In a statement here on Thursday, the former UP chief minister recounted how a young Dalit man was beaten to death in Rae Bareli and an elderly Dalit man was humiliated in Kakori, Lucknow.
"The BJP and RSS only want Dalit votes but have no intention to defend them or give them safe space and due social ambience in society", the three-timer ex-CM Gehlot said.
He alleged that the BSP's rally in Lucknow today was funded by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with the sole motive of dividing Dalit votes ahead of the Bihar elections.
According to All India Mahila Congress president Alka Lamba, 22.7 lakh women's names were deleted from the electoral rolls during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise
Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav has warned the PDA (Backward, Dalit and Minority) families to be fully aware of the upcoming caste census so that the government does not fake the final figures.
Sources said that for two days, efforts were made to suppress the incident. So much pressure was put on the victim that he was not ready to register an FIR even after reaching the police station.
Withdrawal from studies midway by promising students belonging to these marginalised categories needs serious introspection. This trend is not only a shame for our nation but also a great national loss by way of missing out the contribution of many brilliant young minds who could have contributed to progress in science and technology. This is an attack on our constitutional values and principles of social justice
A 16-year-old minor Dalit girl was found hanging in her house in Uttar Pradesh's Barabanki district, five days after complaining about a rape attempt.
Such attacks on Dalits by upper caste men have taken place in the state in several districts during the last few years.
The family and members of Bhim Army had initially refused to cremate the body, demanding immediate arrest of the accused teacher, who is absconding.
