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1 week, 1 day ago

Congress, which claims to champion Dalit causes, fails to honour prominent Dalit leader Babu Jagjivan Ram’s contribution to the 1971 Bangladesh liberation war

Op India

The India-Pakistan War of 1971 is the best example of the bravery, indomitable spirit and success of the Indian Army. Babu Jagjivan Ram’s role in the 1971 war Bangladesh considered Congress leader and then Defense Minister Babu Jagjivan Ram as the hero of this war. We’ll drive the enemy out and seize their territory.” She unveiled that Babu Jagjivan Ram …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Former Speaker Meira Kumar slams Nitish and Modi over special status

The Hindu

Ahead of the Union Budget to be presented on July 23 by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, calls to grant Special Category status to Bihar have intensified in the State. Former Speaker and Congress leader Meira Kumar on July 12 slammed the governments of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi over denial of Special Category status. Ms. …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Sasaram: New faces fight for Jagjiwan Ram’s old citadel as kin opt out

Hindustan Times

Sasaram Lok Sabha constituency in south Bihar, which has a sizeable tribal population as well as the biggest wildlife sanctuary of the state, is known for its historic association with late Jagjiwan Ram and his family. Jagjiwan Ram, the former deputy prime minister fondly called “Babu Ji” due to his role in the freedom struggle and Dalit welfare, scripted a …

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8 months ago

Congress fields Meira Kumar's son Anshul Avijit from Patna Sahib seat against Ravi Shankar Prasad

India TV News

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Ahead of the second phase of polling, the Congress on Tuesday fielded Anshul Avijit, the son of former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, as its candidate for the Patna Sahib Lok Sabha seat. "The Central election committee has approved the candidature of Dr Anshul Avijit as Congress candidate to contest the ensuing general elections to the …

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8 months ago

Chunav Flashback: When Meira Kumar faced Ram Vilas Paswan, Mayawati in Bijnor bypoll of 1985

India TV News

Chunav Flashback: In 1985, the Bijnor Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh witnessed an interesting bypoll contest between Congress' Meira Kumar, Janata Dal's Ram Vilas Paswan and Bahujan Samaj Party's Mayawati. It was for the very first time when Congress leader Meira Kumar entered into the electoral politics and faced two big dalit leaders, Ram Vilas Paswan and Mayawati. As …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Caste Atrocities 'Soul-crippling', Need Zero Tolerance for Prejudice: Meira Kumar

News 18

Amid the uproar over the death of a Dalit schoolboy in Rajasthan, senior Congress leader Meira Kumar on Sunday stressed on completely eradicating the ”illness” of caste system and adopting a zero tolerance approach against prejudice. Asked if there has been lacuna on the part of the Congress government in handling alleged Dalit atrocities, Meira Kumar said, ”This is something …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Who is Dalit or Savarna? Why caste system must go in totality

India Today

A nine-year-old Dalit boy's death in Rajasthan after his teacher assaulted him for drinking water from a source allegedly not meant for him has led to public outrage and the opposition BJP’s attacks on the ruling Congress. THE BRITISH AND ‘HARIJAN’ VS ‘DALIT’ The British brought their idea of census to India and the requirement for people to name their …

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4 years ago

LS Speaker Meira Kumar had approved new Parliament building in 2012

Op India

In a major embarrassment to the Congress party that has been attacking PM Modi for laying the foundation stone for the new Parliament building, a document has surfaced showing that the Congress leader and former Lok-Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar had given approval for the building in 2012. #Exclusive #Breaking | TIMES NETWORK’s Group Editor-Politics Navika Kumar accesses a 2012 letter …

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4 years, 2 months ago

Facebook Probing Blocking of Meira Kumar's Page; Attack on Democracy, Says Former Lok Sabha Speaker