evidence: On Thursday, communal clashes took place over the ‘Shobhayatra’ of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar in Muslim-majority Sadak Dudhli village (police station Janakpur) adjacent to Saharanpur city in Western UP. There were incidents of abusive exchange, stone pelting, loot and arson between Muslim and Hindu Dalit communities over Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar’s Shobayatra to celebrate his birth. [...] In this village having a population of 7-8 thousand, there are 70 percent Muslims and around 25 percent Hindu Dalits (scheduled caste). For around 10 years now, Dr. Ambedkar’s Shobhayatra has been banned here by past UP administrations as it was considered a ‘communally sensitive’ area. It is pertinent to note that this is a non-religious procession held to honor a man who is regarded as the creator of Bharat’s Constitution – it would be interesting to hear our secular-liberals explain why such a procession would be opposed by Muslim fundamentalists. [...] Around 11:30 in the morning, the Shobhayatra entered the village and the Muslim community immediately started protesting, by blocking the path with a tractor. As the procession reached near the mosque, stone pelting and firing began from rooftops, which led to stopping the procession. The glasses of several vehicles broke due to stone pelting and many people, including policemen and more than half-a-dozen BJP workers including MP Lakhanpal and his brother, were injured. It is alleged that instead of trying to control the mob, police fled from the scene.