Athawale had held a press conference in Amritsar and further demanded that Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann should take moral responsibility and resign immediately.
A youth has vandalised the life-size statue of Ambedkar in Amritsar by climbing atop it and striking it with a hammer on Republic Day on Sunday. A video clip purportedly of the incident also went viral on social media.
In a major breakthrough amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Punjab Police's SSOC Amritsar has busted a Pak-ISI backed narco terror module being operated by USA-based Harpreet Singh alias Happy Passian-and-US
"We demand an immediate and unconditional apology from the Government of Punjab for the neglect and mistreatment of Dr Ambedkar's statue in the holy city of Amritsar. We also demand that strict action, without fail, must be taken against the perpetrators of this act," Kharge added.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday conducted extensive searches in three districts of Jammu & Kashmir in a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) linked case of killing of non-locals.
A call for a Jalandhar Bandh has been called from 9 AM to 5 PM on Tuesday by various organisations in response to the incident in Amritsar on Republic Day, where a youth attempted to damage the statue of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, and the disrespect towards Baba Saheb's Constitution during a protest
On the alleged vandalisation of BR Ambedkar's statue in Punjab's Amritsar on January 26, Athawale said in a video statement, "...Babasaheb Ambedkar's statue is located in the area around Golden Temple. It was vandalised. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's government is responsible for this. I
However, Punjab Minister Harbhajan Singh claimed on Monday that the accused in the matter has been taken into custody and police are investigating to nab the real conspirator.
Delhi Police detained BJP workers and leaders who were protesting against AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal and the Punjab Government regarding the vandalism of a statue of Babasaheb Ambedkar in Amritsar on Monday.
BJP MP Anurag Thakur on Monday accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) of being "anti-Dalit" following the vandalism of a BR Ambedkar statue in Amritsar, Punjab, where the party is in power.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday strongly condemned the vandalism of the BR Ambedkar statue in Amritsar, stating that no one will be forgiven for the incident.