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Protests in India in 2016
10 protests we have recorded in 2016, each with its own sourced case file: Cauvery verdict violence, Bengaluru 2016, Maratha Kranti Morcha silent marches, Una flogging and Dalit protests and more.
Karnataka · Sep 2016Cauvery verdict violence, Bengaluru 2016SC water order sparks arson, police firing and curfew in Bengaluru; bandhs in both statesMaharashtra · Aug 2016-Aug 2017Maratha Kranti Morcha silent marches58 silent marches after Kopardi, from Aurangabad to Mumbai, for quota and justiceGujarat · Jul-Aug 2016Una flogging and Dalit protestsCow vigilantes beat Dalits; protests, march to Una, CM quits, 5 convicted in 2026Kashmir · Jul-Dec 2016Kashmir unrest after Burhan Wani, 201651-day curfew, 133-day shutdown, pellet blindings and a disputed toll of 51 to 158 deadUttar Pradesh · Jun 2016Jawahar Bagh clash, MathuraArmed occupiers fired on police clearing a Mathura park; 29 died. CBI trial goes on.Bengaluru · Apr 2016Bengaluru garment workers' PF revoltMostly women workers blocked roads for two days; the Centre scrapped its PF ruleHaryana · Feb 2016Jat quota agitation, Haryana 2016OBC quota stir: about 30 killed, army out, Delhi water cut, quota law frozen by courtsDelhi · Feb 2016JNU sedition row and Kanhaiya Kumar's arrestAfzal Guru event, sedition arrests, court attacks, doctored videos; trial stalled since 2022Andhra Pradesh · Jan 2016Kapu quota rally and Tuni train arsonKapus' BC quota rally burnt a train; laws stalled, cases dropped, 41 acquitted in 2023Hyderabad · Jan 2016Rohith Vemula protests, HyderabadDalit scholar's death sparks campus protests, a caste dispute and a Rohith Act push
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