Cong members detained in Raipur during protest against Amit Shah’s remarks on Ambedkar

RAIPUR: Several Congress members were detained after they took out a foot march to the residence of Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai here while alleging that Union minister Amit Shah had insulted Dr BR Ambedkar, police said on Tuesday.

Members of the opposition Congress and its youth wing started the protest march from Raipur’s Gandhi Maidan on Monday afternoon.

While they were heading towards the CM’s residence, several protesters were detained and later let off in the evening, a police official said.