Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today directed district police chiefs to ensure security of statues of known figures, following Dalit icon BR Ambedkar's statue being vandalised in Meerut.
The chief minister's directions comes amid a spate of incidents targeting statues and busts of icons in the country.
"Maintaining law and order is the priority of the state and the government will take strict action against those involved in vitiating it. District police chiefs should remain alert and ensure security of statues of icons," he said in Lucknow.
The statue of the Dalit icon was vandalised on Tuesday and replaced yesterday by the administration.
The bust of Dravidian movement founder EV Ramasamy Periyar in Tamil Nadu's Vellore was also desecrated, triggering widespread protests across the state.
The chief minister's directions comes amid a spate of incidents targeting statues and busts of icons in the country.
"Maintaining law and order is the priority of the state and the government will take strict action against those involved in vitiating it. District police chiefs should remain alert and ensure security of statues of icons," he said in Lucknow.
The statue of the Dalit icon was vandalised on Tuesday and replaced yesterday by the administration.
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The bust of Dravidian movement founder EV Ramasamy Periyar in Tamil Nadu's Vellore was also desecrated, triggering widespread protests across the state.
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