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Priyanka Gandhi Slams Centre For "Insulting" Dalits After Temple Clashes
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra slammed the government today over police using batons to disperse the crowd when Dalits were protesting the demolition of the Ravidas Temple in Tughlaqabad in Delhi. It is an "insult" of Dalit voices she said, adding that such acts cannot be tolerated.
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Focus On Facts "When Done Winking": Amit Shah Taunts Rahul Gandhi
Protests by Dalits in the national capital triggered a war of words today between Congress president Rahul Gandhi and BJP chief Amit Shah. Ripping into the Congress chief n a series of tweets, Mr Shah said Mr Gandhi's father and former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi had opposed the Mandal Commission recommendations "tooth and nail" and when his mother...
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2 More Arrested For Violence In Madhya Pradesh's Morena During Bharat Bandh
Police have arrested two more persons for their alleged involvement in the violence in Morena during the April 2 Bharat Bandh, an officer said.
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Hundreds Charged In Rajasthan After Dalit Protests. Among Them Man Who Died In 2007
Phool Singh died in an accident in 2007. In records of Rajasthan Police, he came back to life this month. He was named in a case registered by the police in Bharatpur's Rupabas, accusing him of violence during the Dalit agitation on 2 April, the Bharat Bandh.
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Ghost Village, False Cases: The Aftermath Of Dalit Bandh Violence In UP
Shriram Hiteshi, an 85-year-old Dalit social activist running a school, is one of the many from his community accused of rioting and attempt to murder, in two First Information Reports (FIRs) filed by the Ghaziabad police. These FIRs were filed after the violence that took place on April 2, the day Dalit groups had called a Bharat Bandh to protest ...
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Not A Single Arrest After Deaths Of 6 Dalits In Bharat Bandh Violence
On April 2, millions of Dalits took to the streets to protest what they believed was a dilution of laws meant to protect them from atrocities by upper castes.
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Bharat Bandh: 32 Held, Complaint Against 5,000 People Over Ghaziabad Violence
As many as 5,000 people have been booked for creating ruckus and damaging public and government properties here during protests against "dilution" of the provisions of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, the SSP said.
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"Not A Word" From PM Modi On Dalit Atrocities, Says Rahul Gandhi
Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for "not uttering a word" on alleged atrocities on Dalits and tribals and "dilution" of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
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Injured During Monday's Dalit Protests, Jodhpur Policeman Dies
A policeman who was critically injured during Monday's protests by Dalit groups in Jodhpur has died. Sub-inspector Mahendra Chaudhary died today afternoon when he was being taken to Ahmedabad for further treatment.
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Rajya Sabha Adjourned Till Tomorrow Amid Protests By Various Parties
The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day soon after new and re-elected members took oath as MPs from various parties, including the Congress and the TMC, trooped into the Well raising slogans in support of their demands.
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"Urgent Help Needed": Passengers Tweet As Dalit Protesters Block Tracks, Halt Trains
A section of passengers had a harrowing time on Monday as Dalit protesters blocked trains at several places, squatted on tracks and "uprooted" them, affecting not less than 100 trains, officials said.
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Mamata Banerjee Supports Dalit Cause, Shocked Over Deaths In Madhya Pradesh
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday expressed her support to the cause of the Dalits and said she was shocked over the death of four persons in Madhya Pradesh during the nationwide bandh called against the alleged dilution of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
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Madhya Pradesh Sees Worst Violence During Bharat Bandh, 5 dead
Five people died and six others were injured in Madhya Pradesh today as Dalit groups hit the streets across the country against a Supreme Court order, which, they said diluted a law that ensured their safety.
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Pune Case Against Jignesh Mevani, Umar Khalid Over Caste Unrest: 10 Facts
A case has been filed in Pune against Gujarat Dalit leader and legislator Jignesh Mevani and Umar Khalid of Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University, who have been accused of making provocative speeches triggering the caste tension between Dalits and upper caste Marathas that has swept across Maharashtra for the last four days. Two people have died duri...
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Day After Massive Shutdown, Violence In Maharashtra, 300 Detained
More than 300 people have been detained and 16 cases filed by the police following the massive shutdown and protests in Maharashtra called by Dalit groups that turned violent in some towns yesterday and cost two lives. One of the persons who died was a 16-year-old, who was part of the mob blocking a road in Nanded.
