<p>Thirty-one Dalit activists have been arrested in Lucknow.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The activists included retired IPS officer and activits SR Darapuri.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Police said the activists were trying to take out a rally, which they did not have permission to do.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>News reports said the activists had held a press conference at the Lucknow Press Club at which they had talked about atrocities against Dalits and also the 50 Dalits who had been offloaded from a train at Jhansi on Sunday.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The rally had been planned after the press conference.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The 50&nbsp;Dalits had been travelling to Lucknow with a 125-kg bar of soap which they were going to give to Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Earlier this year, members of a scheduled caste in a UP village had alleged that they had been given bars of soap and been asked to &quot;clean up&quot; for a visit by the chief minister.&nbsp;</p>

<p>All 31 activists were later released.&nbsp;</p>


The activists were arrested from a press conference they were holding

Thirty-one Dalit activists have been arrested in Lucknow. The activists included retired IPS officer and activits SR Darapuri. Police said the activists were trying to take out a rally, which they did not have permission to do. They were going towards Hazratganj where sec 144 was imposed&they also did not have permission to hold a rally: VC Tripathi, SP West Lucknow pic.twitter.com/5GAlDCLjfL — ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) July 3, 2017 × News reports said the activists had held a press conference at the Lucknow Press Club at which they had talked about atrocities against Dalits and also the 50 Dalits who had been offloaded from a train at Jhansi on Sunday. The rally had been planned after the press conference. The 50 Dalits had been travelling to Lucknow with a 125-kg bar of soap which they were going to give to Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath. Earlier this year, members of a scheduled caste in a UP village had alleged that they had been given bars of soap and been asked to "clean up" for a visit by the chief minister. All 31 activists were later released.

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31 Dalit activists arrested in Lucknow