Maharashtra violence echoes in Parl; RSS blames 'breaking India brigade'

Bus, train movement hit; bandh later withdrawn

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh on Wednesday blamed a “breaking India brigade” for the violence in Maharashtra, while the Congress-led opposition parties accused the Sangh Parivar and other Hindutva outfits of stoking violence against Dalits in the state.

Protesters attacked buses, stopped suburban trains and blocked roads at several places in Mumbai as normal life was hit in the city and other parts of Maharashtra during a bandh called against violence in the aftermath of Dalit groups, marking the 200th anniversary of the Anglo-Maratha war of 1818. The bandh call was later withdrawn by Dalit leader Prakash Ambedkar.

Proceedings in both Houses of