Arrests in Dalit atrocities case not enough, govt must disband cow protection groups: CPM
8 years, 8 months ago

Arrests in Dalit atrocities case not enough, govt must disband cow protection groups: CPM

Firstpost  

Likening the Una assault to the lynching of 5 Dalit men Haryana in 2012, Karat said attacks on Muslims and Dalits engaged in leather trade are on the rise New Delhi: Attacking BJP over Una Dalits assault incident, CPM on Thursday asked the Gujarat government to disband cow protection committees and crack down on rabid communal outfits purveying “anti-Dalit” and “anti-Muslim” sentiments. It must act to disband the cow protection committees and crack down on the rabid communal outfits which are purveying anti-Dalit and anti-Muslim sentiments,” ex-CPI general secretary Prakash Karat said. Likening the Una assault to the “barbaric” lynching of five Dalit men in Jhajjar in Haryana in 2012, Karat said attacks on Muslims and Dalits, who are engaged in the trade of cattle and leather, have taken place in parts of the country in recent months. The committees, he claimed, conduct vigilante actions against Muslims and Dalits and cited killing of Mohammad Akhlaq in Dadri and hanging of two cattle traders in Jharkhand are two recent “shocking” examples in this regard.

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Day 1 Of Delhi Assembly Turns Stormy As AAP Alleges Removal Of Ambedkar, Bhagat Singh Photos; CM Hits Back
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1 month ago

Day 1 Of Delhi Assembly Turns Stormy As AAP Alleges Removal Of Ambedkar, Bhagat Singh Photos; CM Hits Back

ABP News  

The first day of the Delhi Assembly under the newly-formed Bharatiya Janata Party government witnessed a heated exchange between the treasury benches and opposition Aam Aadmi Party members, leading to a brief adjournment of the House. Arvind Kejriwal had put up photos of Baba Saheb Ambedkar and Shaheed Bhagat Singh… pic.twitter.com/vxn6LslIVJ — ANI February 24, 2025 Countering AAP's allegations, Delhi …

BJP’s Dalit Dilemma | Power Play by Anand Mishra
3 months ago

BJP’s Dalit Dilemma | Power Play by Anand Mishra

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 20, 2024 18:37 IST - 4 MINS READ Dear readers, What’s in a name? Nishikant Dubey of the BJP responded by filing a privilege notice against Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of showing a “criminally edited” version of Shah’s speech. BJP leaders shared photographs of the injured Sarangi and Rajput, insisting that “pictures don’t lie”, but refused to …

Why Ambedkar issue has got BJP scrambling
3 months, 1 week ago

Why Ambedkar issue has got BJP scrambling

India Today  

There are very few leaders who reached the status of a demigod, like Babasaheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar has. On Wednesday, a day after the remark by Shah in the Rajya Sabha, the entire BJP brass, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Shah himself, stepped in to counter the Opposition's allegations of "insulting Babasaheb". AAP Convenor Arvind Kejriwal responded to Prime …

Dalit groups slam Ambedkar statue vandalism; Opposition calls it a ‘design’ of feudal elements emboldened the BJP
4 months, 1 week ago

Dalit groups slam Ambedkar statue vandalism; Opposition calls it a ‘design’ of feudal elements emboldened the BJP

The Hindu  

A day after a statue of B.R. Ambedkar was vandalised in Uttar Pradesh’s Gonda district, Dalit groups protested strongly on Sunday, alleging that such attacks against the community’s icon are rampant across the State and demanding strict action against the culprits. “The incident of vandalising the statue of the chief architect of the Indian Constitution is highly condemnable,” said Deepak …

Nitin Raut’s ‘dropped from Congress for saying Jai Bheem’ claim triggers BJP’s ‘Anti Dalit’ remark
4 months, 1 week ago

Nitin Raut’s ‘dropped from Congress for saying Jai Bheem’ claim triggers BJP’s ‘Anti Dalit’ remark

Live Mint  

With the Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024 just round the corner, a video of senior Congress leader Nitin Raut, where he claimed that he was dropped from the Vilas Rao Deshmukh cabinet for greeting the CM with 'Jai Bheem' slogan, has gone viral. Nitin Raut's claim In the viral clip, Congress leader Nitin Raut can be heard saying that he was …

