BHOPAL: Alarmed over a surge in protests against Congress and BJP leaders for amendment in Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Bill, the BJP leadership asked all party MLAs and MPs to keep an eye on growing resentment among anti-quota groups. The protesters gave a call for nationwide bandh on September 6 against amendment in the bill.The state government also sounded an alert in view of chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan ’s ongoing ‘Jan Ashirwad Yatra’ and tours of Unions ministers in parts of the state to monitor and control such incidents.“Anti-quota protesters are showing black flags, raising slogans during public meetings and programmes all over the state and appealing to anti-reservation supporters to vote for NOTA in coming elections,” said a senior BJP state functionary.Protesters held demonstrations against Union minister Narendra Singh Tomar, Thawar Chand Gehlot , M J Akbar, Rajya Sabha member Prabhat Jha, state health minister Rustam Singh, Mandsaur MP Sudhir Gupta and some Congress leaders opposing amendment in the SCs-STs Bill. The party suggested leaders to avoid provocative speeches, which could intensify agitation ahead of assembly polls in the state.“On Saturday, they raised slogans during chief minister Chouhan’s yatra in Majhauli in Sidhi district. On Sunday, they showed black flags to state BJP president Rakesh Singh during a rally in Sagar,” said a senior BJP leader.Sources said protests were held against Congress leaders Jyotiraditya Scindia and Jaivardhan Singh as agitators tore up Congress posters during a rally of the party in Ashoknagar.“The SCs-STs Amendment Bill was supported by all parties and not only the BJP. There was no amendment or an addition, but original provisions were restored. As far as anti-quota protest goes, the party asked all leaders to keep an eye on happenings,” said BJP state spokesperson Deepak Vijayavargiya.Sources said in Gwalior-Chambal region and parts of Madhya Bharat area, regional groups were being spearheaded by local non-political leaders. New WhatsApp groups, Facebook and Twitter accounts have been formed to spread the information about protests and next step in coming days.Group members have demanded that MPs quit their post and appealed to people not to vote for these leaders during the forthcoming elections. Of the 38 anti-quota regional groups active all over the country, Sawarn Samaj and Bharatiya Jan Yug launched agitation in the state and asked small groups to intensify agitation through social media.They extended support to anti-reservation group, SAPAKS (Samanya Pichhda Alpsankhayak Kalyan Samaj), which announced to contest all assembly polls to protest against ‘reservation in promotion’ in government jobs.Anti-quota group will take out rallies in cities on September 4 against SCs-STs Amendment Bill. On September 6, protesters called Bharat Bandh against the reservation policy. On September 8, protesters will plan their next action to continue their agitation till Lok Sabha polls in 2019.“We have opposed amendment in the SCs-STs Bill and the government's stand on reservation. The call of Bharat Bandh on September 6 was given by 38 anti-quota organisations from the country and we support the call against reservation policy. The protest against political leaders is an outcome of pro-quota policy,” SAPAKS state president Hiralal Trivedi told TOI.