Bharat Bandh on August 21: Dalit and Adivasi organisations have called for a ‘Bharat Bandh’, a peaceful strike, to stress their demand for wider representation of marginalised communities in jobs and education and also to ensure the protection of their constitutional rights. The bandh comes on the backdrop of the recent Supreme Court verdict on the sub-categorisation of quotas for Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs) groups, and the controversy over lateral entry for central civil services.
The bandh has been called by the National Confederation of Dalit and Adivasi Organisations (NACDAOR). NACDAOR has released a list of demands that ask the government to ensure social justice and equitable representation of these communities in jobs and education. It has urged all OBC and SC/ST groups to participate peacefully in large numbers.
VIDEO | Members of Bhim Army block road in view of Bharat Bandh’ in Patna, Bihar.
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