DSS condemns ‘One Nation, One Election’ proposal
11 months ago

DSS condemns ‘One Nation, One Election’ proposal

The Hindu  

Opposing the “One Nation, One Election” report submitted by the high-level panel headed by former President Ram Nath Kovind, the Karnataka State Dalit Sangharsha Samiti alleged that the Modi-led BJP government was trying to dismantle the Constitution, with the objective of ‘One Nation, One Election’, State convener of the samiti D.G. He alleged that the Modi-led government at Centre was …

YSRCP govt. is anti-Dalit as is evident from the NCRB data, says Varla Ramaiah
1 year, 3 months ago

YSRCP govt. is anti-Dalit as is evident from the NCRB data, says Varla Ramaiah

The Hindu  

TDP Polit Bureau member Varla Ramaiah has said that the YSRCP government is anti-Dalit, and wonders if anyone from the ruling party is ready for an open debate on the issue. Addressing a press conference at the State party office on Sunday, Mr. Ramaiah sought the Chief Minister’s reaction to the data related to the attacks on Dalits contained in …

Chinta Mohan decries ‘growing atrocities’ against Dalits in Andhra Pradesh
1 year, 4 months 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 …

Dalits bear brunt in Chennur: BJP
1 year, 6 months ago

Dalits bear brunt in Chennur: BJP

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The torture of a Dalit youth in Mandamarri of Chennuru Assembly constituency over a missing goat was highly condemnable, said BJP SC Morcha president Koppu Basha. He recalled a previous incident of a Dalit farm labourer being tortured when a cow entered an adjacent field, and questioned local MLA Balka Suman for his inaction on such incidents. Meanwhile, Mandamarri …

Atrocities against tribals and Dalits have increased in BJP’s rule: Congress
1 year, 8 months ago

Atrocities against tribals and Dalits have increased in BJP’s rule: Congress

The Hindu  

Targeting the Bharatiya Janata Party over the incident in which an alleged BJP worker urinated on a tribal man in Madhya Pradesh, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday claimed that the episode exposed the “disgusting face” of the BJP and its “hatred” towards tribals and Dalits. Mr. Gandhi, however, claimed on Twitter that atrocities against tribals and Dalits were increasing …

Gujarat caste violence back on spotlight after Dalit man’s thumb chopped
1 year, 9 months ago

Gujarat caste violence back on spotlight after Dalit man’s thumb chopped

Hindustan Times  

A group of men allegedly chopped off the thumb of a Dalit man after an altercation over his son picking up a cricket ball during a match at a school playground in a village in Gujarat’s Patan district on Sunday, police said. Incidents like not giving a house on rent to a scheduled caste teacher in villages are happening on …

Anti-Dalit KCR has no right to unveil Ambedkar's statute, says Bandi
1 year, 11 months ago

Anti-Dalit KCR has no right to unveil Ambedkar's statute, says Bandi

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: As BRS president and Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao unveiled the statue of Dr B.R. Ambedkar, BJP state president Bandi Sanjay Kumar claimed on Friday that Rao had no moral authority to inaugurate the 125-foot statue because he had had misled Dalits during the nine years of his tenure and had humiliated them by not keeping the promises he …

Dalits, Muslims stage protests in Karnataka against reservation rejig plan
1 year, 11 months ago

Dalits, Muslims stage protests in Karnataka against reservation rejig plan

The Hindu  

Published : Mar 29, 2023 15:29 IST - 3 MINS READ Members of certain Dalit communities, known as “touchable” Dalits, and Muslim groups have been protesting in Karnataka over the past two days demonstrating their opposition to the radical rejig of the reservation matrix proposed by the Basavaraj Bommai-led BJP government after its Cabinet meeting on March 24. In the …

Dalit organizations lodge police complaint against TD leader Bojjala
2 years, 4 months ago

Dalit organizations lodge police complaint against TD leader Bojjala

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: The representatives of various Dalit organisations took out a massive a rally in Srikalahasti town and lodged a police complaint against the Telugu Desam’s constituency incharge Bojjala Venkata Sudhir Reddy. The representatives of the Dalit organisations alleged that the TD’s Srikalahasti constituency incharge has tried to trigger blame on local MLA B. Madhusudhan Reddy for the random deaths. While …

BBC blames 'Hindu hierarchy' for rape and murder of Dalit girls committed by Junaid, Sohail, Arif & 3 others
2 years, 6 months ago

