After last year’s ‘Elgar Parishad’, Bhim Army planning ‘Mahasabha’ to mark Bhima Koregaon anniversary
6 years, 1 month ago

After last year’s ‘Elgar Parishad’, Bhim Army planning ‘Mahasabha’ to mark Bhima Koregaon anniversary

Op India  

To mark the upcoming Bhima Koregaon battle’s 201st anniversary on January 1, the Dalit organisation Bhim Army has announced that its founder Chandrashekhar Azad alias Ravan would address a rally in Pune. Last year the Dalit groups had organised ‘Elgaar Parishad’ on December 31 at Shaniwarwada in Pune to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Bhima Koregaon battle. Gujarat MLA and controversial Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani, JNU’s leftist leader Umar Khalid, Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh leader Prakash Ambedkar, and Bhim Army’s Vinay Ratan Singh were among the speakers there. On June 6, Pune police arrested five supposed top urban Maoist operatives, namely, Delhi based activist Rona Wilson, advocate Surendra Gadling, professor Shoma Sen and Mahesh Raut from Nagpur and Mumbai’s Sudhir Dhavle.

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Chandrashekhar Azad: The Dalit commander
7 months ago

Chandrashekhar Azad: The Dalit commander

The Hindu  

Sitting in his room at the Western Court MP Hostel along Janpath, Chandrashekhar Azad fields calls on a phone that does not stop ringing. After an endearing embrace, Mr. Azad introduces him to the room: “He used to be a state unit president of Azad Samaj Party — a Majboot Chamar.” Then he turns to Mr. Kumar, “This is our …

Bhima Koregaon case timeline
8 months ago

Bhima Koregaon case timeline

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail to civil rights activist Gautam Navlakha in the 2018 Bhima Koregaon violence case, saying it might take several years for the trial to conclude considering the number of witnesses and other pertinent factors. Navlakha was arrested for allegedly making provocative remarks in December 2017 at an Elgar Parishad conference a day before violence …

Bhima Koregaon: Umar Khalid Claims He Was Invited To Elgar Parishad By Former Judge Of Bombay High Court
2 years, 8 months ago

Bhima Koregaon: Umar Khalid Claims He Was Invited To Elgar Parishad By Former Judge Of Bombay High Court

Live Law  

The National Investigating Agency submitted a bunch of additional documents and witness statements to the court in the 2018 Bhima Koregaon – Elgar Parishad Case, in which student rights activist Umar Khalid claims that he heard that BJP-RSS persons had attacked visitors at the Bhima-Koregaon, near Pune. While it is the agency's case that inflammatory speeches at the Elgar Parishad …

Witness Before Probe Panel Accuses Sambhaji Bhide & Milind Ekbote Of Instigating Bhima Koregaon Riots
3 years, 3 months ago

Witness Before Probe Panel Accuses Sambhaji Bhide & Milind Ekbote Of Instigating Bhima Koregaon Riots

Live Law  

The Pune police "took away" research papers and evidence that revealed right-wing extremist leaders Sambhaji Bhide and Milind Ekbote instigated and initiated the riots at Bhima Koregaon in Pune, on January 1, 2018, an anti-caste activist alleged before an inquiry panel, on Wednesday. "Pursuant to the FIR, Police Officers from Swargate Police Station, conducted a raid on my office at …

Bhima Koregaon Case : Bombay High Court Reserves Order On Surendra Gadling's Bail Plea To Attend Mother's Death Anniversary
3 years, 5 months ago

Bhima Koregaon Case : Bombay High Court Reserves Order On Surendra Gadling's Bail Plea To Attend Mother's Death Anniversary

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court on Monday reserved for orders the temporary bail appeal of Bhima Koregaon- Elgar Parishad Case accused – Advocate Surendra Gadling to perform his mother's funeral rites on her first death anniversary on August 15, 2021. Gadling filed an appeal under Section 21 of the NIA Act challenging the Special Judge DE Kothalikar's order, refusing him emergency …

Sudha Bharadwaj's 3 Co-Prisoners Tested COVID Positive : Daughter Moves Bombay High Court Seeking Release On Medical Grounds
3 years, 8 months ago

