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Amid Tension In Gwalior, A Cop-Lawyer Face-Off With "Jai Shri Ram" Slogans
"Jai Shri Ram, Jai Shri Ram" -- the chant rang out loud in the heart of Gwalior this evening, as a heated confrontation unfolded between a police officer and a lawyer amid prohibitory orders and tightened security across the city.
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Dalit Groups Withdraw Protest, But Ambedkar Statue Row Still Simmering
Several Dalit organizations of Madhya Pradesh have withdrawn from the October 15 protest in Gwalior amid a huge row over a lawyer's comment on Dalit icon and architect of the Constitution BR Ambedkar.
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Mamata Banerjee Sits Overnight In Protest Against Centre's "Discrimination"
Mamata Banerjee sat overnight in front of Dalit icon Dr BR Ambedkar's statue on Red Road in the heart of the metropolis, surrounded by a cohort of TMC leaders and workers under television camera arclights.
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Dalit College Student Allegedly Thrashed Over Garlanding Statue In UP
A Dalit college student was allegedly thrashed by a group of students a month after he stopped them from garlanding a bust of 'Bharat Mata' wearing shoes, police said on Wednesday.
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3 Charged For Installing BR Ambedkar Statue "Without Permission" In UP
Three people have been booked for allegedly installing a statue of Dalit icon B R Ambedkar "without permission" at a public place in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur district, police said on Saturday.
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Misinformation Being Spread, Not Pulling Down Ambedkar Statue: AAP
The Aam Aadmi Party said the Delhi government was committed to the values of BR Ambedkar and alleged that misinformation was being spread that they were trying to pull down a statue of the Dalit icon.
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Mayawati Justifies Her Statues In Top Court: "Represent Will Of People"
Uttar Pradesh politician Mayawati on Tuesday justified her life-size statues built in Uttar Pradesh with crores in public money when she was Chief Minister, telling the Supreme Court they represent the "will of the people".
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Apologise For Criticism Over Building Ambedkar Statues: Mayawati To BJP
On a day Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the 'Statue of Unity', the world's tallest statue dedicated to freedom icon Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati has asked the BJP and its ideological mentor RSS to apologise for criticising her government for getting statues of Dalit icons installed in parks in Uttar Pradesh.
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Tribal Communities Have Sent Blood-Soaked Message To PM: Jignesh Mevani
Dalit leader and Independent lawmaker, Jignesh Mevani lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Twitter, after the mega inauguration of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's statue on Wednesday in Gujarat's Kevadiya. He said, Sardar Patel united India but the Prime Minister and BJP's "divisive politics will leave a fractured India!" Tribal communities "af...
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Maharashtra Has Reduced Height Of Mumbai Ambedkar Memorial, Says Leader
The Maharashtra government has reduced the height of the statue of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar at the proposed memorial in Mumbai but the cost of the project is soaring, a Dalit leader alleged Wednesday.
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Statue Of BR Ambedkar "Purified" With Milk After BJP Leader Garlanded It
The Dalit lawyers say that BR Ambedkar statue placed near the district court became "dirty" after BJP leader Sunil Bansal Bansal garlanded it.
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Dalit Members 'Cleanse' Ambedkar Statue After Tributes By Maneka Gandhi, BJP Leaders
Members of Dalit community on Saturday "cleansed" B R Ambedkar's statue in Vadodara soon after Union minister Maneka Gandhi and some BJP leaders paid floral tributes on his 127th birth anniversary, a Dalit leader said, claiming that their presence had "polluted" the atmosphere.
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A Day Before Birth Anniversary, Another Ambedkar Statue Vandalised
A statue of BR Ambedkar in Richhpal Garhi village of Bisrakh in Greater Noida was found damaged, a day before the nation commemorates the birth anniversary of the Dalit icon.
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Be Alert, Ensure Security Of Statues Of Icons: Yogi Adityanath Tells Police
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today directed district police chiefs to ensure security of statues of known figures, following Dalit icon BR Ambedkar's statue being vandalised in Meerut.
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B R Ambedkar's Statue Vandalised In Meerut, Replaced
A statue of Dalit icon B R Ambedkar was vandalised and replaced later in Meerut district of Uttar Pradesh, amid an ongoing spate of incidents targeting statues and busts of known figures across the country.
