bandh, Dalit Politics, Opposition, POA Act, SC/ST Act, Supreme Court0 comment

“The taste of anything can be changed. But poison cannot be changed into nectar.” – BR Ambedkar. Bharat Band, thousands arrested, few killed, 1700 anti-riot workers, you have heard it all in the news and the papers in the last couple of days, but what do you really know about the SC/ST Act or the alleged dilution of one of its provision? The SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, also known as the POA Act, was made to support and protect the Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribes and other Minority Tribes…