Dalits protest attacks on community, held

Protesting over the recent incidents of crime against Dalits in Gujarat, activists from the community on Wednesday held a protest outside the state secretariat in Gandhinagar, during which some of them were detained.

The youth, associated with the Rashtriya Dalit Adhikaar Manch, were detained as they moved towards the secretariat complex to demand the resignation of the minister of state for home Pradeepsinh Jadeja.

Dalit agitation spearhead Jignesh Mevani was also detained from his residence in Ahmedabad to prevent him from taking part in the protest.

During the protest and subsequent detention, these activists shouted anti-BJP slogans alleging that anti-Dalit atrocities were on the rise in the state under the present administration.