Tag: Bhima-Koregaon case

Mumbai: While the Pune police have registered a case against Jignesh Mevani for a "provocative speech", Union minister Ramdas Athawale on Saturday said the Gujarat MLA was not responsible for the violence at Bhima-Koregaon in Pune district on January 1. Speaking to reporters here after meeting Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Athawale, a prominent Dalit leader, said there was tension in the area even prior to the 200th anniversary of the Bhima-Koregaon battle on January 1. Dalits visiting the war memorial at Bhima-Koregaon had reportedly come under attack on January 1....