[India] Protests: Peaceful protest

Summary

Single-source ACLED detection — awaiting independent verification. On 31 March 2025, hundreds of members of Bajrang Dal and right-wing Hindu organizations staged a peaceful sit-in protest along the Dehradun-Chandigarh National Highway in Himachal Pradesh over suspected cow slaughter, after animal remains were discovered near Manpur Dewra village. The demonstration occurred at a major highway intersection but was classified as low-severity.

Supply chain impact

No commodities or chokepoints are directly mapped to this event; second-order effects depend on how the situation escalates. The protest's location along a major national highway connecting two state capitals could potentially disrupt regional freight movements if demonstrations expand or become sustained, though the peaceful nature and single-day timeframe suggest minimal immediate impact.

Watch points

• Monitor for escalation or sustained protests that could block the Dehradun-Chandigarh highway corridor for extended periods
• Track whether similar incidents emerge in other regions, potentially indicating broader regional tensions that could affect transport networks