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Congress slams PM Modi for leaving out Dalit atrocities in 'Mann Ki B
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 1 (ANI): The Congress on Monday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not raising the issue of Dalit atrocities in his radio programme 'Mann Ki Baat', adding that his silence over the Una incident reflected his support to it.
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Sense of 'anger, alienation' among BJP's Dalit leaders: JD
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 1 (ANI): The Janata Dal (United) on Monday said that there was a sense of 'anger and alienation' in BJP's Dalit leaders, as the party had allegedly turned a 'blind-eye' towards recent incidents of violence by cow vigilantes.
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Govt. should create 'fear of law' in criminals: Cong on Darbhang
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Darbhanga (Bihar), July 31 (ANI): After a Dalit woman in Bihar's Darbhanga district was allegedly beaten and forced to drink her urine by four men claiming her to be a 'witch', the Congress today said that respective state governments must take strict action against such eleme
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'Panic-stricken' Mayawati losing her presence in UP: BJP
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 31 (ANI): Taking on Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati after she accused Union Minister Ramdas Athawale of 'dividing Dalit votes', the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday said the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister, who has lost her presence in the politic
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Mayawati never spares any 'emerging' Dalit leader: BJP MP Udit R
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 31(ANI): With Mayawati accusing Union Minister Ramdas Athawale of working to divide Dalit votes, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Udit Raj hit back at the BSP supremo, asserting that she never spared any emerging Dalit leader.
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'Gau Raksha' is important, but so is 'Manav Raksha', s
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 30 (ANI): Condemning the Una incident where a Dalit family was flogged allegedly by Gau Rakshaks for skinning a cow carcass, newly inducted Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Ramdas Athawale on Saturday said the protection of cows should not be at the expen
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SP inspired by BJP, biased towards `weaker` sections: Mayawati
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 29 (ANI): Expressing her grief over the Mainpuri Dalit couple murder, Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Friday said the Samajwadi Party (SP) is getting inspired by the government at the Centre and is developing a biased attitude towards the weaker sections of
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Mainpuri Dalit couple murder: Akhilesh Govt. assures speedy justice to vic
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 29 (ANI): The Samajwadi Party on Friday condemned the brutal killing of Dalit couple, who was axed to death by a shopkeeper in Lakhmipur village of Uttar Pradesh's Mainpuri district for alleged non-payment of Rs. 15, and said that the state government will leave no stone
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Dalit couple axed to death for Rs. 15
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Mainpuri, July 28 (ANI): A Dalit coupe was axed to death by a shopkeeper in Lakhmipur village of Uttar Pradesh's Mainpuri district on Thursday for allegedly non-payment of Rs. 15 that they had borrowed from him.
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Dalits stage protest against Sangh Parivar outfits in Chikmagalur
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Chikmagalur (Karnataka), July 28 (ANI): The Dalit activists today staged a protest march against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Sangh Parivar against the attack on a Dalit family by the Bajrang Dal activists over suspicion of cattle theft and cow slaughter in Kondur village of Karnatak
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Upset Dalits threaten to embrace Islam in Tamil Nadu
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Karur (Tamil Nadu), July 28 (ANI): The Dalit families, who have been protesting after being denied permission to attend a temple festival in Tamil Nadu's Karur region, today threatened to convert to Islam.
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Mayawati corners govt in Rajya Sabha over atrocities on Dalits, Muslims
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 27 (ANI): After going hammer and thongs at the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Central Government in the Rajya Sabha over atrocities on Dalits and religious minorities, especially Muslims, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) national president Mayawati on Wednesday said so far, they were to
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