Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani Demands IAS Officer's Suspension Over Alleged 'Anti-Dalit' Remark

The IAS officer termed the lawmaker's claims "baseless" and an unsuccessful attempt to get political mileage.

Gujarat Congress MLA Jignesh Mevani on Wednesday demanded the suspension of Mahisagar District Collector Neha Kumari, accusing her of making anti-Dalit comments, a charge the bureaucrat rejected.

Mr Mevani's demand comes a week after he sought similar action against senior IPS officer Rajkumar Pandian for allegedly misbehaving with him and one of his party colleagues.

The MLA targeted Kumari citing a purported video in which she was heard saying that 90 per cent of cases registered under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, or the Atrocities Act, are used for blackmailing.