Bharat bandh against SC/ST act amendments

The Madhya Pradesh police have stepped up security across the state in view of the ongoing protests against the amendments in the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Some organisations have also given a call for ‘Bharat bandh’ against the SC/ST Amendment Bill passed in the parliament last month. The administration has imposed prohibitive orders under CrPC in four districts- Morena, Shivpuri and Bhind, all three in Gwalior-Chambal region, as well as in Ashok Nagar district in view of the proposed bandh.

Gwalior-Chambal region, one of the sensitive areas, had witnessed a large-scale violence on April 2 this year during the ‘bharat bandh’ called by scheduled caste groups. Makrand Deuskar, Inspector General of Police (Intelligence) told reporters today, “Police headquarters have alerted all the superintendents of police in view of proposed bandh on September 6.” He said the police force allotted to the districts on the occasion of Krishna Janmashtami on Monday, would continue to remain deployed.