Bandh supporters carried out violent agitation by blocking the road.

Gopalganj. The effect of Bharat Bandh was visible across the district on Wednesday. The city remained in turmoil from eight in the morning to four in the afternoon. Bandh supporters first came out on the streets, blocked roads and stopped operations, after which supporters who came with sticks started closing shops. The movement that started from Ambedkar Chowk ended near Arar Mod. The agitators closed shops from Ambedkar Chowk to Ghosh Mod, from Purani Chowk to Main Road, from Maun Chowk to Thana Mod, from Post Office Chowk to Banjari and Ambedkar Chowk. By noon, bandh supporters reached NH-27. The National Highway was blocked by burning of tyres and arson. Vehicular movement on the highway was completely stopped. Long-distance trains faced problems due to stoppage of operations on the National Highway. At the same time, vehicle owners and businessmen transporting raw materials had to face huge losses. Carts carrying milk, dairy products, vegetables and fruits were stuck in the traffic jam. During the movement, the Bandh supporters kept running in front and police vehicles kept behind. The movement caused problems to both the businessmen and the common people. The businessmen had to face financial losses due to Bharat Bandh. Here, Manoj Rajak, Ranjay Paswan, Raja Paswan, who were leading the bandh supporters, said that the movement has been successful by staying within the constitutional ambit. People came out on the streets against the Supreme Court decision. There was a movement against the classification of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes. He said that besides SC-ST, the OBC class has also received support in the movement. A large number of women and school girls also became aware and participated in the movement. The demonstrations were conducted by DJ: People from the scheduled caste and scheduled tribe community gathered at Ambedkar Chowk after taking out the demonstration in rural areas including the city. People from SC-ST community announced closure of shops with DJ and blue flags, after which their supporters started closing the shops forcibly. Seeing the anger of the agitators, the shutters of the shops started falling down. Also know, why is the movement happening? The Supreme Court, while giving its verdict on the creamy layer on SC-ST reservation, has said that all SC and ST castes and tribes are not an equal class. Some castes may be more backward, for example, those working as sewer cleaners and weavers. Both castes belong to SC, but people from this caste are still more backward than the rest. For the betterment of these people, state governments can set separate quotas by classifying (sub-classifying) SC-ST reservations. In protest against this, the SC-ST community announced Bharat Bandh. During Bharat Bandh, the supporters of the bandh who came out on the streets saw vandalism at many places. A school bus full of students narrowly escaped being set on fire by bandh supporters. At the same time, women and parents returning home with their children from school were misbehaving. The entire incident took place near Arar curve of Nagar police station area. After the video surfaced, SP Swarn Prabhat registered an FIR and ordered to send the miscreants to jail. The agitators are said to have been on the streets in connection with Bharat Bandh. In view of the movement, many private schools were closed, but some schools were opened. After the closure of schools in the afternoon, when students started returning home by bus and other school vehicles, they were surrounded by the agitators. The school vehicle stopped while passing near Arar curve. A fire lit by tyres by the agitators was burning under the vehicle where it was stopped, which could have led to a serious accident. On the other hand, a woman was riding a bicycle, the agitators first stopped her, then misbehaved with her, after that somehow the woman and the male member riding the bicycle were removed from the movement. In this way, people had to face trouble due to Bharat Bandh. Though many administration officials were present, they did not seem to have taken any action or stopped the agitators.

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