Dalit groups in call to identify atrocity-prone areas of new Rajasthan districts
1 year, 6 months ago

Dalit groups in call to identify atrocity-prone areas of new Rajasthan districts

The Hindu  

Dalit groups in Rajasthan have released a manifesto for the upcoming Assembly election with a call to identify atrocity-prone areas in the 19 newly created districts of the State. Caste violence “Caste-based discrimination and violence are issues of social justice, which should get the highest priority in the manifestos of political parties seeking votes,” Mr. Singh, a former Inspector-General of Police, said. Social activist and Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan founder member Nikhil Dey said at the function marking the release of manifesto here that Dalit groups need to keep a watch during the election and organise public forums in all Assembly constituencies. Social screening Dalit activist Bhanwar Meghwanshi said activists would carry out “social screening” of candidates fielded by various parties and check if they were involved in cases of atrocities against Dalits or helped the accused in any manner.

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UP BJP weighs caste balance in search for new state chief
5 days, 12 hours ago

UP BJP weighs caste balance in search for new state chief

New Indian Express  

LUCKNOW: With the organisational reshuffle in the Uttar Pradesh BJP now complete down to the district level, the ruling party is set to appoint a new state unit chief who will lead it into the 2027 assembly elections. According to party insiders, caste will play a crucial role in the appointment, and the BJP may opt for a Dalit leader. …

Dalit disillusionment in Delhi: AAP’s declining support, unfulfilled promises, and BJP’s strategic outreach ahead of assembly polls
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Dalit disillusionment in Delhi: AAP’s declining support, unfulfilled promises, and BJP’s strategic outreach ahead of assembly polls

Op India  

As Delhi gears up for the upcoming assembly elections, a sharp shift in the political landscape is emerging, particularly among Dalit voters—once a steadfast pillar of the Aam Aadmi Party’s electoral base. BJP’s outreach: Representation and welfare initiatives In contrast, the Bharatiya Janata Party has actively sought to engage with Dalit voters through targeted welfare measures and grassroots outreach programs. …

Dalit disillusionment in Delhi: AAP’s declining support, unfulfilled promises, and BJP’s strategic outreach ahead of assembly polls
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Dalit disillusionment in Delhi: AAP’s declining support, unfulfilled promises, and BJP’s strategic outreach ahead of assembly polls

Op India  

As Delhi gears up for the upcoming assembly elections, a sharp shift in the political landscape is emerging, particularly among Dalit voters—once a steadfast pillar of the Aam Aadmi Party’s electoral base. BJP’s outreach: Representation and welfare initiatives In contrast, the Bharatiya Janata Party has actively sought to engage with Dalit voters through targeted welfare measures and grassroots outreach programs. …

Minority groups in Karnataka plan protests against Amit Shah over Ambedkar remarks
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Minority groups in Karnataka plan protests against Amit Shah over Ambedkar remarks

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Dalit organisations are planning to stage protests against Union Home Minister Amit Shah over his remarks on Dr BR Ambedkar. Senior DSS leader Mavalli Shankar said that along with Dalits, backward classes will join the campaign against Amit Shah until he resigns from his post. Dalit organisations were also upset over former PM HD Deve Gowda’s advice in the …

A Precursory Look at Community-wise Voting in Maharashtra and Jharkhand
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4 months, 1 week ago

A Precursory Look at Community-wise Voting in Maharashtra and Jharkhand

The Quint  

In Maharashtra, caste is the very foundation of the political battleground. The OBCs, who constitute 38 percent of the state’s population, played a decisive role in this election, won by the Mahayuti alliance of the BJP, the Shiv Sena, and Ajit Pawar's NCP. Despite agitation over the reservation and dissatisfaction with unresolved demands, the BJP managed to retain a significant …

Maharashtra Elections: Disputed Villages Push for Land Rights
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Maharashtra Elections: Disputed Villages Push for Land Rights

Deccan Chronicle  

Adilabad: Voters from 14 disputed villages along the Telangana-Maharashtra border are set to participate in the Rajura Assembly Constituency elections in Maharashtra on November 20. On the final day of campaigning, rural development minister Seethakka and Backward Classes Minister Ponnam Prabhakar actively campaigned in Ghadchandur in Rajura and Ballarpur Assembly Constituencies on November 18, supporting their party’s candidates. Senior Congress …

