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Police investigation into the incident led to the arrest of several activists who they alleged had Maoist links . The police alleged that they funded the Elgar Parishad meeting on December 31, 2017, where inflammatory speeches were made, according to police, leading to the violence. Those arrested on August 28, 2019, included writer and poet Varavara Rao, lawyer and activist Sudha Bhardwaj, academic and activist Vernon Gonsalves, and human rights activists Arun Ferreira and Gautam Navlakha. A small village in Pune district of Maharashtra, Bhima-Koregaon is associated with an important phase of Maratha history. On January 1, 1818, a Dalit-dominated British Army had defeated a Peshwa army, led by Peshwa Bajirao II, in Koregaon.
COVID-19 in Maharashtra: Home Department urges people for a low key programmes at Bhima Koregaon
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The Home Department, on Tuesday, appealed to the Ambedkarite Dalits not to gather in large numbers at the Bhima Koregaon war memorial to pay their respect at the Vijay Sthamb (victory pillar) on January 1 in view of the coronavirus pandemic. The department wants people to observe the day at low key on the lines of Ganapati, Navratri and Eid, amongst others. The programme should be symbolic.
The department has asked the Pune district administration to introduce curbs to avoid the gathering of people, especially with the detection of a new variant of coronavirus in the United Kingdom. People should pay their tribute through Doordarshan or other media platforms. They should preferably remain at home and pay their respect to the victory pillar.