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BJP MP son sent to jail in SC/ST Act
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Sagar (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Dec 18 (ANI): Sudhir Yadav, son of BJP MP from Sagar, Lakshmi Narayan Yadav, was arrested under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and sent to jail by the special bench of Sagar Court in Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday.
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Chouhan's 2016 'mai ka lal' comment could cost seats in MP, says senior BJ
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Dec 10 (ANI): Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan should be blamed for his pro-caste comment on reservation if Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) loses the Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls, said senior BJP leader Raghunandan Sharma as several exit polls predict
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Exclusive courts to deal with SC/ST atrocity cases in Haryana
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana), [India], Dec 4 (ANI): Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday directed the authorities concerned to take up the matter on priority basis regarding the setting up of exclusive courts to deal with the cases registered under the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tri
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BJP leader to protest against Bihar govt
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Oct 05 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) senior leader and Member of Parliament (MP) CP Thakur will protest on October 7 against Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar-led government over police action against the upper caste members protesting against the alleged misuse
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No arrest under SC/ST Act without probe in MP: Chouhan
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Sep 21 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday said that no one will be arrested without an investigation under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, in the state.
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SC/ST Act: Mayawati condemns protests staged by upper caste groups
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 7 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Friday condemned a protest held by upper caste groups across various states in the country against the latest amendment approved by Parliament to retract a Supreme Court judgement over the Scheduled Caste/Schedu
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Bharat Bandh: Bihar MP Pappu Yadav allegedly attacked
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Muzaffarpur (Bihar) [India], Sep 7 (ANI): Madhepura Member of Parliament and Jan Adhikar Party leader Pappu Yadav on Thursday claimed that he was attacked in Muzaffarpur in the wake of 'Bharat Bandh', which was announced by several minority rights organisations, against amendments in the Sch
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Bharat Bandh: Security heightened in MP
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Sept 6 (ANI): Security was heightened in various parts of Madhya Pradesh in view of Bharat Bandh announced by several minority rights organisations against amendments in the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act on Thursday.
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LJP asks Congress, BSP to clarify stand on SC/ST Act
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): The Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) leader Chirag Paswan on Monday came down heavily on the Congress and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) asking them to clarify their stand on the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
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Remove A.K. Goel as NGT chief: Athawale
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 28[ANI]: The Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Ramdas Athawale on Saturday said former Supreme Court judge Justice A.K. Goel had given a wrong judgment on the Scheduled Castes and Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and hence, his appoin
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LJP warns agitation if SC/ST Act not restored
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jul 27 (ANI): The Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) on Friday threatened the Centre that they would join the agitation led by the Dalit outfits if amendments are not made in the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act by August 9.
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Khattar rejects Dalits' conversion claim
Updated : 7 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 05 (ANI): Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday refuted claims of 120 Dalits in the state converting to Buddhism, saying no religious conversions have taken place in the state.
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