Jharkhand Assembly polls: Congress releases manifesto, promises caste-based census, free power
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Jharkhand Assembly polls: Congress releases manifesto, promises caste-based census, free power

The Hindu  

The Congress on Tuesday released its manifesto for the Jharkhand Assembly elections promising 250 units of free electricity, caste-based census and filling up of all vacant government posts within a year. The manifesto, unveiled by party manifesto committee chairman Bandhu Tirkey, focused on seven promises including the 1932 Khatiyan-based domicile policy and implementation of Sarna religious code of the tribals. …

Battle for Dalit votes heats up in poll-bound Haryana
6 months, 1 week ago

Battle for Dalit votes heats up in poll-bound Haryana

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI There’s a certain concern that’s crept into the otherwise confident camp of the Congress in Haryana. Along with the dominant Jat community that comprises approximately 27% of the electorate, Muslims who make up 7% and Sikhs who are about 5%, the Congress’s internal surveys told the party brass that it could have got up to 70 seats in …

Cong Muslim, Dalit leaders demand fair representation in assembly polls
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Cong Muslim, Dalit leaders demand fair representation in assembly polls

Hindustan Times  

Pune: Muslim candidates in Pune are pushing the Congress to give them representation in the upcoming assembly polls. Senior state leaders, including Nana Patole, Prithviraj Chavan, and Sushilkumar Shinde, heard the demands of Muslim aspirants seeking party tickets at the meeting held for western Maharashtra at Congress Bhavan recently. Despite having significant Muslim voter base in constituencies like Hadapsar and …

Bharat bandh today: Dalit, adivasi groups call for nationwide strike. What are the demands? | 10 points
7 months, 1 week ago

Bharat bandh today: Dalit, adivasi groups call for nationwide strike. What are the demands? | 10 points

Hindustan Times  

Dalit and Adivasi organisations have called for a ‘Bharat Bandh’, a peaceful strike, on Wednesday, to stress their demand for wider representation of marginalised communities in jobs and education and also to ensure the protection of their constitutional rights. The Bharat bandh call comes on the backdrop of the recent Supreme Court verdict on the sub-categorisation of quotas for Scheduled …

Eyeing Dalit votes, Congress to hold conferences, membership drives across U.P.
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Eyeing Dalit votes, Congress to hold conferences, membership drives across U.P.

The Hindu  

The Congress party is attempting to reach out to the numerically significant Dalit voters through district level Dalit chaupals and divisional level conferences to talk about their issues by further pushing its ‘Save the Constitution’ campaign. Congress leaders added that the ‘Save the Constitution’ campaign helped the grand old party to make sizeable gains among the social group in the …

Interview | SP's RK Chaudhary on BSP, Kanshiram, and the Bahujan Voter
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Interview | SP's RK Chaudhary on BSP, Kanshiram, and the Bahujan Voter

The Quint  

You have demanded that the Sengol in Parliament be replaced with the Constitution, describing the former as a symbol of monarchy. This is the country where till 20 years back, Kanshiram ji used to talk about the Constitution, reservations and democracy but the society was not prepared for it. It is a matter of joy that Akhilesh Yadav ji is …

Two Dalit narratives in Kharge heartland
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Two Dalit narratives in Kharge heartland

Hindustan Times  

Among the politicians with the highest stakes in the constituencies that go to the polls today is one who is not contesting. Irrespective of the specific type of Dalit identity that was being highlighted, identity politics eroded Kharge’s Dalit-led inclusive politics. His son, Priyank Kharge, has used his position as minister in the Karnataka government to present a much more …

Election In Pincodes: Amid welfare push, the shifting sands of Dalit politics in Agra
11 months ago

Election In Pincodes: Amid welfare push, the shifting sands of Dalit politics in Agra

Hindustan Times  

Clumps of darkness are descending on a young man as he rappels down the remnants of a 60-foot stage, its skeleton stripped of its cloth finery but still held up by gaunt poles of bamboo-throwing menacing shadows. “It is what makes Agra India’s Dalit capital.” This year, the stage was designed in the likeness of the London School of Economics, …

DSS condemns ‘One Nation, One Election’ proposal
11 months, 1 week 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 …

