Tag: Dalit
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‘It’s an ideological fight, not a dalit vs dalit contest’
Asserting that she is fighting an "ideological battle" in the presidential polls, Opposition nominee Meira Kumar on Monday said the election should not be seen as a "dalit versus dalit" contest. "This is 2017, in which we live. For our supreme position, if we are still talking about dalit versus dalit, we should look within ourselves …
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July 3, 2017 -
Fight is of ideology, not Dalit vs Dalit: Meira Kumar
Congress-led Opposition's presidential nominee Meira Kumar on Friday said she was pained that the election for the head of the nation was reduced to a Dalit versus Dalit contest. The former career diplomat said: "To an extent it makes me happy (that a Dalit was being considered for the top constitutional post) but I am …
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June 30, 2017 -
Saving democratic values, ending caste system my poll plank: Meira
Opposition’s presidential candidate Meira Kumar on Monday said she will face the poll on the plank of upholding democratic values, inclusiveness, end of poverty and doing away with the caste system. “Will face presidential polls on plank of democratic values, inclusiveness, end of poverty, destruction of caste structure,” Meira said in her first media address …
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June 27, 2017 -
The contest for Rashtrapati Bhavan
It is now official that there will be a contest for presidential elections scheduled for July 17 as both the ruling National Democratic Alliance and the United Progressive Alliance have announced their nominees. Both have chosen Dalit candidates to score a political point and made it a Dalit versus Dalit contest. This is not the …
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June 24, 2017 -
Goyal visits Dalit’s house, says government will implement reservation
Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday visited a Dalit's house in south Bengaluru for breakfast and assured that the Narendra Modi government would implement reservation for the community. "I had a delicious breakfast. It is a memorable moment in my life. I visited this home as per BJP President Amit Shah's directive," he told …
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June 6, 2017 -
Coolers, toilet, LPG stove installed at tribal home for Amit Shah dinner
Continuing with his "lunch-dinner diplomacy", BJP President Amit Shah enjoyed food with a tribal family at Devaliya village in tribal-dominated Chhota Udepur district in Gujarat. The exercise was aimed at widening the party's base among the tribal population. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief started his lunch-dinner diplomacy to connect with the masses in West …
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May 31, 2017 -
JNU’s Dalit rapper seeks to make a difference
Queries about where to locate Room number 111 of Chandrabagha hostel in Jawaharlal Nehru University get a common reaction: "You want to meet the rapper?” Sumeet Samos, a 23-year-old student of Latin American Studies at the university, is popularly identified as the rapper who articulates Dalit and Muslim concerns.' 'Jai Bheem' is how Samos' greets …
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May 29, 2017 -
Saharanpur SSP, DM removed for failing to put brakes on caste clashes
A day after a Dalit’s death in fresh caste clashes in Saharanpur, the Uttar Pradesh government removed SSP Subhash Chandra Dubey and District Magistrate NP Singh. The government took the ground that the officers failed to control the violence between the Dalits and Thakurs. A Dalit, Ashish of Suankheri village in Sarsawa area of the district, …
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May 24, 2017 -
24 arrested after killing of Dalit in Saharanpur; security up amid tension
A Dalit was killed in the fresh violence involving people from lower and upper caste in Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur on Tuesday. The police have arrested at least 24 people. There situation was tense but under control, it is learnt. The government has stepped up security in the area. The clashes between Dalits and upper caste …
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May 24, 2017 -
‘PM Narendra Modi, Yogi Adityanath are pro-Dalit’
Both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath are "pro- Dalit", Union Minister Vijay Sampla, who is also the chief of BJP's Punjab unit, said on Monday. Sampla, himself a Dalit, was replying to a question about the massive dharna by Dalits, including the Bheem army, at Delhi yesterday protesting the …
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May 22, 2017 -
NHRC issues notice to Rajasthan on lynching, seeks action report
Taking suo motu cognizance of the lynching of a Muslim man by cow vigilantes in Alwar district of Rajasthan last week, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday issued notice to the Rajasthan government demanding a detailed action report. "The Commission has issued a notice to the Chief Secretary, Rajasthan calling for a detailed …
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April 7, 2017 -
Rahul promises land and jobs for poor, Dalits
Taking the Badal stronghold of Lambi by storm, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday announced a time-bound agenda for the implementation of the Congress manifesto under Captain Amarinder Singh’s leadership, promising land for the Dalits and poor within two months, and jobs to the unemployed poor within three months of the formation of the …
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February 2, 2017