Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) activists today staged dharna infront of Phagwara Superintendent of Police's office demanding immediate arrest of accused who had allegedly vandalised two statues of B R Ambedkar here in the last two and half months.
Led by BSP leader Jarnail Nangal, the protesters took out a protest march from Dr B R Ambedkar Park in Hargobindnagar and reached SP's office following which they sat on a dharna for over an hour.
Addressing the protestors, Nangal attributed vandalisation of Ambedkar's statues to the "hidden agenda" of central BJP government.
He said, "BJP-led Central government wants to tinker with Indian constitution written by Dr Ambedkar. Before doing it, BJP wants to hit at the hero of Dalits and architect of the Constitution. That is why the incidents of damaging Ambedkar's statues have risen after BJP had formed government at the Centre."
Protesters submitted a memorandum to SP Ashwani Kumar, demanding protection of statues of all the icons of various communities, including Ambedkar.
They also submitted a memorandum to Corporation Commissioner Iqbal Singh Sandhu, demanding development of Ambedkar Park in mohalla Kaulsar and protection to Ambedkar's statue installed there.
The protesters threatened to step up their protest in case the accused were not arrested without further delay.
