The village sarpanch also announced a penalty of Rs 5000 on those who talked to the members of the community or tried to help them with anything
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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…]
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…]
Rahul Gandhi to accept giant Indian flag ‘insulted’ by Gujarat CM
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is set to accept a giant national flag made by the Dalit community that was presented to Chief Minister Vijay Rupani but which officials reportedly refused to accept citing lack of space. Gandhi will accept the flag, about 125 feet wide and 83.3 feet high, when[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…]
Praful Patel likely to be JDU-NCP CM face in Gujarat
JDU and NCP are getting ready for an all guns blazing battle in Gujarat, sources tell Newsd that the JDU-NCP alliance will project former Union Minister Praful Patel as the CM candidate for the state. “We have indicated our willingness to Congress for a grand alliance in the state however[Read More…]
Gujarat’s Dalit community is escalating their stir, will hold mega rally in Delhi
The Dalit community in Gujarat is planning to hold a massive protest in New Delhi’s Ramlila grounds ahead of the Winter Session of Parliament. Hoping to escalate their state-wide stir to a national level, the community is demanding equality, and protesting violence and atrocities against Dalits. From August till December,[Read More…]