The Uttar Pradesh police today arrested 31 dalit activists in Lucknow for allegedly planning to take out a rally without obtaining permission. According to a source, the activists were later released.
Retired IPS officer and activist S R Darapuri was among the people arrested from the Lucknow Press Club where they had called for a press conference, reported NDTV. The organisers were supposed to talk about "atrocities agaisnt Dalits".
The police said that the arrested persons were scheduled to hold a rally in support of people from Gujarat's Dalit community who were offloaded at Jhansi station on Sunday. They were travelling to Lucknow to gift Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath a 125 kg soap.
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"They are also accused of holding a rally without obtaining permission from the district administration," a police official was quoted as saying to The Indian Express.
