In a tweet, MP Congress chief Kamal Nath supported the stir and said the BJP government in the state was quelling the protest by force despite claiming to be well-wishers of OBCs. He asked OBCs, tribal and Dalits to continue the fight and promised the support of the Congress.
He also expressed concern over the law and order situation
Azad visited the family after the Uttar Pradesh Police lifted its two-day blockade around the village of the victim.
The clashes broke out after a Bhim Army-led march by anti-CAA protesters heading to the district collectorate was stopped midway
Out on bail, Azad says he will continue his fight against the citizenship law till it is rolled back.
'Peaceful protest is our strength. People from all religions, who support us, should join us in great numbers,' Azad said.
The court gave bail to Azad but restrained him from visiting Delhi for four weeks or holding any dharna till the elections.
Violent protests had erupted in Old Delhi's Daryaganj area last week after protesters tried to march to India Gate.
People gathered at Delhi Police headquarters to protest at midnight as police detained protesters from Daryagunj, near Delhi Gate.
A car was set afire in Delhi's Daryaganj and protesters hurled stones at security personnel near Delhi Gate.
The police said it is keeping an eye through five drone cameras in North East Delhi.
The Delhi Police resorted to mild lathi-charge and used tear gas to disperse the violent agitators after they set an ablaze couple of two-wheelers and attacked a police vehicle.
Though Mayawati has always been critical of Chandrashekhar -- even calling him the B team of the BJP, this is the first time the Bhim Army Chief has mounted an attack on the BSP President.
The move comes days after Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati described Bhim Army founder Chandrashekhar Azad as a "BJP agent" and accused him of trying to divide Dalit votes.
Chandrashekhar also claimed that Mayawati was being 'misled' by Satish Chandra Mishra, her general secretary and Brahmin face of the BSP.
Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad had announced earlier this month that he will contest the general elections from Varanasi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's constituency.
Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad has made clear that he has no plans to ally with the grand old party that badly needs allies to recover its lost ground in Uttar Pradesh which sends 80 members to the Lok Sabha.
Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad says that his sole aim is to defeat the BJP in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
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