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The largest Bharat Bandh in history: A nationwide standstill on April 2, 2018

  • August 21, 2024

The Bharat Bandh of April 2, 2018, is considered the largest in India’s history. The nationwide shutdown was triggered by the Supreme Court’s decision to amend the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities)...

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Bharat Bandh today: Akhilesh Yadav extends support, says, ‘Public movements put check on unbridled govt’

  • August 21, 2024

Samajwadi Party Chief and former UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday extended his support for the Bharat Bandh called by some groups over community-based reservation, noting that “public movements” put a check on “unbridled...

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Bharat Bandh today: Which key groups, political parties to join protest against SC’s reservation ruling

  • August 21, 2024

A nationwide bandh has been called today by Dalit and Adivasi organisations to protest the Supreme Court’s ruling on implementing creamy layer and sub-quota within Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) reservations. The bandh,...

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Bharat Bandh today: BSP workers to take to streets in support of protests

  • August 21, 2024

Bahujan Samajwadi Party chief Mayawati on Wednesday lent her support to the ongoing Bharat Bandh and called it a ‘conspiracy against reservation.’ The day-long Bharat Bandh was called by some Dalit and Adivasi groups to...

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Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge’s Jammu visit cancelled, may go tomorrow: Sources

  • August 21, 2024

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and party president Mallikarjun Kharge’s Jammu visit was cancelled today. They were scheduled to go to Jammu to attend party meeting related to preparation for the upcoming assembly elections. According to the sources, both...