Two groups agree to install statues of Vallabhbhai Patel, Ambedkar after clashes in Ujjain
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Two groups agree to install statues of Vallabhbhai Patel, Ambedkar after clashes in Ujjain

India TV News  

Days after the removal of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's statue from a town in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain district ostensibly to make way for B R Ambedkar's triggered a clash, two groups have mutually agreed to install the statues of both leaders at the same spot. Members of two communities clashed and hurled stones at each other after the statue of Vallabhbhai Patel was pulled down by unidentified persons in Makdone tehsil on Thursday morning, according to police. A meeting of members of both communities was organised in Ujjain on Sunday in the presence of district collector Neeraj Kumar Singh and Superintendent of Police Sachin Sharma, an official release said. In a video of the incident, which went viral on social media, some people were seen pulling down the statue of Patel using a tractor, as they wanted to install a statue of Ambedkar at the site, police had said.

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Statue incident in Mainpuri a conspiracy by BJP: Akhilesh
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Statue incident in Mainpuri a conspiracy by BJP: Akhilesh

Hindustan Times  

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MP: Police arrest 22 people in connection with installation, removal of Sardar Patel's statue in Ujjain
10 months, 3 weeks ago

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Hindustan Times  

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Clash erupts after Sardar Patel’s statue vandalised in MP village: Police
10 months, 4 weeks ago

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Hindustan Times  

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Clashes erupt after Vallabhbhai Patel's statue pulled down in Ujjain
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Clashes erupt after Vallabhbhai Patel's statue pulled down in Ujjain

The Hindu  

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Tough action against culprits, says MP minister Narottam Mishra on Khandwa clash
1 year, 4 months ago

Tough action against culprits, says MP minister Narottam Mishra on Khandwa clash

Hindustan Times  

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Rajasthan: Clashes erupt in Bharatpur over installation of Ambedkar statue
1 year, 8 months ago

Rajasthan: Clashes erupt in Bharatpur over installation of Ambedkar statue

Hindustan Times  

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Villagers go on a Rampage After Ambedkar Statue Found Desecrated in UP's Mau
3 years, 1 month ago

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News 18  

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3 years, 6 months ago

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Op India  

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