In Bihar, tyres are being burnt and roads have been blocked by supporters of Bharat Bandh
Angry protesters have disrupted rail traffic. Roads have been blocked by supporters of Bharat Bandh and tyres are being burnt on the roads.
Internet services have been suspended in Nainital, Uttarakhand, many parts of western Uttar Pradesh, parts of Alwar.
As messages about Bharat Bandh began circulating on WhatsApp,
the union home ministry asked states to be on alert. The call for shutdown, exactly a week after Dalit groups' country-wide strike and violence, appears to be a protest against caste-based reservation in jobs and education.
The home ministry has also asked states to step up patrolling in volatile and sensitive areas to ensure no lives are lost and no property is damaged, news agency PTI reported on Monday.
In the nation-wide shutdown called by Dalit groups on April 2, nearly a dozen people died in the violence across five states. Madhya Pradesh saw the most casualties, followed by Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.
Here are the updates of Bharat Bandh:
A train has been stopped in Bihar's Nawada by agitating protesters.
Extra security has been put in place for Rajasthan's Jaipur, Alwar, where a man died last week, and Bharatpur. The police met with with community liaison groups and traders to work together towards maintaining law and order in the state.
Prohibitory orders have been issued to ban large gatherings in Uttarakhand's Nainital. The district administration has also banned processions and protests, saying "strict action will be taken against law breakers".
In Uttar Pradesh's Firozabad district, the administration has asked schools to remain shut as a precautionary measure while extra security forces have been deployed in some districts, sources said.
In Arrah, police lathicharged to disperse the mob and stop the violent clashes between anti-quota and pro-quota groups.
Agitated youth and supporters of anti-reservation protests have disrupted rail and road traffic in Bhojpur, Bihar. The protesters are sloganeering to abolish the caste-based reservation system. They are demanding reservation for economically backward so everyone can be a part of the mainstream society.
Rail & road traffic has been disrupted by protesters in Bihar's Arrah. Buxar passenger train has been stopped at Arrah station.
Bandh supporters have taken to the streets, organised a bike-rally in Rajasthan's Jhalawar. Markets have been shut due to protests against caste-based reservations, reported ANI.
Hundred of protesters, opposing caste-based reservation, have blocked roads at several places, halted trains and forcibly closed markets in Patna, Begusarai, Lakhisarai, Muzafffarpur, Bhojpur, Sheikhpura and Darbhanga districts in Bihar, news agency IANS reported.
Over a dozen people have been injured in violent clashes in Bihar, news agency IANS quoted the police as saying.
Two groups clashed in Bihar's Arrah during anti-reservation protests, gunshots heard.
Protesters have blocked rail lines and Darbhanga-Delhi Bihar Sampark Kranti at Pandasarai for over 3 hours.
Internet services have been suspended in Saharanpur, Muzaffarnagar, Shamli and Hapur in western Uttar Pradesh amid anti-reservation protests.
Curfew has been imposed in Madhya Pradesh's Bhind and Morena, reported ANI. In last week's shutdown called by Dalit groups, Madhya Pradesh had seen the worst instances of violence.
Section 144 of the Indian Penal Code, which makes gatherings of large number of people in an area during any emergency unlawful, has been imposed in Jaipur and Bhopal. Jaipur Police Commissioner Sanjay Agarwal, on Monday, said, "Police and security forces have been deployed across the city. No procession or dharna will be allowed and action will be taken against those not complying with the orders. Vehicles are being checked on roads across the state. Internet services will also be shut down."
Protesters have stopped a train in Bihar's Arrah. Call for nation-wide shutdown, circulated through WhastApp, had prompted the union home ministry to ask states to remain on alert.