TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ Congress president Rahul Gandhi today attacked the BJP and the RSS over the Pune violence, alleging that their “fascist vision” for India was that Dalits should remain at the bottom of the society.
He referred to the incidents of violence against Dalits at Una in Madhya Pradesh and in the Hyderabad Central University, besides yesterday’s violence at the Bhima-Koregaon village in Pune district of Maharashtra as “potent symbols” of the resistance to RSS-BJP’s “fascist vision”.
“A central pillar of the RSS/BJP’s fascist vision for India is that Dalits should remain at the bottom of Indian society. Una, Rohith Vemula and now Bhima-Koregaon are potent symbols of the resistance (sic),” Gandhi tweeted.
At an event yesterday to mark the 200th anniversary of the Bhima-Koregaon battle, a youth was killed and several others were seriously injured after violence erupted following an argument over the celebrations.
