Former Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday slammed newly-elected Congress government for 'diverting' Rs 11,000 crores the SC/ST sub-plans to implement the five guarantees and said that this was the "greatest injustice done by Congress Govt on Dalits."
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Scheduled Caste Morcha’s National President Lal Singh Arya on Monday took a jibe at the Congress party and said that the maximum number of dalit atrocities were reported from Congress-ruled states.
Former Rajasthan Chief Minister and BJP leader Vasundhara Raje on Friday alleged that law and order in the state under the Congress government is being shredded with an increasing number of crimes against women, girls, Dalits, and businessmen, adding that the highest number of cases of cr
A 17-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly gang rapped by three college students while her boyfriend was thrashed in Jodhpur of Rajasthan, in the early hours of Sunday.
Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath met Governor Mangubhai C. Patel on Monday as part of the Congress delegation to inform him about the state of Dalits and alleged suppression of tribals in the state.
For the past few months, Dalit organisations have been demanding to revoke the cases filed against their activists who participated in the Kurukshetra Mahasabha during the Telugu Desam Party rule in 2017.
The incident occurred in Barkhadi village in the district on June 30 where villagers caught two dalits allegedly in connection with molestation. They blackened their faces, garlanded them with shoes and paraded in the village.
Speaking to ANI about the viral video of the incident, the woman said, "...He is my husband. I want that if something wrong has been done, what has to happen will happen. There should be punishment if something wrong was done."
"On July 10, under the leadership of Leader of Opposition Govind Singh, all Congress MLAs will meet the Governor, will inform him point-wise about the atrocities on tribals in Madhya Pradesh," Jitu Patwari said in a press conference.
The Chief Minister said that five guarantees are already being implemented as announced by the government, and more grants will be allotted to minorities starting next year, said the CM office.
"PDA is basically the name of that unity born out of consciousness and common feeling against the exploitation, oppression and neglect of 'backward, dalit and minority'," a rough translation of Akhilesh Yadav's tweet in Hindi read.