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UP Dalit Woman's Body Found In Sack, Family Says Killed For Backing BJP
A 23-year-old Dalit woman's body found in a sack in Uttar Pradesh's Karhal constituency this morning has sparked a political storm after her family alleged that a local Samajwadi Party worker had been pressuring her against voting for BJP
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Opinion | Is Dalit Politics At An Inflexion Point?
The future trajectory will depend on how the BJP refines or expands its welfare policies, and, crucially, who emerges as the voice of the Dalits.
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"Samajwadi Party, Congress Trying Out 'Trinamool Politics' In UP": PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the Samajwadi Party and the Congress are trying out "Trinamool politics" in Uttar Pradesh, terming it the politics of appeasement and harassment of Dalits and women.
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BJP Seeks Rahul Gandhi's Apology For "Politicising" Rohith Vemula's Death
The BJP has called for an apology from Rahul Gandhi following the closure report filed by Telangana Police in the Rohith Vemula suicide case. It has also accused Congress and its allies of exploiting Dalits for political gains.
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Rohith Vemula Not Dalit: Cops In Closure Report, Clean Chit To All Accused
Eight years after massive protests and a political controversy erupted over his death by suicide, forcing the Modi government to clarify that it was not anti-Dalit, the Telangana Police has filed a closure report in the Rohith Vemula case.
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Opinion: The Looming Irrelevance Of The Bahujan Samaj Party
BSP leaders, in a last-ditch effort to salvage their political futures, are fleeing to safer havens, leaving the once formidable party in a state of deep limbo.
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Mayawati Says Will Take Call On Joining Governments After Assembly Polls
Bahujan Samaj Party leader Mayawati today asserted that her party would take a call on joining governments after upcoming assembly polls in states such as Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana to ensure "balance of power".
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Rajasthan Woman Kidnapped From House, Body Found With Bullet Marks
The kidnapping of a scheduled caste woman and recovery of her body with bullet injury days later has led to political tension in election-bound Rajasthan's Karauli, with both the Bharatiya Janata Party and Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party blaming the A
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6 Dalit Homes Built Under PM Scheme In Madhya Pradesh Bulldozed
Bulldozing houses of the scheduled caste community in Raipura village of Sagar district, allegedly without serving notices, has sparked a massive political outrage with the Madhya Pradesh government in damage control mode.
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Dalits, OBC, Muslims Should Beware Of Samajwadi Party: Mayawati
BSP supremo Mayawati on Wednesday said people from Dalit, OBC and Muslim communities should beware of the Samajwadi Party for it does the politics of caste and "anargal" issues instead of development and public interest.
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Congress Has Promoted "Naxalism And Terrorism" For Its Political Gains: Yogi Adityanath
The Congress cannot digest that sons of the poor, Dalit and backward classes are reaching the highest positions in the country, Yogi Adityanath said, a day after Rahul Gandhi was convicted in a criminal defamation case for his "Modi surname" remark.
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No Merger With Chirag Paswan Until He Publicly Apologises: Pashupati Paras
Since everything is possible in politics, I can think of a reunion (of both parties) only if he tenders an apology publicly, clarified Mr Paras, Union Minister for Food Processing, and younger brother of late Dalit leader Ram Vilas Paswan.
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In Rajasthan Dalit Child's Killing, New Crisis For Ashok Gehlot: 10 Facts
A Dalit boy's death in Rajasthan after his teacher allegedly assaulted him for drinking water from a pot meant for "upper castes" threatens to turn into a political crisis for the ruling Congress.
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"He's Not Casteist": Minister Slams Raj Thackeray For Sharad Pawar Remark
Slamming MNS chief Raj Thackeray for accusing Sharad Pawar of playing caste politics in Maharashtra, Union minister and Dalit leader Ramdas Athawale on Wednesday said the NCP chief never played caste-based politics.
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Guru Ravidas And His Significance In Punjab Polls Explained
The Punjab election contest played out 1,000 km away in Uttar Pradesh today as political leaders visited the birthplace of 15th-century Dalit icon, Guru Ravidas, in Varanasi.
