A protest was also held by Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi in Maharashtra's Latur city on Thursday 

The outfit led by Dr Ambedkar's grandson, Prakash Ambedkar, held the agitation at the Gandhi Chowk in Latur and at Fort in Mumbai

They condemned the alleged insulting remarks passed by the Union Home Minister against the chief architect of the Indian Constitution

During the protest, the VBA workers and local leaders claimed that Shah made the comments against Dr Ambedkar with malicious intent and to sow the seeds of discord among communities

VBA's Latur city unit president Sachin Gaikwad demanded an unconditional apology from Shah

He warned of intensifying protests if he failed to do so