Plan manifesto to curb caste violence, says Dalit Intellectual Collective
1 year ago

Plan manifesto to curb caste violence, says Dalit Intellectual Collective

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The Dalit Intellectual Collective issued a statement on Tuesday urging political parties in the state to include action plans to eradicate caste atrocities against Dalits in their election manifesto. “Sadly, political parties remain either passive or immune to these, save for the rhetorical condemnation bereft of any action,” the statement said. The collective also urged the political parties to …

State BJP Readying Its Poll Manifesto for AP
1 year, 1 month ago

State BJP Readying Its Poll Manifesto for AP

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The AP unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party is preparing its election manifesto for Andhra Pradesh with a focus on the welfare of middle-class people and increasing employment opportunities for youth while ensuring comprehensive development of the state. Addressing a meeting of the party manifesto committee here on Thursday, state BJP chief D. Purandeswari asked committee members to look …

In Rajasthan, a manifesto from the people and for the people
1 year, 4 months ago

In Rajasthan, a manifesto from the people and for the people

The Hindu  

A “people’s manifesto” released by civil rights groups ahead of the upcoming Assembly election in Rajasthan has called upon political parties to give the highest priority to citizens’ democratic rights. Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan founder-member Nikhil Dey said the manifesto would affirm the people’s right to monitor the polls and keep a watch on the conduct of candidates. “We are …

BJP steps up efforts to make Nov 2 Dalit meet a success
1 year, 5 months ago

BJP steps up efforts to make Nov 2 Dalit meet a success

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party has stepped up its drive to connect with Dalits and the party is now looking to pull out all stops to make an impression by holding a mega Dalit meet in the state capital on November 2. This would be part of the six Dalit meets finalised by the party in the state, all attempts to …

Signature campaign launched to press National Dalit Summit’s charter of demands
1 year, 5 months ago

Signature campaign launched to press National Dalit Summit’s charter of demands

The Hindu  

A signature campaign was launched here on Wednesday to press the charter of demands that was arrived at the National Dalit Summit, which was held in Hyderabad in August this year to put out a National Dalit Agenda ahead of the 2024 general elections. Mr. Natarajan wanted the Union government to increase the working days under the Mahatma Gandhi National …

The present and future of Dalit politics
1 year, 5 months ago

The present and future of Dalit politics

The Hindu  

Dalit politics in India evolved with the rise of various independent Dalit political parties such as the Republican Party of India, the Bahujan Samaj Party, other political parties such as the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi, the Puthiya Tamilagam in Tamil Nadu, and the Praja Rajyam Party in the Andhra Pradesh and adjoining States. Most of the independent Dalit political parties still …

For more Dalit-Adivasi presence in INDIA
1 year, 5 months ago

For more Dalit-Adivasi presence in INDIA

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party could face a tough fight in the 2024 general elections with the Opposition’s announcement of the INDIA alliance. Other Dalit political parties, especially Prakash Ambedkar’s Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi in Maharashtra and the VCK, are limited due to their regional specificities and incapacity to expand their political base to win important electoral battles. Dalit political outfits have …

U.P. Congress to start ‘Dalit Gaurav Samvad’ on BSP founder Kanshi Ram’s anniversary
1 year, 5 months ago

U.P. Congress to start ‘Dalit Gaurav Samvad’ on BSP founder Kanshi Ram’s anniversary

The Hindu  

The Uttar Pradesh Congress plans to start a roughly 45-day ‘Dalit Gaurav Samvad’ from October 9, the death anniversary of Bahujan Samaj Party founder Kanshi Ram, in an outreach effort towards Dalits. “We have planned various programmes under Dalit Gaurav Samvad. Through the events, we will discuss agendas related to Dalit issues in each parliamentary segment,” Anil Yadav, Uttar Pradesh …

Book Review: ‘Maya, Modi, Azad’ by Sudha Pai and Sajjan Kumar attempts to decode Dalit politics
1 year, 6 months ago

Book Review: ‘Maya, Modi, Azad’ by Sudha Pai and Sajjan Kumar attempts to decode Dalit politics

