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Tension in Hoshiarpur village after Ambedkar statue vandalised; Gurpatwant Singh Pannun video claims responsibility

March 31, 2026 2:33 pm

The police in Punjab’s Hoshiarpur district are investigating the Ambedkar statue vandalism and the administration has urged people not to fall for rumours or circulate inflammatory content on social media.

The group plans to submit the signatures to the Chief Justice of the HC with a request to have a statue of Dr Ambedkar installed on the campus.

Lawyers' group starts campaign to raise demand for Ambedkar statue on Gujarat High Court campus

August 27, 2025 9:49 pm

Currently, Gujarat HC has a statue of Mahatma Gandhi on its campus which was unveiled on January 26, 2011.

Lucknow: Villagers clash over removal of Ambedkar statue, 3 cops injured; no FIR registered

April 13, 2025 4:27 am

According to police, the statue was installed on Friday by a group of villagers on government land

On Friday, Punjab police presented the accused, Akashdeep Singh, who vandalised the Ambedkar statue, in court and obtained a five-day remand, citing the need for further investigation.

Punjab police invoke sedition in Ambedkar statue vandalism case

February 02, 2025 9:39 am

BJP accuses AAP of exploiting sacrilege issues for political gain, while Bhim Army chief demands stronger protections.

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Man attempts to vandalise Ambedkar statue near Golden Temple, arrested

January 26, 2025 10:11 pm

The accused, identified as Akashdeep Singh, a resident of Dharamkot, Moga, also tried to damage a sculpture depicting the Constitution.

Ambedkar statue in a Jewar house damaged, police register case

April 19, 2023 2:49 pm

The complainant told the police that miscreants damaged the right arm of the statue of B R Ambedkar which was installed within his house premises in Neemka village.

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Ambedkar statue awaits installation as VMC decision pending

April 15, 2023 7:48 am

On July 10, 2020, the General Board of the VMC had resolved “to create an island dedicated to the Dr BR Ambedkar at RC Dutt Road, near the office of the Gujarat Electricity Board, under the Corporate Social Responsibility Fund of a company as well as the commissioning of a Statue of Dr Ambedkar, measuring 12 feet", which was to be sponsored by a PSU.

In Hyderabad, 125-foot-tall bronze statue of Dr B R Ambedkar to be unveiled on April 14

February 26, 2023 3:40 pm

Because the sculpture is so big, we want to make it as detailed as possible so that people can appreciate even the stitching on Dr Ambedkar’s shoes, shoe laces, the texture of the cloth and most importantly facial expression, says sculptor Anil Ram Sutar.

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Mumbai: Height of Ambedkar statue height to be raised by 100 ft

January 15, 2020 5:02 pm

Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said the height of the proposed statue will be raised to 350 feet, taking the collective height of the Ambedkar memorial, including the pedestal, to 450 feet.

Uttar Pradesh: Three booked for installing Ambedkar statue 'without permission'

June 29, 2019 8:14 pm

According to reports, some people constructed a platform at a public place in Domhar village in Sahjanwa area on Thursday night. They started performing a puja after installing Ambedkar's statue on Friday.