Bharat Bandh: As Dalit protests simmer, Amit Shah cancels Karnataka visit

The government move came amid reports of widespread protests to mark the 'Bharat bandh' call by Dalit organisations, and supported by mainstream political parties

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BJP President and Rajya Sabha MP Amit Shah during the budget session of Parliament in New Delhi | PTI Photo

Archis Mohan New Delhi

Last Updated : Apr 04 2018 | 8:34 PM IST

Late Sunday evening, Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad tweeted Narendra Modi government's intent to file a review petition "against the Supreme Court judgement on the SC/ST Protection Act”. The Centre filed the review petition on Monday.

The government move came amid reports of widespread protests to mark the 'Bharat bandh' call by Dalit organisations, and supported by mainstream political parties.

At the time of filing of this report, Bharat Bandh was one of the top trending hashtags on Twitter. In the Lok Sabha, the Congress, Left and other parties raised the issue.

However, the narrative on the ground, as

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