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Bharat Bandh's success has left BJP scared of Dalits: Mayawati
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr 8 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Sunday claimed that the success of the recent Bharat Bandh, called by Dalit organisations against the alleged dilution in the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989
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Another Dalit BJP MP writes to PM Modi
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 7 (ANI): A Dalit Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Uttar Pradesh's Nagina, Yashwant Singh, wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and accused the Central government of ignoring the Dalits of the country.
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Entire country should stand by Dalits: Telangana CM
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India] April 3 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao (KCR) has said entire country should stand by Dalits.
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RSS refutes criticism for 'Bharat Bandh' violence
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 02 (ANI): Responding to criticisms leveled by Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday, who said that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh(RSS), along with the Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP), was responsible for suppressing the Dalits for years, the Hindu Nationalist organis
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Bharat Bandh: One dead, 448 detained in UP
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr 2 (ANI): Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Law and Order Uttar Pradesh Praveen Kumar on Monday informed that one person was killed and 448 people were detained in Uttar Pradesh amid the nationwide bandh called by the several Dalits outfits over the
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BJP chants name of Ambedkar but oppresses Dalits: Mayawati
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Mar 26 (ANI): Bahujan SamajParty (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Monday lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for using Bhimrao Ambedkar's name and said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chants the name of the Dalit leader but oppresses those belonging to
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Notice served to BJP MLA for beating up Dalits
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Dehradun (Uttrakhand) [India], Mar. 11 (ANI): Rudrapur Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Rajkumar Thakral has been served a notice by the party for beating up Dalit men and women, the Uttrakhand State BJP President Ajay Bhatt confirmed.
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Over a hundred Dalits adopt Buddhism in Karnataka
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Kalburagi (Karnataka) [India], Mar 1 (ANI): Over 60 Dalit families, in Karnataka's Kundagoli village in Kalburagi district renounced Hinduism and converted to Buddhism today.
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Bhima-Koregaon violence: SC extends interim relief to prime accused till M
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India] February 20 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended the interim relief of anticipatory bail to Milind Ramakant Ekbote, the prime accused in the Bhima-Koregaon violence, till March 14.
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Pariksha Pe Charcha: Himachal CM seeks report on discrimination against Da
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Himachal Pradesh [India], Feb. 19 (ANI) : Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur has commented on Monday upon the reports of making the Dalit students sit separately at Pariksha Pe Charcha event held at Delhi.
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SC grants protection to Bhima-Koregaon violence accused
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 7 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted interim protection from arrest to Milind Ramakant Ekbote, the prime accused in the January 1 Bhima-Koregaon violence.
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Man arrested for mutilating 10-year-old's private parts
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Panchkula (Haryana) [India], Jan 15 (ANI): A 50-year-old man has been arrested here for sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl in Haryana's Pinjore.
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