Nw Desk Adivasi and Dalit groups launched a nationwide strike and have gained support from Congress, JMM, and the left.
Today, August 21, will be Bharat Bandh, launched by the Dalit and Adivasi organizations. These groups have gone on a nationwide strike and have also gained support from Congress, JMM, and the left. The Bharat Bandh has been called for over their demand for stronger representation and protection for marginalized communities.
Bharat Bandh on August 21.
Dalit and Adivasi organizations have called a Bharat Bandh to demand stronger representation and protection for marginalized communities. On Tuesday (August 20), this movement gained support from the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), Congress, and the Rashtriya Janata Dal. These parties announced they would support the Bharat Bandh decision by various organizations on Wednesday, August 21, in response to the recent verdict by the Supreme Court on Scheduled Caste (SC) reservations. Left parties also supported the Bharat Bandh call.
Against the verdict of the Supreme Court on SC reservations.
Dalit and Adivasi organizations have called for a Bharat Bandh on Wednesday to gain greater representation and protection for marginalized communities. The National Confederation of Dalit and Adivasi Organizations (NACDAOR) takes an opposing view of the recent SC judgment by a seven-judge bench that as per undermines the earlier ruling of a nine-judge bench in the landmark Indira Sawhney case, known for establishing the framework for reservations in India.
Parties extend support to Bharat Bandh.
Earlier, the Bahujan Samaj Party also extended support to the day-long Bharat Bandh while accusing the BJP and Congress of conspiring to end reservation. JMM has also asked all its leaders, secretaries, district presidents, and district coordinators to actively participate in the 14-hour nationwide strike and show their support.
Vinod Kumar Pandey, JMM general secretary, said in a statement, “The recent verdict given by the Supreme Court on the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe reservations would prove to be an obstacle in the path of upliftment and strengthening of the SC/ST classes.”
