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BJP, Dalit outfits brace for showdown on Ambedkar's birth anniversary

The BJP has asked its workers to spread the message of Modi government's social welfare policies in Dalit villages

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Statue of BR Ambedkar locked inside an iron cage and a police personnel deputed for the statue's protection, in Badaun. Photo: ANI

Archis Mohan New Delhi

A showdown is in the offing between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and several Dalit organisations, as well as opposition parties, on the occasion of the birth anniversary of BR Ambedkar on Saturday.

The BJP on one side and Dalit organisations, as well as opposition parties, on the other, are set to hold competing events to mark the birth anniversary of the architect of the Constitution and Dalit icon Ambedkar.

If the BJP has asked its workers and leaders to visit nearly 21,000 villages and spend the night in Dalit homes, Dalit leaders on Thursday said Dalit organisations will mark April 14