Bharat Bandh: Open-court SC hearing of SC/ST Act review petition at 2 pm
A day after the Bharat Bandh protest, the Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed for an opencourt hearing of the Centre's review petition over its earlier judgment on the SC/ST Act. The Narendra Modi-led government moved the Supreme Court seeking a recall of its judgment on the SC/ST Act. Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra has constituted a Bench of judges A K Goel and U U Lalit to hear the matter at 2 pm on Tuesday.Called by Dalit groups, Bharat Bandh saw people across the country protesting the apparent dilution of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (SC/ST) Prevention of Atrocities Act by the Supreme Court recently. Here are the top 10 developments in the Bharat Bandh Dalit protests over The Supreme Court's SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act verdict: 1) Supreme Court agrees for open-court hearing of Modi govt's review petition at 2 pm: A day after the Bharat Bandh protest, the Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed for an opencourt hearing of the Centre's review petition over its earlier judgment on the SC/ST Act, news agency ANI reported.
2) Death toll in Bharat Bandh protests rises to 10: The death toll in Madhya Pradesh following violence during the Bharat Bandh protest rose to seven on Tuesday, news agency ANI reported. This brings the nationwide death toll to 10. 3) Schools in UP cities shut today over Bharat Bandh: In the wake of the Bharat Bandh protests that turned violent, schools in UP's Hapur and Ghaziabad will remain shut on Tuesday. Schools in Agra will also remain closed. 4) SSB, STF to be deployed in MP today after six killed in Bharat Bandh: In the wake of violent protests, 16 additional companies of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), four companies of the Rapid Action Force (RAF), two companies to the Special Task Force (STF), and 3000 trainee constables are being deployed across Madhya Pradesh today. 5) High-alert in UP as two killed during Bharat Bandh: Two persons were killed and over 70 others, including policemen, injured in Uttar Pradesh as the state saw widespread violence after Dalit groups protested what they claimed was the "dilution" of the provisions of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. 6) One killed in Rajasthan, internet services suspended: One person has been killed in firing in Rajasthan's Alwar city amid the Bharat Bandh protest, the state police said on Monday. 7) Ambedkar's grandson blames Modi government and SC for Bharat Bandh violence: Prakash Ambedkar, the grandson of Dr B R Ambedkar, held the central government and the Supreme Court responsible for the violent protests that erupted during the nationwide Bharat Bandh. 8) After Bharat Bandh, huge public meeting planned by Dalit groups in September: What comes next, now that the Bharat Bandh is over? All India SC/ST Samaj Convener Ashok Bharti, who has been at the forefront of giving the bandh call, said Dalit organisations were planning a huge public meeting in September if the Centre did not meet their demands by then. 9) Ravi Shankar Prasad says Modi govt differs with SC's reasoning: The Modi government moved the Supreme Court seeking a review of its recent verdict on the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act, saying that it has led to "dilution" of some stringent provisions of the law to prevent atrocities against SCs and STs. 10) Amend SC/ST Act or file curative petition, Congress tells Centre: Congress demanded the Centre bring an amendment to the SC/ST Act in Parliament or file a "curative petition" in the Supreme Court. The Opposition party blamed the Modi government for violence during the Dalit protests.
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