NewDelhi: Protestors demanding that the roll back of modification to the SC/ST Act suggested by the Supreme Court, clashed with security personnel in Agra on Monday morning. Several shops were vandalised as several protestors began screaming slogans.
Several Dalit groups have called for a nation-wide Bharat Bandh against the proposed modification to the SC/ST Act. In Agra, the protest turned violent when local cops reportedly tried to contain a large group. Unruly scenes of vandalism and sloganeering followed. Massive protests have also been reported from several other parts of the country, including Punjab’s Ludhiana and Zirakpur.
Train services at several places across the country were affected as well after protesters blocked railway lines and stopped trains on Monday morning in the ongoing Bharat Bandh. Daily activities were also disrupted in few states after marketplaces and shops remained shut.
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The first reports of protestors stopping train came from Odisha Sambalpur.
In Bihar’s Arrah, different groups including Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation or CPI(ML) activists also stopped a train.
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