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Bharat Bandh Today: Various organisations across the country have called for a "Bharat Bandh" today in protest against a Supreme Court decision to exclude creamy layer from the SC-ST quota. Reservation Bachao Sangharsh Samiti and SC/ST groups of Rajasthan are leading this protest. According to media reports, government offices, banks, schools, colleges and petrol stations are likely to remain open despite the call for a bandh. Several political parties, including Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), are supporting the bandh.

Bharat Bandh 2024: Schools, Markets Remain Open In Punjab

There is no effect of Bharat Bandh in the markets of Fazilka, Punjab at present. The markets are open just like normal days. Schools are also open and traffic is also moving. Police has been deployed in large numbers at various places for the security of the citizens.

Bharat Bandh 2024: Security Tightened In UP's Moradabad, Agra And MP's Gwalior

Appropriate security arrangements have been made in Moradabad city of Uttar Pradesh for Bharat Bandh.

 

Arrangements are also in place in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh for Bharat Bandh.

 

People took out a rally in Uttar Pradesh's in Agra district in view of the bandh.

 

Bharat Bandh 2024: Akhilesh Yadav Extends Support

Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday extended his support to the Bharat Bandh called against the Supreme Court verdict allowing sub-classification within reservation categories for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.

Bharat Bandh 2024: Police Patrolling Happening In Bihar’s Saran District

Police have been on an alert mode since Wednesday morning in view of the Bharat Bandh of Bahujan Dalit Samaj in Bihar’s Saran district. Traffic action force and police force have been deployed from city to rural areas. Police are patrolling near the main road and educational institutions. Police patrolling is also being done through bikes in the streets. The railway administration is fully prepared for the bandh. Additional police force has been deployed at Chhapra Junction, Chhapra Kachhari and Railway Dhala.

Bharat Bandh 2024: Constable Recruitment Exam In Nawada Amid Bharat Bandh

Amid the announcement of Bharat Bandh in Nawada today, the constable recruitment exam is being held. Meanwhile, protesters of Scheduled Caste Front have also come down with flag banners at the Prajatantra Chowk in the city. Some vehicles were also forcibly stopped. Police are on alert.

Bharat Bandh 2024: BSP Extends Supports

Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati on Wednesday extended her support to the Bharat Bandh called against the Supreme Court's decision allowing sub-classification within reservation categories for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.

Bharat Bandh 2024: Will Schools Remain Closed Today?

According to media reports, government offices, banks, schools, colleges and petrol pumps are expected to remain open despite the shutdown call. Apart from this, essential services like healthcare, water supply, public transport, railways and electricity are also likely to remain operational today.

Bharat Bandh 2024: Protesters Block NH 83 In Jehanabad, Bihar

Protesters blocked National Highway 83 in Jehanabad, Bihar. Bharat Bandh has been called today by Dalit and Bahujan organizations in protest against the Supreme Court's decision on creamy layer in SC-ST reservation.

SC Ruling

"All Scheduled Castes and ST Scheduled Tribes communities are not a uniform group. Some castes may be more backward than others. For example, those involved in sewer cleaning and weaving. Both of these belong to the SC category, but people from these castes are often more backwards compared to others. To uplift these communities, state governments can classify (sub-categorize) the SC-ST reservation and set a separate quota for them. Doing so is not against Article 341 of the Constitution," the top court had noted.

The Supreme Court, while allowing the decision to set quotas within quotas, also gave important instructions to the states. It stated that state governments cannot make this decision arbitrarily. It said certain conditions must be applied in this regard. These conditions included-- a state cannot allocate 100 per cent of the quota to any single caste within the SC category and before determining the quota for any caste included in the SC category, there must be solid data supporting its proportionate representation.

The Dalit organisations that have called for the Bharat Bandh are demanding that the Supreme Court should reconsider its decision on quota within quota. No state government has officially issued guidelines regarding the Bharat Bandh yet. However, authorities are taking extensive measures to ensure public safety during the protests.