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"Only Communal Politics...": Indore BJP Leader Quits Over Citizenship Law
A Madhya Pradesh BJP leader from Indore has resigned as Councillor and quit the party in protest over the Citizenship Amendment Act
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Court Frames Charges Against Hardik Patel, Two Aides In Sedition Case
Hardik Patel and his two colleagues have been charged with sedition in a case related to a protest they had organised three years ago demanding reservation for Patel community allegedly turning violent.
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Crackdown On 2015 Quota Protests Was Like Jallianwala Bagh: Hardik Patel
The police lathicharge on the agitators demanding reservation for the Patidar community in Gujarat's Ahmedabad in August, 2015 was akin to the brutal British era "Jallianwala Bagh" episode, quota agitation leader Hardik Patel told a court in Ahmedabad today.
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Hardik Patel Begins Indefinite Fast For Patidar Quota
Patidar leader Hardik Patel began an indefinite fast today to press for reservation for his community, after the BJP government in Gujarat refused him permission to stage the protest at a public place.
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2 Buses Torched In Surat After Police Detain Dozen Patidar Protesters
Two buses were torched by Patidar youth in Surat, Gujarat's diamond city, on Tuesday evening after police detained some youth allegedly trying to disrupt an event by the BJP's youth wing in the city. The incident took place in Patidar-dominated Varaccha locality of Surat.
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Hardik Patel Arrives In Udaipur, To Leave For Mandsaur Today
Patidar quota stir leader Hardik Patel arrived in Udaipur on Monday and said that he would leave for Mandsaur, the epicentre of the farmers' stir in Madhya Pradesh, with his supporters on Tuesday.
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Gujarat Protests: Anandiben Patel To Visit Una Today; Congress Seeks Judicial Probe
In the wake of violent protests across Gujarat by the Dalit community against the assault on fellow community members for allegedly killing a cow, Chief Minister Anandiben Patel will visit Una town in Gir-Somnath district today to meet the victims.
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Hardik Patel,22, Leaves Jail 9 Months After Being Arrested For Sedition
Hardik Patel, 22, walked out of a prison in Gujarat this morning, nine months after he was jailed for sedition. He has to leave the state for six months, which was a condition for his release.
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Security Tightened In Delhi As Jats Protest Over Quota In Haryana: 10 Facts
The Delhi Police has declared Section 144, banning large gatherings in border districts this evening as the Jats carried on protests for quota in jobs and education in neighbouring Haryana.
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Haryana On Guard As Jats Begin Fresh Agitation Today
The Jat community in Haryana will begin a second round of agitation starting today to press on their demand of an increased quota in government jobs and educational institutes. Anticipating a repeat of February's violent protests which claimed at least 30 lives and injured hundreds, the police and administration have prepped strong.
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Gujarat Holds Talks With Patels, 'Not Invited' Claims Hardik's Group
The Gujarat government held talks with leaders of some Patel groups in Gandhinagar today, a day after members of the community clashed with the police in Mehsana during a protest demanding the release from jail of 23-year-old Hardik Patel, the face of their campaign for reservation. But Hardik Patel-led Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) stayed a...
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500 Held, Curfew Imposed After Patel Protesters, Police Clash In Gujarat
At least two dozen people were injured in Gujarat's Mehsana town as clashes broke out between protesters and police and around 500 were detained in Surat today, sparking fears of a revival of the Patel community's quota agitation.
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'No Repeat Of Last Time,' PM Modi Warns, Haryana Tense About Jat Protests
"There can be no repeat of last time", Prime Minister Narendra Modi has warned Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Haryana Chief Minister ML Khattar as the Jat community warned a new round of aggressive demonstrations demanding a quota of government jobs and places in state-run colleges.
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Jat Quota Protests: 5 Killed As Violence Continues Despite Government Reachout
Violence continued in different parts of Haryana, particularly Rohtak and Jind, as protesters demanding reservation in jobs and education for the Jat community set fire to police vehicles, buses, hotels and a mall. Despite a curfew and Army presence, protesters continued violence in Rohtak setting a petrol pump on fire.
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Limbs Of 2 Men Cut Off Allegedly At Akali Dal Leader's Farmhouse in Punjab
Abohar in Punjab's Fazilka district was marred with protests and a near shutdown after limbs of two men were chopped off on Saturday at a farmhouse allegedly owned by a leader of the ruling Akali Dal.