Sudha Bharadwaj's 3 Co-Prisoners Tested COVID Positive : Daughter Moves Bombay High Court Seeking Release On Medical Grounds

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court on Thursday sought lawyer-activist Sudha Bharadwaj's latest medical report from the Maharashtra Government on a plea seeking her interim release on medical bail from Byculla women's prison. The petition filed by her daughter Maaysha Singh, invoking Article 226 of the Constitution, states that the sixty-year-old Bharadwaj, who has diabetes, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and a history …

Bhim Army joins Rajbhar alliance for UP polls
4 years ago

Bhim Army joins Rajbhar alliance for UP polls

India TV News  

The Bhim Army will be joining the Bhagidari Sankalp Morcha, a conglomeration of smaller parties led by the Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party, chief Om Prakash Rajbhar. Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar met Om Prakash Rajbhar on Saturday and agreed to contest the upcoming Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh as part of the alliance. In the 2022 Assembly elections, we will …

Bhim Army Chief Chandrashekhar Azaad Says Convoy Shot at in UP's Bulandshahr Ahead of Bypoll Rally
4 years, 2 months ago

Bhim Army Chief Chandrashekhar Azaad Says Convoy Shot at in UP's Bulandshahr Ahead of Bypoll Rally

News 18  

Bhim Army and Azad Samaj Party leader Chandrashekhar Azaad said Sunday that his convoy had been fired at in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr District. बुलन्दशहर के चुनाव में हमारे प्रत्याशी उतारने से विपक्षी पार्टीयां घबरा गई है और आज की रैली ने इनकी नींद उड़ा दी है जिसकी वजह से अभी कायरतापूर्ण तरीके से मेरे काफिले पर गोलियां चलाई गई है। …

Bhima Koregaon arrests: Academics sign petition urging Centre to stop targeting critics
4 years, 4 months ago

Bhima Koregaon arrests: Academics sign petition urging Centre to stop targeting critics

India Today  

About 2,000 academics from top institutions in India and abroad have signed petitions demanding federal authorities stop targeting people critical of the government as part of a widening investigation into caste clashes two years ago. The National Investigation Agency has arrested more than a dozen people, including scholars and human rights campaigners, saying they had ties to Maoist guerrillas and …

Bhim Army: All you need to know
4 years, 10 months ago

Bhim Army: All you need to know

India TV News  

Bhim Army led by Chandrashekhar Azad, a social activist, lawyer and follower of Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, has announced that it will contest 2022 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections in alliance with Om Prakash Rajbhar's Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party. Founded by Chandrashekhar Azad, Vinay Ratan Singh in 2015, the organisation run free schools for people belonging to Dalit community in several districts …

Bhim Army, SBSP to contest 2022 Uttar Pradesh elections together
4 years, 10 months ago

Bhim Army, SBSP to contest 2022 Uttar Pradesh elections together

India TV News  

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar is putting his Lucknow visit to good use even if he has been prevented from participating in the anti-CAA protests at the Clock Tower. On Monday, Chandrashekhar met Om Prakash Rajbhar, President of the Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party, at his guest house and decided to contest the 2022 Assembly elections as part of a larger alliance …

Chandrashekhar Azad dares RSS chief to contest elections
4 years, 10 months ago

Chandrashekhar Azad dares RSS chief to contest elections

India TV News  

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad on Saturday asked RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat to contest direct elections to test the actual public support for the "Manuvadi" agenda of the Sangh. Addressing a meeting of Bhim Army workers at the Reshimbaug Ground here, located close to the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh headquarters, Azad demanded ban on the Sangh to end "Manuvad". contest direct …

High court allows Bhim Army to hold meeting at ground near RSS HQ
4 years, 10 months ago

High court allows Bhim Army to hold meeting at ground near RSS HQ

India TV News  

The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court on Friday allowed the Bhim Army to hold a meeting of its workers at Reshimbagh Ground here on February 22, but imposed certain conditions. The petition, filed by Bhim Army Nagpur district chief Praful Shende through his lawyer Firdos Mirza, said the outfit had got permission from the CP and Berar Education …

