Miscreants have now targetted a statue of Bhimrao Ambedkar in Meerut district of Uttar Pradesh after a Lenin statue was toppled in Tripura and a statue of Periyar was broken in Tamil Nadu
Web Report
LUCKNOW — A statue of Dalit icon Bhimrao Ambedkar was vandalized in Meerut district in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, police said, the latest in a series of attacks on statues of political and ideological figures across the country.
The incident took place in Khurd village early in the morning and was noticed by villagers and others. Senior district officials rushed to the spot and security forces were deployed in large numbers.
Members of the Dalit community held protests and blocked traffic in Mawana, Meerut after Ambedkar’s statue was vandalised by unidentified persons. The agitators called off the protest after district administration assured them that a new statue of Ambedkar would soon be installed.
The incident comes after a Lenin statue was toppled in Tripura and a statue of Periyar was broken in Tamil Nadu by suspected BJP activists.
