PRAYAGRAJ, Oct. 12 -- Azad Samaj Party national president and Nagina MP Chandrashekhar Azad 'Ravan' on Sunday alleged that Dalits were being assaulted across the country after being asked about their caste.

Speaking to media persons at Prayagraj Airport, Azad said, "The current state of the country is no secret. People are being targeted based on caste."

Azad was in Prayagraj to attend an intellectual meet (Prabuddhjan Sammelan) held in Kadilpur.

Commenting on the recent incident in which a shoe was thrown at Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai, he said, "This was not just an attack on an individual, but on the entire Dalit and backward community."

Referring to the recent lynching of a Dalit man in Rae Bareli, Azad said members of t...