Dalit Protest: Bus carrying 25 AIIMS Doctors, Nurses attacked

Speaking to Mail Today, a doctor informed that their bus driver changed the route for a safer journey as Dalit protests were all over the news. But all routes were blocked. He shared that the mobs were very aggressive and everybody panicked.

“It was around 2.30 pm when our bus was vandalised. The attackers used big stones to damage the bus. As we are doctors, we managed to rescue ourselves which did not affect our mental status. However, at one point, I thought that I would not be able to go home alive”, another doctor shared with Mail Today.

One of the  AIIMS doctors, who were present in the bus, Dr Vijay told ANI, "Hopefully they will understand the grim situation of citizens of this republic and protest in a peaceful way.”

This Supreme Court order barring immediate arrest in case of complaints filed under the SCs/STs Act is facing violent criticism which was seen across all of North India, the attack was just a part of the same.

Financial Express reports that various Dalit groups took to the streets, damaging properties, burning vehicles, and blocking roads and railway tracks. Many deaths were reported in Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. Even at some places, the protestors clashed with the police which led to lathi-charge and tear-gassing. Schools were closed during ‘Bharat Bandh’ but south India remained unaffected. Agitators blocked Mumbai- Kolkata and Jabalpur-Hyderabad national highways for over an hour. Protestors also halted a Chennai-Delhi train at Gaddigodam. Internet services were suspended in Bharatpur, Karauli, Sawai Madhopur, Alwar and Sikar until 8 pm and indefinitely in Jalore, Jaisalmer, Sirohi, Pali and Barmer districts.