April 2018 caste protests in India
| April 2018 caste protests in India | |
|---|---|
| Date | 2 April 2018 |
| Location | |
| Caused by | The Supreme Court order on the Atrocities Act |
| Goals | To prevent the dilution of the Atrocities Act |
| Methods | Protesting, mobbing, Bandh |
| Resulted in | Parliament of India passes SC/ST Amendment act 2018, to overrule Supreme Court judgement |
| Casualties | |
| Death(s) | 14 |
| Arrested | 100 (Haryana) about 10000 (Uttar Pradesh)/> |
In early April 2018, thousands of people belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (SC/ST) protested across India against an order of the Supreme Court on the dilution of Atrocities Act. In subsequent violence, 14 Dalit people died and hundreds were injured.
Later, the Parliament of India passed the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2018, which reversed the Supreme Court judgement. The amendment act was upheld by the Supreme Court in 2020.