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Circular asking Dalits to notify before wedding withdrawn
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 6 (ANI): A circular which directed the Dalit community in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain district to submit notice three days before their wedding has been withdrawn.
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Uma Bharti compares feeding Dalits to self-purification activity
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh) [India] May 02 (ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Union Minister Uma Bharti on Tuesday compared feeding Dalits to a self-purification activity.
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NHRC issues notice to Rajasthan Govt over attack on Dalits
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 1 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance in a matter where during a pre-wedding procession, a Dalit family was allegedly attacked in Rajasthan's Bhilwara district by few people belonging to upper caste after the groom rode a ma
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Dalits converting to Buddhism, a dangerous situation: BJP MP
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Una (Gujarat) [India], Apr 30 (ANI): Terming the mass conversion of Dalits to Buddhism as a "dangerous situation," Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Udit Raj on Monday cited "social injustice" as the prime reason.
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Dalits convert to Buddhism, say 'not considered Hindus'
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Una (Gujarat) [India], Apr. 29 (ANI): A group of Dalits in Gujarat's Una renounced Hinduism on Sunday to convert to Buddhism.
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Dharmendra Pradhan announces free LPG for backward classes in Bihar
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Darbhanga (Bihar) [India] Apr 20 (ANI): In a bid to promote Pradhan Mantri Ujwala Yojana (PMUY) scheme, Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday announced free gas connections for Dalits and every other backward class in Bihar.
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Launching schemes in Ambedkar's name will not help Dalits: Mayawati
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr. 14 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Saturday took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said inaugurating schemes under the name of B.R. Ambedkar will not lead to the development of the Dalits.
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Increasing atrocities against Dalits, minorities could harm democracy: Man
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], Apr. 12 (ANI): Former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Wednesday raised concern on the growing inequality towards the Dalits and minorities in the country and said if it not kept in check, it could harm the Indian democracy.
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Dalits fleeing from UP village, police rebuff reports
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Meerut (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr. 9 (ANI): A resident of Shobhapur village in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut on Monday claimed that after the Bharat Bhandh protest, the Dalit families are migrating from the area as they are living in fear.
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BJP against ideology of Dalits, Tribals: Rahul Gandhi
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 9 (ANI): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) aim is to divide the country while adding that it is against the ideology of Dalits and Tribals.
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Man shows black flag to Ramdas Athawale stressing Dalits' plight
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Surat (Gujarat) [India], Apr. 8 (ANI): A youth showed black cloth to Union Minister Ramdas Athawale during a conference in Gujarat's Surat on Sunday.
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'Dalits being targeted post Bharat Bandh violence'
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Apr. 8 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Udit Raj on Sunday said that the Dalits, who took part in Bharat Bandh protests, were being targeted.
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