Bhim Army files petition in Bombay HC seeking permission for Chandra Shekar Aazad's rally in Nagpur’s Reshimbagh on 22 Feb
4 years, 10 months ago

Bhim Army files petition in Bombay HC seeking permission for Chandra Shekar Aazad's rally in Nagpur’s Reshimbagh on 22 Feb

Firstpost  

Nagpur: The Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court on Tuesday issued notices to the Maharashtra government and the Nagpur police commissioner on a petition filed by a Bhim Army functionary over permission to hold a rally in Reshimbaug area on 22 February. PTI The ground where the Bhim Army wants to hold a rally, to be addressed by its chief …

Who is Bhim Army Chief Chandrashekhar Azad?
5 years ago

Who is Bhim Army Chief Chandrashekhar Azad?

India TV News  

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad was detained from Jama Masjid hours after he gave a slip to Delhi Police who was searching for him during Friday's anti-CAA protests in the national capital. However, after several hours of drama followed by violent clashes in Delhi's Daryaganj, Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad was finally detained on early Saturday. Hailing from Ghadkhauli village …

BSP rejects Bhim Army proposal to join hands together to fight BJP
5 years, 2 months ago

BSP rejects Bhim Army proposal to join hands together to fight BJP

Op India  

The Bahujan Samaj Party has rejected Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad’s appeal to party president Mayawati to join hands with him to fight the Bhartiya Janata Party. Reportedly, a senior party functionary termed a letter written by Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar Azad to Mayawati as a ‘ploy to create confusion among Dalits’. Read: Accusing Twitter of being an agent …

Bombay HC judge in Vernon Gonsalves case clarifies War and Peace referred to was Biswajit Roy's, not Tolstoy's
5 years, 4 months ago

Bombay HC judge in Vernon Gonsalves case clarifies War and Peace referred to was Biswajit Roy's, not Tolstoy's

Firstpost  

The Bombay High Court on Thursday, 29 August 2019, said it knew that Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace was a literary classic and that it didn’t mean to suggest that all the books seized by Pune police in the Elgar Parishad-Koregaon Bhima case were incriminating. Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Thursday, 29 August 2019, said it knew that Leo …

Shadow of Dalit politics on Tughlaqbad protest
5 years, 4 months ago

Shadow of Dalit politics on Tughlaqbad protest

The Quint  

New Delhi, Aug 29 The chants of "Mandir wahin banayenge" reverberated the national capital on August 21 as thousands staged protests here. The police arrested around 100 protestors including Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad. With general disdain for political representatives from the SC/ST community who are viewed to have deserted the cause, Bhim Army has emerged as a major pressure …

Sonbhadra Killing: Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad to provide free legal aid to families of victims
5 years, 5 months ago

Sonbhadra Killing: Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad to provide free legal aid to families of victims

India TV News  

The Bhim Army said on Tuesday that it will provide free legal aid to the families of 10 tribals who were killed in the Sonbhadra massacre in Uttar Pradesh. Chief of the Dalit outfit, Chandrashekhar Azad, who managed to reach the Umbha village where the incident happened last week, met the families of those killed over control of land by …

Bhima Koregaon Dalits united against BJP, divided over choice in polls; elders back Congress, youth prefer Prakash Ambedkar
5 years, 8 months ago

Bhima Koregaon Dalits united against BJP, divided over choice in polls; elders back Congress, youth prefer Prakash Ambedkar

Firstpost  

Dalit activist Milind Bhawar, who helped many victims file affidavits before the commission, agrees. “Prakash Ambedkar’s contribution to the Commission has been zero A major part of Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi founder Prakash Ambedkar’s stature comes from his pro-active stand after the Bhima Koregaon violence on 1 January, 2018. “We thought he would get us justice.” Dalit activist Milind Bhawar, who …

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad is BJP proxy: Mayawati
5 years, 9 months ago

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad is BJP proxy: Mayawati

The Hindu  

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Sunday alleged that the head of the Dalit outfit Bhim Army, Chandrashekhar Azad, was contesting in Varanasi against Prime Minister Narendra Modi as part of a “conspiracy” by the BJP to divide Dalit votes. In a statement, Ms. Mayawati said: “It is well-known that the organisation was founded by the BJP which used it …

