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Ambedkar statues vandalised in two Uttar Pradesh villages
Statues of B.R. Ambedkar were vandalised in Hasnapur village, Unnao, and Chandpur village, Etawah on Tuesday night. Villagers, mostly Dalits, staged sit-in protests at both sites on Wednesday. The administration installed new…
The Story in Brief
Statues of B.R. Ambedkar were vandalised in Hasnapur village, Unnao, and Chandpur village, Etawah on Tuesday night. Villagers, mostly Dalits, staged sit-in protests at both sites on Wednesday. The administration installed new statues at both places and said the situation is normal. Unnao police have registered a case under relevant sections.
The Hindu reports that the Congress party accused the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh of emboldening “feudal elements” and called the vandalism a deliberate attempt to humiliate Dalits. Senior Congress leader Ajay Kumar Lallu said the act sends a signal that Dalits are treated as second-class citizens.
The Indian Opinion
Opposition Congress calls the twin vandalism an “organised design”, but no evidence of a coordinated plot has surfaced yet. The swift replacement of both statues by the administration shows the state is sensitive to Dalit anger. The real test is whether the police will arrest the actual culprits, not just install new idols to calm protests. Without credible arrests, every such incident feeds the charge that Dalit icons remain easy targets under any government.
Source: thehindu.com
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