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BRS Purification Ritual At Dalit Protest Site Sparks Controversy
Dalit and Congress supporters held a protest near K. Chandrashekar Rao’s farmhouse in Telangana.
They were protesting alleged insulting comments by BRS lawmakers about Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar.
After the protest, some BRS leaders washed the road and sprinkled turmeric water on it.
They said the road had been polluted by the protest.
Dalit organisations objected to this action.
The ritual was stopped after videos spread online.
BRS supporters also protested against Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and cases filed against them.
A Congress leader said a police complaint had been filed and planned a symbolic cleansing of an Ambedkar statue.
BRS leaders conducted a water-and-turmeric purification ritual near K. Chandrashekar Rao’s farmhouse in Erravalli after a Dalit and Congress protest.
The protest, called a Dappu Yatra, opposed alleged abusive remarks by BRS MLCs about Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar.
Mala and Madiga Scheduled Caste organisations objected after videos of the ritual circulated on social media, prompting BRS leaders to halt it.
BRS supporters burned an effigy of Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and protested cases registered against them.
Congress leader Devani Satish Madiga alleged caste discrimination and said a zero FIR had been registered against KCR and BRS workers.
- Who
- BRS leaders and supporters, Dalit and Congress protesters, Mala and Madiga organisations, and Congress leader Devani Satish Madiga.
- What
- A BRS purification ritual at a Dalit protest site sparked objections, protests, and allegations of caste discrimination.
- Where
- Near K. Chandrashekar Rao’s farmhouse at Erravalli in Siddipet district, Telangana; the protest began from Varadarajpalli village.
- When
- The ritual took place on Tuesday and Wednesday; a symbolic Ambedkar statue purification was announced for September 10.
- Why
- The Dappu Yatra opposed alleged abusive language by BRS MLCs toward Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar, while BRS leaders said the protest had polluted the farmhouse road.
Dalit and Congress Critics
BRS Leaders and Supporters
Meaning of the purification ritual
Dalit and Congress Critics
Dalit organisations and Congress leader Devani Satish Madiga viewed the ritual as discriminatory toward Mala and Madiga communities and objected to it.
BRS Leaders and Supporters
BRS workers claimed that the farmhouse road had been polluted after the Dappu Yatra and responded by cleaning it and sprinkling turmeric water.
Response to police cases
Dalit and Congress Critics
The Congress side cited a zero FIR against K. Chandrashekar Rao and BRS workers in connection with the incident.
BRS Leaders and Supporters
BRS supporters protested the registration of cases, burned an effigy of Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, and said their agitation against the Congress government would continue.
Next symbolic action
Dalit and Congress Critics
Devani Satish Madiga said the 125-foot Ambedkar statue touched by K. Chandrashekar Rao would be symbolically purified with milk.
BRS Leaders and Supporters
BRS leaders halted their purification ritual on the route to the farmhouse after objections were raised; no separate BRS position on the planned statue programme was stated.
Key facts
- Location
- Erravalli, Siddipet district, Telangana
- Protest
- A Dappu Yatra from Varadarajpalli village to K. Chandrashekar Rao’s farmhouse
- Purification ritual
- Roads were cleaned with water and turmeric water was sprinkled at protest locations
- Objectors
- Mala and Madiga Scheduled Caste organisations
- BRS response
- Supporters burned an effigy of Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and protested registered cases
- Police action
- Congress leader Devani Satish Madiga said a zero FIR was registered at Saifabad police station
- Planned programme
- A symbolic milk purification of the 125-foot Ambedkar statue was announced for September 10
Quotes
BRS supporters
Supporters of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi protesting against the Congress government
“KCR zindaad”
deccanchronicle.com
Sources
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