<p>Bengaluru: The call for a Bharat Bandh on Wednesday by the Reservation Bachao Sangharsh Samiti has not had a significant impact on operations in Bengaluru. </p><p>The samiti has called for a nationwide bandh on Wednesday against a Supreme Court ruling that allows sub-categorisation within SC/ST reservations. However, the impact seems to be limited to the country’s northern region, especially Rajasthan and western Uttar Pradesh.</p><p>No bus disruptions were observed in Bengaluru. “All 5,700 of our buses that are running daily are operating today. There is no call for a bandh among bus operators, operations are as always,” said BMTC's Chief Traffic Manager (Operations) GT Prabhakar Reddi. </p>.Bharat Bandh over SC/ST reservation evokes mixed response in Jharkhand.<p>Manjunath, president, Adarsha Auto Rickshaw Union, said, “Nobody has called for strike in Bengaluru, and we are not calling for one either. I am aware of the strike call in the north but I doubt it will impact us here. We haven’t observed any changes in app requests and as far as I am aware, all autos are on the roads today”.</p><p>Similarly, Ashok Kumar, city present, Ola Uber Drivers and Owners Association said there has been no strike-like condition here and attributed any delays in commuters getting an auto-rickshaw or cab to the previous night’s rains and peak hours. </p><p>“Vehicle availability might have been hit because of the rain last night. Since it is a weekday and peak hours, there might be some natural delay in hailing an auto or cab,” he said, adding that if there was a strike call, all unions or associations would have issued a statement in advance.</p>
<p>Bengaluru: The call for a Bharat Bandh on Wednesday by the Reservation Bachao Sangharsh Samiti has not had a significant impact on operations in Bengaluru. </p><p>The samiti has called for a nationwide bandh on Wednesday against a Supreme Court ruling that allows sub-categorisation within SC/ST reservations. However, the impact seems to be limited to the country’s northern region, especially Rajasthan and western Uttar Pradesh.</p><p>No bus disruptions were observed in Bengaluru. “All 5,700 of our buses that are running daily are operating today. There is no call for a bandh among bus operators, operations are as always,” said BMTC's Chief Traffic Manager (Operations) GT Prabhakar Reddi. </p>.Bharat Bandh over SC/ST reservation evokes mixed response in Jharkhand.<p>Manjunath, president, Adarsha Auto Rickshaw Union, said, “Nobody has called for strike in Bengaluru, and we are not calling for one either. I am aware of the strike call in the north but I doubt it will impact us here. We haven’t observed any changes in app requests and as far as I am aware, all autos are on the roads today”.</p><p>Similarly, Ashok Kumar, city present, Ola Uber Drivers and Owners Association said there has been no strike-like condition here and attributed any delays in commuters getting an auto-rickshaw or cab to the previous night’s rains and peak hours. </p><p>“Vehicle availability might have been hit because of the rain last night. Since it is a weekday and peak hours, there might be some natural delay in hailing an auto or cab,” he said, adding that if there was a strike call, all unions or associations would have issued a statement in advance.</p>