Bharat Bandh Tomorrow: All Schools and Colleges in MP’s Gwalior to Remain Closed, Security Tightened

Bhopal, Sep 5: In the wake of Bharat Bandh called by nearly 35 organisations on September 6, all schools and colleges in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior will remain closed. Elaborate security arrangements have been made and a high alert has been sounded across the state. The Bharat Bandh protest has been called against amendments of SC/ST Act passed in the Parliament last month.  Reports inform that the Gwalior-Chambal region had witnessed large-scale violence on April 2 during the 'Bharat Bandh' called by scheduled caste groups in which four people were killed.

Section 144 has been imposed in several areas of Madhya Pradesh including Gwalior, Chhatarpur, Shivpuri, Bhind, Ashoknagar and Guna. Security has been beefed up across the state in wake of the Bandh. Reports inform that 34 companies of the special armed force of police have been deployed in various districts. Prohibitory orders have been issued under section 144 of Crpc in some areas to prevent any untoward incident during the Bharat Bandh protest on Thursday. All You Need to Know About Bharat Bandh.

Brahma Samagam Sawarna Jankalyan Sangathan’s national president Dharmendra Sharma said that about 150 organisations of upper castes and OBCs would participate in the Bharat Bandh against the amendments in SC/ST Act.

Makrand Deuskar, Inspector General of Police (Intelligence), told IANS that through the social media and pamphlets, the Police came to know that some organisations are planning a Bharat Bandh against the amendments in the Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe(Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Deuskar further informed that security has been beefed up in the state to avoid any untoward incident.