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Set Gujarat right first, then rule the nation: Congress to PM Modi
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 21 (ANI): After a Dalit man in Gujarat killed himself while demanding land rights for his community, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha M. Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi needed to set his own house (Gujarat) in order first, before ta
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Dalit youth hacked to death for exposing illegal sale of liquor in Punjab
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Mansa (Punjab) [India], Oct. 11 (ANI): A Dalit youth in Punjab's Mansa district has been hacked to death on the suspicion that he was acting as an informer for liquor contractors and the police and helping in exposing illegal sale of liquor in his area.
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Fadnavis assures Dalits on SC-ST Prevention of Atrocities Act not being re
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], Oct.12 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has assured Dalits that the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act will not be repealed or abolished despite a strong demand from a section of the Maratha community.
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Don't want your sympathy, just take action against Dalit atrocities:
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Saharanpur [India], Sept. 11 (ANI): Continuing her assault on the Centre over their lackadaisical attitude towards Dalit atrocities across the nation, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Sunday took on Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying that Dalits wants to see some action taken b
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Congress condemns Dayashankar Singh`s derogatory slur on Mayawati
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept. 5 (ANI): The Congress Party on Monday condemned expelled BJP leader Dayashankar Singh's derogatory slur on BSP supremo Mayawati and said using such remarks for a Dalit woman is a heinous crime.
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Sex CD row: Valmiki community demands Kejriwal's resignation
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept. 3 (ANI): Extremely upset over the sex CD row involving sacked AAP minister Sandeep Kumar, the Valmiki community staged a protest outside Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence here on Saturday demanding that he should step down on moral grounds as his
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Sandeep Kumar cries foul, says bearing brunt of being 'Dalit'
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India], Sept.1 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sandeep Kumar, who was sacked yesterday for allegedly featuring in a CD which shows him in a 'compromising position with two women', on Thursday denied his presence in the controversial video, saying that he was bearing
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Congress MLAs suspended by Gujarat Assembly Speaker for protest over Una i
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Gandhinagar (Gujarat), Aug.23 (ANI): Gujarat State Assembly Speaker Ramanlal Vora suspended all opposition Congress MLAs for a day from the assembly on Tuesday after they refused to end their protest over cow vigilante group members publicly flogging Dalits in Una on July 11 this year.
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Advani condemns attack on Dalits, demands thorough probe
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Gandhinagar, Aug. 22 (ANI): In what may give the opposition fresh ammunition to target Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) veteran Lal Krishna Advani on Monday condemned the recent incidents of atrocities against Dalits in the country and called for a th
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Mayawati's charge that BJP is anti-Dalit reflects her nervousness, sa
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug 22 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday said that Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati's charge that the former is pursuing and championing anti-Dalit policies, reflected her nervousness ahead of next year's state polls in Uttar Pradesh.
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Attacks on weaker sections need to be dealt with firmly, says President Mu
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 14 (ANI): Taking a serious note of atrocities on weaker section, especially on Dalits and women, President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday said attacks on weaker sections that militate against our national ethos are aberrations that need to be dealt with firmly.
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Govt. committed to prevent atrocities on Dalits: Rajnath Singh
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 11 (ANI): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said rising incidents of Dalit atrocities are a challenge before the society and government is committed to prevent it and empower the community through development.
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