Ahead of Telangana polls, Madiga Reservation Porata Samiti (MRPS) founder and senior Dalit leader Manda Krishna on Saturday announced its support to the Congress led grand alliance in the state. The Madigas in Telangana, led by Manda Krishna, have been demanding the categorisation of Scheduled Castes (SC) to ensure judicious distribution[Read More…]
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‘I am also a Dalit’, Why is Modi unfair to me? Tweets Yashwant Sinha
Former Union Minister and senior leader Yashwant Sinha on Monday, took to Twitter and stated himself as ‘Dalit’ and asked Prime Minister Modi, “Why is Modi unfair to me?”. Yashwant Singh tweeted after PM Modi called former Congress Chief Sitaram Kesri a ‘Dalit’ during a rally. Prime Minister Narendra Modi[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh: Another lynching attack on Dalit youth in Budhana
A 20-year-old Dalit youth was beaten to death by unidentified persons at Budhana town here, police said on Sunday. The youth went missing on Friday and his body was found in a field a day after, Station House Officer (SHO) Perbhaker Kentura said. He said a case was registered against unidentified persons based on a complaint by the youth’s father Ram Kishan. The deceased, identified as Kapil,[Read More…]
Bhima Koregaon violence: All you need to know
Bhima Koregaon violence that shook the country in January 2018 is again making headlines after Pune police arrested five rights activists and raided homes in several cities. The houses of seven prominent activists including Vernon Gonsalves, Arun Ferreira, Sudha Bhardwaj, Stan Swamy, Varavara Rao, Kranti, and Naseem were searched by[Read More…]
Only 2 Dalit generations should be given reservation: BJP leader
Senior BJP leader C.P. Thakur Sunday said only two generation of Dalits should be given reservations in jobs and educational institutions, not beyond that. “The son of a Dalit IAS officer should not be given the benefit of reservations in jobs and educational institutions,” Thakur, a former Union Minister, said[Read More…]
Minorities must not be in awe of majority in terms of number: Amartya Sen
Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen on Saturday said the minorities and the liberal forces in India, who oppose the divisive politics of the present day, need to be more vocal and assertive. Discussing the present scenario in India, Sen said those ruling the country do not constitute a majority, but[Read More…]
Ground Report: The Musahar community in Bihar at the bottom in peril
“If our cattle somehow enter agricultural fields of upper castes we are verbally abused, beaten up and forced to pay a certain amount as fine,” says, Ram Rati Devi, a daily wage landless labour of Saandhadumber Musahartoli, in Sandhadumber village of Motipur in Muzaffarpur district of Bihar. Musahartoli is the[Read More…]
SC/ST Commission summons Aligarh Muslim University vice chancellor
The government does not want to leave any chance to please Dalit community in the election as the decision of Aligarh Muslim University not allowing a reservation to Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and Other Backward Classes may cost it dear. National Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Commission has asked vice[Read More…]
Congress attitude of treating Dalits patronising: Amit Shah to Rahul
New Delhi: BJP President Amit Shah on Thursday advised Congress President Rahul Gandhi to give some time to facts, accusing his party of treating Dalits with patronising and condescending attitude. Rahulji, when you are free from winking and disrupting Parliament, give some time to facts as well. NDA Government, through[Read More…]
“His thinking is anti-Dalit”: Rahul Gandhi on PM Modi
New Delhi: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said the government’s anti-Dalit mindset became clear when Prime Minister Narendra Modi rewarded with re-employment a judge who diluted an act that sought to deter atrocities against the marginalized. He said the Bharatiya Janata Party and the governments it led at the[Read More…]
SC/ST Act: Delayed Govt response to Dalit’s Bharat Bandh call
As politicos, and among them mainly the Government, took over four-and-half months time to pass the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act in the Lok Sabha after the Supreme Court had ruled to change some of its provisions millions of Dalits and their organisations spread across the[Read More…]
Dalit man shot dead for dancing at a wedding in Bihar
Patna: A Dalit youth was shot dead in a Bihar village during a clash over dancing at a wedding, following which half a dozen vehicles were damaged by protesting villagers, police said on Thursday. Naveen Manjhi, a member of the Musahar community that is one of the most marginalised among[Read More…]
