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SAD urges new Punjab CM to register criminal case against Sadhu Singh Dhar
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 20 (ANI): Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Monday urged the first Dalit Chief Minister of Punjab Charanjit Singh Channi to register a criminal case against former Social Welfare minister Sadhu Singh Dharamsot to 'safeguard the future of Scheduled Castes students o
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Rahul Gandhi created history, says Navjot Singh Sidhu on first Dalit Sikh
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], September 20 (ANI): Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Monday said that Rahul Gandhi has created history by making Charanjit Singh Channi the first Dalit Sikh Chief Minister of the state.
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Sunil Jakhar 'baffled' by Harish Rawat's comment on Sidhu leading Congress
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], September 20 (ANI): Even as Charanjit Singh Channi took oath as Punjab Chief Minister on Monday following the Congress leadership's decision to elevate him as leader of Congress Legislative Party, the turmoil in the state unit of the party seems far from over.
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Mayawati terms Channi's appointment poll gimmick, says Cong doesn't trust
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 20 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Monday said Charanjit Singh Channi's appointment as Punjab Chief Minister is a "poll gimmick" and added that Congress does not fully trust the Dalits.
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Cong treating Dalits as vote bank; dumped Channi for Sidhu: BJP
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 20 (ANI): The politics over Dalit votes has grown intense in poll-bound Punjab with Bharatiya Janata Party sharpening its attack on Congress for cheating the community and insulting them by using it only as a vote bank.
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Charanjit Singh Channi to be first Dalit chief minister of Punjab
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 19 (ANI): As Congress leader and Punjab Minister Charanjit Singh Channi was on Sunday unanimously elected as the Leader of the Congress Legislature Party of Punjab, he became the first Dalit leader to become the 16th Chief Minister of the state.
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BJP under leadership of PM Modi is committed to social justice: JP Nadda
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 18 (ANI): BJP president JP Nadda on Saturday said the party is committed to social justice and under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, it is working to make Babasaheb Ambedkar's dream true.
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Sanjay Nishad is poison for Dalits, says VIP chief Mukesh Sahani
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], September 10 (ANI): Slamming Nishad Party chief Sanjay Nishad, National President of Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) and Union Minister Mukesh Sahani on Friday said the former is poison for Dalits.
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Month after eviction letter, bust of Ram Vilas Paswan installed in 12, Ja
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 7 (ANI): As the first death anniversary of former Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on October 8 inches close, the fight for 12, Janpath bungalow is still on by Chirag Paswan. A bust has been installed of the former Union Minister and veteran Dalit leader Ram Vilas
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Congress writes to Telangana CM, seeks employment, empowerment of Dalits,
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], August 29 (ANI): All India Congress Committee (AICC) spokesperson Dasoju Sravankumar wrote a letter to the Chief Minister of Telangana about the problems of Dalits and Tribals in the state.
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13 held for thrashing 7 members of family in Maharastra's Vani Khurd
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandrapur (Maharashtra) [India], August 23 (ANI): Thirteen people have been arrested after seven people of a family were allegedly beaten up and humiliated on the suspicion of practising black magic in Vani Khurd village, Chandrapur district of Maharastra on Monday.
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Congress slams KCR, demands Telangana govt to disburse 'Dalit Bandhu' sche
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 18 (ANI): Congress has demanded the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) government to issue bonds to Dalits promising to disburse 'Dalit Bandhu' scheme funds within a specific time frame.
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