Tag: B. R. Ambedkar

By Arul Louis, United Nations : A group of Sikhs held a protest against atrocities against minorities and Dalits in India during B.R. Ambedkar's birth anniversary celebrations here. About 25 Sikhs, some wearing black turbans and others black bands, held up posters and silently turned their backs on India's Permanent Representative Syed Akbaruddin as he spoke on Friday. Unperturbed, Akbaruddin continued with his speech and no action was taken inside the conference room against the protesters. The president of the Youth Akali Dal (Amritsar) US, Amandeep Singh told IANS that the group wanted...