Dalit activist Somnath Suryawanshi's death in police custody rocks Maha Assembly
The Statesman|December 22, 2024
The six-day Winter session of the Maharashtra Assembly concluded in Nagpur on Saturday, but not before the death of a Dalit Ambedkarite activist Somnath Suryawanshi in police custody rocked the house, coinciding with several protests in various places in Maharashtra, against the BJP-dominated Mahayuti government's alleged bias against Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar and the Constitution of India.
Dalit activist Somnath Suryawanshi's death in police custody rocks Maha Assembly

The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly was prorogued after an order was issued by Maharashtra Governor C P Radhakrishnan on Saturday after the end of the six-day winter session and it has been announced that the budget session of the Maharashtra legislature will begin in Mumbai, on 3 March.

The Governor's order was read out by Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar.

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