Bhima Koregaon anniversary: One year after violence at event, security stepped up as hundreds of Dalits converge at war memorial
6 years ago

Bhima Koregaon anniversary: One year after violence at event, security stepped up as hundreds of Dalits converge at war memorial

Firstpost  

Thousands of people, mainly Dalits, Tuesday flocked the ‘Jay Stambh’ memorial in Maharashtra’s Pune district to pay tributes on the 201st anniversary of the Koregaon Bhima battle amidst heavy police presence. Pune: Thousands of people, mainly Dalits, Tuesday flocked the ‘Jay Stambh’ memorial in Maharashtra’s Pune district to pay tributes on the 201st anniversary of the Koregaon Bhima battle amidst …

Bhima-Koregaon violence: Ahead of first anniversary of clashes, Pune Police on alert to prevent untoward incidents
6 years ago

Bhima-Koregaon violence: Ahead of first anniversary of clashes, Pune Police on alert to prevent untoward incidents

Firstpost  

Violence had marred the bicentenary celebration of the battle of Bhima-Koregaon and its repercussions had haunted Maharashtra for the next few months. Pune: Ahead of the first anniversary of the Bhima-Koregaon caste clashes on 1 January, Pune Police are on alert to ensure that there is no recurrence of the violence witnessed on the first day of 2018. A case …

Bhima Koregaon anniversary: Bhim Army chief to address rally in Pune on 30 December; Dalit leaders to attend three-day event
6 years, 1 month ago

Bhima Koregaon anniversary: Bhim Army chief to address rally in Pune on 30 December; Dalit leaders to attend three-day event

Firstpost  

Dalit outfit Bhim Army’s chief will also visit the memorial at Bhima Koregaon on 1 January Pune: Dalit outfit Bhim Army announced that its founder Chandrashekhar Azad alias Ravan would address a rally in Pune on 30 December, ahead of the 201st anniversary of the Battle of Bhima Koregaon on 1 January. Datta Pol, the district president of Bhim Army, …

Koregaon Bhima case: Telugu poet Varavara Rao taken into custody by Pune Police
6 years, 1 month ago

Koregaon Bhima case: Telugu poet Varavara Rao taken into custody by Pune Police

India TV News  

Telugu poet Varavara Rao, accused of having Maoist links, was taken into custody Saturday by Pune police from Hyderabad in a case related to Elgar Parishad conclave, a senior official said here. On October 26, Pune police had taken into custody co-accused Arun Ferreira and Vernon Gonsalves, while Sudha Bharadwaj was taken into custody the next day. Left-leaning activists Rao, …

Dalit outfit’s lawyer wants Rakhi Sawant in jail for ‘insulting’ Tanushree Dutta
6 years, 2 months ago

Dalit outfit’s lawyer wants Rakhi Sawant in jail for ‘insulting’ Tanushree Dutta

Op India  

The Bhim Army, a group of Dalit rights activists, submitted an application to the Oshiwara police station last week to file an FIR against Rakhi Sawant under the SC/ST Atrocities Act for her remarks on Tanushree Dutta-Nana Patekar controversy where Dutta has accused Patekar of sexual misconduct against her in 2008. Nitin Satpute, Dutta’s lawyer wants to file a case …

Supporters of Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad react to his release from prison, two months before schedule
6 years, 3 months ago

Supporters of Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad react to his release from prison, two months before schedule

Firstpost  

In what was touted as a victory for minority rights, Dalit leader and charismatic commander of the Bhim Army, Chandrashekhar Azad was released from jail almost two months early by the Uttar Pradesh government, as per orders from the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. A resident of the state’s Saharanpur district, Azad founded the Bhim Army in 2015 with the twin …

Bhim Army chief not released for Dalit votes, says UP minister
6 years, 3 months ago

Bhim Army chief not released for Dalit votes, says UP minister

Deccan Chronicle  

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has refuted suggestions that it released Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad from custody under the NSA for the sake of Dalit votes, saying he was allowed to walk free as normalcy has now returned to Saharanpur. On his release, Chandrashekhar Azad, who is also known as ‘Ravan', claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party feared his …