BBC blames 'Hindu hierarchy' for rape and murder of Dalit girls committed by Junaid, Sohail, Arif & 3 others

Op India  

The BBC has once more turned to its strategy of disseminating misinformation to achieve its covert goal and take advantage of India’s socio-economic faultlines to peddle its political agenda. BBC reported the rape and murder of two Dalit sisters implying that the girls were targeted as they were Dalits, “the bottom of a deeply discriminatory Hindu hierarchy.” The report by …

Jignesh Mevani: ‘The BJP sees me as a threat’
2 years, 10 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 | The Dalit Young Turk
2 years, 10 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 …

Dalits stage protest in Bharatpur against attack on rally
2 years, 11 months ago

Dalits stage protest in Bharatpur against attack on rally

Hindustan Times  

Jaipur: Dalits took to the streets at Seh in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur on Tuesday against an alleged attack on a rally to mark Bhimrao Ambedkar’s birth anniversary on April 14, which left nine people injured. “They are levelling false allegations of theft against Dalits.” Ranjan said stones were thrown at the rally and that a complaint was lodged against nine. “.one …

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

Dalit victim of the communal clashes in Jaunpur narrates attack by Muslims
4 years, 9 months ago

Dalit victim of the communal clashes in Jaunpur narrates attack by Muslims

Op India  

Dalit colony in Bhadethi village in Jaunpur district of Uttar Pradesh was engulfed with raging conflagration on June 9 as Muslims in the region launched an attack against the Dalit settlements. At least 35 people, including Samajwadi Party leader Javed Siddiqui, have been arrested in connection with setting ablaze the houses of Dalits in the Dalit Basti in a Jaunpur …

Congress condemns Mohan Bhagwat's call for debate on reservations, accuses BJP, RSS of being against Dalits and OBCs
5 years, 7 months ago

Congress condemns Mohan Bhagwat's call for debate on reservations, accuses BJP, RSS of being against Dalits and OBCs

Firstpost  

Congress leader Udit Raj alleged that the BJP wanted to spread ‘hatred’ by making people fight among themselves over the issue of reservations. New Delhi: The Congress on Monday condemned Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat’s remarks calling for a debate on reservations and accused the Bharatiya Janata Party and RSS of “being anti-Dalit” and trying to end the quota …

BJP Dalit leaders air concern
6 years, 7 months ago

BJP Dalit leaders air concern

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Simmering anger and discontent among the BJP’s Dalit leaders have begun to come out in the open. A day after the Lok Jan Shakti Party threatened an “aggressive Dalit stir” on August 9, BJP’s prominent Dalit face, Dr Udit Raj virtually held the government responsible for “failing” the community. Undeterred by any retaliatory strike by the BJP high …

Violence against Dalits: Fresh reports of atrocities highlight growing anger, outrage in community
6 years, 9 months ago

Violence against Dalits: Fresh reports of atrocities highlight growing anger, outrage in community

Firstpost  

Young leaders of a nascent group of middle-class Dalits think and act differently from veteran leaders when it comes to the violence they face. Atrocities against Dalits Around the same time came a report from Telangana’s Sircilla district that two Dalit men — 62-year-old Yellaiah and his 40-year-old son Shekar — had been hacked to death. In Meerut, three minor …

Indian police arrest Dalit activists amid criticism
6 years, 9 months ago

Indian police arrest Dalit activists amid criticism

Al Jazeera  

Arrests made in connection with clashes between lower caste Dalits and upper caste groups. Police in the Indian state of Maharashtra on Wednesday arrested five Dalit activists on charges of inciting violence earlier this year, drawing criticism from community leaders. The arrests of the Dalit writers and activists – Sudhir Dhawale, Shoma Sen, Mahesh Raut, and Surendra Gadling – were …

Mayawati condemns marking caste on chests of police recruits in MP as 'criminal,' slams BJP for silence
6 years, 10 months ago

Mayawati condemns marking caste on chests of police recruits in MP as 'criminal,' slams BJP for silence

Firstpost  

BSP chief Mayawati lashed out at the BJP claiming the incident in Madhya Pradesh, where aspirants for the post of police constables reportedly had their caste categories written on bare chests, was just a fresh example of the saffron party’s “new found love for Dalits.” Lucknow: BSP chief Mayawati on Monday lashed out at the BJP claiming the incident in …

