Dalit Leader Arrest

Gujarat MLA and Dalit leader JigneshMevani and nine others have been convicted by lower court in Mehsana over a rally they organised nearly five years ago.

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday attacked the Yogi Adityanath government over the thrashing of a Dalit girl in Amethi, and said her party will launch an agitation if the accused in the case are not arrested soon.

Azad Samaj Party chief and Dalit leader Chandrashekhar Azad on Friday said he and his supporters will gherao the residence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi here if the culprits of the Lakhimpur Kheri incident are not arrested within seven days.

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, who will front the opposition coalition in this month's Assembly election, has handed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar an ultimatum - either arrest and question him for the murder of a Dalit leader or order a CBI probe that would reveal "baseless" allegations.

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and party leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday met the family of the 20-year-old Dalit woman who was allegedly gang raped and murdered last month in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras - and whose body was then cremated in a secretive ceremony at 2.30 am - in a savage crime that has shocked the nation.

Dalit leader Chandrashekhar Azad and 90 others were arrested last evening after a massive protest in Delhi against the demolition of a temple in the city dedicated to the 16th century mystic poet-saint Ravidas. Violent protesters damaged several vehicles and two motorcycles were set ablaze, according to the police. Several people, including 15 poli...

A journalist from Rajasthan's Barmer has been arrested after a Dalit man from Patna filed a case against him, accusing him of assault. The journalist, Durga Singh Rajpurohit, claims he is being framed for his Facebook posts linking Bihar Governor Satyapal Mallick with a local BJP leader, Priyanka Choudhary.

Following allegations by Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar's grandson and Bahujan Bharipa Mahasangh leader Prakash Ambedkar that Right wing leader Sambhaji Bhide was being protected by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and so not being arrested in the Bhima-Koregaon violence case, supporters of Mr Bhide have organised a protest in Mumbai.

The massive protest by Dalits in Mumbai has ended after Prakash Ambedkar addressed a gathering at Mumbai's Azad Maidan. Dr BR Ambedkar's grandson and Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh leader Prakash Ambedkar had transformed his "Elgar March" protest into a demonstration at Azad Maidan, after the police denied permission for the rally citing traffic and log...

Dalit leader Prakash Ambedkar on Monday alleged that the PMO had given orders not to arrest Sambhaji Bhide, booked on the charge of orchestrating violence during the celebrations of the Battle of Bhima-Koregaon this month.

Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh today sought immediate arrest of Akali legislator Virsa Singh Valtoha for his alleged "caste slur" against senior Dalit leader and lawmaker Tarlochan Songh Soondh inside the state Assembly.

Gujarat Dalit rights leader Jignesh Mevani was "picked up" by Gujarat police from Ahmedabad airport on Friday evening, hours before Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed for a two-day state visit as part of his birthday celebrations.

For nearly a week, the Uttar Pradesh police force - one of the largest in the country - has been trying to locate Dayashankar Singh, whose invective against Mayawati has been followed by an arrest warrant and his expulsion for six years from the BJP.

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) workers today held a demonstration at Azad Maidan in south Mumbai, seeking arrest of BJP leader Dayashankar Singh for his derogatory comments against party chief Mayawati.

Three persons have been arrested for attacking BJP lawmaker Tarun Vijay when he was coming out of a temple with some Dalit leaders in Chakrata, 180 km from Dehradun, an official said today.

Gujarat MLA and Dalit leader JigneshMevani and nine others have been convicted by lower court in Mehsana over a rally they organised nearly five years ago.

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday attacked the Yogi Adityanath government over the thrashing of a Dalit girl in Amethi, and said her party will launch an agitation if the accused in the case are not arrested soon.

Azad Samaj Party chief and Dalit leader Chandrashekhar Azad on Friday said he and his supporters will gherao the residence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi here if the culprits of the Lakhimpur Kheri incident are not arrested within seven days.

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, who will front the opposition coalition in this month's Assembly election, has handed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar an ultimatum - either arrest and question him for the murder of a Dalit leader or order a CBI probe that would reveal "baseless" allegations.

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and party leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday met the family of the 20-year-old Dalit woman who was allegedly gang raped and murdered last month in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras - and whose body was then cremated in a secretive ceremony at 2.30 am - in a savage crime that has shocked the nation.

Dalit leader Chandrashekhar Azad and 90 others were arrested last evening after a massive protest in Delhi against the demolition of a temple in the city dedicated to the 16th century mystic poet-saint Ravidas. Violent protesters damaged several vehicles and two motorcycles were set ablaze, according to the police. Several people, including 15 poli...

A journalist from Rajasthan's Barmer has been arrested after a Dalit man from Patna filed a case against him, accusing him of assault. The journalist, Durga Singh Rajpurohit, claims he is being framed for his Facebook posts linking Bihar Governor Satyapal Mallick with a local BJP leader, Priyanka Choudhary.

Following allegations by Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar's grandson and Bahujan Bharipa Mahasangh leader Prakash Ambedkar that Right wing leader Sambhaji Bhide was being protected by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and so not being arrested in the Bhima-Koregaon violence case, supporters of Mr Bhide have organised a protest in Mumbai.

The massive protest by Dalits in Mumbai has ended after Prakash Ambedkar addressed a gathering at Mumbai's Azad Maidan. Dr BR Ambedkar's grandson and Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh leader Prakash Ambedkar had transformed his "Elgar March" protest into a demonstration at Azad Maidan, after the police denied permission for the rally citing traffic and log...

Dalit leader Prakash Ambedkar on Monday alleged that the PMO had given orders not to arrest Sambhaji Bhide, booked on the charge of orchestrating violence during the celebrations of the Battle of Bhima-Koregaon this month.

Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh today sought immediate arrest of Akali legislator Virsa Singh Valtoha for his alleged "caste slur" against senior Dalit leader and lawmaker Tarlochan Songh Soondh inside the state Assembly.

Gujarat Dalit rights leader Jignesh Mevani was "picked up" by Gujarat police from Ahmedabad airport on Friday evening, hours before Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed for a two-day state visit as part of his birthday celebrations.

For nearly a week, the Uttar Pradesh police force - one of the largest in the country - has been trying to locate Dayashankar Singh, whose invective against Mayawati has been followed by an arrest warrant and his expulsion for six years from the BJP.

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) workers today held a demonstration at Azad Maidan in south Mumbai, seeking arrest of BJP leader Dayashankar Singh for his derogatory comments against party chief Mayawati.

Three persons have been arrested for attacking BJP lawmaker Tarun Vijay when he was coming out of a temple with some Dalit leaders in Chakrata, 180 km from Dehradun, an official said today.