SAD demands withdrawal of cases against Dalits

News, Punjab

Chandigarh: The opposition Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today asked the Congress government to withdraw all cases registered against Dalits in connection with clashes with members of Hindu right-wing groups in Phagwara in Punjab.

The Scheduled Caste Wing of the SAD also demanded the arrests of the "perpetrators of the ghastly unprovoked attack" on Dalits on April 13.