The Hindu  

This is a must-read for understanding why Dalits are attracted to the Hindu right wing. 599 The dominance of Hindutva politics, its appropriation of marginal groups and their symbols, the shift of Dalit votes to the BJP, the BJP’s welfare politics, and the RSS’ growing influence among marginal sections strongly indicate the end of the era of identity politics, and …

Dalit rights bodies to gather for a National Dalit Agenda ahead of 2024 polls
1 year, 7 months ago

Dalit rights bodies to gather for a National Dalit Agenda ahead of 2024 polls

The Hindu  

More than 50 Dalit rights organisations and labour and farm workers’ unions are set to gather for a two-day National Summit in Hyderabad later this month to put out a National Dalit Agenda ahead of the 2024 general elections. Among issues that will be at the centre of discussion are rising atrocities against Dalits, land rights for Dalits, caste discrimination …

Convention of Dalit organisations and associations in Mangaluru on July 30
1 year, 8 months ago

Convention of Dalit organisations and associations in Mangaluru on July 30

The Hindu  

Nearly eight different Dalit organisations, 12 Dalit sub-caste organisations and SC/ST employees’ associations in KSRTC, Mangalore University and New Mangalore Port Authority from Dakshina Kannada and Udupi will take part in a convention of Dalits which will be held by Dakshina Kannada Sanghatanegala Samanvaya Samiti at the B.R. Mr. Devadas said the State government has still not come out with …

Review of Maya, Modi, Azad — Dalit Politics in the Time of Hindutva: A changed Dalit landscape
1 year, 9 months ago

Review of Maya, Modi, Azad — Dalit Politics in the Time of Hindutva: A changed Dalit landscape

The Hindu  

Dalit politics has been studied passionately by activists and academics from within and outside the fold. However, over the last decade, academic readings on Dalit politics have seemed at a loss to explain a new phenomenon: the movement of Dalits towards Hindutva in increasing numbers. Many activists and academics began to rue the shift of Dalits towards the Bharatiya Janata …

‘Coming together of DSS factions helped consolidation of SC communities’
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Coming together of DSS factions helped consolidation of SC communities’

The Hindu  

An impressive performance by the Congress in winning over half of the seats reserved for Scheduled Castes and support by the community in general constituencies across the State is being seen through the perspective of various Dalit factions coming together for the first time in over three decades. Though elevation of Mallikarjuna Kharge as the Congress president is being speculated …

The goal of building a popular Dalit agenda
1 year, 11 months ago

The goal of building a popular Dalit agenda

The Hindu  

It is to the credit of modern liberal ideas, capitalist development and democratic churning that Dalits are now a well-recognised social and political force — a transformation made possible under the maverick leadership of B.R. A vision for social justice Ambedkar realised that the colonial regime opened the doors of modern institutions to various marginalised social groups, welcoming them to …

OPINION Karnataka Elections 2023 Congress prospects Traditional Political Cushion Rahul Gandhi Shivakumar Siddaramaiah vokkaliga lingayat left Dalit right Dalit
1 year, 11 months ago

OPINION Karnataka Elections 2023 Congress prospects Traditional Political Cushion Rahul Gandhi Shivakumar Siddaramaiah vokkaliga lingayat left Dalit right Dalit

ABP News  

In her memoir, My Life in Indian Politics, former Union minister and Congress leader Mohsina Kidwai provides a deep-dive account of Indira Gandhi’s return to power after the 1977 rout post Emergency. Congress’ Geographic And Demographic Strength In Karnataka As it prepares for a crucial battle to regain power in Karnataka this year, the Congress’ biggest strength is the party’s …

Dalits, Muslims stage protests in Karnataka against reservation rejig plan
2 years 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 …

Andhra Pradesh: BJYM opposes SC status to Dalit Christians
2 years ago

Andhra Pradesh: BJYM opposes SC status to Dalit Christians

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha state vice-president Ravindra Reddy has criticised the state government for passing a resolution in the Assembly to provide Scheduled Castes status to Dalit Christians. Speaking to the media here on Saturday, the BJYM vice-president questioned the state government how it could pass a Bill for Centre’s approval when the issue was pending in the Supreme …

KTR calls for outreach programmes in election run-up
2 years ago

KTR calls for outreach programmes in election run-up

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Bharat Rashtra Samithi’s working president K.T. Rama Rao directed party leaders and cadre to hold reach out to the public through a variety of programmes until June to strengthen the party’s ranks in the run-up to this year’s Assembly polls. Rama Rao issued the directions in a teleconference with the party’s district presidents and general secretaries on Sunday, after …

