United Opposition parties have unanimously condemned lathi charge and police action taken against protestors across the State who were supporting the nationwide bandh call given by tribal and dalit organisations on Monday.
Both main parties in Opposition JMM and Congress were of the view that the call given against the Supreme Court a decision to rectify the SC/ST (prevention) of Atrocities Act was genuine.
“They were not wrong in demanding to rollback the decision of the Court and also inaction since then by the BJP-led Government at the Center. But the Government here went on crushing the agitation with brutal police force. Even girls of Women’s College in Ranchi were not spared who were beaten-up and misbehaved,” said JMM general secretary Supriyo Bhattacharya.
He went on alleging the State Government for crushing those belonging to the socially marginalised section. “The BJP-led Government has decided to burry the tribal, dalits and moolvasi of the State. Most of the people in the State have been facing the action. Today’s action also confirms that. We have demanded from the Union Home Minister to lodge a probe into the brutal police action,” said the leader.