Ambedkar statue desecrated
Shantinagar tense after miscreants damaged the statue at Nanjappa Circle
Bangalore Mirror Bureau
Posted On Monday, March 29, 2010 at 05:30:35 AM
Timely intervention of police on Sunday averted a possible communal
violence in the city after a few miscreants desecrated the statue of
Dr B R Ambedkar at Nanjappa Circle in Shantinagar.
As the news of desecration of the statue spread, several Dalit groups
started staging a protests demanding postponement of the BBMP
elections. With Dalit leaders visiting the place, the situation turned
tense and soon the roads were deserted as people opted to stay
indoors. Traffic was blocked and a few commercial establishments that
were open also downed shutters.
Police Commissioner Shankar Bidari ordered deployment of cops in the
area and local police officers held discussions with the Dalit
leaders. "The incident gave us a rude shock, as it happened on the
polling day. But we ensured that nothing went wrong," a cop said. The
Dalit leaders were assured that a bronze status of Ambedkar would be
installed at the same spot shortly and the culprits would be arrested
with the help of the traffic enforcement camera fitted near spot.
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