"Comprehensive" Petition Filed On Dalit Issue, Says Law Minister | Read

Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad sought to reassure the Dalits today, saying the government has filed a "comprehensive" petition in the Supreme Court regarding an order that is at the heart of the protests sweeping the country that have led to five deaths. The Dalits have pushed ahead with the day-long Bharat Bandh as government filed the petition, asking the top court for a re-look into the order which allegedly weakened a stringent law meant to protect the community.