Dalit bodies, allied Left organisations back reservation for converted Dalits
2 years, 4 months ago

Dalit bodies, allied Left organisations back reservation for converted Dalits

The Hindu  

The Dalit Shoshan Mukti Manch, an umbrella organisation representing various bodies fighting for Dalit rights across the country, along with the All India Dalit Rights Movement and a few other Left-associated workers’ unions on Saturday unanimously resolved to support the demand for extending reservation rights to Dalit Christians and Dalit Muslims. However, in the resolution passed at the Convention, the …

Gujarat polls: Dalit votes likely to get divided among BJP, Cong and AAP
2 years, 5 months ago

Gujarat polls: Dalit votes likely to get divided among BJP, Cong and AAP

Deccan Chronicle  

AHEMDABAD: At around eight per cent of Gujarat's population, Dalits are not a numerically dominant community in the state, but their votes are likely to get divided among the ruling BJP, opposition Congress and the new entrant Aam Aadmi Party in the upcoming Assembly elections, say political observers. With the new entrant AAP laying claim to the legacy of Dr …

Plan the caste count with care
2 years, 10 months ago

Plan the caste count with care

Hindustan Times  

One of the earliest, and most polarising, demands of the Mandal movement that upended politics in the Hindi heartland was that of a caste census. The potential of caste conflict, political churn and possible unrest kept governments away from this controversial project — with the exception of the United Progressive Alliance 2 government, but the data of the socio-economic and …

Political Matrix: Dalit Politics is Evolving in Gujarat. Can It Influence 2022 Results?
2 years, 10 months ago

Political Matrix: Dalit Politics is Evolving in Gujarat. Can It Influence 2022 Results?

News 18  

Politics is ingrained in Indian society. As we know, numbers matter a lot in democracy: numbers give subaltern social groups the capacity to aspire and acquire political influence and hissedari in resources, development and power. Like in other parts of India, Scheduled Castes or SCs in Gujarat too have not yet evolved as a politically powerful bloc; they are still …

Heinous crimes against Dalits create tension in Rajasthan
3 years ago

Heinous crimes against Dalits create tension in Rajasthan

The Hindu  

The recent spate of heinous crimes, including rape and murder, against Dalits has led to tension in several areas of Rajasthan and left the law–enforcement agencies here baffled. While the Dalit groups here have demanded an action plan to deal with the rising cases of atrocities, the Congress government in the State has sought to create an institutional mechanism to …

As electioneering picks up in Punjab, ‘Dalits’ feel their concerns remain unattended yet again
3 years, 1 month ago

As electioneering picks up in Punjab, ‘Dalits’ feel their concerns remain unattended yet again

The Hindu  

On September 20, 2021, Charanjit Singh Channi took oath as Chief Minister of Punjab, becoming the first person from the Scheduled Castes community to hold the top post which sent a wave of elation among the community. It’s time that the 32% population of Punjab stood up for the rights of its community,” asserts Mr. Kainth, as he addresses the …

Harish Rao urges Centre to provide SC, ST, BC quotas in private sector
3 years, 2 months ago

Harish Rao urges Centre to provide SC, ST, BC quotas in private sector

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Demanding that the National Democratic Alliance-led BJP government at the Centre provide reservations to BCs, SCs and STs in the private sector, health minister T. Harish Rao on Sunday said the Telangana government would implement the prestigious Dalit Bandhu scheme in all districts by March 31. "Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao directed the officials to take measures to implement …

Officials, others swarm colonies of poor for Daliit Bandhu survey in Huzurabad
3 years, 7 months ago

Officials, others swarm colonies of poor for Daliit Bandhu survey in Huzurabad

Deccan Chronicle  

Karimnagar: Dalit community members in the Huzurabad constituency were surprised to see senior officials and elected representatives from various communities visiting their houses and colonies as part of the Dalit Bandhu survey, on Sunday. Kumar, resident of Kamalapuram mandal, told Deccan Chronicle that his community members are seen as untouchables in villages and upper caste people avoided visiting their homes …

