Prakash, the grandson of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar and a leader of the Bhartiya Republican Party - Bahujan Mahasangh speaks to India Today. He said that the violence might be because of "right-wing organisations" who had the "tactic support" of the Devendra Fadnavis state government.

"The sentiment is not anti-BJP but anti-Peshwas," Prakash said.

Ambedkar also said that he was "appealing for peace" and promised that "tomorrow's bandh would be peaceful" even as he asserted that had he not controlled the Dalit crowd on Monday the situation would have been worse.