Meerut: Vaishya community on Friday sought an apology from Uttar Pradesh minister Dinesh Khatik for allegedly insulting them and trying to divide Hindu society.

Members of the Vaishya Samaj Seva Samiti submitted a memorandum against Minister to the DM and staged protest, saying if the minister cannot respect the community, then he need not insult it.

The minister has insulted the Vaishya community and he is working to divide Hindus. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath should intervene in this matter, he said. What the British could not do, the minister is doing, Sharda said and demanded an apology from the minister.