Maharashtra atrocity on Dalit, tribal boys: Rahul Gandhi slams RSS, BJP
Jalgaon (Maharashtra): Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday blamed the RSS and the Bharatiya Janata Party’ politics after two Dalits and a tribal boy were paraded nude and assaulted for swimming in a well in Wakadi village here. The sole crime of these Dalit children was they were taking a[Read More…]
Gujarat assembly polls: Gohil, Modhwadia in Congress’ first list
Senior Congress leaders Shaktisinh Gohil and Arjun Modhwadia figure in the party’s first list of 77 candidates for the first phase of Gujarat Assembly elections on December 9. As per the list finalised by the Congress’ Central Election Committee on Sunday, senior leader and sitting MLA from Abdasa, Shaktisinh Gohil,[Read More…]
‘Mr Dalit protest’ spreads after attack on Dalits increases in Gujarat
More than 300 people in villages around Gujarat’s Sanand district have opted for a unique mode to protest against rising attacks on Dalits in the region. The villagers have changed their WhatsApp display picture to that of a logo of a moustache and wrote ‘Mr Dalit’ on it. The ‘virtual’[Read More…]
Rajasthan: Woman accused of being witch dies after ruthless assault
In a shocking incident, a 40-year-old Dalit woman was allegedly branded a witch, stripped, beaten-up and made to eat faeces in a village in Rajasthan’s Ajmer district. She was then dragged by her hair and forced to lie on a bed of embers. The embers were then shoved into her[Read More…]
India and US seeing rise in hate crimes and have little regard for the poor: Martin Luther King III
A three-day conference is being organised in Karnataka on Dalit icon, BR Ambedkar, and the state of Dalits in the country. In his inaugural address at the symposium on Friday, human rights activist and social reformer, Martin Luther King III drew a parallel between India and the US, and said[Read More…]
Monsoon session: Against Dalit atrocity, Mayawati threatens to quit
The second day of monsoon parliament session was stormy as BSP chief, Mayawati threatened to resign from Rajya Sabha. Soon after, the Opposition troops in the well of the House started shouting slogan ‘Dalit virodhi yeh sarkar, nai chalegi.” The opposition raised slogan in Rajya Sabha against the Narendra Modi government[Read More…]
Gandhi or Godse: Who should India be known for?
There was this man, who belonged to India, and who is still admired all over the globe – the world’s greatest leaders and thinkers – all are his fans. But, Indians are forgetting him day by day. Some are even busy in slandering his image. Any guesses, who is he?[Read More…]
Bhim Army Chief Chandrashekhar arrested at Dalhousie
On Thursday, Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar was taken under arrest from Dalhousie at Himachal Pradesh. He was arrested by Special Task Force of Uttar Pradesh Police. Chandrashekhar, a lawyer, is arrested for his alleged role in the Saharanpur violence. Chandrashekhar led his group Bhim Army during the protests in the[Read More…]
Maharashtra: Dalit woman beaten and stripped over theft allegation, 23 arrested
A Dalit woman, 50-years-old, was beaten up and stripped in public over allegations of having tried to steal a pair of bullocks in Buldana district, Maharashtra, police said on Tuesday. So far, 23 people have been arrested in connection with the incident under IPC sections 324 (assault), 354 (assault or[Read More…]
On denial to visit Saharanpur, Rahul Gandhi hits out at NDA government
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi tried to visit Saharanpur, which is in a state of unrest following communal tension but was stopped at the district’s border by the police this afternoon. “I wanted to visit Saharanpur, I was stopped from going there… I am returning today on the request of[Read More…]
Rahul Gandhi denied permission to visit violence struck Saharanpur
On Friday, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi has been denied permission to visit violence struck area of Saharanpur in western Uttar Pradesh. “No permission has been given for Rahul Gandhi’s visit to the district,” said ADG (law and order) Aditya Mishra, adding that the district administration has banned the visits[Read More…]
Saharanpur unrest: BSP chief Mayawati calls Bhim Army a product of the BJP
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati, while addressing a press conference responded to the allegations of BSP links with Bhim Army. She cleared that the party members in Saharanpur believed that the apparent ‘Dalit Army’ was a product of BJP. Condemning the allegations, she said that her brother and other[Read More…]