Rahul Gandhi to Visit Parbhani Amid Controversy Over Recent Deaths in Police Custody
Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to visit Parbhani today, December 23, 2024. His visit aims to meet the families of two individuals who died following recent violence in the region. The violence erupted after a glass replica of the Constitution near Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar’s statue outside the Parbhani railway station was vandalized on December 10, 2024.Rahul Gandhi's visit includes meetings with the families of Somnath Suryavanshi and Vijay Wakode. Somnath Suryavanshi, a young man, allegedly died in police custody after being arrested during a combing operation related to the desecration incident. The provisional postmortem report indicates that he died due to shock following multiple injuries suffered on December 15. Vijay Wakode, a prominent activist of the Ambedkarite movement, passed away due to a heart attack while working to restore peace during the unrest.