Click to play videoNew Delhi: Haryana remains tense for a third day, following the violence that broke out on a Dalits killing on Wednesday. The Bandh was called by All India Balmiki Mahasabha to protest the murder of Dalit youth and alleged excesses on their community.
On Thursday a mob torched a Haryana Roadways bus in the Hansi district. Clashes erupted in Gohana, Haryana following the murder of a dalit youth in Haryana's Sonepat district. A clash between the police and the upper caste Jats reportedly lead to the death of the man.
The state government has rushed paramilitary forces to shore up security. Meanwhile, tension prevails in various parts of the state including Sirsa, Panipat and Karnal. Dalits are also protesting in Mauli Jagran area of Chandigarh while police had to lathicharge on protesters in Bhiwani.
Karnal police chief A S Chawla said, a procession of Dalits tried to block the national highway and when they were stopped they allegedly pelted stones at police personnel.
"We stopped them at Nirmal Kutiyan chowk close to the Secretariat, but they pelted stones at us. However, they were dispersed and the situation is normal now," he claimed.
All shops and commercial establishments in Sonepat district, in which Gohana falls, were open as usual while all educational institutions, banks and other establishments functioned normally.
Heavy police presence was being maintained in Gohana town to keep the situation under control.
In Bhiwani, police resorted to mild lathicharge near old bus stand, Rohtak gate, Haluwas gate and Dadri gate where people had gathered to observe the bandh.
In Yamunanagar, some Dalit youth riding motorcycles and carrying sticks damaged some two-wheelers in business centre located on Radour road and near railway station market.
A group of youth also tried to forcibly close shops in Ambala City and Ambala Cantt and took out protest rallies, but administration managed to control the situation.
In Bhiwani, complete bandh was observed as all shops and other establishments remained closed while groups of Dalit youth went around Bhiwani town asking shopkeepers to down the shutters.
The administration had deployed heavy contingent of police to avoid any untoward incident.
In Charkhi Dadri of Bhiwani district, a procession was taken out and later a delegation of the Balmiki society submitted a memorandum to the sub-divisional magistrate.
In Kaithal, members of the Dalit community held a meeting and condemned the Gohana incident. However, there was no effect of the call.
National Commission for Scheduled Castes Chairman Buta Singh, who visited the town last night expressed his dissatisfaction over the police's dealing with violence and unrest at Gohana.
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