Bharat Bandh Over Dilution of SC/ST Act: A Year of Inaction

On April 2, protesters from Madhya Pradesh faced twofold violence – by the police as well as the dominant caste groups.

On April 2, 2018, Dalit organisations had observed a Bharat Bandh to protest the dilution of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The protesters in Madhya Pradesh faced twofold violence – by the police as well as the dominant caste groups. One year later, our reporter Kashif Kakvi visits the Chambal region to ascertain the status of the investigation in the cases of violence.