HUBLI: The tension prevailed for over an hour at Old ubli area on Monday morning as protests by various Dalit organisations turned violent.
Six NWKRTC buses and other vehicles were damaged in stone-pelting by miscreants.
However, police swung into action quickly and controled the situation.
Members of various organisations protested the removal of a sign board carrying the name of national leader B R Ambedkar by the Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation. The protestors said that the it was the Corporation that has named the ground at Heggeri area of Old Hubli after the Dalit icon and that now they have no right to remove it. The Dalit leaders condemned the act of the corporation and demanded restoration the board.
A simple protest turned in to road blockade on busy Karwar Road and vehicles were stranded on both side of the road. The protesters demanded action against the staff who removed the board and charged that the action dishonoured Ambedkar and caused disrespect to the community.