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They don't want Dalits to do better: Mayawati's caste card over raids on b
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 19 (ANI): Infuriated over the Income Tax Department's action against her brother and BSP vice president Anand Kumar, party chief Mayawati on Friday dubbed the RSS and BJP as casteist organizations, alleging that they do not want people from Dalit and
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Congress MPs give adjournment motion notice in LS over 'Dalit killings' in
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): Several Congress MPs on Friday gave an adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha over alleged "killing of Dalits" in Gujarat.
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Madurai :Amidst water crisis, Dalits restricted from using water from a pu
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 29 (ANI): Amidst a grave water crisis, people belonging to Dalit Communityhave been restricted from drawing water from a public well located at foothills of Otthakadai Yanamalai due to untouchability still being practiced in a village 10 km from here.
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YSRCP writes to EC, urges for re-polling in 2 booths in Hyderabad
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 18 (ANI): The YSR Congress Party on Saturday approached the Election Commission of India seeking immediate intervention and necessary orders to ensure free and fair elections in Chandragiri Assembly segment of Andhra Pradesh.
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BJP, Cong politicising Ambedkar who is BSP's soul: Mayawati
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 2 (ANI): BSP supremo Mayawati on Thursday accused the Congress and BJP of indulging in electoral politics involving Dalit icon BR Ambedkar, saying he was considered a soul for the BSP.
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Deaf, dumb Dalits can get top positions in BJP, says Udit Raj
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Apr 30 (ANI): Dalit leaders - who are deaf and dumb - can get top positions in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), said Udit Raj on Tuesday, who recently joined the Congress party after the BJP denied him the Lok Sabha ticket to seek re-election from North West D
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Dalits were stopped from voting by police during first phase of polling in
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 12 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on Friday complained to the Election Commission of India (ECI) alleging malfunctioning of electronic voting machines (EVMs).
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Police did not allow dalits to vote in Uttar Pradesh, alleges BSP in compl
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala), Apr 11 (ANI): BSP has lodged a complaint with Election Commission of India alleging that Dalit voters were stopped from casting their votes by police and administration in Uttar Pradesh.
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RJD releases manifesto, promises reservation to Dalits, backward classes
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Apr 8 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Monday released the party's poll manifesto which promises reservation to Dalits and backward classes on the basis of their population, besides a job quota in the private sector.
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Dalits are not safe in Gujarat, says Jignesh Mevani
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], Mar 21 (ANI): Gujarat Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Jignesh Mevani on Thursday attacked the BJP-led Central government for its "anti-Dalit attitude".
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You won't get Dalit votes if RPI (A) is ignored: Athawale warns Shiv Sena,
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra), [India], Feb 20 (ANI): Upset over being ignored by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Shiv Sena for a pre-poll alliance, Republican Party of India (Athawale) chief Ramdas Athawale warned that if his party is not given representation, the alliance would "lose the vo
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SC defers hearing of pleas challenging amendments in SC/ST Act
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 19 (ANI): The Supreme Court once again deferred the final hearing of a clutch of pleas challenging the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2018 that rule out any provision for an anticipatory bail for a person accused of committing a crime against Schedu
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