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Bharat Bandh: Bihar MP Pappu Yadav allegedly attacked
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Muzaffarpur (Bihar) [India], Sep 7 (ANI): Madhepura Member of Parliament and Jan Adhikar Party leader Pappu Yadav on Thursday claimed that he was attacked in Muzaffarpur in the wake of 'Bharat Bandh', which was announced by several minority rights organisations, against amendments in the Sch
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Bharat Bandh: Security heightened in MP
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Sept 6 (ANI): Security was heightened in various parts of Madhya Pradesh in view of Bharat Bandh announced by several minority rights organisations against amendments in the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act on Thursday.
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Congress accuses NDA govt of not being pro Dalit
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 9 (ANI): Congress leader Kumari Selja on Thursday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA government of not being pro Dalit.
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Amit Shah's barb at Rahul Gandhi over SC/ST Act
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Aug 9 (ANI): Accusing the Congress of double standard, Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah on Thursday criticised Congress President Rahul Gandhi for participating in a protest over Scheduled Caste/Schedule Tribe Atrocities Bill whereas the party has been "patron
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SC/ST bill passed in Lok Sabha
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug. 06 (ANI): The Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Bill, 2018 has been passed in Lok Sabha on Monday.
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Will pass SC/ST act in Monsoon session: Rajnath Singh
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 2 (ANI): A day after the Union Cabinet approved the restoration of the original provisions of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Bill, Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said the bill will be tabled during the ongoing monsoon sessi
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Union Cabinet approves bill to overturn SC order on SC/ST Act
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 1 (ANI): Ahead of a nationwide bandh called by the Dalit groups, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday agreed to table the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) bill during the ongoing monsoon session of the Parliament to restore the original provis
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LJP asks Congress, BSP to clarify stand on SC/ST Act
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): The Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) leader Chirag Paswan on Monday came down heavily on the Congress and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) asking them to clarify their stand on the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
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Remove A.K. Goel as NGT chief: Athawale
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 28[ANI]: The Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Ramdas Athawale on Saturday said former Supreme Court judge Justice A.K. Goel had given a wrong judgment on the Scheduled Castes and Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and hence, his appoin
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LJP warns agitation if SC/ST Act not restored
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jul 27 (ANI): The Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) on Friday threatened the Centre that they would join the agitation led by the Dalit outfits if amendments are not made in the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act by August 9.
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Khattar rejects Dalits' conversion claim
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 05 (ANI): Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday refuted claims of 120 Dalits in the state converting to Buddhism, saying no religious conversions have taken place in the state.
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Haryana Dalits convert to Buddhism over unfulfilled demands
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Jind (Haryana) [India], Jun 4 (ANI): Up to 100 Dalits from Jind district recently converted to Buddhism after non-fulfilment of their demands, despite protesting for 115 days.
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