In the new development in Bharat Band, the Bahujan Samaj Party on Wednesday extended support to the day-long Bharat Bandh called by Dalit and Adivasi groups to stand against the Supreme Court’s verdict on sub-classification of Scheduled castes.
The party also accused the BJP and the Congress for ending the reservation. BSP president Mayawati took to social media X (formerl;y Twitter) and posted “BSP supports the Bharat Bandh because there is anger and resentment against the Supreme Court’s August 1 decision regarding the sub-classification of SC/ST and the creamy layer among them due to the conspiracy against reservation by parties like BJP and Congress and their collusion to make.
“In this regard, the people of these classes will submit a memorandum to the government today as part of the Bharat Bandh and strongly demand that the changes made in reservation be abolished through a constitutional amendment…,” she said.
“BJP, Congress and other parties should understand its necessity and sensitivity and not play with it,” she added.
Why Bharat Bandh?
A nationwide strike ‘bharat bandh’ has been called in response to a recent Supreme Court ruling on reservations for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes. The ruling, allows the states to create subcategories within these groups and has erupted significant opposition from groups of Dalits and Adivasi organizations. According to the reports, as many as 21 organizations have called for bharat bandh, these organizations include, the Reservation Bachao Sangharsh Samiti (RBSS) and the National Confederation of Dalit and Adivasi Organisations (NACDAOR)
The verdict came on August 1, the Supreme Court held that states are constitutionally empowered to make sub classifications within the SCs, which form a socially heterogeneous class.The apex court, however, made it clear that states have to make sub-classification on the basis of “quantifiable and demonstrable data” of backwardness and representation in government jobs and not on “whims” and as a matter of “political expediency”.
Will Bharat Bandh Hinder Bank, Market & Education Services?
According to the latest details, there is no official announcement regarding the closure of banks and government offices. However, the Rajasthan government has declared a holiday for students of standard 1 to standard 12 due to Bharat Bandh.As reported by The Times of India, there is no official statement from market committees regarding market closure in lue of Bharat Bandh.
