Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has rejected BJP's demand for the resignation of state minister Priyank Kharge and said party leaders "know his integrity".
Priyanka Gandhi condemned the BJP led government over alleged police brutality against Dalits, citing the death of a Dalit youth in Dewas, Madhya Pradesh. She criticizes the government's treatment of marginalized communities.
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday targeted Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi calling his visit to Maharashtra's violence-hit Parbhani "a political meeting" and an "attempt to create hatred among people on caste lines."
Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Monday visited Maharashtra's violence-hit Parbhani and alleged that the victim was "murdered" because he was a Dalit and was "protecting" the Constitution.
He will meet the family of budding advocate Somnath Suryawnashi, a Dalit activist, who allegedly died in judicial custody following the protests over alleged vandalism of a replica of the Indian Constitution.
Kejriwal stated that under this scholarship scheme, the Delhi government will cover the expenses of Dalit students after they gain admission to top universities across the world. Government employees from the Dalit community can also avail of this scholarship.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday announced a scholarship scheme named after Dr BR Ambedkar for the higher education of Dalit students.
Shah on Wednesday reportedly said in Rajya Sabha, "If they (opposition) had taken the name of God so many times instead of Ambedkar, they would have got heaven for seven lives."