He said that it was only after Narendra Modi became Prime Minister in 2014 that the decades of discrimination ended, and the region began receiving its due and legitimate share.
He said the state has already approached the Centre several times on the shortfall in urea supply.
He noted that drug use through shared needles and syringes has contributed to the spread of HIV and called for a united resolve to end discrimination against people living with the virus.
The victim, Mukutmani Singh Yadav, a resident of Kanpur currently living in Etawah’s Civil Lines, was allegedly assaulted by a group of Brahmin men. His head was forcibly shaved, and he was publicly humiliated for conducting a religious discourse in the village.
Caste and West Bengal has been an unfamiliar juxtaposition. Caste rarely makes it to the news in the state. However, in March this year, the plight of around 130 Dalit families who were denied entry to a local temple was widely reported.
Modi also expressed confidence of victory in 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Neerja Punia, transgender activist and actor, opens up about a distressing incident at a dhaba where she was denied entry and faced discrimination based on her gender identity. The incident sheds light on ongoing challenges for the transgender community in public spaces.
K Radhakrishnan, who hails from a Scheduled Caste community, said the priests at the temple placed a lighted lamp on the ground instead of handing it over to him during a function.
The sarpanch, Barelal Ahirwar of Bhagwantpur village panchayat in Sironj leveled the allegation against the principal of a village school.
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