Speed News: Amit Shah blames opposition parties for death of 10 persons during Bharat Bandh

The BJP and the Centre on Tuesday reached out to Dalits in the aftermath of their violent protests asserting that at every juncture they stand “shoulder to shoulder” with the community and accused the Congress of fuelling tension in the society with an eye on elections. The remarks by BJP president Amit Shah and Union ministers Rajnath Singh, Ravi Shankar Prasad and Thavarchand Gehlot expressing their commitment to protect the interests of the Dalit and the tribal community came even as Congress chief Rahul Gandhi hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for “not uttering a word” on dilution of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.