Bharat Bandh: Amid anti-quota protest BPUT postpones exams in Odisha; protesters block train in Bihar's Arrah
Amidst nation-wide protest by anti-reservation groups against reservations, the several states police have beefed-up high security across the several states. The Union Home Ministry all the state governments to be active to avoid any violence during the protest that causes loss of life and property. The anti-quota protest has trigerred security in several states, protesters blocked a train in Bihar’s Arrah, raising slogans against caste-based reservation in jobs and educational institutes. Traffic suspended in various parts.
According to reports, Biju Patnaik University of Technology (BPUT) postponed exams on 55 subjects at 88 centres in view of the shutdown call in Odisha.
Protests against caste-based reservations: Curfew imposed in Bhind and Morena. (Visuals from Morena) #MadhyaPradesh pic.twitter.com/Tg4Kink7Wu
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According to report, Section 144 has been also imposed in several states like Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttrakhand. Along with that in several districts of Rajasthan including the capital, internet services will be suspended from 10 pm Monday night to Tuesday night. According to reports, at some places, a post on social media and messengers posts were viral of calling for the protests as Bharat Bandh on April 10.
Taking the lesson from April 2 nation-wide protests that later that turned into violence killing more than 10 people and leaving 100s of people injured. The much public property was destroyed along with police posts.
“We have asked all the IGs and SPs to take whatever preventive action in the wake of the Bandh call. If they feel they need to suspend internet services they can. As per need, the deployment of CPMF would be organised at various parts of the state,” said NRK Reddy, additional director general (ADG), Law and order, Rajasthan police told TOI.
Protests against caste-based reservations in jobs and education: Visuals from Bihar's Arrah where protesters have stopped a train pic.twitter.com/N6wePxP0tQ
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The home minister, Gulab Chand Kataria to has asked the police to take stringent action against those who indulge in violence. “Bandh call is already seen on social networking sites. Still, we have asked the police to be extra careful and deal with it strictly. We won’t let anyone disturb law and order and peace in the state,” Kataria said.
According to the sources in the police one company of border security force(BSF) has also been put on standby mode in Jaipur. “We will not hesitate to use force in case troubles are made by some miscreants,” said a senior officer.
First published: 10 April 2018, 10:28 IST