Jignesh Mevani | The Dalit Young Turk
2 years, 7 months ago

Jignesh Mevani | The Dalit Young Turk

The Hindu  

The 41-year-old Jignesh Mevani dons many hats: prominent Dalit activist, outspoken lawmaker, former journalist and lawyer, to just name a few. Often in the headlines, Mr. Mevani was recently arrested by the Assam Police that came all the way from Kokrajhar to Palampur in north Gujarat over a tweet he posted criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi. As a founder member of the Una Dalit Atyachar Ladat Samiti and the Rashtriya Dalit Adhikar Manch, Mr. Mevani took out a Dalit Asmita Yatra from Ahmedabad to Una, in which more than 15,000 people participated. Before joining the Congress, he had said he had respect for its ideology and joining the party “will give more strength in fighting against the BJP in the coming Assembly election and the 2024 Lok Sabha election.” Before the Una agitation, Mr. Mevani had flirted with the Aam Aadmi Party. But irrespective of his political party affiliation, Mr. Mevani has been consistent on two fronts — his opposition to the BJP and his activism for the rights of the Dalits and other marginalised communities.

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Mayawati derails Dalit politics: Is there redemption in the future?
6 months, 1 week ago

Mayawati derails Dalit politics: Is there redemption in the future?

Hindustan Times  

After forming a majority government in 2007 in Uttar Pradesh, the Bahujan Samaj Party national president Mayawati often used to stoke the political ambitions of Dalits with her stirring statement: “If a Dalit party can give chief minister to the largest state of the country, why can’t it give the nation its first Dalit prime minister?” It was the vision …

Chinta Mohan decries ‘growing atrocities’ against Dalits in Andhra Pradesh
1 year, 1 month ago

Chinta Mohan decries ‘growing atrocities’ against Dalits in Andhra Pradesh

The Hindu  

Senior Congress leader Chinta Mohan alleged that atrocities on Dalits have been at their peak in the present YSR Congress Party government in the State. In a statement on Saturday, the former Union Minister termed the death of Vizag-based doctor Sudhakar and Dalit youth Bontha Mahendra of East Godavari as “political murders.” He said that the unprecedented atrocities on the …

Jignesh Mevani hopes Congress may not project anyone as CM face in Gujarat polls
2 years, 6 months ago

Jignesh Mevani hopes Congress may not project anyone as CM face in Gujarat polls

India TV News  

Gujarat independent MLA Jignesh Mevani has expressed hope that the Congress may not project anyone as its Chief Ministerial candidate in the upcoming Assembly polls in the Western state and a "collective leadership" would be taking on the ruling BJP. "No no.We will go with the collective leadership", he said when asked whether the Congress will project anyone as its …

Jignesh Mevani: ‘The BJP sees me as a threat’
2 years, 7 months ago

Jignesh Mevani: ‘The BJP sees me as a threat’

The Hindu  

Jignesh Mevani, 42, an independent MLA in Gujarat, stands out for fearlessly taking on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party regime in the State. On May 10, at a Congress rally in Dahod, Gujarat, party leader Rahul Gandhi spoke about Mevani’s recent arrest and said that Mevani would continue to fight even if he was sentenced to ten years in prison. …

Jignesh Mevani, 9 Others Jailed for 3 Months for Unlawful Assembly in 2017 Rally
2 years, 7 months ago

Jignesh Mevani, 9 Others Jailed for 3 Months for Unlawful Assembly in 2017 Rally

The Quint  

"Along with my colleagues, I have been sentenced to three months of imprisonment by a magisterial court in Mehsana of Gujarat for holding a rally without permission in 2017. "The "Azadi Kooch" rally was supposed to be held to demand intervention of the Gujarat government to reclaim the rightful land allotted to Dalits which was illegally occupied by goons and …

Jignesh Mevani calls BJP-led Gujarat govt ‘useless’, says ‘insult to people…’
2 years, 7 months ago

Jignesh Mevani calls BJP-led Gujarat govt ‘useless’, says ‘insult to people…’

Hindustan Times  

Gujarat MLA and Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani - arrested by Assam police two weeks ago and released on bail Friday - slammed the BJP on Tuesday. Mevani called the state 'useless' for doing 'nothing' when a legislator was 'kidnapped'; he called his arrest by Assam Police an 'insult' to the people of Gujarat. Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani "I would like …

Assam Police Arrest Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani Over Tweet; Cong Holds Protest, Seeks His Release
2 years, 8 months ago

Assam Police Arrest Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani Over Tweet; Cong Holds Protest, Seeks His Release

News 18  

Assam police have arrested Gujarat MLA and Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani from Palanpur town in Gujarat’s Banaskantha district and took him to the north-eastern state by air in the early hours of Thursday, officials said. An official of Banaskantha police station said, “Assam police took custody of Mevani from Palanpur circuit house late on Wednesday night and took him with …

Kanhaiya Kumar, Jignesh Mevani expected to join Congress next week: Sources
3 years, 2 months ago

Kanhaiya Kumar, Jignesh Mevani expected to join Congress next week: Sources

Firstpost  

Mevani, who is currently a legislator in Gujarat and represents the Vadgam constituency, is the convener of the Rashtriya Dalit Adhikar Manch. CPI leader and former JNU students’ union president Kanhaiya Kumar and Gujarat Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani are likely to join the Congress next week, party sources said. Mevani’s entry into the Congress comes at a time when it …

Gujarat Independent MLA, Dalit Leader Jignesh Mevani to Join Congress
3 years, 2 months ago

Gujarat Independent MLA, Dalit Leader Jignesh Mevani to Join Congress

News 18  

Jignesh Mevani, an independent Gujarat MLA and influential Dalit leader, announced on Saturday that he would join Congress on September 28 along with former JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar. “On September 28, I will be joining the Indian National Congress along with Kanhaiya Kumar,” he told PTI, adding that he will be able to talk in detail about the decision …

Dalit Activist in Gujarat Killed for ‘Not Withdrawing SC/ST Case’
3 years, 9 months ago

Dalit Activist in Gujarat Killed for ‘Not Withdrawing SC/ST Case’

The Quint  

This is not the first attack on a Dalit activist in Gujarat. In October, 2020 a Dalit lawyer-activist was hacked to death by dominant caste men allegedly over an ‘anti-Brahmin’ Facebook post. In 2019, a team of the Gujarat Government's Abhyam Helpline was attacked while they were accompanying a Dalit youth who was on his way to bring home his …

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