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Amid Tension In Gwalior, A Cop-Lawyer Face-Off With "Jai Shri Ram" Slogans
"Jai Shri Ram, Jai Shri Ram" -- the chant rang out loud in the heart of Gwalior this evening, as a heated confrontation unfolded between a police officer and a lawyer amid prohibitory orders and tightened security across the city.
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Dalit Groups Withdraw Protest, But Ambedkar Statue Row Still Simmering
Several Dalit organizations of Madhya Pradesh have withdrawn from the October 15 protest in Gwalior amid a huge row over a lawyer's comment on Dalit icon and architect of the Constitution BR Ambedkar.
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Mamata Banerjee Sits Overnight In Protest Against Centre's "Discrimination"
Mamata Banerjee sat overnight in front of Dalit icon Dr BR Ambedkar's statue on Red Road in the heart of the metropolis, surrounded by a cohort of TMC leaders and workers under television camera arclights.
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Dalit College Student Allegedly Thrashed Over Garlanding Statue In UP
A Dalit college student was allegedly thrashed by a group of students a month after he stopped them from garlanding a bust of 'Bharat Mata' wearing shoes, police said on Wednesday.
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3 Charged For Installing BR Ambedkar Statue "Without Permission" In UP
Three people have been booked for allegedly installing a statue of Dalit icon B R Ambedkar "without permission" at a public place in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur district, police said on Saturday.
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Misinformation Being Spread, Not Pulling Down Ambedkar Statue: AAP
The Aam Aadmi Party said the Delhi government was committed to the values of BR Ambedkar and alleged that misinformation was being spread that they were trying to pull down a statue of the Dalit icon.
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Mayawati Justifies Her Statues In Top Court: "Represent Will Of People"
Uttar Pradesh politician Mayawati on Tuesday justified her life-size statues built in Uttar Pradesh with crores in public money when she was Chief Minister, telling the Supreme Court they represent the "will of the people".
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Apologise For Criticism Over Building Ambedkar Statues: Mayawati To BJP
On a day Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the 'Statue of Unity', the world's tallest statue dedicated to freedom icon Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati has asked the BJP and its ideological mentor RSS to apologise for criticising her government for getting statues of Dalit icons installed in parks in Uttar Pradesh.
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Tribal Communities Have Sent Blood-Soaked Message To PM: Jignesh Mevani
Dalit leader and Independent lawmaker, Jignesh Mevani lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Twitter, after the mega inauguration of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's statue on Wednesday in Gujarat's Kevadiya. He said, Sardar Patel united India but the Prime Minister and BJP's "divisive politics will leave a fractured India!" Tribal communities "af...
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Maharashtra Has Reduced Height Of Mumbai Ambedkar Memorial, Says Leader
The Maharashtra government has reduced the height of the statue of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar at the proposed memorial in Mumbai but the cost of the project is soaring, a Dalit leader alleged Wednesday.
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Statue Of BR Ambedkar "Purified" With Milk After BJP Leader Garlanded It
The Dalit lawyers say that BR Ambedkar statue placed near the district court became "dirty" after BJP leader Sunil Bansal Bansal garlanded it.
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Dalit Members 'Cleanse' Ambedkar Statue After Tributes By Maneka Gandhi, BJP Leaders
Members of Dalit community on Saturday "cleansed" B R Ambedkar's statue in Vadodara soon after Union minister Maneka Gandhi and some BJP leaders paid floral tributes on his 127th birth anniversary, a Dalit leader said, claiming that their presence had "polluted" the atmosphere.
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A Day Before Birth Anniversary, Another Ambedkar Statue Vandalised
A statue of BR Ambedkar in Richhpal Garhi village of Bisrakh in Greater Noida was found damaged, a day before the nation commemorates the birth anniversary of the Dalit icon.
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Be Alert, Ensure Security Of Statues Of Icons: Yogi Adityanath Tells Police
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today directed district police chiefs to ensure security of statues of known figures, following Dalit icon BR Ambedkar's statue being vandalised in Meerut.
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B R Ambedkar's Statue Vandalised In Meerut, Replaced
A statue of Dalit icon B R Ambedkar was vandalised and replaced later in Meerut district of Uttar Pradesh, amid an ongoing spate of incidents targeting statues and busts of known figures across the country.