Karnataka polls: A secular party in power only way to uphold Dalit rights, says activist Indudhara Honnapura
6 years, 11 months ago

Karnataka polls: A secular party in power only way to uphold Dalit rights, says activist Indudhara Honnapura

Firstpost  

In Part-3 of a five-part series on prominent Dalit activists who have a deep influence on the politics of Karnataka, Indudhara Honnapura, editor of Samvaada, says that people from the community should support any political party that is not linked to BJP Editor’s note: Elections to the Karnataka Assembly are scheduled for 12 May and they come at a time …

Ambedkar Jayanti: By crediting Babasaheb for his rise, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sent a potent message to Dalits
6 years, 11 months ago

Ambedkar Jayanti: By crediting Babasaheb for his rise, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sent a potent message to Dalits

Firstpost  

Speaking at Ambedkar’s 127th birth anniversary in Chhattisgarh’s Dalit-dominated Bijapur, the prime minister sent a befitting reply to the Opposition trying to corner the government by terming it anti-Dalit Speaking at a rally at Bijapur on Saturday, Narendra Modi said that if a poor man’s son from a backward caste has become the prime minister of India, it is because …

Congress calls Union govt 'anti-Dalit', says BJP's Dalit MPs have exposed ruling party
6 years, 11 months ago

Congress calls Union govt 'anti-Dalit', says BJP's Dalit MPs have exposed ruling party

Firstpost  

Dubbing the Union government as “anti-Dalit,” the Congress on Sunday said its criticism by BJP’s Dalits MPs has exposed it and asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to break his “silence” and respond to their concerns. New Delhi: Dubbing the Union government as “anti-Dalit,” the Congress on Sunday said its criticism by BJP’s Dalits MPs has exposed it and asked Prime …

Dalit protests: Outfits at centre of Bharat Bandh refuse to take blame for arson
6 years, 11 months ago

Dalit protests: Outfits at centre of Bharat Bandh refuse to take blame for arson

Hindustan Times  

Bheem Sena and Meen Sena, the two organisations at the forefront of the April 2 nationwide strike in protest against the alleged dilution of a law safeguarding scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, were known little in Rajasthan until the protests turned violent on Monday. Members of Dalit community stage protest during 'Bharat Bandh' against the alleged 'dilution' of Scheduled Castes/Scheduled …

Dalit defiance
7 years, 2 months ago

Dalit defiance

The Hindu  

On the road from Pune to Ahmednagar in western Maharashtra stands an obelisk. The day marks an important date in Dalit history because it was when the British East India Company’s soldiers defeated the army of Peshwa Bajirao II in the battle of Koregaon on January 1, 1818. Prakash Ambedkar of the Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh party, grandson of Dr Ambedkar, …

Growing Dalit alienation may become cause of concern for BJP ahead of Assembly elections in eight states
7 years, 2 months ago

Growing Dalit alienation may become cause of concern for BJP ahead of Assembly elections in eight states

Firstpost  

For the BJP, the latest confrontation with the Dalits carries a disturbing message on the eve of elections in as many as eight states this year, including those where the party is expected to face the anti-incumbency factor For the third time since the Narendra Modi government’s assumption of office, the Dalits have come into conflict with the Hindutva brigade. …

Dalit protests shake BJP's fort as rise in casteism challenges party's politics of Hindutva-laced nationalism
7 years, 2 months ago

Dalit protests shake BJP's fort as rise in casteism challenges party's politics of Hindutva-laced nationalism

Firstpost  

If Dalits continue to clash with upper-caste Hindus, it would destroy its dream of a ‘virat’ Hindu ‘parivar’ that votes just for the BJP. When Gurjars, who are currently among the OBCs, took to the streets for their inclusion in STs in 2007-08, the BJP government led by Vasundhara Raje promised them five percent reservation as special backward classes. But, …

Bhima-Koregaon violence in Maharashtra: Path to 2019 Lok Sabha election will meander through social unrest
7 years, 2 months ago

Bhima-Koregaon violence in Maharashtra: Path to 2019 Lok Sabha election will meander through social unrest

Firstpost  

It is still unclear who instigated the Bhima-Koregaon clash that sent ripples of violence and rioting across Maharashtra but the political reactions to the unfortunate incident points to a disturbing road ahead as the country hurtles towards the 2019 general elections. Amid allegations and counter allegations, it is still unclear who instigated the Bhima-Koregaon clash that sent ripples of violence …

