Dawn-to-dusk bandh to oppose conduct of poll in U.T. evokes partial response

Parties object to SEC’s lack of consultation and exclusion of BC/ST in reservation

The dawn-to-dusk bandh called by the Congress-led Secular Democratic Progressive Alliance (SDPA) of Opposition parties on Monday to oppose the move to hold local bodies election without reservation for Backward Classes and Scheduled Tribes evoked a partial response in the Union Territory.

The protest passed off peacefully barring stray incidents of attempts by SDPA activists to force shopkeepers to shut down during a rally.

Police intervened to detain a group of bandh enforcers and defused the situation. Police had stepped up security to ensure that there was no untoward incident during the protests.