Statewide demonstration by Dalits in Gujarat against PM Narendra Modi and BJP for the Una flogging incident

Gujarat July 23:4,000 Dalits held a massive demonstration in Narendra Modi’s home town of Vadnagar on Friday, blaming the prime minister Narendra Modi and BJP for the  July 11 thrashings of four Scheduled Caste men in Una by alleged cow protection vigilantes.

People were seen chanting slogans against Modi .

“It’s a warning to the BJP and the Sangh Parivar,” said Shaileshbhai Shankarbhai, a community leader who addressed the protest.

“The Hindutva ideology of the attackers is shared by the BJP and Modi.

This ideology has ruined Gujarat. Now that they have broken the morale of the Muslims, they are coming after Dalits.”

All across Gujarat, thousands of people from the scheduled caste community have come out in the streets to protest against what they call the high-handedness of self-styled cow protectors and governmental apathy.

They have dumped hundreds of cow carcasses outside the houses of prominent politicians and government offices, refusing to carry on with the occupation until given state protection. They say that  Bharat Swatch Abhyan is no longer their duty.

Dalits also chanted slogans against chief minister Anandiben Patelfor her lack of support against the atrocity.

The massive statewide protests have made BJP ,the irk of the Dalit community ahead of assembly polls next year.

But the  BJP termed the protests was the first such event against Modi in his hometown,  the demonstrators  many of whom weren’t Dalit.

“Dalits in Vadnagar have always loved its most famous son (Modi).

Most of the people in this protest were not Dalits and were hired by those who want to defame Modiji,” said Sunil Mehta, a local BJP councillor who said he will provide proof of this.

Narndra modi is apparently silent on the issue as of now.