TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ Nearly 30 people were detained as Dalit groups protesting against the Supreme Court order on the SC/ST Act blocked rail and road traffic and vandalised public property, including a train, in several parts of Rajasthan, disrupting normal life in the state.
Protestors gathered at major roads in the state capital lead to traffic snarls, while incidents of stone pelting and damage to public property were also reported.
Nearly 30 people — 20 from Ajmer and 10 from Jaipur — were detained after protestors damaged public property, they said.
The bandh evoked partial response in the state with several shops remaining closed.
Protestors damaged glass windows of Shatabdi Express at Khairthal railway station, Khairthal GRP SHO Ramesh Chandra said. According to Railways spokesperson, movement of seven trains was affected in North-Western railway region. New Delhi-Ajmer Shatabdi Express and Bhiwani-Alwar passenger were stopped at Khairthal railway station.
