Minister of State for Social Justice & Empowerment Ramdas Athawale is visiting Amritsar today to inspect the damage done to the statue of Dr Babasaheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar on January 26th, when the Nation was celebrating Republic Day. The shameful act created furore in Punjab that resulted in a Punjab Bandh call given by various organizations, yesterday. It was supported by BJP leaders and market committees in many districts and went off peacefully. Though the person responsible for vandalizing the statue was arrested soon after and was remanded to police custody, the instance attracted widespread condemnation from Opposition leaders of various political parties over the current law and order situation in the state.