Dalit Protests

Priyanka Gandhi Slams Centre For "Insulting" Dalits After Temple Clashes

India News | Edited by Abhishek Chakraborty | Thursday August 22, 2019

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.

Union Minister Calls Kerala's Handling Of Sabarimala "Daylight Rape" Of Hindus

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Thursday January 3, 2019

Union Minister Ananth Kumar Hegde on Wednesday termed the Kerala government's handling of the Sabarimala row as the "daylight rape" of Hindus, crossing yet another dubious milestone in a political career studded with controversies.

Focus On Facts "When Done Winking": Amit Shah Taunts Rahul Gandhi

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Thursday August 9, 2018

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...

BJP Treading Cautiously Ahead Of Dalit Groups' Proposed Bharat Bandh

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday July 30, 2018

The BJP is treading with caution as it prepares its response to a host of demands of Dalit activists ahead of their proposed Bharat Bandh on August 9.

Ultimatum From Ram Vilas Paswan, Son Chirag In Fresh Ally Trouble For BJP

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Himanshu Shekhar Mishra; Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday July 27, 2018

In more alliance trouble for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, union minister Ram Vilas Paswan and his son Chirag Paswan have served an ultimatum over the appointment of a retired judge they say acted against Dalit interests. The Paswans have threatened that their Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) will join anti-government protests by Dalit organisations on Au...

Chirag Paswan Writes To PM, Demands Executive Order To Restore Dalit Law

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Thursday July 26, 2018

Chirag Paswan, son of BJP ally Ram Vilas Paswan, has hinted that unless retired Supreme Court judge AK Goyal be sacked from the Green Court, the Dalit protests of August 9 will be far more intense than the one in April, during which violence swept five states. Justice Goyal was part of the Supreme Court Bench, which, Mr Paswan's party says, "dilute...

2 More Arrested For Violence In Madhya Pradesh's Morena During Bharat Bandh

Cities | Press Trust of India | Friday April 20, 2018

Police have arrested two more persons for their alleged involvement in the violence in Morena during the April 2 Bharat Bandh, an officer said.

Video: Hyderabad Priest Carries Dalit Man Into Temple On His Shoulders

Offbeat | Written by Priyanka Pant | Tuesday April 17, 2018

A priest in Hyderabad carried a Dalit man on his shoulders into a temple on Monday and hugged him, reenacting a nearly 3,000-year-old ritual that he says holds a strong message in the backdrop of recent violence and discrimination against Dalits.

Hundreds Charged In Rajasthan After Dalit Protests. Among Them Man Who Died In 2007

India News | Written by Harsha Kumari Singh | Sunday April 15, 2018

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.

Ghost Village, False Cases: The Aftermath Of Dalit Bandh Violence In UP

India News | Written by Nimisha Jaiswal | Sunday April 15, 2018

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 ...

Supreme Court Verdict Diluted SC/ST Law, Created Disharmony, Says Centre

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Subrat Nanda | Thursday April 12, 2018

The verdict of the Supreme Court on a law that seeks to prevent atrocities against scheduled castes and scheduled tribes has created "disharmony" in the country, the government has told the court.

Second Bharat Bandh In A Month, 12 Injured In Bihar Violence: 10 Points

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar and Anurag Dwary, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday April 10, 2018

Over a dozen people were injured in clashes in Bihar as some groups tried to enforce a Bharat Bandh to protest reservation in jobs and education. Supporters of the strike, mostly from upper castes, blocked roads and railway tracks and forced markets to shut down in nearly half-a-dozen districts. In Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh...

States Brace For Bharat Bandh After Home Ministry Alert: 10 Points

India News | Reported by Neeta Sharma, Harsha Kumari Singh, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday April 10, 2018

The Union home ministry has advised all states to strengthen security and check any possible violence after certain groups called for a Bharat Bandh today against caste-based reservation in jobs and education. While calls for the bandh are being circulated on social media, no group has yet come forward to make it official. The Home Ministry's advis...

Not A Single Arrest After Deaths Of 6 Dalits In Bharat Bandh Violence

India News | Written by Anurag Dwary | Monday April 9, 2018

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.

PM Anti-Dalit, We'll Defeat BJP In 2019: Rahul Gandhi After Protest Fast

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday April 9, 2018

Rahul Gandhi will sit on a day's fast today at Mahatma Gandhi's memorial Rajghat in Delhi, in what the Congress calls an attempt to "promote communal harmony" and to protest clashes during the Dalit protests on April 2.