Sharad Pawar slams govt over Koregaon Bhima case, says communal elements trying to erase its history – India TV
Image Source : PTI/FILE NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar, while addressing a public event, said some communal elements are trying to wipe out the history of Koregaon Bhima. Koregaon Bhima — located in Maharashtra’s Pune district — is of sacrifices made by people but some communal elements are trying to wipe it out, Pawar asserted. Violence after Elgar Parishad conclave in 2017 Members of Elgar Parishad and other Dalit activists faced the heat of police action after violence broke out a day after the Elgar Parishad conclave organised on December 31, 2017 in Pune to commemorate the 1818 Koregaon Bhima battle in which a British army comprising Dalits defeated the Peshwas. The Maharashtra government set up the Koregaon Bhima Inquiry Commission in February 2018 under former high court Chief Justice JN Patel to conduct a probe into the violence. Pawar said the violence caused restlessness in the state and the country. He was speaking on Monday at a function where advocate Rahul Makhare, who is representing some of the witnesses …