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"Coward, Not Thakur": Attacked With Ink, AAP Leader Slams Yogi Adityanath
AAP's Sanjay Singh and Rakhi Birla were today attacked with black ink in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras, where the alleged gang rape and murder of a 20-year-old Dalit woman has raised a political storm. The incident took place after the lawmakers met the family of the victim.
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Kerala Youth Congress Holds "Purification" After Dalit Lawmaker's Sit-In
An alleged symbolic "purification ceremony" conducted by some Youth Congress workers in protest against a stir by a Dalit CPI MLA has triggered a controversy in Kerala with the lawmaker dubbing it "casteist" and lodging a police complaint.
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BJP Lawmaker's Daughter, Husband Go To Court After She Alleges Threat
The daughter of a BJP lawmaker in Uttar Pradesh has posted a video on social media claiming she is in danger from her father for marrying a man outside her caste. She asks for protection against her family from the police, who have been spurred into action by the outrage over the video.
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Siddaramaiah, BJP Fight Over No Dalit Lawmaker From Karnataka In Cabinet
Senior Congress leader and former chief minister Siddaramaiah has hit out at the BJP for not inducting a Dalit MP from Karnataka in the Union cabinet, saying "upliftment" of the community will not happen just by "big talk".
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From Poverty To Parliament, Remya Haridas Is Kerala's Only Woman Lawmaker
Remya Haridas, one of the 52 Congress candidates to win her seat in the 2019 general election, has a few milestones to her name; one of them is being the second Dalit woman from the state of Kerala to be elected to parliament. She is also the only woman lawmaker from the state this time.
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On Women's Day, Pak's First Hindu Female Lawmaker Addresses Parliament
Krishna Kumari Kohli, Pakistan's first female senator from the Hindu Dalit community, on Friday chaired the session of the Upper House of Parliament on occasion of International Women''s Day.
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Jignesh Mevani College Event Cancelled After Protest; Principal Quits
Independent lawmaker Jignesh Mevani's college cancelled its annual day function Monday after the institution's trustees got protest calls against the Dalit leader being the chief guest.
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"Hanuman Was A Dalit, He Had To Face Humiliation": BJP Lawmaker
"Lord Hanuman was a Dalit and a slave of manuwadi people. He was a Dalit and a human. He did all for Lord Ram, then why he was given a tail and his face was blackened? Why was he made a monkey?" Bahraich BJP parliamentarian Savitri Bai Phule said today
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Tribal Communities Have Sent Blood-Soaked Message To PM: Jignesh Mevani
Dalit leader and Independent lawmaker, Jignesh Mevani lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Twitter, after the mega inauguration of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's statue on Wednesday in Gujarat's Kevadiya. He said, Sardar Patel united India but the Prime Minister and BJP's "divisive politics will leave a fractured India!" Tribal communities "af...
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Dalits Angry At Justice Goel's Appointment As Green Court Chief: Udit Raj
BJP lawmaker Udit Raj on Tuesday spoke against the appointment of retired Supreme Court judge Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel as the National Green Tribunal chairman
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What About Dalit Quota In Aligarh Muslim University, Asks Yogi Adityanath
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath weighed in on the debate on whether the Aligarh Muslim University and Jamia Millia Islamia should have Dalit quota, questioning if the Banaras Hindu University can stick to the reservation policy, why can't minority-run institutions do the same. The Chief Minister's words come in the backdrop of several...
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Received Death Threat From Fugitive Gangster: Jignesh Mevani
Dalit leader and Independent lawmaker from Gujarat Jignesh Mevani today alleged that he had received a death threat from a person who identified himself as fugitive gangster Ravi Pujari.
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Cabinet Berth For Mayawati Party's Lawmaker In Karnataka Holds A Message
Of the 25 lawmakers of Karnataka's ruling coalition to join HD Kumaraswamy's cabinet on Wednesday, one man stood out. N Mahesh, a former bureaucrat who joined the Bahujan Samaj Party after quitting government service, made a point with his blue jacket and matching pair of trousers, the colour associated with the Dalit movement
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Gujarat Lawmaker Jignesh Mevani Says He Received Death Threat
Dalit leader and Gujarat lawmaker Jignesh Mevani today alleged that a man threatened to shoot him.
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Pune Columnist Files Defamation Case Against Gujarat Lawmaker Jignesh Mevani
A defamation case has been registered against Gujarat lawmaker and Dalit activist Jignesh Mevani after he allegedly tweeted a morphed picture of a city-based columnist, police said today.
