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UP BJP chief asks Akhilesh to clear SP's stand on Swami Prasad Maurya's re
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
On Sunday, Maurya, considered a prominent OBC leader in Uttar Pradesh, had sought a ban on the work composed by the 16th-century poet-saint Tulsidas alleging that Dalits and women have been "insulted" in Ramcharitmanas.
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SP MLC Swami Prasad Maurya booked over his 'Ramcharitmanas' remark
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Maurya, considered a prominent OBC leader in Uttar Pradesh had on Sunday sought a ban on the work composed by the 16-century poet-saint Tulsidas alleging that Dalits and women have been "insulted" in the epic poem based on the Ramayana.
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Congress always insulted Dalits, tribals, OBCs; BJP helped them stand as e
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Bharatiya Janata Party national president JP Nadda on Thursday accused Congress of neglecting and insulting the Dalits, tribals and OBCs while also alleging that the party is known for "corruption, casteism, and commission".
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BJP depriving Dalits, backwards of their rights: SP chief Akhilesh Yadav o
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Days after the Lucknow bench of the High Court quashed OBC reservation in civic body elections by the government, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party was depriving the Dalits and Backwards of their rights.
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Plea in Supreme Court challenges move to set up Commission to look into SC
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
As per the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 (amended from time to time) no person professing a religion other than Hinduism or Sikhism, or Buddhism can be deemed to be a member of a Scheduled Caste
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"India progressed as Congress broke shackles of Dalits, poor": Mallikarjun
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
As the Congress observes its 138th Foundation Day, party President Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday said his party follows the principle of taking everyone along.
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Karnataka: Cong-BJP fight erupts over suspended tender for Dalits to watch
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Amid accusations by the Congress on Thursday that the ruling party was practising untouchability, the BJP hit back accusing the erstwhile Siddaramaiah government of calling similar tenders.
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Rajasthan ministers assure probe into 'assault' after reports of Dalits co
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Baran (Rajasthan) [India], October 22 (ANI): Rajasthan Minister Pratap Khachariyawas has said that the government will probe the alleged assault on a Dalit family in a village of Baran district of the state as reports emerged that some people from the community had converted to Buddhism foll
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MP: Youths tonsured, paraded with shoe garlands in Bhind district; 2 accus
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Bhind (Madhya Pradesh) [India], October 19 (ANI): In a shocking incident, two men from the Shakya community were allegedly tonsured, garlanded with shoes, and paraded around a village in the Bhind district of Madhya Pradesh, police said.
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If there is love for Dalits, then a Dalit should be CM: BJP Telangana chie
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], September 15 (ANI): BJP state president and MP Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Thursday called CM K Chandrashekhar Rao's decision to name the new secretariat after B R Ambedkar a "good decision" but added that if there was love for weaker sections, a Dalit should be made
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Ali Anwar writes letter to Opposition seeking support for welfare and deve
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 4 (ANI): Former Rajya Sabha MP Ali Anwar and President of All India Pasmanda Muslim Mahaz on Sunday wrote a letter to all opposition parties seeking the support for welfare and development of Pasmanda Muslims and other backward communities across the Country.
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BJP MP Nishikant Dubey demands probe after minor girl found hanging from t
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 4 (ANI): Following two back-to-back incidents of assault on minor girls in the state, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Sunday slammed the Hemant Soren's government in Jharkhand for the growing atrocities on Dalit girls and said that "underage Dalits and tribal girls are
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