New Delhi, July 28 -- A delegation of Congress MPs on Tuesday submitted a memorandum to the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC), seeking its immediate intervention in the alleged police excesses against sanitation workers belonging to the Scheduled Caste community during a protest in Barnala.

The memorandum, addressed to NCSC Chairman Kishor Makwana, said that sanitation workers were subjected to excessive police force, including a baton charge, while peacefully protesting for their "legitimate rights and demands."

The Congress leaders sought an impartial inquiry into the incident and appropriate legal action against those responsible.

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