Telangana bypoll: Opposition parties call TRS's new 'Dalit Bandhu' scheme a 'bluff', plan rallies against party
3 years, 8 months ago

Telangana bypoll: Opposition parties call TRS's new 'Dalit Bandhu' scheme a 'bluff', plan rallies against party

India Today  

In Telangana, politics over Dalit welfare is at its peak. While CM KCR-led ruling TRS party has announced a flagship ‘Dalit Bandhu’ scheme, providing Rs 10 lakh to poor schedule caste, the BJP and Congress have called it a bluff and planned massive rallies against the ruling party. The chief minister has announced that as a pilot, 20,929 dalit families …

With Mayawati Missing in Action, It is Crunch Time for Dalit Politics in Uttar Pradesh
3 years, 10 months ago

With Mayawati Missing in Action, It is Crunch Time for Dalit Politics in Uttar Pradesh

News 18  

Eight months before Uttar Pradesh goes to polls, a critical aspect that defines and determines its political trajectory seems unsettled. It’s crunch time for Dalit politics in Uttar Pradesh that was a crucible for the rise and empowerment of the Scheduled Castes, shepherded by the Bahujan Samaj Party, its late founder Kanshi Ram, and his protégé Mayawati who became the …

How the Savarna construction of reservation vs merit binary has stalled progress of Dalits across sectors
4 years, 4 months ago

How the Savarna construction of reservation vs merit binary has stalled progress of Dalits across sectors

Firstpost  

The Constitution of India provides equal rights to all its citizens, but the oppressed sections of society, despite constitutional safeguards and rights, have minimal representation in political and governmental bodies. In a casteist society like India, political parties are also majorly dominated by upper caste elites, which helps them in preserving status quo. However, in order to promote and position …

India's Dalit Muslims, marginalised historically and in the present day, find scant mention in mainstream discourse
4 years, 5 months ago

India's Dalit Muslims, marginalised historically and in the present day, find scant mention in mainstream discourse

Firstpost  

Violence against Dalits elicits a set of responses: debates on casteism and discrimination; support for #DalitLivesMatter; politicians capitalising on the situation. Taking assistance from Santos’s conception, we also need to dismantle the monolithic imagining of Muslims in India, because this blanket understanding veils the marginalities of Dalit Muslims. Likewise, the National Commission for Religious and Linguistic Minorities or Rangnath Mishra …

Politics in Dalit quota
4 years, 6 months ago

Politics in Dalit quota

The Hindu  

O n August 27, a five-member bench of the Supreme Court headed by Justice Arun Mishra ruled that State governments had the right to sub-classify Scheduled Caste categories in order to ensure equitable distribution of socio-economic benefits under reservation. The commission has recommended internal reservation within the 15 per cent Dalit quota in Karnataka. According to informal assessments by Madiga …

Bihar Assembly election | JD(U) looks to Mahadalit votes
4 years, 6 months ago

Bihar Assembly election | JD(U) looks to Mahadalit votes

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court’s ruling in late August that Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes do not constitute a homogenous group and may be considered for sub-categorisation by the States for the purpose of reservation is likely to play a role in the coming Bihar Assembly polls. The ruling, by a five-judge Bench led by now retired judge Arun Mishra, is being …

US protests trigger calls by India’s Dalits to end discrimination
4 years, 9 months ago

US protests trigger calls by India’s Dalits to end discrimination

Al Jazeera  

Spurred on by the anti-racism protests in the United States, Dalits have called on India to acknowledge centuries of oppression they have endured. “We extend our solidarity because we feel them and we have faced discrimination ourselves,” said Omprakash Mahato, president of the Birsa Ambedkar Phule Students Association, a Dalit organisation at New Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University. ‘Good moment to …

PM Modi is inching towards closing the Upper Caste-Dalit divide and some people just couldn’t be more upset
5 years, 10 months ago

PM Modi is inching towards closing the Upper Caste-Dalit divide and some people just couldn’t be more upset

Op India  

We are at a seminal moment in India’s history. Both articles work on the caste equations, fudging data to show only if Dalits had closed the ranks, BJP would’ve met its fate in 2019 General Elections. A young and “New India”—most of them in their 20s—couldn’t care less on caste and communal lines. Modi himself has given a new definition …

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