Gandhian Chunibhai flays desecration of Ambedkar statue

Ahmedabad, Dec 1 (UNI) Noted Gandhian and freedom fighter Chunibhai Vaidya today lambasted those responsible for the desecration of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar's statue at Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday.

He opined that the provocation might have been the handiwork of some drunkard. Authorities should be vigilant and always protect monuments of national leaders, he said.

The protest, however, should have been peaceful and not violent, which has resulted in colossal damage to public property and harmed innocent lives, he added.

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