New Delhi, Sept. 29 -- Condemning the insult of Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge with an alleged 'purification' ritual in Uttarakhand, Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka on Tuesday, September 29, called for a united nationwide struggle to protect the self-respect of Dalits and Adivasis.

He was speaking at a Dalit-Adivasi Self-Respect Conference organised by the Congress SC and ST MPs Forum in New Delhi.

Attacking the BJP at the Centre, Bhatti Vikramarka said the saffron party does not have faith in the Indian Constitution.

"The Indian Constitution is what binds every citizen of the country together. Violating the Constitution means weakening the very foundations of the nation," Bhatti said.

He stated that ...