Oppn parties attack BJP over Pune violence; 'fascist vision', says Rahul
7 years, 2 months ago

Oppn parties attack BJP over Pune violence; 'fascist vision', says Rahul

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: In a scathing attack on the ruling BJP government and its parent organisation Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday extended support to the Bhima-Koregaon battle celebration, calling it a "potent symbol" of resistance to RSS-BJP's "fascist vision". Lashing out at the saffron party over the Pune violence, the newly-appointed Congress President said, "the core of the …

Gujarat Assembly Election 2017: Miffed with BJP after Una flogging incident, Dalits inch towards Congress
7 years, 3 months ago

Gujarat Assembly Election 2017: Miffed with BJP after Una flogging incident, Dalits inch towards Congress

Firstpost  

The Una Dalits are unhappy with the BJP over the flogging incident and feel injustice has been done to them. Regarding the incident, he said, “all his brothers were taken about 25 kilometres from the village and brutally beaten up.” Their condition was so bad that they had to be admitted to Una civil hospital and later, they were taken …

Pinarayi Vijayan attacks Modi government for anti-dalit politics
7 years, 4 months ago

Pinarayi Vijayan attacks Modi government for anti-dalit politics

Deccan Chronicle  

Madurai: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday charged the Modi government backed by RSS with campaigning against reservations and promoting privatisation in the country besides advocating casteism. Speaking at a public meeting at the concluding session of 2th national conference of Dalit Shoshan Mukti Manch here on Monday evening, Vijayan said that progressive forces should continue their fight to …

BJP against cow vigilantism, committed to provide safety to Dalits: Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani at India TV ‘Chunav Manch’
7 years, 5 months ago

BJP against cow vigilantism, committed to provide safety to Dalits: Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani at India TV ‘Chunav Manch’

India TV News  

BJP against cow vigilantism, committed to provide safety to Dalits: Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani at India TV ‘Chunav Manch’ Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said BJP is against the violence in the name of cow protection. Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Sunday said his government has taken strict measures to ensure cow protection but does not support people who …

Una attack anniversary: Dalits to take out 'Freedom March' in July to commemorate incident
7 years, 9 months ago

Una attack anniversary: Dalits to take out 'Freedom March' in July to commemorate incident

Firstpost  

A ‘Freedom March’ would be taken out on 12 July from Mehsana town to commemorate the first anniversary of the Una Dalit flogging incident, Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani said on Friday. Ahmedabad: A ‘Freedom March’ would be taken out on 12 July from Mehsana town to commemorate the first anniversary of the Una Dalit flogging incident, Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani …

Dalits barred from temple fest in Kannur; activist accuses Kerala's CPM of discrimination
8 years, 1 month ago

Dalits barred from temple fest in Kannur; activist accuses Kerala's CPM of discrimination

Firstpost  

The Communist Party of India has is believed to be promoting caste-based discrimination against Dalits during annual procession of a temple in Azhikkal village of Kerala’s Payannur district The age long injustice of barring lower castes from entering temples was removed in Kerala through a royal proclamation in 1936, but the workers of the ruling Communist Party of India in …

Reveal details of BJP's bank deposits, Mayawati dares PM after ED expose
8 years, 2 months ago

Reveal details of BJP's bank deposits, Mayawati dares PM after ED expose

Deccan Chronicle  

Lucknow: A day after Enforcement Directorate detected cash deposits totalling over Rs 104 crore in an account belonging to her party, Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati on Tuesday charged the Centre with misusing official machinery and trying to tarnish the party's image. Terming the issue as an effort to tarnish BSP's image ahead of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections just few …

Has BJP's dalit card failed in Uttar Pradesh?
8 years, 5 months ago

Has BJP's dalit card failed in Uttar Pradesh?

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Feedback received by the RSS on its dalit outreach programmes show that though the BJP is the “second biggest claimant” for dalit votes, and is also perceived to be “visibly doing lot of work” for the upliftment of the community, it has so far failed to “culturally identify” itself with the community. However, feedback suggests that though the …

Why is Dalit politics on the boil?
8 years, 6 months ago

Why is Dalit politics on the boil?

