A day after the bicentenary of a British battle with the Peshwas-—marked by Dalits as a momentous episode in their history—was marred by clashes between the commemorating group and right-wingers opposed to the event, violent protests by the Dalit community erupted across Maharashtra on Tuesday. While arterial roads and railway tracks in Mumbai’s eastern suburbs were blocked for over six hours, orders prohibiting unlawful assembly had to be issued in parts of Pune and Aurangabad to prevent crowds from forcing commercial establishments to down shutters.
A day after the bicentenary of a British battle with the Peshwas-—marked by Dalits as a momentous episode in their history—was marred by clashes between the commemorating group and right-wingers opposed to the event, violent protests by the Dalit community erupted across Maharashtra on Tuesday. While arterial roads and railway tracks in Mumbai’s eastern suburbs were blocked for over six hours, orders prohibiting unlawful assembly had to be issued in parts of Pune and Aurangabad to prevent crowds from forcing commercial establishments to down shutters.
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