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Ambedkar Bhavan row: 'Arrest Gaikwad or we will shut down Maharashtra'

<p>Shops and traffic came to a complete halt in Hindmata and Bhoiwada as the Dalit community took to the streets over Ambedkar Bhavan&rsquo;s demolition, threatening to take the protest statewide</p>

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Three days after the historic Ambedkar Bhavan was razed to the ground in the dead of night, the outrage among the Dalit community intensified further yesterday, as over 1,000 protestors took to the streets threatening to ‘shut down all of Maharashtra’ unless the cops arrest the man who ordered the demolition.

Despite heavy police presence in the area, the protest shut down traffic and shops in Hindmata and Bhoiwada for over four hours. Pics/Atul Kamble
Despite heavy police presence in the area, the protest shut down traffic and shops in Hindmata and Bhoiwada for over four hours. Pics/Atul Kamble

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