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Ahmedabad: In a shocking incident, a 21-year-old Dalit man was lynched for watching Garba dance hosted for upper-caste Patel community in Gujarat's Anand district on Saturday.

Eight people have arrested for the incident, said the police.

Jayesh Solanki, resident of Vankarvas area in Bhadrania village, was watching garba during Navaratri festivities with four other Dalit men near a house adjacent to a temple. Suddenly a member of Patel community made "derogatory remarks about their caste", said the police quoting a complaint filed in connection with the incident.

The accused said Dalits "do not have any right to watch garba. He made casteist remarks and asked some men to come to the spot", an officer at the Bhadran police station said.

Thereafter, the Patel men allegedly beat up the Dalits, banging Solanki's head against a wall. He was rushed to a hospital in Karamsad, where doctors declared him brought dead in the morning.

The incident took place around 4 am.

"We have registered an FIR under IPC sections related to murder and the Prevention of Atrocities Act against eight men," the official said.

Dismissing that it was a pre-meditated attack, Deputy SP (SC/ST cell) A M Patel said, "Jayesh was killed in the heat of the moment, as there was no rivalry between him and the accused. We are probing the case from all angles. The accused will be arrested soon."

Poll-bound Gujarat witnessed massive protests in July 2016 over the brutal thrashing of four Dalit men at a village in Una town.

New Delhi: Recalling Mahatma Gandhi’s “swachh bharat” legacy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that more that 125 crore Indians have accepted the Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan in their hearts.

“The movement has become a people's movement due to the 'Siddhi' of Swachhagrahis,” said PM Modi. “#SwachhIndia wont come true even if 1000 Mahatma Gandhis, 1 lakh Narendra Modis, all Chief Ministers and governments come together. The dream of a Swachh Bharat will be realised by 125 crore Indians, not a select group of leaders or officials.”

PM Modi was speaking at an event to mark third anniversary of Swachh BharatMission at Delhi's Vigyan Bhawan on Monday.

“India faces challenges but that does not mean we run away from them. We will face them and work to overcome them,” said the Prime Minister.

A positive spirit of competition has been created due to the Swachh bharat Mission, said the PM Modi, further adding, "We see this in the cleanliness rankings, how organisations are working on cleanliness."

“When we initiated Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, we faced criticism. Three years later, we are aware of its progress. India faces challenges but that does not mean we run away from them. We will face them and work to overcome them,” PM Modi said.

The Prime Minister also applauded media's role in the cleanliness drive, saying, “Media played a big role in cleanliness drive. It will expose those who oppose ‘Clean India’.”

Earlier today, PM Modi paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat on his birth anniversary. 

US President Donald Trump offered condolences early Monday morning to victims and their families after a 64-year-old male opened fire on a crowd in Las Vegas killing at least 50 and injuring another 200.

Trump termed the incident - regarded as the worst mass shooting incident in the history of the country - as terrible.

The incident happened late Sunday night when a gunman identified as Stephen Paddock opened fire on an open air concert from his 32nd floor room at the adjoining Mandalay Bay Casino. Absolute panic followed with concert-goers scampering to take cover.

Local authorities and a SWAT team quickly reached the spot and Paddock - believed to be a Las Vegas local - was shot dead. He was believed to have been a 'lone wolf'.

Authorities also say that no connection between Paddock and any international organisation has yet been established.

Meanwhile, White House spokesman Sarah Sanders said separately that the president had been briefed on "the horrific tragedy in Las Vegas" on Sunday night. "We are monitoring the situation closely and offer our full support to state and local officials," she said.