Live Mint  

From the agitation in Gujarat after gau-rakshaks attacked Dalits to countrywide protests after the suicide of Rohith Vemula in Hyderabad Central University, Dalit politics is on the boil. In a recent article in The Indian Express, political scientist Pratap Bhanu Mehta says that far from being a solution, this could be a trigger for more crimes against Dalits. To understand …

Dalit issue kept alive by Opposition to defame Gujarat, Modi: Rupani
8 years, 7 months ago

Dalit issue kept alive by Opposition to defame Gujarat, Modi: Rupani

Deccan Chronicle  

Gandhinagar: Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani took a jibe at the opposition parties on Friday on the issue of Dalit atrocities in Una, saying they were trying to keep the issue alive "to defame Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP". "The opposition parties are interested in keeping the issue alive to defame Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and …

‘Protests by Dalits a good sign’
8 years, 7 months ago

‘Protests by Dalits a good sign’

The Hindu  

THE increasing number of incidents of atrocities against the Scheduled Castes, more recently in the context of “cow protection vigilantism”, prompted reactions from various sections. Excerpts from an interview he gave Frontline : As Chairperson of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes, how do you view the rising atrocities against Dalits? Atrocities had been taking place earlier also, but if …

India’s Dalits demand freedom from caste discrimination
8 years, 7 months ago

India’s Dalits demand freedom from caste discrimination

Al Jazeera  

Una, Gujarat – Thousands of people belonging to the Dalit community, the former untouchables, have staged a massive protest in India’s Gujarat state in response to atrocities against the community. The 10-day “Dalit Pride March” culminated in Una town in southern Gujarat on August 15 – India’s Independence Day – as Dalits pledged to seek “freedom from atrocities and caste-based …

Dalit community to intensify protest, seeks freedom from atrocities
8 years, 7 months ago

Dalit community to intensify protest, seeks freedom from atrocities

Deccan Chronicle  

Una: Vowing to intensify their agitation at a protest rally on Independence Day, the Dalit community in Gujarat on Monday said they will launch a mega rail roko stir if their demand for granting five acres of land for each family is not met by Gujarat government within one month. As thousands of Dalits gathered in Una on the occasion …

Dalit rally in Una serves ultimatum as PM Modi pays tribute to Pramukh Swami
8 years, 7 months ago

Dalit rally in Una serves ultimatum as PM Modi pays tribute to Pramukh Swami

Firstpost  

While Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage to the revered Gujarat godman Pramukh Swami in Sarangpur, around the same time agitated Dalits in Una served a month-long ultimatum to his home state. On Monday when Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage to the revered Gujarat godman Pramukh Swami Maharaj at a temple in Sarangpur, around the same time an unprecedented …

Dalits and the Holy Cow
8 years, 7 months ago

Dalits and the Holy Cow

Deccan Chronicle  

The upsurge of the Dalits in Gujarat has taken the country by surprise. Four Dalits -- Vasharambhai Balubhai Sarvaiya, Rameshbhai Bhalubhai Sarvaiya, Becharbhai Ugabhai Sarvaiya, Askokbhai Bijabhai Sarvaiya -- from the leather tanning Rohit caste in Gujarat, engaged in skinning the dead cows, were attacked by dominant caste group of youths in the name of ‘gauraksha’. Although the huge rally …

Issue of atrocities against Dalits shouldn’t be publicised: Rajnath in LS
8 years, 7 months ago

Issue of atrocities against Dalits shouldn’t be publicised: Rajnath in LS

Hindustan Times  

Parliament on Thursday discussed the issue of atrocities on Dalits, with Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati demanding a statement from Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the House. 8:08pm: I expect all state governments and Centre to take stern action in case of atrocities against Dalits, says Rajnath Singh ashe concludes his reply. 7:54pm: Our PM has taken steps for socio-economic …

7 arrested in Andhra Pradesh's Dalit attack case
8 years, 7 months ago

7 arrested in Andhra Pradesh's Dalit attack case

Deccan Chronicle  

Rajahmundry: The Amalapuram police in East Godavari district on Wednesday arrested seven men, including the main accused, Yerugandi Abbulu, on charges of attacking two Dalit brothers for skinning and cutting a dead cow. They also booked a case against V. Srinivasa Rao of Samanasa village of Amalapuram rural mandal, on charges of theft under Section 379 of the IPC, for …

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