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Ambedkar statue vandalised in Ahmedabad amid controversy; Congress MLA Mevani warns agitation

"We have registered a complaint in the matter and are actively working to apprehend the accused," said Ahmedabad ACP Krunal Desai regarding the vandalism of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar's statue in the Khokhra area. "The comments made by Home Minister Amit Shah against Babasaheb Ambedkar in Parliament have sparked widespread anger among Dalits across India and Gujarat," said Congress MLA Jignesh …

Mevani Warns Khokhra

3 days, 3 hours ago

Shah’s disparaging views on Ambedkar reflective of BJP/RSS casteist ideology: CPI(M)

The Hindu

Communist Party of India State secretary M.V. Speaking to journalists after chairing a CPI State secretariat meeting here on Friday, Mr. Govindan said the Bharatiya Janata Party, an RSS offshoot, drew ideological inspiration from the Manusmriti. Mr. Govindan said that during the previous Lok Sabha election campaign, the BJP aspired to get up to 430 seats in the Lok Sabha …

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3 days, 16 hours ago

FIR against Rahul Gandhi is diversionary tactic in response to his protest against Amit Shah: Congress

The Hindu

Congress general secretary K.C. Venugopal alleged that the FIR against Rahul Gandhi is a diversionary tactic in response to his staunch protest against Home Minister Amit Shah's remarks on B.R. In a post on X, Mr. Venugopal shared, “The FIR against Rahul Gandhi is nothing but a diversionary tactic in response to his staunch protest against the Home Minister. In …

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5 days, 2 hours ago

Tamil Nadu Leaders Hit Back at Amit Shah

Deccan Chronicle

Chennai: Leaders of many political parties in the State came out strongly against Union Home Minister Amit Shah for his derogatory remarks against B R Ambedkar in Parliament and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for targeting the Congress for its alleged ‘sins.’ While Chief Minister M K Stalin, in a message on X, said that those who committed more sins alone …

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5 days, 8 hours ago

Maharashtra | Dalit Custodial Death Sparks Protests and Caste Tensions in Parbhani

The Hindu

Published : Dec 18, 2024 16:15 IST - 5 MINS READ The Constitution’s replica displayed in a glass box outside Parbhani railway station was damaged on December 10. The protest is being used to muzzle the Dalit voice of Parbhani.” Death in police custody Although the police denied these charges, Suryavanshi’s mother Vijaya Suryavanshi made a shocking claim. Jitendra Awhad, …

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5 days, 8 hours ago

TMC Moves Privilege Notice Against Shah Over Ambedkar Remark, Mamata Says 'Display Of BJP's Anti-Dalit Mindset'

ABP News

Amid the ongoing row over Amit Shah's remarks on BR Ambedkar, the Trinamool Congress has moved a privilege notice against the Union Home Minister, saying that he undermined the legacy of the Constitution's architect and the dignity of the Parliament. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee also lashed out at Shah, accusing him of making derogatory remarks against Ambedkar and …

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5 days, 18 hours ago

'Display of BJP's casteist, anti-Dalit mindset': Mamata attacks Amit Shah over Ambedkar remarks

New Indian Express

The CM reiterated that Ambedkar, the father of the Constitution, deserved to be respected. "Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar is the Father of the Constitution, this outrageous remark is not only an outright attack on him but all members of the Drafting Committee of the Constitution, which symbolised India's unity in diversity with members from all castes, creeds, ethnicities, and religions," Banerjee …

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1 week, 4 days ago

Maharashtra: Protests Erupt in Parbhani Over Statue Vandalism

Deccan Chronicle

Mumbai: Violent protests broke out in Parbhani city of Maharashtra after a replica of the Constitution held by the statue of B.R. The incident sparked widespread outrage, with protesters engaged in stone pelting and torching vehicles which prompted police to issue prohibitory orders banning the gathering of five or more persons in public places. According to police, an unidentified person …

Constitution Fir Parbhani

1 week, 5 days ago

DMK govt launches its Vishwakarma scheme

Hindustan Times

Chennai: The DMK government on Wednesday termed the BJP led Union government’s Vishwakarma scheme as “casteist” and launched a similar scheme at the state level to support artisans in 25 sectors. The development comes after CM Stalin on November 27 wrote to the Union MSME minister Jitan Ram Manjhi informing him that Tamil Nadu will not implement the PM Vishwakarma …

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1 week, 5 days ago

Maharashtra: Violence breaks out in Parbhani over tearing of Constitution, Ambedkar statue vandalism

