"It is all bogus. Nothing is there. What they are telling is politically motivated. They are just trying to defame a Dalit Minister. That's all," Shivakumar told reporters in Bengaluru.
The awardees include individuals who have worked quietly at the grassroots for decades, many of them hailing from marginalised communities, Dalit and backward sections, primitive tribes and remote or difficult terrains. This year's list reflects a strong focus on people who have dedicated
After a crucial three-hour meeting with Punjab party leaders, Venugopal said there was "no question of leadership change" in Punjab, adding that all leaders "unanimously agreed" with the party's direction moving forward.
A delegation of BJP leaders led by Meghalaya Cabinet Minister Sanbor Shullai and State BJP President Rikman G Momin called on the Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi to seek an early resolution to the long-pending issue of relocation of the Dalit Sikh community from Them Iew Mawlo
According to a press release issued by YSRCP, Srinivasulu claimed that Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu and Nara Lokesh are using every platform only to target Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy because, according to the former MLA, they have nothing to show in governance.
The YSR Congress Party has sought an immediate appointment with the Director General of Police over the brutal murder of Dalit YSRCP activist Manda Salman of Pinnelli village in Gurazala constituency of Palnadu district.
"Rohit Vemula Act is not just a slogan--it's a necessity. So that caste discrimination in educational institutions becomes a crime, strict action is taken against the guilty, and no student is ever broken, silenced, or pushed out in the name of their caste," Gandhi posted on 'X'.
Addressing the media at the YSRCP central office, Babu said hundreds of YSRCP workers continue to live outside their villages due to threats by ruling party leaders and local police, and that Salman, who returned only to see his ailing wife, was brutally beaten to death with iron rods.
Addressing the media after meeting Salman's family at the Guntur Government Hospital mortuary, Reddy on Friday said the brutal killing of Salman has exposed how villages are being turned into zones of fear, hatred and political and caste-based persecution under the coalition government.
"Are you even eligible to govern? How many lives will you sacrifice for political parties? What answer do you have for the murder of our party worker from Pinnelli village in the Gurazala constituency, Manda Salman--a Dalit, a poor man--who fell victim to the consequences of your party's
Karnataka Assembly Leader of Opposition R Ashok on Wednesday condemned the Shidlaghatta incident, claiming that the Congress leader Rajeev Gowda has allegedly threatened the Municipal Commissioner Amruta Gowda of beating her with a slipper and setting her body on fire over the alleged rem