Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday expressed concern over “caste, community and cash” gaining prominence in certain sections of public life and said that people of the country expected better performance from the elected representatives in parliament. Naidu, who gave away the 12th Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards,[Read More…]
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Dalit groom attacked for riding a mare during wedding procession
A Dalit man riding a mare during his wedding procession (baraat) was attacked with beer bottles and dragged along the road allegedly by a group of upper caste men in Rajasthan’s Udaipur district, according to multiple reports. Kailash Meghwal, the groom, was attacked in Jhalo Ka Dhana village in Udaipur.[Read More…]
Dalit teenager falls victim to casteist abuse, hangs himself to death
A Dalit teenager committed suicide in a Narva village last on January 5th after he mistakenly dialed a wrong number. The number belonged to an upper caste girl and her brother allegedly assaulted and abused him for calling a Rajput house. This unintentional phone call followed by the abuse forced[Read More…]
Don’t vote on caste basis, says RSS
RSS leader Krishna Gopal on Sunday appealed people to vote on the basis of candidate’s abilities and added that using caste as vote bank is not good for a democratic system. “Some people have personal and political vested interests and they use caste as their vote bank which I believe[Read More…]
Now candidates can’t seek votes in the name of religion, caste, rules Supreme Court
In a landmark decision ahead of essential assembly polls in five states where caste and faith play a major role in politics, the Supreme Court on Monday forbidden contenders from seeking votes in the name of religion, caste, race, community or language. Led by Chief Justice of India TS Thakur,[Read More…]
Madhya Pradesh school under fire for distributing bags marked with caste
In what comes across as a case of racial profiling, a government college in Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh has come under attack for distributing bags which say “SC/ ST scheme” to students. About 250 of the 600 undergraduate and post-graduate SC/ST students of Rajiv Gandhi Government PG College in Mandsaur have received these[Read More…]
High court stays Jat reservation, fresh agitation feared in Haryana
The Punjab and Haryana high court on Thursday stayed reservation for the Jat community. The law was challenged by petitioner Murari Lal Gupta through public interest litigation (PIL) and a two-judge bench of justices Gurmit Ram and SS Saron had issued notices to the Haryana govt to respond by July[Read More…]