Hoshiarpur (Punjab), April 3 The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) held a protest outside the DSP office in Garhshankar on Friday against the alleged desecration of a statue of B.R. Ambedkar in Noorpur Jattan village.
BSP's Punjab unit president Avtar Singh Karimpuri said the party would intensify its agitation across Punjab if the accused were not arrested.
He alleged that no arrests have been made despite a 72-hour ultimatum given to the police and accused the state administration of failing in its duty.
Karimpuri also claimed that several such incidents have occurred in the state in recent years and criticised the government's response.
He said BSP workers from different Assembly segments in the Doaba region would hold protests from April 4 to April 16, followed by a larger demonstration on April 18.
BSP leader and MLA Nachhattar Pal also condemned the incident and said the issue would be raised in the Punjab Assembly.
Police officials briefed the protesters, but BSP leaders expressed dissatisfaction and demanded immediate arrests.
