On Wednesday, Akhilesh Yadav, president of the Samajwadi Party, supported the day-long Bharat Bandh organized by various groups advocating for community-based reservation. Yadav said that such "public movements" play a crucial role in curbing "unrestrained government actions."
"The mass movement to protect reservation is a positive effort. It will instill new consciousness among the exploited and deprived and will prove to be a shield of people's power against any kind of tampering with reservation. Peaceful movement is a democratic right," said in a post X.
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Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar had already warned that the Constitution will only work if the intentions of those implementing it are correct. When the governments in power will tamper with the Constitution and the rights given by it through fraud, scams and scandals, then the public will have to take to the streets, he further added.
Twenty-one organizations nationwide have called for a Bharat Bandh on Wednesday in protest against the Supreme Court's August 1 ruling regarding SC-ST reservation. The groups criticized the decision, arguing that it undermines the fundamental principles of reservation.