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Chirag Paswan Writes To PM, Demands Executive Order To Restore Dalit Law
Chirag Paswan, son of BJP ally Ram Vilas Paswan, has hinted that unless retired Supreme Court judge AK Goyal be sacked from the Green Court, the Dalit protests of August 9 will be far more intense than the one in April, during which violence swept five states. Justice Goyal was part of the Supreme Court Bench, which, Mr Paswan's party says, "dilute...
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2 More Arrested For Violence In Madhya Pradesh's Morena During Bharat Bandh
Police have arrested two more persons for their alleged involvement in the violence in Morena during the April 2 Bharat Bandh, an officer said.
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Hundreds Charged In Rajasthan After Dalit Protests. Among Them Man Who Died In 2007
Phool Singh died in an accident in 2007. In records of Rajasthan Police, he came back to life this month. He was named in a case registered by the police in Bharatpur's Rupabas, accusing him of violence during the Dalit agitation on 2 April, the Bharat Bandh.
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Second Bharat Bandh In A Month, 12 Injured In Bihar Violence: 10 Points
Over a dozen people were injured in clashes in Bihar as some groups tried to enforce a Bharat Bandh to protest reservation in jobs and education. Supporters of the strike, mostly from upper castes, blocked roads and railway tracks and forced markets to shut down in nearly half-a-dozen districts. In Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh...
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Dalits Being "Tortured" Post April 2 Agitation: BJP Lawmaker Udit Raj
BJP MP Udit Raj today alleged that members of his Dalit community were being "tortured" in various parts of the country in the wake of the violent protests during the 'Bharat Bandh' earlier this week.
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Opposition Parties Responsible For Violence During Dalit Stir: Keshav Prasad Maurya
Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Thursday held opposition parties responsible for the violence during protests against "dilution" of the provisions of the SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act on Monday, and claimed that some criminals were involved in the stir in the state.
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Viral Video Shows Man Firing At Dalit Protesters In Gwalior, Triggers Police Hunt
The police are looking for a man caught on camera firing at a crowd in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior during clashes between Dalit protesters and groups of upper caste men on Monday. The man, say the police, is Raja Chauhan.
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Bharat Bandh: 32 Held, Complaint Against 5,000 People Over Ghaziabad Violence
As many as 5,000 people have been booked for creating ruckus and damaging public and government properties here during protests against "dilution" of the provisions of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, the SSP said.
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Injured During Monday's Dalit Protests, Jodhpur Policeman Dies
A policeman who was critically injured during Monday's protests by Dalit groups in Jodhpur has died. Sub-inspector Mahendra Chaudhary died today afternoon when he was being taken to Ahmedabad for further treatment.
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Rajnath Singh's Statement On Violence During Bharat Bandh In Lok Sabha
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh made a statement in the Lok Sabha today on violence during Bharat Bandh by Dalit groups. Nine people died in the violence that raged through five states. Trains were held up, highways blocked in some areas and vehicles burnt. In some towns and cities, including Ranchi in Jharkhand and Alwar and Barmer in Rajasthan,...
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Chirag Paswan Writes To PM, Demands Executive Order To Restore Dalit Law
Chirag Paswan, son of BJP ally Ram Vilas Paswan, has hinted that unless retired Supreme Court judge AK Goyal be sacked from the Green Court, the Dalit protests of August 9 will be far more intense than the one in April, during which violence swept five states. Justice Goyal was part of the Supreme Court Bench, which, Mr Paswan's party says, "dilute...
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2 More Arrested For Violence In Madhya Pradesh's Morena During Bharat Bandh
Police have arrested two more persons for their alleged involvement in the violence in Morena during the April 2 Bharat Bandh, an officer said.
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Hundreds Charged In Rajasthan After Dalit Protests. Among Them Man Who Died In 2007
Phool Singh died in an accident in 2007. In records of Rajasthan Police, he came back to life this month. He was named in a case registered by the police in Bharatpur's Rupabas, accusing him of violence during the Dalit agitation on 2 April, the Bharat Bandh.
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Second Bharat Bandh In A Month, 12 Injured In Bihar Violence: 10 Points
Over a dozen people were injured in clashes in Bihar as some groups tried to enforce a Bharat Bandh to protest reservation in jobs and education. Supporters of the strike, mostly from upper castes, blocked roads and railway tracks and forced markets to shut down in nearly half-a-dozen districts. In Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh...
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Dalits Being "Tortured" Post April 2 Agitation: BJP Lawmaker Udit Raj
BJP MP Udit Raj today alleged that members of his Dalit community were being "tortured" in various parts of the country in the wake of the violent protests during the 'Bharat Bandh' earlier this week.
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Opposition Parties Responsible For Violence During Dalit Stir: Keshav Prasad Maurya
Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Thursday held opposition parties responsible for the violence during protests against "dilution" of the provisions of the SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act on Monday, and claimed that some criminals were involved in the stir in the state.
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Viral Video Shows Man Firing At Dalit Protesters In Gwalior, Triggers Police Hunt
The police are looking for a man caught on camera firing at a crowd in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior during clashes between Dalit protesters and groups of upper caste men on Monday. The man, say the police, is Raja Chauhan.
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Bharat Bandh: 32 Held, Complaint Against 5,000 People Over Ghaziabad Violence
As many as 5,000 people have been booked for creating ruckus and damaging public and government properties here during protests against "dilution" of the provisions of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, the SSP said.
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Injured During Monday's Dalit Protests, Jodhpur Policeman Dies
A policeman who was critically injured during Monday's protests by Dalit groups in Jodhpur has died. Sub-inspector Mahendra Chaudhary died today afternoon when he was being taken to Ahmedabad for further treatment.
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Rajnath Singh's Statement On Violence During Bharat Bandh In Lok Sabha
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh made a statement in the Lok Sabha today on violence during Bharat Bandh by Dalit groups. Nine people died in the violence that raged through five states. Trains were held up, highways blocked in some areas and vehicles burnt. In some towns and cities, including Ranchi in Jharkhand and Alwar and Barmer in Rajasthan,...
