Jignesh Mevani

Vote For Someone Who Sends Your Kids To Oxford Not Ayodhya: Jignesh Mevani

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Monday May 6, 2019

Gujarat lawmaker Jignesh Mevani Sunday campaigned for AAP's East Delhi candidate Atishi and urged people to choose a leader who will send their children to Oxford or Cambridge university, and not Ayodhya or Kumbh.

Hardik Patel, Jignesh Mevani To Campaign For Kanhaiya Kumar In Begusarai

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday March 27, 2019

Gujarat Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani on Wednesday said he and Hardik Patel will campaign for former JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar, who is contesting from the Begusarai Lok Sabha seat in Bihar.

Jignesh Mevani Attacks BJP For "Anti-Dalit Attitude", Says Dalits Not Safe

India News | ANI | Thursday March 21, 2019

Gujarat Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Jignesh Mevani on Thursday attacked the BJP-led Central government for its "anti-Dalit attitude".

PM Modi Tarnished Gujarat's Image: Kanhaiya Kumar

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday February 14, 2019

Youth leaders Kanhaiya Kumar, Hardik Patel and Jignesh Mevani on Wednesday in Rajkot accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of tarnishing Gujarat's image,attacking constitutional institutions and targeting those who question him.

Gujarat College Principal Who Quit Over Jignesh Mevani Event Wins Praise

Ahmedabad News | Written by Saurabh Gupta | Tuesday February 12, 2019

The principal and the vice-principal of a college in Ahmedabad, who resigned in protest after its management cancelled the annual day function because its alumnus, Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani, was invited, was praised by the activist-politician.

Jignesh Mevani College Event Cancelled After Protest; Principal Quits

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday February 11, 2019

Independent lawmaker Jignesh Mevani's college cancelled its annual day function Monday after the institution's trustees got protest calls against the Dalit leader being the chief guest.

Mahagathbandhan Will End Crisis In Country Under BJP: Jignesh Mevani

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday January 19, 2019

Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani today said the coming together of so many opposition leaders at TMC's opposition rally gives a message for change in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections

Quota Law BJP's Agenda To Remove Caste-Based Reservation: Jignesh Mevani

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday January 13, 2019

Gujarat independent MLA and Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani said on Sunday that the Centre's move to provide 10 per cent quota to the upper-caste poor is a step towards realizing the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) agenda to remove caste-based reservations from the system.

Thousands Of Cops At Koregaon Bhima For Mega Dalit Event Today: 10 Points

India News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Tuesday January 1, 2019

A year to this day when violence broke out at Maharashtra's Koregaon Bhima between Dalits and right-wing groups, the police are on their toes to prevent a repeat of the incident. At least 5,000 police personnel, 1,200 Home Guards and 12 companies of the Rapid Action Force and the State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) have been deployed in and around th...

Ramdas Athawale Allegedly Slapped, Blames Cops For "Inadequate Security"

India News | Reported by Sohit Mishra, Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Sunday December 9, 2018

A 30-year-old man has been detained for allegedly slapping Union minister Ramdas Athawale during an event in Maharashtra, police said. Soon after the Republican Party of India (Athawale) chief had finished his speech in Ambernath on Saturday night, a man called Pravin Gosavi walked up to Mr Athawale with a garland and allegedly slapped him, eyewitn...

Ink Thrown At Gujarat Lawmaker Jignesh Mevani, Kanhaiya Kumar

Cities | Press Trust of India | Monday November 19, 2018

A man on Monday threw ink at Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani and former JNU students' union leader Kanhaiya Kumar in Gwalior, the police said.

Tribal Communities Have Sent Blood-Soaked Message To PM: Jignesh Mevani

India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Wednesday October 31, 2018

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...

Pro-Poor Progressive Forces Should Unite Against BJP: Jignesh Mevani

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday October 1, 2018

Jignesh Mevani met West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday evening and said all pro-poor progressive forces should come together to fight the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Lok Sabha election.

"Was Attacked, Man Fired, Escaped": JNU Student Leader Umar Khalid

India News | Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Tuesday August 14, 2018

Jawaharlal Nehru University student Umar Khalid said he was shot at this afternoon at the Constitution Club near parliament, an area that has turned into a high-security fortress ahead of the Independence Day. The attacker managed to escape, said Mr Khalid, who is unhurt.

Hardik Patel, Jignesh Mevani Charged Over 'Raid' At Woman's House

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday July 7, 2018

Patidar quota agitation leader Hardik Patel and Gujarat MLAs Alpesh Thakor and Jignesh Mevani were booked by police on trespass and other charges after allegedly leading a "raid" at a house where they claimed that liquor was illegally stored, an official said today.