LUCKNOW: A report prepared by the UP police and intelligence department after Saharanpur caste clashes says that Bahujan Samaj Party is giving tacit support to Bhim Army which is being seen responsible behind the violence.The report - TOI has a copy of it - says that the Bhim Army is being supported by the Bahujan Samaj Party. Police are fearing the rise of Bhim Sena—Bhim stands for Dalit icon Bhim Rao Ambedkar—as a counterpart of Hindu Yuva Vahini. "The Bhim Sena is being supported by the BSP and it has also come to light that national vice-president of party and its chief Mayawati's brother Anand Kumar is funding the fledgling Dalit outfit," underlines the report. Jignesh Mewani has also joined the Bhim Sena's movement against the BJP government of the state.Another Bhim Army volunteer Neetu Gautam is appealing on the FB page for donations to be put into the SBI Karol Bagh branch account. Bhim Sena page has 1,200 committed followers and it is rapidly becoming popular among Dalit youth, the report says.

Source: Times of India May 24, 2017 19:36 UTC