Led by state president Harbhajan Suman, party activists held a protest march from Ambedkar Park in Hargobind Nagar and converged at the national highway opposite PWD Rest House, where they burnt effigies of SC/ST Welfare minister Gulzar Singh Ranike and Tourism minister Sarwan Singh Phillaur.
The protesters alleged that the two have failed to do anything for the welfare of dalits even though they themselves belonged to the community.
Accusing the ruling SAD-BJP combine in Punjab of being anti-dalit, the protesters said the state government has diverted central funds meant for dalit welfare to other departments and demanded a CBI probe into the issue.
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