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Priyanka Gandhi Slams Centre For "Insulting" Dalits After Temple Clashes
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra slammed the government today over police using batons to disperse the crowd when Dalits were protesting the demolition of the Ravidas Temple in Tughlaqabad in Delhi. It is an "insult" of Dalit voices she said, adding that such acts cannot be tolerated.
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Focus On Facts "When Done Winking": Amit Shah Taunts Rahul Gandhi
Protests by Dalits in the national capital triggered a war of words today between Congress president Rahul Gandhi and BJP chief Amit Shah. Ripping into the Congress chief n a series of tweets, Mr Shah said Mr Gandhi's father and former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi had opposed the Mandal Commission recommendations "tooth and nail" and when his mother...
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2 More Arrested For Violence In Madhya Pradesh's Morena During Bharat Bandh
Police have arrested two more persons for their alleged involvement in the violence in Morena during the April 2 Bharat Bandh, an officer said.
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Hundreds Charged In Rajasthan After Dalit Protests. Among Them Man Who Died In 2007
Phool Singh died in an accident in 2007. In records of Rajasthan Police, he came back to life this month. He was named in a case registered by the police in Bharatpur's Rupabas, accusing him of violence during the Dalit agitation on 2 April, the Bharat Bandh.
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Ghost Village, False Cases: The Aftermath Of Dalit Bandh Violence In UP
Shriram Hiteshi, an 85-year-old Dalit social activist running a school, is one of the many from his community accused of rioting and attempt to murder, in two First Information Reports (FIRs) filed by the Ghaziabad police. These FIRs were filed after the violence that took place on April 2, the day Dalit groups had called a Bharat Bandh to protest ...
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Not A Single Arrest After Deaths Of 6 Dalits In Bharat Bandh Violence
On April 2, millions of Dalits took to the streets to protest what they believed was a dilution of laws meant to protect them from atrocities by upper castes.
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Bharat Bandh: 32 Held, Complaint Against 5,000 People Over Ghaziabad Violence
As many as 5,000 people have been booked for creating ruckus and damaging public and government properties here during protests against "dilution" of the provisions of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, the SSP said.
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"Not A Word" From PM Modi On Dalit Atrocities, Says Rahul Gandhi
Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for "not uttering a word" on alleged atrocities on Dalits and tribals and "dilution" of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
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Injured During Monday's Dalit Protests, Jodhpur Policeman Dies
A policeman who was critically injured during Monday's protests by Dalit groups in Jodhpur has died. Sub-inspector Mahendra Chaudhary died today afternoon when he was being taken to Ahmedabad for further treatment.
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Rajya Sabha Adjourned Till Tomorrow Amid Protests By Various Parties
The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day soon after new and re-elected members took oath as MPs from various parties, including the Congress and the TMC, trooped into the Well raising slogans in support of their demands.
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"Urgent Help Needed": Passengers Tweet As Dalit Protesters Block Tracks, Halt Trains
A section of passengers had a harrowing time on Monday as Dalit protesters blocked trains at several places, squatted on tracks and "uprooted" them, affecting not less than 100 trains, officials said.
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Mamata Banerjee Supports Dalit Cause, Shocked Over Deaths In Madhya Pradesh
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday expressed her support to the cause of the Dalits and said she was shocked over the death of four persons in Madhya Pradesh during the nationwide bandh called against the alleged dilution of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
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Madhya Pradesh Sees Worst Violence During Bharat Bandh, 5 dead
Five people died and six others were injured in Madhya Pradesh today as Dalit groups hit the streets across the country against a Supreme Court order, which, they said diluted a law that ensured their safety.
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Pune Case Against Jignesh Mevani, Umar Khalid Over Caste Unrest: 10 Facts
A case has been filed in Pune against Gujarat Dalit leader and legislator Jignesh Mevani and Umar Khalid of Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University, who have been accused of making provocative speeches triggering the caste tension between Dalits and upper caste Marathas that has swept across Maharashtra for the last four days. Two people have died duri...
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Day After Massive Shutdown, Violence In Maharashtra, 300 Detained
More than 300 people have been detained and 16 cases filed by the police following the massive shutdown and protests in Maharashtra called by Dalit groups that turned violent in some towns yesterday and cost two lives. One of the persons who died was a 16-year-old, who was part of the mob blocking a road in Nanded.
