8 years ago
New Delhi:
Bihar is witnessing clashes between groups in favour of caste-based reservation and groups protesting against it. 12 have been injured in the ensuing violence. Angry protesters have disrupted rail traffic. Roads have been blocked by supporters of Bharat Bandh and tyres are being burnt on the roads.
Internet services have been suspended in Nainital, Uttarakhand, many parts of western Uttar Pradesh, parts of Alwar.
As messages about Bharat Bandh began circulating on WhatsApp, the union home ministry asked states to be on alert. The call for shutdown, exactly a week after Dalit groups' country-wide strike and violence, appears to be a protest against caste-based reservation in jobs and education.
The home ministry has also asked states to step up patrolling in volatile and sensitive areas to ensure no lives are lost and no property is damaged, news agency PTI reported on Monday.
In the nation-wide shutdown called by Dalit groups on April 2, nearly a dozen people died in the violence across five states. Madhya Pradesh saw the most casualties, followed by Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.
Internet services have been suspended in Nainital, Uttarakhand, many parts of western Uttar Pradesh, parts of Alwar.
As messages about Bharat Bandh began circulating on WhatsApp, the union home ministry asked states to be on alert. The call for shutdown, exactly a week after Dalit groups' country-wide strike and violence, appears to be a protest against caste-based reservation in jobs and education.
The home ministry has also asked states to step up patrolling in volatile and sensitive areas to ensure no lives are lost and no property is damaged, news agency PTI reported on Monday.
In the nation-wide shutdown called by Dalit groups on April 2, nearly a dozen people died in the violence across five states. Madhya Pradesh saw the most casualties, followed by Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.
