Bharat Bandh evokes mixed response in country; hits normal life in Bihar while MP, UP remain peaceful

A call for Bharat Bandh on Thursday evoked mixed response in the country, with normal life taking a hit in Bihar. Life in some other states, however, remained unaffected in response to the protest by some upper-caste groups against the recent amendment approved by Parliament to overturn a Supreme Court judgment on the Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Earlier this year, the apex court had removed the strict provision of mandatory arrests under the Act. This decision had triggered nationwide protests by Scheduled Castes organisations, forcing the Centre to bring an amendment to the Act during the Monsoon Session to overrule the SC order.

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