Editing Bandh (section)

==Notable bandhs==
Bandhs are often by [[opposition parties]].<ref>[http://indianexpress.com/article/india/west-bengal/congress-advances-12-hour-bengal-bandh-call-to-august-18/ Congress advances 12-hour Bengal bandh call to August 18]. The Indian Express (11 August 2015). Retrieved on 19 June 2017.</ref>  The [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]] (NDA) and 13 parties not belonging to the [[United Progressive Alliance]] parties called for a nationwide bandh on 5 July 2010, to protest a fuel price hike. The bandh prevented Indians from carrying out day-to-day tasks, especially in states that were ruled by the NDA and the Left.<ref>[http://www.indianexpress.com/news/bharat-bandh-affects-normal-life-across-the-country/642383/ Bharat bandh affects normal life across the country]. Indian Express (5 July 2010). Retrieved on 19 June 2017.</ref> In [[Nepal]], calls for bandhs have increased due to political instability.

On 20 September 2012, the BJP and other parties called for a nationwide bandh in response to economic reforms undertaken by Prime Minister [[Manmohan Singh]] and his finance minister [[P. Chidambaram|Palaniappan Chidambaram]]. Chief among their grievances were the cut in [[subsidy|subsidies]] for [[diesel fuel|diesel]] and cooking gas and the decision to allow [[Foreign direct investment|foreign investors]] to own majority stakes in the [[retail]] sector, including [[supermarket]]s and [[department store]]s.<ref name=mallet>{{cite news|last=Mallet|first=Victor|title=Indians Voice Anger at Reform Plans|url=http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/4138b80c-02cc-11e2-8cf8-00144feabdc0.html#axzz27P7cGgNI|access-date=24 September 2012|newspaper=Financial Times|date=20 September 2012}}</ref>

On 3 January 2018, [[Prakash Ambedkar]] called for a bandh in response to [[2018 Bhima Koregaon violence|an attack]] on [[Marathi Buddhists|Buddhists]], as well as some [[Hindu]] [[dalit]] and [[Sikh]] people by supporters of the [[Hindutva]] ideology at [[Koregaon Bhima]] in [[Pune district]], [[Maharashtra]], and the lack of police action against the culprits. More than 50 percent of Maharashtra's population supported or participated in the bandh.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ndtv.in/maharashtra-news/dalit-groups-bandh-in-maharashtra-called-off-1795363|title=प्रकाश अंबेडकर ने महाराष्ट्र बंद वापस लेने का किया ऐलान, लोकल ट्रेन की सेवाएं फिर से बहाल|website=NDTVIndia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ndtv.in/maharashtra-news/live-update-mumabi-band-br-ambedkar-grandson-strike-in-maharashtratoday-pune-violence-1795091|title=मुंबई में दिखा दलित समुदाय के बंद का असर, कई बसें तोड़ीं, रेल सेवा की बाधित|website=NDTVIndia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/hindi/india-42540567|title=कोरेगांव हिंसा: दलित संगठनों का आज महाराष्ट्र बंद|newspaper=BBC News हिंदी}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://thewirehindi.com/30471/bhima-koregaon-violence-maharashtra-bandh/|title=महाराष्ट्र बंद: मुंबई में बसों पर हमला, नागपुर और पुणे में स्थिति तनावपूर्ण|website=thewirehindi.com|date=3 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatv.in/india/national-prakash-ambedkar-give-ultimatum-to-maharashtra-bjp-government-arrest-sambhaji-bhide-in-eight-days-574885|title=महाराष्ट्र: प्रकाश अंबेडकर ने दिया बीजेपी को अल्टीमेटम- भीमा-कोरेगांव हिंसा के मुख्य आरोपी संभाजी भिड़े को आठ दिन में करें गिरफ्तार|first=Avinash|last=Tripathi|date=27 March 2018|website=India TV Hindi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://hindi.sakshi.com/news/2018/01/03/prakash-ambedkar-withdraws-maharashtra-bandh-call|title = Telugu States Latest News, Breaking News, News Headlines, Live Updates, Today Top News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.loksatta.com/mumbai-news/live-updates-bhima-koregaon-violence-mumbai-pune-prakash-ambedkar-dalit-outfits-on-road-railway-protest-1610478/|title=आंबेडकरी संघटनांचा महाराष्ट्र बंद मागे; प्रकाश आंबेडकरांची घोषणा|date=3 January 2018}}</ref>

In August 2024 a bharat bandh was called by twenty one organisations in protest at the [[Indian Supreme Court]] ruling of 1 August 2024 allowing states to sub-classify [[scheduled castes]] and [[scheduled tribes]] for preferential employment quotas.<ref>http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/112688902.cms</ref>