<p>The Gujarat police have detained Dalit activist and MLA Jignesh Mewani on Sunday for organising a protest in Ahmedabad.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Mewani had declared a shut down in Ahmedabad in protest against the death of a Dalit worker Bhanu Vankar.</p>

<p>He had appealed to the people to assemble near the statue of the Baba Ambedkar in Sarangpur.&nbsp;However, Mewani was arrested along with his supporters even before they could start the protest.</p>

<p>Meanwhile, the protesters claimed that they could not carry a peaceful protest in Ahmedabad and in different parts of the state due to police&nbsp;high-handedness.&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Situation at the moment - peaceful protestors mainly in Ahmedabad and across the State are being detained for supporting deceased Bhanu bhai&#39;s cause.</p>
&mdash; Jignesh Mevani (@jigneshmevani80) <a href="https://twitter.com/jigneshmevani80/status/965123438967848961?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 18, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<p>On the other hand, the protest in Ahmedabad turned violent after cars were torched at different places.&nbsp;A huge number of police officials have been deployed to keep the situation under control. &nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Protesters torched a vehicle in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Gujarat?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Gujarat</a>&#39;s Ahmedabad agitating over death of a Dalit activist Bhanubhai Vankar on 16 Feb. Vankar had performed self-immolation on 15 Feb in Patan <a href="https://t.co/NkUFa56S7Z">pic.twitter.com/NkUFa56S7Z</a></p>
&mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/965197354163953664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 18, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="hi">जिग्नेश मेवानी और उनके साथियों को कार से निकाल के, कार की चाबी तोड़ के गलत तरीके से अज्ञात लोगो द्वारा कोई अज्ञात जगह पर ले गए है -<br />
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&mdash; Jignesh Mevani (@jigneshmevani80) <a href="https://twitter.com/jigneshmevani80/status/965113471753842688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 18, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jignesh Mevani was pulled out of the car in a very uncivilised manner , his car keys were broken and detained by the police while on the way to a peaceful protest at Ambedkar statue in Sarangpur, Ahmedabad. The protest was organised to meet the demands of deceased Bhanuji family</p>
&mdash; Jignesh Mevani (@jigneshmevani80) <a href="https://twitter.com/jigneshmevani80/status/965118585398902784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 18, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<p>A Dalit worker, Bhanu Vankar, immolated self in front of the Collector&#39;s office in Patan, Gujarat on February 15 and died in Ahmedabad&#39;s Apollo Hospital on February 16.</p>


Mewani had declared a shut down in Ahmedabad in protest of the death of Dalit worker Bhanu Vankar

The Gujarat police have detained Dalit activist and MLA Jignesh Mewani on Sunday for organising a protest in Ahmedabad. Mewani had declared a shut down in Ahmedabad in protest against the death of a Dalit worker Bhanu Vankar. He had appealed to the people to assemble near the statue of the Baba Ambedkar in Sarangpur. However, Mewani was arrested along with his supporters even before they could start the protest. Meanwhile, the protesters claimed that they could not carry a peaceful protest in Ahmedabad and in different parts of the state due to police high-handedness. Situation at the moment - peaceful protestors mainly in Ahmedabad and across the State are being detained for supporting deceased Bhanu bhai's cause. — Jignesh Mevani (@jigneshmevani80) February 18, 2018 × On the other hand, the protest in Ahmedabad turned violent after cars were torched at different places. A huge number of police officials have been deployed to keep the situation under control. Protesters torched a vehicle in #Gujarat's Ahmedabad agitating over death of a Dalit activist Bhanubhai Vankar on 16 Feb. Vankar had performed self-immolation on 15 Feb in Patan pic.twitter.com/NkUFa56S7Z — ANI (@ANI) February 18, 2018 × जिग्नेश मेवानी और उनके साथियों को कार से निकाल के, कार की चाबी तोड़ के गलत तरीके से अज्ञात लोगो द्वारा कोई अज्ञात जगह पर ले गए है - जिग्नेश मेवानी टीम pic.twitter.com/uZsG8rYcVK — Jignesh Mevani (@jigneshmevani80) February 18, 2018 × Jignesh Mevani was pulled out of the car in a very uncivilised manner , his car keys were broken and detained by the police while on the way to a peaceful protest at Ambedkar statue in Sarangpur, Ahmedabad. The protest was organised to meet the demands of deceased Bhanuji family — Jignesh Mevani (@jigneshmevani80) February 18, 2018 × A Dalit worker, Bhanu Vankar, immolated self in front of the Collector's office in Patan, Gujarat on February 15 and died in Ahmedabad's Apollo Hospital on February 16.

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