Lucknow, Aug. 7 -- Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) national president Mayawati has expressed deep concern over the acquittal of most of the accused by a local court in the Una Dalit atrocity case in Gujarat and urged the Gujarat government to effectively pursue the High Court to ensure the culprits receive severe punishment.

In a statement released on X on Friday, Mayawati said that the aggrieved Dalit families are facing severe financial and other difficulties in challenging the acquittal in the High Court by a local court in March 2016 in the case of heinous atrocities against Dalits in Una, Gir Somnath district, Gujarat.

She said that this harsh reality has caused deep concern, especially among the Bahujan Samaj community. She added that a p...