Dalit groups protest against Ponnam Prabhakar

Dalit organisations across the erstwhile Karimnagar district expressed strong anger against BC Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar for his alleged objectionable comments against his Cabinet colleague and SC, ST and Minorities Welfare Minister Adluri Laxman Kumar.

Members of various Dalit groups held protest demonstrations and burnt effigies of the Minister at several places. Activists



of the SC, ST Welfare Association staged a dharna at Mancherial Chowk on Tuesday, raising slogans against Prabhakar.

Addressing the gathering, protesters criticised the BC Welfare Minister for making derogatory remarks against a Dalit leader and demanded an unconditional apology. They warned that Prabhakar would be obstructed from attending public programmes if he failed to apologise.