Bharat Bandh 2.0 LIVE UPDATES: Maximum protests reported from Bihar

On April 2, Bharat Bandh was called by groups opposing the alleged dilution of SC/ST (prevention of of atrocities) Act by a Supreme Court order.

Image: ANI

New Delhi: Once again, some groups have called Bharat Bandh on Tuesday. The Centre has advised all states to beef up security and prevent violence. This time Bandh is called, reportedly, against caste-based reservations in jobs and education, an official said. The 'Bharat Bandh' call has been made on social media only and no organisation here has so far come forward to support it, a police official from Bihar said. The Ministry of Home Affairs said the districts magistrates and SPs will be personally held responsible for any violence in their area of jurisdiction. The missive came a week after a similar protest saw large scale violence in different parts of the country leading to the death of about a dozen people, reported news agency PTI. While the April 2 Bharat Bandh was called by groups opposing the alleged dilution of SC/ST (prevention of atrocities) Act by a Supreme Court order. LIVE UPDATES:

• Lathi charge in Bihar's Gaya.

#WATCH: Clash between two groups in Bihar's Arrah during protests against caste-based reservations, gunshots heard. pic.twitter.com/s0RUA4KP2B

— ANI (@ANI) April 10, 2018

• Firing took place in Arrah.
• Bharat Bandh makes its presence felt in Bihar.

Protests against caste-based reservations: Curfew imposed in Bhind and Morena. (Visuals from Morena) #MadhyaPradesh pic.twitter.com/Tg4Kink7Wu

— ANI (@ANI) April 10, 2018

• In Bihar's Arrah protesters have stopped a train
• In Saharanpur, internet services are restricted.

No impact of #BharatBandh call seen as yet in Meerut. MHA had issued an advisory that some groups would be protesting against caste-based reservations in jobs and education. pic.twitter.com/E2ovRWjrDd

— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) April 10, 2018

• In Firozabad (Uttar Pradesh), schools for students of Class I to IX will remain closed today, as a precautionary measure, in the wake of Bharat Bandh.
• In view of Bharat Bandh called by different groups on Tuesday, prohibitory orders are clamped in Jaipur.
• Internet services are suspended in the city from 12 midnight on Monday till Tuesday night.
• In the wake of IPL match to be organised in Jaipur on Thursday, adequate police have also been deployed in and around SMS Stadium.