<p>The statue of Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar which was recently vandalised by miscreants in Badaun district of Uttar Pradesh has been rebuilt and installed.</p>

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<p>The rebuilt statue, however,&nbsp;left many people surprised as it is painted in saffron colour. The previous statue&nbsp;of BR Ambedkar was&nbsp;blue in colour.</p>

<p>The previous statue was vandalized last Friday reportedly by miscreants in the presence of police officers.</p>

<p>Following the protest from locals, the statue was rebuilt in Agra by the state administration.</p>

<p>Last month the state government invited criticism after&nbsp;it changed the name of <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/in-up-ambedkar-to-now-be-called-bhimrao-ramji-126992">Bhiramrao</a><a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/in-up-ambedkar-to-now-be-called-bhimrao-ramji-126992"> </a><a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/in-up-ambedkar-to-now-be-called-bhimrao-ramji-126992">Amedkar</a><a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/in-up-ambedkar-to-now-be-called-bhimrao-ramji-126992"> to Bhiramo 'Ramji' Ambedkar</a> in government records. &nbsp;</p>

<p>The opposition Samajwadi Party accused the government of playing politics ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in 2019.</p>

<p>SP leader Anurag Bhadoria charged the state government with politicising Ambedkar's name for attracting Dalit vote bank.</p>


The rebuilt statue, however, left many people to surprise as it is painted in Saffron colour. The statues of BR Ambedkar are usually blue in colour

The statue of Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar which was recently vandalised by miscreants in Badaun district of Uttar Pradesh has been rebuilt and installed. Badaun: A BR Ambedkar statue which was vandalized recently has been rebuilt and painted saffron in colour pic.twitter.com/saW7U9BBUi — ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) April 10, 2018 × The rebuilt statue, however, left many people surprised as it is painted in saffron colour. The previous statue of BR Ambedkar was blue in colour. The previous statue was vandalized last Friday reportedly by miscreants in the presence of police officers. Following the protest from locals, the statue was rebuilt in Agra by the state administration. Last month the state government invited criticism after it changed the name of Bhiramrao Amedkar to Bhiramo 'Ramji' Ambedkar in government records. The opposition Samajwadi Party accused the government of playing politics ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in 2019. SP leader Anurag Bhadoria charged the state government with politicising Ambedkar's name for attracting Dalit vote bank.

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