India TV News

Major violence erupted in Parbhani, Maharashtra over the alleged Babasaheb Ambedkar’s statue on Wednesday. According to the news agency PTI, an unidentified person on Tuesday damaged a replica of the Constitution held by the statue of B R Ambedkar outside Parbhani railway station, which triggered arson and stone-pelting. He wrote on X, "The vandalisation of the Constitution of India at …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Will not allow religious bigotry as long as I am alive, says CM Stalin

New Indian Express

CHENNAI: Chief Minister MK Stalin on Friday said he is striving to create an egalitarian society through social justice and that he will not give space for religious bigotry as long as he is alive. Though certain sections posed hurdles on the path of the ideals he is treading, Stalin said, he wishes to remind them that Tamil Nadu is …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Religious bigotry, casteism will never succeed in Periyar's Tamil Nadu: MK Stalin

India Today

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Friday reiterated his commitment to building an egalitarian society rooted in social justice, vowing to stand firm against religious bigotry and casteist ideologies. Speaking at an event in Chennai, Stalin declared that such divisive forces would find no ground in Tamil Nadu, a state shaped by the rationalist ideals of Periyar Ramasamy …

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3 weeks ago

Another case filed against BJP MLA Munirathna

Hindustan Times

A case has been registered against BJP MLA Munirathna for attempted murder and conspiracy, police said on Sunday. Munirathna The second FIR, registered at the Nandini Layout police station on Saturday, was lodged by Narayanaswamy, husband of former BBMP corporator Manjula. I will release the related documents related to the attack on Monday.” DCP Saidulu Adavath confirmed the registration of …

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3 weeks, 1 day ago

Karnataka SIT files 590-page chargesheet against MLA Munirathna

New Indian Express

BENGALURU: The Special Investigation Team of the CID, probing multiple cases including rape allegations against BJP Rajarajeshwari Nagar MLA Muniratna. The SIT is investigating three cases two registered at the Vyalikaval police station in Bengaluru and one at the Kaggalipura police station in Ramanagara. According to SIT, the 590 pages of the chargesheet include 157 pieces of documentary evidence, 53 …

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3 weeks, 2 days ago

U.P. govt doing politics of self-service: Mayawati

Hindustan Times

While giving a call to her party leaders and workers to intensify their struggle for “master key to power”, Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati on Saturday accused the Uttar Pradesh government of pursuing self-serving politics in the guise of religious issues. Mayawati was addressing a meeting of her senior party office-bearers to strengthen BSP’s frontal organisation All India Backward and …

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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Neighbours thrash mother, strip daughter over water dispute in Navi Mumbai; Eight booked

New Indian Express

THANE: A woman was thrashed, and her 18-year-old daughter was stripped and beaten up by their neighbours over a water dispute in Navi Mumbai, police said on Saturday. The police have registered a case against eight members of a family in connection with the assault that occurred in Panvel on Thursday, but no one has been arrested as yet, an …

Navi Mumbai

1 month ago

PM Modi hails BJP’s victory in Maharashtra, says 'divisive forces and Parivarvaad have lost' | WATCH

India TV News

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday lauded the BJP-led alliance’s sweeping victory in Maharashtra as a testament to development, good governance, and social justice. Addressing party workers, he criticized the Congress for spreading “lies and deceit” and accused the Gandhi family of sowing the “poison of casteism and divisiveness.” “Maharashtra has chosen stability, development, and progress. Modi called this a …

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1 month ago

Tribal woman assaulted in Odisha, human faeces stuffed in her mouth

India Today

A 20-year-old tribal woman from Odisha's Balangir district has accused a man of assaulting her, making casteist remarks, and attempting to force-feed her human faeces. The woman further alleged that Bagh smeared her face with human faeces and attempted to force-feed it to her. The woman alleged that this was in retaliation for her protest against the accused, a non-tribal …

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1 month ago

Case under SC/ST Act against actor Shilpa Shetty over 2013 remark dismissed

India Today

In a relief to Shilpa Shetty, the Rajasthan High Court has cancelled a case filed against the actor under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act, which accused her of using a casteist slur in a TV show. Shetty's lawyer, Prashant Patil, told the High Court that the actor had already publicly apologised for her remark and that her statement …

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1 month ago

Manimuthar town panchayat chief alleges caste-based harassment, files plaint with DSP

