The incident took place after the second-year polytechnic student, Manoj Kumar, allegedly asked the group not to drive recklessly on the road, which reportedly angered them
The members of the A block of the scheduled castes, who are newly classified as Deprived Scheduled Castes (DSC), who were demanding implementation of sub-quota, welcomed the move
A political contest may emerge in Dalit politics, fragmenting it into castes that have benefited most from affirmative action and the more disadvantaged castes.