Punjab Congress workers on Wednesday protested against the SAD-BJP State Government for “increasing” incidents of alleged atrocities on Dalits, including the gruesome murder of a 27-year-old Dalit at Abohar in the State. led by Punjab Congress Scheduled Caste (SC) Cell chairman Raj Kumar Chabbewal, about 600 Congress workers held the protest outside the Punjab Congress Bhawan and raised “anti-Government” slogans.
Protesters were, however, not allowed to proceed towards the residence of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal as city police had put up barricades near the Congress Bhawan. Police used water cannons to stop the protesters from jumping the barricades. later, they were rounded up by the police.
“Through this protest, we wanted to ask the State Government to stop atrocities on Dalits in the State,” said Chabbewal.