Jignesh Mevani's rally to be held without permission in Delhi today
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IBNS): Dalit leader and Gujarat MLA, Jignesh Mevani, is stubborn to hold a youth rally despite not getting permission from Delhi police in the national capital on Tuesday, media reports said.
He is scheduled to hold the rally on parliament street at 12 p.m..
However Delhi police tweeted on Monday to say that they have not granted the newly elected MLA the permission to hold the rally.
Jignesh, who has been accused of incing caste tension in Maharashtra, on Friday said the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have tried to tarnish his image due to the fear of set back in 2019 Lok Sabha election.
The Dalit leader has been accused of inciting mob in Bhima Koregaon, Pune, which later spread to the entire Maharashtra.
Jignesh, who defeated his BJP rival in the recently concluded Gujarat poll, said he had no role in the Dalit unrest in Maharashtra. He made it clear that neither he was present in Bhima Koregaon where the unrest took place nor participated in the bandh called by several Dalit groups in Maharashtra.
Jigenesh also said his speeches are available on digital platform.
The Dalit leader finely linked the actions taken against him to the tough battle BJP had to fight in the Gujarat poll, where the saffron party's dream of winning 150 seats was restricted to just 99.
Jignesh won his Vadnam seat of Gujarat as an independent candidate with the support of Congress.
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