Overview

• Senior Congress leader Jignesh Mevani accused BJP-RSS of inflicting a decade of atrocities on marginalized communities and of following Manusmriti over the Indian Constitution.
• The party cited recent incidents in Gujarat, including the killing of Dalit individuals in Amreli and Patan and the gang-rape of a Dalit girl in Santrampur involving BJP figures.
• Mevani pointed to Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s remark that chanting Ambedkar’s name has become a fashion as evidence of a regressive mindset in the ruling alliance.
• Congress lawyers highlighted a conviction rate of just 3–5% for atrocities against Dalits in Gujarat, compared with 30–35% nationally, indicating widespread impunity.
• The planned August-September demonstration aims to pressure Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Gujarat government to address rising violence and low accountability.