Dalit groups call for Maha bandh over Bhima Koregaon clashes
Dalit groups have called for Maharashtra bandh on Wednesday after violence erupted during the 200th-anniversary celebrations of the Bhima Koregaon battle in Pune district on January 1. BR Ambedkar's grandson Prakash Ambedkar alleged that the violence was sparked by local right-wing leaders. CM Devendra Fadnavis has announced â¹10-lakh compensation to the kin of the man killed in the clashes.