Wednesday, January 27, 2010

[ZESTCaste] Protest over damaged Ambedkar statue

 

http://www.ptinews.com/news/485133_Protest-over-damaged-Ambedkar-statue

Protest over damaged Ambedkar statue

STAFF WRITER 19:46 HRS IST
Ghaziabad, Jan 25 (PTI) Unidentified persons damaged a statue of Dalit
icon B R Ambedkar in Vijaynagar area of the city early today,
triggering protests from locals, police said.

People gathered in large numbers near the statue and shouted slogans
against a particular community suspected to have damaged it, according
to police.

The incident took place early this morning when dense fog had covered
the area, they said.

Senior officials including DIG Akhil Kumar and District Magistrate R
Ramesh Kumar reached the spot and controlled the situation, assuring
public of installation of a new statue.

On the eve of Republic day, some miscreants tried to disturb the peace
in the area but the situation was controlled with the help of public,
the DIG said.

A case has been registered against unidentified persons and police
have been deployed near the statue.

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