Glass enclosure of Ambedkar’s statue found broken, protest held

After the glass enclosure of Dr BR Ambedkar was found broken at the Jalandhar Bypass Chowk, members of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) held a peaceful protest. Some other activists had also condemned the act and demanded immediate arrest of miscreants who were responsible for the same.

A stone was also reportedly found near the statue which was suspected to be thrown at the glass enclosure.

After receiving information, BSP leaders and workers rushed to the spot and raised slogans against the police and administration. They said the glass was so thick that it could not be broken in one go and it seemed that some miscreants could have repeatedly hit the same.

Jatinder Adiya, a social worker, also demanded that the police should register a case and arrest the suspects.

After the incident, ADCP-1 Sameer Verma also visited the spot and directed the area SHO to intensify the probe and nab the persons involved in the act. The police are also checking footage of safe city cameras to solve the matter.