Dalit morcha to be held in Mumbai on February 28

Factions of Republican Party are set to come together and organize a Dalit Morcha on February 28 at Chaityabhumi in Mumbai. The major demands of the protesters will be to arrest RSS activists Sambhaji Bhide, Milind Ekbote and Rajesh Kshirsagar and also the withdrawal of 54,000 cases filed against Dalit youths who were protesting against the Bhima-Koregaon incident.

According to Jogendra Kawade the founder president of the Peoples Republican Party, the rally intends to unite all Dalits under one banner as All Republican organisations and like-minded groups are coming together to save our Constitution and organise a collective effort for our demands.

Kawade also told that the right-wing activists Sambhaji Bhide, Milind Ekbote should be dealt with strictly by the government for inciting violence against the Dalits. According to him, the violence at Koregaon Bhima on January 1 was state-sponsored terrorism and planned by the RSS. Kawade was in Kolhapur to meet the residents of Siddhartha Nagar that were affected during the protest rally organised in the city on January 3.