'Upset' over April 2 Bharat Bandh protests, RSS worker attempts self-immolation

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) worker in Jaipur allegedly attempted self-immolation as he was upset over Bharat Bandh protests on April 2.

A 'Bharat Bandh' called by some Dalit groups against a Supreme Court ruling on the Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe Act had triggered violence in parts of the country.

Dalit groups say the Supreme Court order has diluted the provisions of the law governing Dalits and tribes, however, the government says it is appealing the Supreme Court ruling.

"He did so because he was very upset over Bharat Bandh protests," the RSS worker's friend told to ANI.

The BJP had claimed that it was the only "pro-Dalit" party and accused opposition parties, including the Congress and the BSP, of abetting violence over issues concerning the community as part of a conspiracy to vitiate the atmosphere.

On Sunday, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Sunday claimed that the success of the recent Bharat Bandh, called by Dalit organisations against the alleged dilution in the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, left the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) scared of the Dalits. 

The apex court had, on March 20, introduced the provision of anticipatory bail in the act while directing that there would be no automatic arrest on any complaint filed under the law.