Bihar Dalit Killed

A Dalit girl, who was just 14 years old, has been hacked to death with a sickle and the accused in the crime is suspected to be a youth from her village in Bihar, police said on Wednesday.

The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) has backed calls for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the killing of Shakti Malik, a former member of the party, in Bihar's Purnea district. A case has been filed against RJD leaders Tejashwi Yadav and his brother Tej Pratap Yadav, along with four others, in this regard.

A 37-year-old Dalit leader was gunned down at his residence in Bihar's Purnea district today. His wife has alleged it is a case of "political killing" as her husband was preparing to contest the upcoming Bihar Assembly election as an independent candidate after he was expelled from the RJD.

The Bihar police have decided to close the sedition case against the 49 celebrities who wrote an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in July, asking that mob killing of Muslims, Dalits and other minorities be stopped immediately.

A court in Bihar awarded jail terms to 20 people for parading a woman naked in Arrah on suspicion of being involved in the killing a 19-year-old man in August.

A Dalit man was shot dead for dancing at a wedding in a village in Bihar. Half a dozen vehicles were damaged in the ensuing protest, police said today.

When it comes to political benefits, the Modi mantra is simple: If you can't convince them, communalise them.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said the Kerala House beef controversy and the Dalit killings in Haryana were examples of "channel-driven news as opposed to actual news". These and the row over reservation would have no impact on the ongoing Bihar election, he said.

Hitting back at BJP over its jibe of return of "jungle raj" in Bihar if the grand alliance is voted to power in the state, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today questioned whether there was 'Mangal raj' in Haryana where two children of a Dalit family were allegedly burnt to death.

BJP allies Hindustanti Awam Morcha (HAM) and Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP) in Bihar today criticised Union Minister VK Singh's dog analogy while speaking on the Dalit killings in Haryana ahead of the crucial third phase of the five-phase state assembly polls on October 28.

As Home Minister Rajnath Singh admonished his colleague VK Singh for his "dog" comment linked to the killing of two Dalit children, in Bihar, which is in the middle of an intensely-fought election, the BJP today took a combative position.

Union minister General VK Singh's controversial remark over the death of two Dalit children in Haryana has sparked scathing condemnation even from allies like Jitan Ram Manjhi in poll-bound Bihar which has a large chunk of population from the community.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad today criticised Union Minister General VK Singh for his controversial remark on the killing of two Dalit children at a village in Haryana recently and expressed concern at the state of affairs in the country.

The controversy over Union minister General VK Singh's remark caused a ripple in poll-bound Bihar, which has a chunk of Dalit population. Not only did it draw fire from Bihar's anti-BJP alliance, but General Singh's ally and cabinet colleague Ram Vilas Paswan too, spoke up, asking him to refrain from making such statements.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said he was "aghast" at the comments made by some Bharatiya Janata Party leaders on the issue of the tragic killing of two Dalit children in Haryana.

A Dalit girl, who was just 14 years old, has been hacked to death with a sickle and the accused in the crime is suspected to be a youth from her village in Bihar, police said on Wednesday.

The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) has backed calls for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the killing of Shakti Malik, a former member of the party, in Bihar's Purnea district. A case has been filed against RJD leaders Tejashwi Yadav and his brother Tej Pratap Yadav, along with four others, in this regard.

A 37-year-old Dalit leader was gunned down at his residence in Bihar's Purnea district today. His wife has alleged it is a case of "political killing" as her husband was preparing to contest the upcoming Bihar Assembly election as an independent candidate after he was expelled from the RJD.

The Bihar police have decided to close the sedition case against the 49 celebrities who wrote an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in July, asking that mob killing of Muslims, Dalits and other minorities be stopped immediately.

A court in Bihar awarded jail terms to 20 people for parading a woman naked in Arrah on suspicion of being involved in the killing a 19-year-old man in August.

A Dalit man was shot dead for dancing at a wedding in a village in Bihar. Half a dozen vehicles were damaged in the ensuing protest, police said today.

When it comes to political benefits, the Modi mantra is simple: If you can't convince them, communalise them.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said the Kerala House beef controversy and the Dalit killings in Haryana were examples of "channel-driven news as opposed to actual news". These and the row over reservation would have no impact on the ongoing Bihar election, he said.

Hitting back at BJP over its jibe of return of "jungle raj" in Bihar if the grand alliance is voted to power in the state, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today questioned whether there was 'Mangal raj' in Haryana where two children of a Dalit family were allegedly burnt to death.

BJP allies Hindustanti Awam Morcha (HAM) and Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP) in Bihar today criticised Union Minister VK Singh's dog analogy while speaking on the Dalit killings in Haryana ahead of the crucial third phase of the five-phase state assembly polls on October 28.

As Home Minister Rajnath Singh admonished his colleague VK Singh for his "dog" comment linked to the killing of two Dalit children, in Bihar, which is in the middle of an intensely-fought election, the BJP today took a combative position.

Union minister General VK Singh's controversial remark over the death of two Dalit children in Haryana has sparked scathing condemnation even from allies like Jitan Ram Manjhi in poll-bound Bihar which has a large chunk of population from the community.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad today criticised Union Minister General VK Singh for his controversial remark on the killing of two Dalit children at a village in Haryana recently and expressed concern at the state of affairs in the country.

The controversy over Union minister General VK Singh's remark caused a ripple in poll-bound Bihar, which has a chunk of Dalit population. Not only did it draw fire from Bihar's anti-BJP alliance, but General Singh's ally and cabinet colleague Ram Vilas Paswan too, spoke up, asking him to refrain from making such statements.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said he was "aghast" at the comments made by some Bharatiya Janata Party leaders on the issue of the tragic killing of two Dalit children in Haryana.