Bhim Army And Dalit leader Chandrasekhar Azad To Be Produced In Court, Protest Against Ravidas Temple Demolition Turns Violent
Mumbai: Chief Army and Dalit leader Chandrasekhar Azad arrested after a massive protest in Delhi against the demolition of a temple in the city, will produce in Delhi court on Thursday.
The Protest by Dalits against the demolition of a temple in the Tughlakabad area of South Delhi turned violent on Wednesday night, leaving several people, including policemen injured.
The police used canes to disperse the protestors and detained Bhim Army chief Chandrasekhar Azad and around 50 others.
“At around 7:30 pm, the mob that gathered at Ravidas Marg turned unruly and became violent despite persuasion and appeal by police to maintain peace and started pelting stones and attacking policemen,” said by DCP (south-east) Chinmoy Biswal.
The Protest attended by a large number of people from different states caused massive jams in several areas of the city. According to the police, violent protestors damaged several vehicles and two motorcycles were set ablaze.
At the planned protest at the Ramlila Maidan, Chandrasekhar Azad announced that they would install a bust of Sant Ravidas at the demolished temple and began a march to the site along with his supporters.
The demolition is also an emotive issue for the followers of the Ravidassia religion, mostly comprising people from the so-called lower castes.
The agitators were stopped from marching towards the temple in the Tughlakabad area with the police forming a security ring around them.
Soon after, the protestors turned violent.
Violent protestors damaged several vehicles and two motorcycles were set on fire according to the people.
Delhi police said,” Bhim Army Chief Chandrasekhar Azad was arrested. An FIR has been registered under IPC sections 147,149,186,353,332 at Govind Puri police station. Other protestors are also in police custody, further investigation underway.”
The protest brought the movement of traffic in Several Parts of Delhi to a standstill, Police Personnel struggled to bring the situation under control.
The Delhi Traffic Police issued several advisories, urging commuters to avoid stretches which witnessed jams.
The issue has taken a political turn, “Chief Minister Arwind Kejriwal said,” the Delhi Government had nothing to do with the demolition of the temple.”
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