Gautam on Tuesday reminded Patole of how Congress's national president, Mallikarjun Kharge, was reportedly kept "outside like an untouchable" during Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's nomination filing.
"Congress has always been opposed to the unity of ST, SC, and OBC communities. After independence, as long as our Dalit community remained divided, Congress enjoyed power at the Centre based on the policy of 'divide and rule'," he said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi continued his attack on Congress in the second successive day of his campaign in Maharashtra, alleging that it has no regard for Baba Saheb Ambedkar and the party "deprived the Dalits of Jammu and Kashmir of their rights".
Addressing a public rally in PaIamu, Jharkhand, Amit Shah said, "Congress talks about reservation, but in our constitution, there is no such provision to give reservation on the basis of religion. In Maharashtra, a group of some 'Ulemah' submitted a memorandum to them about 10 per cent re
The Supreme Court has stayed the auction of a farmer's land in Uttar Pradesh. The Dalit farmer, Sukhram, had taken a loan of Rs 23,049 from the Uttar Pradesh Cooperative Rural Development Bank Ltd. for dairy and buffalo farming.
BJP leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister responded Friday to allegations that Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge was denied entry during Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's nomination filing for the Wayanad by-polls.
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday slammed the BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh government for postponement of UP Provincial Civil Service (PCS) prelims exam and said that repeatedly postponing exams has become the policy of the state government.
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati Friday criticised the Haryana BJP government's decision to implement the sub-classification of Scheduled Castes (SC) for reservation, calling it a "conspiracy to divide Dalits once again".
Protests erupted in the Vikas Nagar area of Lucknow on Saturday following the death of a 26-year-old Dalit man. Family members of the deceased, along with locals, blocked the road, demanding justice and action against those allegedly responsible for the crime.
While addressing the event virtually, PM Modi said, "Just yesterday, the election results of Haryana and Jammu & Kashmir were declared. Haryana has told what the mood of the country is. It is historic to be elected for the third consecutive time after completing two terms."
Pointing out the Congress' defeat in the Haryana Assembly election, BJP National spokesperson CR Kesavan said on Wednesday that the party is "repeatedly losing" the elections due to its anti-people, anti-Dalit, anti-OBC, and anti-democratic policies.