Addressing a rally in Chhattisgarh’s Bhatgaon on July 4 Bhim Army chief and Member of Parliament Chandrashekhar Azad, questioned the police action following last month’s Balodabazar arson incident as he accused the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party of committing atrocities on Satnamis, a prominent Dalit community of the State. Mr. Azad’s arrival to the State happens nearly three weeks after unrest …
Rakesh Dewangan, a 41-year-old office assistant at the Balodabazar-Bhatapara Collectorate in Chhattisgarh, is accustomed to long workdays. Days later, the BJP also sent a five-member probe team, which focused on “de-escalation and meeting various community leaders”. The community was satisfied with the announcement of a judicial probe too, but it is the Congress that got anti-social elements to join the …
