Bhima Koregaon Violence: 'No permission for Elgar March tomorrow, hold protest at Azad Maidan in Mumbai'

Mumbai Police has denied permission to Dr Prakash Ambedklar led protest rally tomorrow. "Protesters can protest at Azad Maidan but they are not allowed to take out rally from Rani Bagh to Azad Maidan," Said DCP Deepak Deoraj, spokesperson for Mumbai Police. 

Dr Prakash Ambedklar led protesters have been demanding the arrest of Sambhaji Bhide for his alleged involvement in Bhima Koregaon violence. 

Bharip Bahujan Mahasangh (BBM) president Prakash Ambedkar has been demanding that state government should arrest Hindutva leader Sambhaji Bhide, also known as Bhide Guruji. Prakash Ambedkar had given March 26 as the deadline for the arrest.

Addressing a press conference in Vidhan Bhavan earlier this month, Ambedkar said, “There are some organisations which want justice. We all want Sambhaji Bhide to be arrested by March 26. We have given an ultimatum to the government. Else all these organisations will come marching to Mumbai.”

A case was registered against Ekbote and Sambhaji Bhide, for allegedly inciting the anti-Dalit violence that left a man dead near the Bhima Koregaon war memorial on January 1.

The incident took place during an event to commemorate the bicentenary of the Bhima-Koregaon battle.

Subsequent protests had disrupted normal life in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra.