The Congress and the Left parties today blamed the Centre for the violence during protests by Dalit bodies against the alleged dilution of the SC/ST Act and accused it of not representing the case properly in the Supreme Court.
Congress President Rahul Gandhi slammed the RSS and the BJP for the plight of Dalits.
"It is in the DNA of the RSS/BJP to keep Dalits at the lowest level in Indian society. Any one who challenges this thought is crushed with violence.
"Our Dalit brothers and sisters are today on the streets demanding protection of their rights from the Modi Government. We salute them," he said on Twitter.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee appealed for peace. "We are shocked and pained that some of my Dalit brothers and sisters have been killed and injured. We support their cause. I appeal for peace."
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