Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani questions Prime Minister Modi's silence on Bhima Koregaon violence

Hours after right wing leader Sambhaji Bhide said he had nothing to do with creating communal disharmony, Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani asked why Prime Minister Narendra Modi was silent on the clashes that broke out in Bhima Koregaon.

Pune police have registered a case against Mevani and student leader Umar Khalid charging them of making "provocative speeches" at a gathering in Pune's Shaniwarwada on December 31.

"PM should speak on the rising number of incidents against Dalits, from Vemula suicide to Una in Gujarat to Saharanpur in UP and now Bhima Koregaon. Why are these attacks happening only in BJP-ruled states?" asked Mevani.