Bengaluru, June 9: The conspiracy to tag dalit movement leaders Dr. Prakash Ambedkar and Jignesh Mevani of Gujarat as naxals is highly condemnable, said senior rationalist A.K Subbaiah.

Speaking in a press meet organised at press club in the city, Subbaiah said, an FIR was filed against Dr. Prakash Ambedkar and Jignesh Mevani for taking part in Koregaon divas rally organised on Bhima Koregaon vijayotsava day. BJP has said that the letter written by dalit leaders that conspired to kill Prime minister Narendra Modi contains the names of these two dalit leaders.This way they are trying to subjugate dalit movement, he said.

It is a crime to say that there is a conspiracy to kill a person being chosen by the people. Nobody can kill anybody. We openly condemn this. we are skeptical about the fact that the Maoists have plans to murder PM Modi. We suspect that this rumour has been spread only for the sake of publicity. Thorough investigation has to be done on this and culprits need to be punished as per law, he said.

In Bhima Koregaon case FIR needs to be filed against the people of dominant Maratha Kshatriya community. They had provoked gullible youths to fight against dalit community. They attacked the people who were returning to their places peacefully after observing Koregaon divas. There are videos of provocative speeches made by Maratha leaders. But no action has been taken against them, Subbaiah said.

General election is scheduled to take place next year. This election is the litmus test for Modi, Jignesh Mevani and Dr. Prakash Ambedkar is creating awareness among dalit communities about the dangers of BJP, Modi and Sangh Parivar. They are questioning the four years rule of Modi and asking report card of the development. Hence, the government is making false allegations on dalit leaders to suppress their voice, A. K Subbaiah said.

Trimurthy of Komu Souharda vedike, dalit leader N.Venkatesh, Krishna Reddy and others were present.

BJP and Sangh parivar should stop making false allegations on Jignesh Mevani  and Dr. Prakash Ambedkar. They should withdraw the FIR being filed against these dalit leaders.Strict action must be taken against the fascists who are indulging in atrocities on dalits and oppressed communities. Jignesh Mevani must be provided with F security as he has received death threats. -A.K Subbaiah



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Bareilly (UP), Nov 24: Three people died when their car fell into the Ramganga river from a partially constructed bridge here on Sunday, police said, adding that they suspect the driver was misled by its navigation system into taking the unsafe route.

The accident occurred around 10 am on the Khalpur-Dataganj road when the victims were travelling from Bareilly to Dataganj in the Badaun district, they said.

"Earlier this year, floods had caused the front portion of the bridge to collapse into the river, but this change had not been updated in the system," Circle Officer Ashutosh Shivam said.

The driver was using a navigation system and did not realise that the bridge was unsafe, driving the car off the damaged section, the police said.

There were no safety barriers or warning signs on the approach to the damaged bridge, leading to the fatal accident, Shivam said.

Upon receiving information, police teams from Faridpur, Bareilly and Dataganj police station rushed to the spot. They recovered the vehicle and the bodies from the river, Shivam added.

The circle officer said that bodies had been sent for post-mortem. Further investigation into the matter is underway.