Archive · 29 Dec 2025
Controversy over Ambedkar statue in Gwalior
There is a big argument in Gwalior about putting up a statue of Dr. Ambedkar, a famous leader who fought for the rights of lower-caste people.
Some lawyers, mostly from the upper caste, don't want the statue there.
They say it's because of rules, but they also said some not-so-nice things about the people who want the statue.
The police had to control the situation because people were getting upset.
The statue is still not put up, and instead, a flag is flying on the place where the statue was supposed to be.
Some journalists went to see what was happening, and one of the lawyers took them around and said some things that made the journalists feel uncomfortable.
Brahmin lawyers, led by Anil Mishra, opposed the installation of an Ambedkar statue in the Madhya Pradesh High Court’s Gwalior bench.
Mishra made casteist remarks about the statue and the Ambedkarite group Bhim Army during a car ride with journalists.
The police had fortified the city and journalists struggled to get close to the court during a protest by the Bhim Army.
Mishra confessed to forcibly hoisting a tricolour flag on the podium meant for the Ambedkar statue.
The statue remains in the factory where it was sculpted, while the flag continues to fly on the podium.
- Who
- Brahmin lawyers led by Anil Mishra and Ambedkarite group Bhim Army
- What
- Controversy over the installation of an Ambedkar statue in the Madhya Pradesh High Court’s Gwalior bench
- When
- The statue was proposed in May, and the incident occurred during a visit in an unspecified time
- Where
- Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
- Why
- Brahmin lawyers opposed the statue on the grounds of due process and casteist reasons, while Bhim Army demanded its installation
- Location
- Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
- Statue
- Ambedkar statue
- Opposition Group
- Mostly Brahmin lawyers
- Protest Group
- Bhim Army
- Year of Caste Clashes
- 2018
- Current Status of Statue
- Gathering dust in the factory
- Flag Incident
- Tricolour hoisted on the podium