Furthermore, the Dalit victim alleged that he was subsequently taken to a hall where MLA Gopal Meena allegedly asked him to lick and clean his shoes, saying that only then would he be permitted to leave.
Initially, the media and social media users speculated the person urinating on the poor tribal was a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader. But Gurudutt Sharan Shukla, son of Sidhi MLA Kedarnath Shukla and the MLA himself clarified that this person is not associated with the BJP.
The Sindh Human Rights Commission (SHRC) condemned the attack and has recommended formation of a special committee to work as a vigilant forum and keep track of the cases of violence against minorities