Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani was accorded two armed police personnel for his protection on Sunday. (Express photo: Javed Raja) Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani was accorded two armed police personnel for his protection on Sunday. (Express photo: Javed Raja)Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani was accorded two armed police personnel for his protection on Sunday, which he said was a government ploy to keep a track of his activities. However, Gujarat police said the deployment was done considering the present political dynamics of the state and the ‘threat level’ against Mevani. The Dalit leader also said he did not mind joining hands with Patidar agitation leader Hardik Patel or Alpesh Thakor (OBC leader who recently joined Congress) to defeat the BJP despite differences with their communities.

Source: Indian Express November 05, 2017 14:35 UTC