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UP Dalit Woman's Body Found In Sack, Family Says Killed For Backing BJP
A 23-year-old Dalit woman's body found in a sack in Uttar Pradesh's Karhal constituency this morning has sparked a political storm after her family alleged that a local Samajwadi Party worker had been pressuring her against voting for BJP
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Opinion | Is Dalit Politics At An Inflexion Point?
The future trajectory will depend on how the BJP refines or expands its welfare policies, and, crucially, who emerges as the voice of the Dalits.
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"Samajwadi Party, Congress Trying Out 'Trinamool Politics' In UP": PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the Samajwadi Party and the Congress are trying out "Trinamool politics" in Uttar Pradesh, terming it the politics of appeasement and harassment of Dalits and women.
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BJP Seeks Rahul Gandhi's Apology For "Politicising" Rohith Vemula's Death
The BJP has called for an apology from Rahul Gandhi following the closure report filed by Telangana Police in the Rohith Vemula suicide case. It has also accused Congress and its allies of exploiting Dalits for political gains.
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Rohith Vemula Not Dalit: Cops In Closure Report, Clean Chit To All Accused
Eight years after massive protests and a political controversy erupted over his death by suicide, forcing the Modi government to clarify that it was not anti-Dalit, the Telangana Police has filed a closure report in the Rohith Vemula case.
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Opinion: The Looming Irrelevance Of The Bahujan Samaj Party
BSP leaders, in a last-ditch effort to salvage their political futures, are fleeing to safer havens, leaving the once formidable party in a state of deep limbo.
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Mayawati Says Will Take Call On Joining Governments After Assembly Polls
Bahujan Samaj Party leader Mayawati today asserted that her party would take a call on joining governments after upcoming assembly polls in states such as Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana to ensure "balance of power".
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Rajasthan Woman Kidnapped From House, Body Found With Bullet Marks
The kidnapping of a scheduled caste woman and recovery of her body with bullet injury days later has led to political tension in election-bound Rajasthan's Karauli, with both the Bharatiya Janata Party and Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party blaming the A
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6 Dalit Homes Built Under PM Scheme In Madhya Pradesh Bulldozed
Bulldozing houses of the scheduled caste community in Raipura village of Sagar district, allegedly without serving notices, has sparked a massive political outrage with the Madhya Pradesh government in damage control mode.
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Dalits, OBC, Muslims Should Beware Of Samajwadi Party: Mayawati
BSP supremo Mayawati on Wednesday said people from Dalit, OBC and Muslim communities should beware of the Samajwadi Party for it does the politics of caste and "anargal" issues instead of development and public interest.
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Congress Has Promoted "Naxalism And Terrorism" For Its Political Gains: Yogi Adityanath
The Congress cannot digest that sons of the poor, Dalit and backward classes are reaching the highest positions in the country, Yogi Adityanath said, a day after Rahul Gandhi was convicted in a criminal defamation case for his "Modi surname" remark.
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No Merger With Chirag Paswan Until He Publicly Apologises: Pashupati Paras
Since everything is possible in politics, I can think of a reunion (of both parties) only if he tenders an apology publicly, clarified Mr Paras, Union Minister for Food Processing, and younger brother of late Dalit leader Ram Vilas Paswan.
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In Rajasthan Dalit Child's Killing, New Crisis For Ashok Gehlot: 10 Facts
A Dalit boy's death in Rajasthan after his teacher allegedly assaulted him for drinking water from a pot meant for "upper castes" threatens to turn into a political crisis for the ruling Congress.
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"He's Not Casteist": Minister Slams Raj Thackeray For Sharad Pawar Remark
Slamming MNS chief Raj Thackeray for accusing Sharad Pawar of playing caste politics in Maharashtra, Union minister and Dalit leader Ramdas Athawale on Wednesday said the NCP chief never played caste-based politics.
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Guru Ravidas And His Significance In Punjab Polls Explained
The Punjab election contest played out 1,000 km away in Uttar Pradesh today as political leaders visited the birthplace of 15th-century Dalit icon, Guru Ravidas, in Varanasi.
