Mumbai Dalit Protests

A Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader today asked Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to withdraw the "false cases" filed against Dalits in the Bhima Koregaon violence, just like he had done for those protesting deforestation in Mumbai's Aarey Colony.

Five activists associated with the Bhima Koregaon protests have been arrested early on Wednesday morning. The police alleged all of them have Maoist links.

Following allegations by Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar's grandson and Bahujan Bharipa Mahasangh leader Prakash Ambedkar that Right wing leader Sambhaji Bhide was being protected by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and so not being arrested in the Bhima-Koregaon violence case, supporters of Mr Bhide have organised a protest in Mumbai.

The massive protest by Dalits in Mumbai has ended after Prakash Ambedkar addressed a gathering at Mumbai's Azad Maidan. Dr BR Ambedkar's grandson and Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh leader Prakash Ambedkar had transformed his "Elgar March" protest into a demonstration at Azad Maidan, after the police denied permission for the rally citing traffic and log...

Let's also try to look behind what happened. Why are farmers protesting? Why was everyone so responsive? And why do other protests - such as those this January by Dalit organisations - receive far less sympathy, leading them to be less co-operative with the normal life of the city?

The violence at Bhima-Koregaon on January 1 and a protest shutdown in its aftermath have left Dalit colonies in Mumbai - and near the city - angry and vulnerable. Several men have been picked up from such areas and they face serious charges.

A case has been filed in Pune against Gujarat Dalit leader and legislator Jignesh Mevani and Umar Khalid of Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University, who have been accused of making provocative speeches triggering the caste tension between Dalits and upper caste Marathas that has swept across Maharashtra for the last four days. Two people have died duri...

After Vidya Vikas High School Authorities Call Up Palghar Police Station And Seek Help, Senior Inspector Sanjay Hazare Rounds Up A Team Of Personnel And Escorts Kids Home In Buses, Police Vans And On Bikes

A day after the massive shutdown called by Dalit groups across Maharashtra, the Mumbai Police cancelled an event that was to be attended by Jignesh Mevani -- the Dalit leader from Gujarat who was just elected to public office -- and Umar Khalid of Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University. The police also took some students, who were hosting the event, ...

Over 300 people were detained after violence during Maharashtra shutdown called by Dalit groups in the state Wednesday. While Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has called for a judicial inquiry into the incident, there was ruckus in both Houses of parliament yesterday over the matter. The shutdown had generated tension in Mumbai and a number of area...

What happened in Koregaon has all-India political implications. Also, those who still believe in or practice caste politics must accept that Dalits are no more a people who carry pots in their mouth and brooms on their backs.

A Maharashtra minister claimed that social media platforms were used to spread misinformation about what happened at Bhima-Koregaon in Pune district, where one person was killed in caste violence on January 1.

Apart from the fast pace, what sets Mumbai apart is its professionalism, perhaps an underrated quality which helps the financial capital spring back after every setback.

After a day of protests, road and rail traffic disruption, and sporadic violence, the massive shutdown across Maharashtra called by Dalit groups and parties, was called off. The shutdown generated tension in Mumbai and a number of towns and cities across Maharashtra, as the state marked its third day of seething tension between Dalits and upper cas...

The protests that started in Mumbai over the caste clashes near Pune, spilled over to other towns and cities in Maharashtra today with a call for shutdown by Dalit groups.

A Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader today asked Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to withdraw the "false cases" filed against Dalits in the Bhima Koregaon violence, just like he had done for those protesting deforestation in Mumbai's Aarey Colony.

Five activists associated with the Bhima Koregaon protests have been arrested early on Wednesday morning. The police alleged all of them have Maoist links.

Following allegations by Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar's grandson and Bahujan Bharipa Mahasangh leader Prakash Ambedkar that Right wing leader Sambhaji Bhide was being protected by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and so not being arrested in the Bhima-Koregaon violence case, supporters of Mr Bhide have organised a protest in Mumbai.

The massive protest by Dalits in Mumbai has ended after Prakash Ambedkar addressed a gathering at Mumbai's Azad Maidan. Dr BR Ambedkar's grandson and Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh leader Prakash Ambedkar had transformed his "Elgar March" protest into a demonstration at Azad Maidan, after the police denied permission for the rally citing traffic and log...

Let's also try to look behind what happened. Why are farmers protesting? Why was everyone so responsive? And why do other protests - such as those this January by Dalit organisations - receive far less sympathy, leading them to be less co-operative with the normal life of the city?

The violence at Bhima-Koregaon on January 1 and a protest shutdown in its aftermath have left Dalit colonies in Mumbai - and near the city - angry and vulnerable. Several men have been picked up from such areas and they face serious charges.

A case has been filed in Pune against Gujarat Dalit leader and legislator Jignesh Mevani and Umar Khalid of Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University, who have been accused of making provocative speeches triggering the caste tension between Dalits and upper caste Marathas that has swept across Maharashtra for the last four days. Two people have died duri...

After Vidya Vikas High School Authorities Call Up Palghar Police Station And Seek Help, Senior Inspector Sanjay Hazare Rounds Up A Team Of Personnel And Escorts Kids Home In Buses, Police Vans And On Bikes

A day after the massive shutdown called by Dalit groups across Maharashtra, the Mumbai Police cancelled an event that was to be attended by Jignesh Mevani -- the Dalit leader from Gujarat who was just elected to public office -- and Umar Khalid of Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University. The police also took some students, who were hosting the event, ...

Over 300 people were detained after violence during Maharashtra shutdown called by Dalit groups in the state Wednesday. While Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has called for a judicial inquiry into the incident, there was ruckus in both Houses of parliament yesterday over the matter. The shutdown had generated tension in Mumbai and a number of area...

What happened in Koregaon has all-India political implications. Also, those who still believe in or practice caste politics must accept that Dalits are no more a people who carry pots in their mouth and brooms on their backs.

A Maharashtra minister claimed that social media platforms were used to spread misinformation about what happened at Bhima-Koregaon in Pune district, where one person was killed in caste violence on January 1.

Apart from the fast pace, what sets Mumbai apart is its professionalism, perhaps an underrated quality which helps the financial capital spring back after every setback.

After a day of protests, road and rail traffic disruption, and sporadic violence, the massive shutdown across Maharashtra called by Dalit groups and parties, was called off. The shutdown generated tension in Mumbai and a number of towns and cities across Maharashtra, as the state marked its third day of seething tension between Dalits and upper cas...

The protests that started in Mumbai over the caste clashes near Pune, spilled over to other towns and cities in Maharashtra today with a call for shutdown by Dalit groups.