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Congress links Anandiben Patel's resignation to outrage against Dalit
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug 1 (ANI): The Congress on Monday rubbished Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel's 'age' reason behind her resignation and said that the recent Dalit outrage in the state has pushed the latter to step down from the coveted post.
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Udit Raj demands Hyderabad MLA's expulsion for backing Una incident
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug.1 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Udit Raj on Monday criticised his party leader Raja Singh's statement justifying the recent attack on Dalits in Gujarat's Una by a cow vigilante group and demanded the Hyderabad MLA's expulsion.
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Dalits stage protest against Sangh Parivar outfits in Chikmagalur
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Chikmagalur (Karnataka), July 28 (ANI): The Dalit activists today staged a protest march against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Sangh Parivar against the attack on a Dalit family by the Bajrang Dal activists over suspicion of cattle theft and cow slaughter in Kondur village of Karnatak
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Upset Dalits threaten to embrace Islam in Tamil Nadu
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Karur (Tamil Nadu), July 28 (ANI): The Dalit families, who have been protesting after being denied permission to attend a temple festival in Tamil Nadu's Karur region, today threatened to convert to Islam.
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Mayawati corners govt in Rajya Sabha over atrocities on Dalits, Muslims
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 27 (ANI): After going hammer and thongs at the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Central Government in the Rajya Sabha over atrocities on Dalits and religious minorities, especially Muslims, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) national president Mayawati on Wednesday said so far, they were to
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AAP to woo Dalits by bringing separate 'Dalit manifesto' in Punj
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 26 (ANI): In an attempt to woo Dalit voters for the upcoming assembly polls in Punjab, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is about to release a separate 'Dalit manifesto.'
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Atrocities against dalits escalating since BJP rule: Mayawati
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 26 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Tuesday alleged that the incidents of atrocities against dalits and crime against women are on the rise ever since the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came into power at the Centre and different states.
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Chhattisgarh Govt. rubbishes reports of rise in crime against Dalits
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Raipur, July 25 (ANI): Rubbishing recent reports suggesting that crime against Dalits in the state was on the rise, the Chhattisgarh Government while quoting figures issued by the National Crime Records Bureau stated that offences against the Schedule Castes was 'under control'.
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Mayawati slams PM Modi's silence, says don't be apathetic toward
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 25 (ANI): In wake of the rising atrocities against Dalits in the states, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Monday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to break his silence on the issue and accused him of being apathetic to the concerns of the said community.
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Rajnath condemns atrocities on Dalits in Gujarat's Una
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 21 (ANI): Condemning the atrocities on Dalits in Gujarat's Una, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said what has happened in Gujarat is highly condemnable and such incidents must not be repeated.
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PM modi least concerned about Dalits: Surjewala
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 21(ANI): Referring to Una Dalit incident in Gujarat, Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala on Thursday said the Modi government is least concerned about Dalits or poor people, and because of that, the public are saying that Modi has become arrogant.
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Stop politics against atrocities on Dalits: Mayawati
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 21 (ANI): Slamming the CID probe ordered into the Una incident, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati on Thursday demanded that this case should be heard in a fast-track court while asserting that the leaders of various political p
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