Protestors gathered at major roads in the state capital lead to traffic snarls, while incidents of stone pelting and damage to public property were also reported, police said.
Rail and road traffic went for a toss at many places in Punjab and Haryana today as the Dalits staged protests over dilution of the SC/ST Act.
The Bharat Bandh, called by various Dalit groups, demands restoration of the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act in its original form.
The Supreme Court on March 20 diluted the provisions of the Act and said government servants should not be arrested without prior sanction.
Several Dalit organisations have called for a 'Bharat bandh' today to express their concerns over the "dilution" of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
Tensions escalated across nation as protests against SC/ST Act ruling turned violent on Monday.
The state government has also taken a decision to keep all schools shut for the day, the CBSE said referring to the letter of the state government.
The Congress today said that it has not called for a 'Bharat bandh' or a countrywide shutdown on Monday but 'Jan Aakrosh Diwas' to hold protests over demonetisation as it accused the BJP of spreading
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today slammed opposition parties for their 'Bharat Bandh' call against demonetisaion, saying they are organising the strike at a time when he is trying to root out corruption and black money.
Cracks have surfaced within the Opposition with JD(U) and Trinamool Congress refusing to support the Bharat bandh called by opposition parties against demonetisation on November 28.
The essential services such as banking, public transport and telecom is likely to be hit today as many trade unions are joining the nationwide strike to protest against government's "indifference" towards their demands for better
Transport services in many cities could take a hit as more than a million workers in banking, telecom and other sectors will go on strike to press for their demand for better pay and in
New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said the day-long nationwide strike called by central trade unions only had a "marginal or inconsequential impact". "You had a call of Bharat Bandh today. A few decades
New Delhi: Normal working at banks was affected today due to a nationwide strike called by 10 central trade unions, although the staff of SBI, IOB, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank and Axis Bank stayed away
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