New Indian Express

TIRUNELVELI: The chairperson of Manimuthar town panchayat, who belongs to a scheduled caste, filed a complaint with Ambasamudram Deputy Superintendent of Police Satheesh Kumar on Wednesday seeking legal action against the husbands and relatives of certain caste Hindu panchayat councillors for allegedly harassing her on the basis of caste and also issuing death threats. "I hail from a family of …

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1 month ago

Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Azmi meets Mufti Salman Azhari, the Islamist cleric demands strict blasphemy laws

Op India

On 18th November, Samajwadi Party leader Abu Azmi met Islamist hate preacher Mufti Salman Azhari ahead of the Maharashtra assembly elections. SP’s candidate from Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar, Abu Asim Azmi also told Mufti Azhari that in his poll manifesto, he mentioned that if voted to power, he would ensure that those accused of making ‘blasphemous’ remarks against Prophet Muhammad be …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Mayawati slams government over Rajasthan HC's decision on SC-ST Act

New Indian Express

JAIPUR: In a sharp critique of the government, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati has expressed discontent over the Rajasthan High Court's recent decision to exclude charges under the SC-ST Act in a case involving casteist slurs. The controversy arose following a judgment by the Rajasthan High Court, which ruled that the use of terms such as 'bhangi', 'neech', 'bhikari', and …

Mayawati

1 month, 1 week ago

Rajasthan HC clears accused of charges under SC/ST Act in 2011 ‘casteist slurs’ case

Hindustan Times

The Rajasthan high court on Tuesday dismissed charges under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act, 1989, against four individuals accused of using derogatory language toward public officials during an encroachment inspection in Jaisalmer. Justice Birendra Kumar observed that the alleged terms used — ‘bhangi’, ‘neech’, ‘bhikhari’ and ‘mangani’ — were not casteist slurs and therefore did not meet the …

Rajasthan Court Caste Charges Public Act

1 month, 1 week ago

Difficult To Conclude If Accused Were Onlookers Or Real Culprits: Rajasthan HC Grants Bail To Men Accused Of Attacking Religious Procession

Live Law

The Jodhpur bench of the Rajasthan High Court granted bail to several men accused of beating, throwing stones and using casteist slurs at members of a religious procession, noting that it was difficult to conclude whether the men were mere onlookers or the real culprits especially since there was no similar case pending against them. The court passed the order …

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Ambedkar statue vandalised in Ahmedabad amid controversy; Congress MLA Mevani warns agitation

Shah’s disparaging views on Ambedkar reflective of BJP/RSS casteist ideology: CPI(M)

FIR against Rahul Gandhi is diversionary tactic in response to his protest against Amit Shah: Congress

Tamil Nadu Leaders Hit Back at Amit Shah

Maharashtra | Dalit Custodial Death Sparks Protests and Caste Tensions in Parbhani

TMC Moves Privilege Notice Against Shah Over Ambedkar Remark, Mamata Says 'Display Of BJP's Anti-Dalit Mindset'

'Display of BJP's casteist, anti-Dalit mindset': Mamata attacks Amit Shah over Ambedkar remarks

Maharashtra: Protests Erupt in Parbhani Over Statue Vandalism

DMK govt launches its Vishwakarma scheme

Maharashtra: Violence breaks out in Parbhani over tearing of Constitution, Ambedkar statue vandalism

Will not allow religious bigotry as long as I am alive, says CM Stalin

Religious bigotry, casteism will never succeed in Periyar's Tamil Nadu: MK Stalin

Another case filed against BJP MLA Munirathna

Karnataka SIT files 590-page chargesheet against MLA Munirathna

U.P. govt doing politics of self-service: Mayawati

Neighbours thrash mother, strip daughter over water dispute in Navi Mumbai; Eight booked

PM Modi hails BJP’s victory in Maharashtra, says 'divisive forces and Parivarvaad have lost' | WATCH

Tribal woman assaulted in Odisha, human faeces stuffed in her mouth

Case under SC/ST Act against actor Shilpa Shetty over 2013 remark dismissed

Manimuthar town panchayat chief alleges caste-based harassment, files plaint with DSP

Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Azmi meets Mufti Salman Azhari, the Islamist cleric demands strict blasphemy laws

Mayawati slams government over Rajasthan HC's decision on SC-ST Act

Rajasthan HC clears accused of charges under SC/ST Act in 2011 ‘casteist slurs’ case

Difficult To Conclude If Accused Were Onlookers Or Real Culprits: Rajasthan HC Grants Bail To Men Accused Of Attacking Religious Procession