Friday, February 14th, 2025

Which parties are involved in Bharat Bandh, which decision of the Supreme Court is being opposed?

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has allowed sub-classification in Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (SC-ST). The country’s top court says that the benefit of reservation will not be limited to a few castes but will reach the castes with less population in both these classes. However, when various parties opposed this observation of the Supreme Court, the Narendra Modi government at the Center made it clear that the advice of the Supreme Court cannot be followed because the Constitution has not said such a thing while making the provision of reservation. Despite the clarification from the government, the organizations working for tribals, Dalits, backward classes and the parties doing politics of these classes called for Bharat Bandh.

Which parties support Bharat Bandh, see the list

The parties supporting the Bharat Bandh called by the National Confederation of Dalit and Tribal Organisations (NACDAOR) in protest against the 21 August decision of the Supreme Court are:

➤ Bharat Adivasi Party
➤ Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)
➤ Samajwadi Party (SP)
➤ Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram)
➤ Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)
➤ Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)
➤ Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)
➤ Bhim Army

Bharat Bandh for which demand?

NACDAOR is demanding immediate release of caste data of SC-ST and OBC employees. It says that only after the release of the data, proper representation of these classes in government jobs will be ensured. One of its demands is to establish an Indian Judicial Service Commission so that SC, ST, OBC categories can get 50% representation in the High Courts and Supreme Court.

impact of bharat bandh

During Bharat Bandh, all emergency services like hospitals, ambulances have been kept free from the bandh. The maximum impact of the bandh is being seen in Bihar. The impact of the bandh is also being seen in states like Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh. In view of the bandh, the local administrations have issued orders to keep schools and offices closed.

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