We will raise Dalit issue in Parliament today; BJP has destroyed institutions: Cong

July 20, 2016 10:20

Congress president Sonia Gandhi says her party will raise the Dalit issue in parliament today.

BJP has destroyed institutions and the SC has given a befitting reply, she said.

Congress has given notice in Lok Sabha on the incident in Una, Gujarat where some persons claiming to be "Gau rakshak" thrashed seven Dalit youths in Una last week alleging that they had killed a cow which they were skinning.

The victims claimed that they were skinning the cow which had died of natural causes.

Video of the incident went viral, sparking protests. A policeman was killed in mob violence and a Dalit committed suicide as protests against last week's incident.

The Dalit who died on Tuesday was among the five persons from the community who tried to take their own lives in separate incidents in Gujarat.

Dalit protesters set on fire three state transport buses, including two in Dhoraji and one in Dhrol near Jamnagar, and vandalised a telephone exchange in Rajkot.

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