Una incident: Guj CM visits victims; Rahul, Kejriwal to follow suit
July 20, 2016  14:05
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The bandh call given by Dalit organisations to protest the brutal thrashing of the community youths in Una town got a mixed response today with incidents of stone-pelting and road blockade reported at some places, even as Chief Minister Anandiben Patel met family members of the victims.

The Congress, meanwhile, announced that party vice president Rahul Gandhi will visit Una tomorrow. AAP national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is also likely to visit the place on Friday. Some parts of Saurashtra and north Gujarat regions observed total bandh where sporadic incidents of stone-pelting and road blockade were witnessed. The bandh has been largely peaceful so far, police said, adding that it had no affect in other parts of the state.

The Dalit community members continued their protest across the state against the brutal assault on some community members on July 11 for allegedly skinning a cow at Una in Gir-Somnath district. Police has been deployed as standby in many areas of the state.

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