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"Coward, Not Thakur": Attacked With Ink, AAP Leader Slams Yogi Adityanath
AAP's Sanjay Singh and Rakhi Birla were today attacked with black ink in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras, where the alleged gang rape and murder of a 20-year-old Dalit woman has raised a political storm. The incident took place after the lawmakers met the family of the victim.
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Kerala Youth Congress Holds "Purification" After Dalit Lawmaker's Sit-In
An alleged symbolic "purification ceremony" conducted by some Youth Congress workers in protest against a stir by a Dalit CPI MLA has triggered a controversy in Kerala with the lawmaker dubbing it "casteist" and lodging a police complaint.
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BJP Lawmaker's Daughter, Husband Go To Court After She Alleges Threat
The daughter of a BJP lawmaker in Uttar Pradesh has posted a video on social media claiming she is in danger from her father for marrying a man outside her caste. She asks for protection against her family from the police, who have been spurred into action by the outrage over the video.
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Siddaramaiah, BJP Fight Over No Dalit Lawmaker From Karnataka In Cabinet
Senior Congress leader and former chief minister Siddaramaiah has hit out at the BJP for not inducting a Dalit MP from Karnataka in the Union cabinet, saying "upliftment" of the community will not happen just by "big talk".
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From Poverty To Parliament, Remya Haridas Is Kerala's Only Woman Lawmaker
Remya Haridas, one of the 52 Congress candidates to win her seat in the 2019 general election, has a few milestones to her name; one of them is being the second Dalit woman from the state of Kerala to be elected to parliament. She is also the only woman lawmaker from the state this time.
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On Women's Day, Pak's First Hindu Female Lawmaker Addresses Parliament
Krishna Kumari Kohli, Pakistan's first female senator from the Hindu Dalit community, on Friday chaired the session of the Upper House of Parliament on occasion of International Women''s Day.
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Jignesh Mevani College Event Cancelled After Protest; Principal Quits
Independent lawmaker Jignesh Mevani's college cancelled its annual day function Monday after the institution's trustees got protest calls against the Dalit leader being the chief guest.
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"Hanuman Was A Dalit, He Had To Face Humiliation": BJP Lawmaker
"Lord Hanuman was a Dalit and a slave of manuwadi people. He was a Dalit and a human. He did all for Lord Ram, then why he was given a tail and his face was blackened? Why was he made a monkey?" Bahraich BJP parliamentarian Savitri Bai Phule said today
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Tribal Communities Have Sent Blood-Soaked Message To PM: Jignesh Mevani
Dalit leader and Independent lawmaker, Jignesh Mevani lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Twitter, after the mega inauguration of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's statue on Wednesday in Gujarat's Kevadiya. He said, Sardar Patel united India but the Prime Minister and BJP's "divisive politics will leave a fractured India!" Tribal communities "af...
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Dalits Angry At Justice Goel's Appointment As Green Court Chief: Udit Raj
BJP lawmaker Udit Raj on Tuesday spoke against the appointment of retired Supreme Court judge Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel as the National Green Tribunal chairman
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What About Dalit Quota In Aligarh Muslim University, Asks Yogi Adityanath
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath weighed in on the debate on whether the Aligarh Muslim University and Jamia Millia Islamia should have Dalit quota, questioning if the Banaras Hindu University can stick to the reservation policy, why can't minority-run institutions do the same. The Chief Minister's words come in the backdrop of several...
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Received Death Threat From Fugitive Gangster: Jignesh Mevani
Dalit leader and Independent lawmaker from Gujarat Jignesh Mevani today alleged that he had received a death threat from a person who identified himself as fugitive gangster Ravi Pujari.
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Cabinet Berth For Mayawati Party's Lawmaker In Karnataka Holds A Message
Of the 25 lawmakers of Karnataka's ruling coalition to join HD Kumaraswamy's cabinet on Wednesday, one man stood out. N Mahesh, a former bureaucrat who joined the Bahujan Samaj Party after quitting government service, made a point with his blue jacket and matching pair of trousers, the colour associated with the Dalit movement
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Gujarat Lawmaker Jignesh Mevani Says He Received Death Threat
Dalit leader and Gujarat lawmaker Jignesh Mevani today alleged that a man threatened to shoot him.
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Pune Columnist Files Defamation Case Against Gujarat Lawmaker Jignesh Mevani
A defamation case has been registered against Gujarat lawmaker and Dalit activist Jignesh Mevani after he allegedly tweeted a morphed picture of a city-based columnist, police said today.
