Dalits In Punjab
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How Conversions, Casteism Pushed Dalit Voters To A Crossroads In Punjab
Elections in Punjab do not invent Dalit conversion; they only make it visible. Videos of turbaned men, most of them Dalits, stepping into baptismal tanks circulate every campaign season.
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Punjab Dalits Crave For Social Acceptance, AAP Says Ready To Help
At a first glance, Bant Singh appears like any other Aam Aadmi Party or AAP supporter. But in Punjab he is an icon. In 2006, Mr Singh lost his arms and a leg in an attack by the upper caste residents of his village. They assaulted him for going after his daughter's rapists, who later were imprisoned for life.
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How Conversions, Casteism Pushed Dalit Voters To A Crossroads In Punjab
Elections in Punjab do not invent Dalit conversion; they only make it visible. Videos of turbaned men, most of them Dalits, stepping into baptismal tanks circulate every campaign season.
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Punjab Dalits Crave For Social Acceptance, AAP Says Ready To Help
At a first glance, Bant Singh appears like any other Aam Aadmi Party or AAP supporter. But in Punjab he is an icon. In 2006, Mr Singh lost his arms and a leg in an attack by the upper caste residents of his village. They assaulted him for going after his daughter's rapists, who later were imprisoned for life.