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"Only Communal Politics...": Indore BJP Leader Quits Over Citizenship Law
A Madhya Pradesh BJP leader from Indore has resigned as Councillor and quit the party in protest over the Citizenship Amendment Act
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Court Frames Charges Against Hardik Patel, Two Aides In Sedition Case
Hardik Patel and his two colleagues have been charged with sedition in a case related to a protest they had organised three years ago demanding reservation for Patel community allegedly turning violent.
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Crackdown On 2015 Quota Protests Was Like Jallianwala Bagh: Hardik Patel
The police lathicharge on the agitators demanding reservation for the Patidar community in Gujarat's Ahmedabad in August, 2015 was akin to the brutal British era "Jallianwala Bagh" episode, quota agitation leader Hardik Patel told a court in Ahmedabad today.
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Hardik Patel Begins Indefinite Fast For Patidar Quota
Patidar leader Hardik Patel began an indefinite fast today to press for reservation for his community, after the BJP government in Gujarat refused him permission to stage the protest at a public place.
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2 Buses Torched In Surat After Police Detain Dozen Patidar Protesters
Two buses were torched by Patidar youth in Surat, Gujarat's diamond city, on Tuesday evening after police detained some youth allegedly trying to disrupt an event by the BJP's youth wing in the city. The incident took place in Patidar-dominated Varaccha locality of Surat.
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Hardik Patel Arrives In Udaipur, To Leave For Mandsaur Today
Patidar quota stir leader Hardik Patel arrived in Udaipur on Monday and said that he would leave for Mandsaur, the epicentre of the farmers' stir in Madhya Pradesh, with his supporters on Tuesday.
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Gujarat Protests: Anandiben Patel To Visit Una Today; Congress Seeks Judicial Probe
In the wake of violent protests across Gujarat by the Dalit community against the assault on fellow community members for allegedly killing a cow, Chief Minister Anandiben Patel will visit Una town in Gir-Somnath district today to meet the victims.
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Hardik Patel,22, Leaves Jail 9 Months After Being Arrested For Sedition
Hardik Patel, 22, walked out of a prison in Gujarat this morning, nine months after he was jailed for sedition. He has to leave the state for six months, which was a condition for his release.
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Security Tightened In Delhi As Jats Protest Over Quota In Haryana: 10 Facts
The Delhi Police has declared Section 144, banning large gatherings in border districts this evening as the Jats carried on protests for quota in jobs and education in neighbouring Haryana.
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Haryana On Guard As Jats Begin Fresh Agitation Today
The Jat community in Haryana will begin a second round of agitation starting today to press on their demand of an increased quota in government jobs and educational institutes. Anticipating a repeat of February's violent protests which claimed at least 30 lives and injured hundreds, the police and administration have prepped strong.
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Gujarat Holds Talks With Patels, 'Not Invited' Claims Hardik's Group
The Gujarat government held talks with leaders of some Patel groups in Gandhinagar today, a day after members of the community clashed with the police in Mehsana during a protest demanding the release from jail of 23-year-old Hardik Patel, the face of their campaign for reservation. But Hardik Patel-led Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) stayed a...
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500 Held, Curfew Imposed After Patel Protesters, Police Clash In Gujarat
At least two dozen people were injured in Gujarat's Mehsana town as clashes broke out between protesters and police and around 500 were detained in Surat today, sparking fears of a revival of the Patel community's quota agitation.
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'No Repeat Of Last Time,' PM Modi Warns, Haryana Tense About Jat Protests
"There can be no repeat of last time", Prime Minister Narendra Modi has warned Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Haryana Chief Minister ML Khattar as the Jat community warned a new round of aggressive demonstrations demanding a quota of government jobs and places in state-run colleges.
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Jat Quota Protests: 5 Killed As Violence Continues Despite Government Reachout
Violence continued in different parts of Haryana, particularly Rohtak and Jind, as protesters demanding reservation in jobs and education for the Jat community set fire to police vehicles, buses, hotels and a mall. Despite a curfew and Army presence, protesters continued violence in Rohtak setting a petrol pump on fire.
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Limbs Of 2 Men Cut Off Allegedly At Akali Dal Leader's Farmhouse in Punjab
Abohar in Punjab's Fazilka district was marred with protests and a near shutdown after limbs of two men were chopped off on Saturday at a farmhouse allegedly owned by a leader of the ruling Akali Dal.
