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    Meerut put on high-alert for Ambedkar Jayanti

    Meerut put on high-alert for Ambedkar Jayanti

    By Shalini Ojha
    Apr 14, 2018
    11:49 am

    What's the story

    The 127th birth anniversary of Bhim Rao Ambedkar will be celebrated in Meerut amid high-security and suspended Internet.

    After the violent clashes on April 2, the administration has taken cautionary steps and suspended Internet services from 9 PM Friday to 8 PM Saturday.

    21 spots in Meerut city and 35 in rural areas were identified as hyper-sensitive by the administration.

    Quote

    Forces deployed to trail processions on Ambedkar Jayanti

    An official was quoted, "The 22 sectors (12 in urban and 10 in rural areas) come under a circle officer and a magistrate who have local police and Rapid Action Force to assist them. The forces will trail the processions in different parts."

    Details

    Many parts of Western UP get unprecedented security

    After the widespread Dalit agitation on April 2 which left three dead in Meerut zone, the administration isn't taking any risk.

    For the 'Shobha Yatra' on Saturday, the administration has deployed companies to areas like Muzaffarnagar, Hapur and Bulandshahr, that witnessed violence earlier this month.

    Authorities pleaded parents to not let their children participate in processions, to be safe from any legal action.

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    A village in UP refuses to celebrate Ambedkar Jayanti

    In the aftermath of April 2 clashes, a Dalit worker was shot in Shobhapur village on April 4. A police post was also set on fire in the village. As a mark of protest, the village has decided against celebrating Ambedkar Jayanti.

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