A group of student organisations are to hold a protest in London on Tuesday, the Independence Day, to protest the recent attacks on those from minority communities, which they argue have turned India into a “Republic of fear.”

Several hundred people are expected to take part in the march, which will begin near the statue of Mahatma Gandhi on Tavistock Square and end at the Indian High Commission. It is being organised by the South Asia Solidarity Group, Caste Watch U.K. and other organisations, including the Anti Caste Discrimination Alliance, the Indian Society at SOAS University, and the Federation of Ambedkarite and Buddhist Organisations.

“On this day it is important to remind people what independence means. It means you need to include the lives of all your people and take responsibility for them… over the past 70 years so many people haven’t benefited from that promise…so many are still sitting on the sidelines, facing constant atrocities, living under threat, not able to share the economic benefits,” said Satpal Muman, chair of Caste Watch U.K., who is one of the organisers, and expects people from within and outside London to join