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad's release from jail victory for citizen's rights, shows tactic to isolate him didn't work
6 years, 3 months ago

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad's release from jail victory for citizen's rights, shows tactic to isolate him didn't work

Firstpost  

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad, who was released from jail on 13 September after being arrested under NSA a year ago, calls himself ‘Ravan’ to identify with those aspects of our culture that others may see as repulsive It is not often in the world of human rights where I work, that a clear win for the rights of Indian …

Jailed Bhim Army chief arrested last year under NSA in Saharanpur violence case released early
6 years, 3 months ago

Jailed Bhim Army chief arrested last year under NSA in Saharanpur violence case released early

Op India  

Bhim Army chief, Chandrashekhar alias Ravan, who was jailed under the NSA charges in connection with the 2017 Saharanpur caste violence case, was released from Saharanpur jail early on Friday, hours after the Uttar Pradesh government ordered his early release. The shadowy leader, Chandrashekhar, the founder of the Bhim Army which was set up around three years ago in Saharanpur …

UP govt's decision to release Bhim Army chief early may be part of strategy to wean SC community away from BSP
6 years, 4 months ago

UP govt's decision to release Bhim Army chief early may be part of strategy to wean SC community away from BSP

Firstpost  

The Bhim Army founder has in the past voiced his dissatisfaction with the BSP supremo while praising party founder Kanshi Ram in the same breath. Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government in the wee hours of 14 September released Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad, alias Ravan, from prison. After the Saharanpur riots, the Bhim Army had garnered the support of Scheduled …

Jailed Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar released from Saharanpur jail; Dalit leader was arrested under NSA last year
6 years, 4 months ago

Jailed Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar released from Saharanpur jail; Dalit leader was arrested under NSA last year

Firstpost  

The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to release Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar who is detained under the National Security Act in connection with the 2017 Saharanpur violence Chandrashekhar, the founder of the Bhim Army who has been in jail since June 2017, was released from the Saharanpur jail late in the night on Thursday. According to NDTV, hundreds of Bhim …

All you need to know about Bhima Koregaon raids: Supreme Court offers relief to activists but controversy unlikely to die down
6 years, 4 months ago

All you need to know about Bhima Koregaon raids: Supreme Court offers relief to activists but controversy unlikely to die down

Firstpost  

Here is all that has happened so far since the police arrested Rao, Gonsalves, Ferreira, Navlakha, and human rights activist and lawyer Sudha Bharadwaj over allegations of Maoist links and for inciting the Bhima Koregaon violence. The Supreme Court has granted interim relief to five activists arrested in connection with the Bhima Koregaon case after swooping nation-wide raids, but the …

Bhima Koregaon raids an attempt to divert attention from Sanatan Sanstha probe, says Prakash Ambedkar
6 years, 4 months ago

Bhima Koregaon raids an attempt to divert attention from Sanatan Sanstha probe, says Prakash Ambedkar

Firstpost  

Prakash Ambedkar alleged that police have made contradictory claims about the violence at Bhima Koregaon near Pune in January Mumbai: Dalit leader Prakash Ambedkar Wednesday claimed that arrests of Left-wing activists for alleged Maoist links were aimed at diverting the attention from the “probe” against Sanatan Sanstha, a right-wing Hindu outifit. He also alleged that police have made contradictory claims …

Bhima Koregaon raids: Original FIR over Elgar Parishad reveals member called for city to be 'burnt to ashes'
6 years, 4 months ago

Bhima Koregaon raids: Original FIR over Elgar Parishad reveals member called for city to be 'burnt to ashes'

Firstpost  

On 8 January, 37-year-old Tushar Damgude filed a First Information Report at the Vishrambag police station in Sangli over the Elgaar Parishad. On 8 January, 37-year-old Tushar Damgude filed a First Information Report at the Vishrambag Police Station in Sangli over the Elgar Parishad — a conference held in Shaniwar Wada near Pune — on 31 December, 2017, to mark …

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