Blaming the Dalit parties, Manohar Kadam, accused in the infamous firing at Ramabai Ambedkar Nagar following desecration of Dr B R Ambedkars statue, said that he was a political victim.

Kadam, who was then a state reserve police officer while testifying under Section 313 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) before a sessions court claimed that a fake case was made against him by the leaders of the Republic Party of India (RPI) in order to gain political mileage.