Jignesh Mevani Yuva Rally

Delhi's Jantar Mantar and Parliament Street turned into a fortress this morning as nearly 1,500 police and paramilitary personnel, armed with tear gas and 10 water cannons, took up position to foil the youth rally called by newly-elected Gujarat legislator and Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani. The organisers are going ahead with the rally, even though t...

The 'Yuva Hunkar' rally led by Dalit spearhead Jignesh Mevani, a newly-elected Gujarat MLA, began at Parliament Street in Delhi today, amidst heavy police presence in and around the venue. Although the authorities had maintained till the last minute that Mevani and his supporters did not have permission to hold the event, it seems the rally organis...

Newly-elected Gujarat legislator and Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani's request to hold a youth rally in Delhi today is yet to be accepted by the police which cited the orders of the green court to stop rallies at the heart of the national capital. The 37-year-old lawyer-activist - accused of inciting the recent caste clashes at Bhima-Koregaon near Pune...

Delhi's Jantar Mantar and Parliament Street turned into a fortress this morning as nearly 1,500 police and paramilitary personnel, armed with tear gas and 10 water cannons, took up position to foil the youth rally called by newly-elected Gujarat legislator and Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani. The organisers are going ahead with the rally, even though t...

The 'Yuva Hunkar' rally led by Dalit spearhead Jignesh Mevani, a newly-elected Gujarat MLA, began at Parliament Street in Delhi today, amidst heavy police presence in and around the venue. Although the authorities had maintained till the last minute that Mevani and his supporters did not have permission to hold the event, it seems the rally organis...

Newly-elected Gujarat legislator and Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani's request to hold a youth rally in Delhi today is yet to be accepted by the police which cited the orders of the green court to stop rallies at the heart of the national capital. The 37-year-old lawyer-activist - accused of inciting the recent caste clashes at Bhima-Koregaon near Pune...