India News | CPIL Protests over MLA Not Being Allowed to Inaugurate School Building Since He's Dalit
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The CPI(ML) Liberation held a demonstration in Patna on Wednesday, demanding action against those who allegedly stopped its Phulwari Sharif MLA Gopal Ravidas from inaugurating a school building as he was a Dalit.
Patna, Jan 29 (PTI) The CPI(ML) Liberation held a demonstration in Patna on Wednesday, demanding action against those who allegedly stopped its Phulwari Sharif MLA Gopal Ravidas from inaugurating a school building as he was a Dalit.
The protest march began at Ashok Nagar in Kankarbagh and culminated in Ramkrishna Nagar in Phulwari Sharif.
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Ravidas has already lodged a complaint at the Parsa Bazar police station over the incident that happened in the Kurthal area on Republic Day.
In the police complaint, the MLA alleged that a group of villagers prevented him from inaugurating the new building of the government higher secondary school and attending a flag hoisting ceremony as he belonged to the SC community.
Parsa Bazar's SHO Maneka Rani said, "We are examining videos of the incident. Action will be taken against the suspects after examining the video."
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