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Kalyan Congress Protests BJP-RSS Over Alleged Caste Discrimination
There was a peaceful protest in a city called Kalyan.
People from the Congress party held the protest.
They were angry about something that happened far away in a town called Haldwani.
They said someone may have been treated unfairly because of their caste, which is an old system in India.
The protest was against two other groups, the BJP and the RSS.
The Congress workers put a special offering of milk on a picture of their leader, Mallikarjun Kharge.
They also walked to a garden with a memorial for Dr Ambedkar, a leader who worked for equal rights.
There, they placed flowers to show respect.
Then they gave a letter to the government asking for an honest investigation into what happened.
They want the people who did something wrong to be found and punished fairly.
The Kalyan City District Congress Committee protested at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Chowk on Friday against the BJP and RSS.
The protest followed an alleged caste discrimination incident after a Congress public meeting addressed by Mallikarjun Kharge in Haldwani, Uttarakhand.
Workers performed a milk abhishek on Kharge's portrait, condemning the alleged 'Manuwadi' ideology of the BJP and RSS.
Protesters marched to Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Udyan and paid floral tributes to Dr B R Ambedkar.
A memorandum was submitted at the Kalyan Tehsil office demanding an impartial inquiry and strict legal action against those responsible.
- Who
- Kalyan City District Congress Committee workers, led by committee president Adv. Naveen Singh, protesting against the BJP and RSS over an incident linked to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge.
- What
- A protest, milk abhishek on Kharge's portrait, a march and the submission of a memorandum demanding an impartial inquiry and legal action over an alleged caste discrimination incident.
- Where
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Chowk and Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Udyan in Kalyan; memorandum submitted at the Kalyan Tehsil office; alleged incident in Haldwani, Uttarakhand.
- When
- Friday.
- Why
- To demand a probe into the alleged caste discrimination and to uphold constitutional principles of equality, social justice and fraternity.
Key facts
- Organizer
- Kalyan City District Congress Committee
- Committee President
- Adv. Naveen Singh
- Protest Location
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Chowk, Kalyan
- Target
- BJP and RSS
- Cause
- Alleged caste discrimination after a Congress meeting in Haldwani, Uttarakhand
- Key Figure
- Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress president and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha
- Memorial Visit
- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Udyan
- Demand
- Impartial inquiry and strict legal action against those responsible
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