Dalit and Adivasi groups call for nationwide strike

 Dalit and Adivasi groups call for nationwide strike in India to demand wider representation and constitutional rights

• Dalit and Adivasi organizations have called for a nationwide strike, known as 'Bharat Bandh', to demand better representation in jobs and education, as well as protection of their constitutional rights.

• The strike follows a Supreme Court verdict on sub-categorization of quotas for Scheduled Castes and Tribes, and a controversy over lateral entry for central civil services.

• The organizations oppose the Supreme Court's decision, claiming it undermines previous rulings on reservations, and demand a new central act protected from judicial review.

• Political parties like the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, Congress, and the Rashtriya Janata Dal have extended support to the strike, and public services in states ruled by these parties are expected to be affected.