Khetia (Madhya Pradesh): Enraged members of the Dalit community staged a demonstration in front of the police station in Khetia village of Barwani district, demanding stern action against unidentified perpetrators who attempted to inflict damage to the statue of Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar.
Community members in large numbers reached the police station and submitted an application under the leadership of Dalit Utthan Samiti chairman Prakash Thackeray to police station in-charge and city inspector Sher Singh Baghel, demanding stern action against the miscreants.
Prakash Thackeray said that the miscreants garlanded the statue of Baba Saheb with leaves and strongly condemned the action. Community members are also angry that the statue was damaged despite being near the police station.
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