Saharanpur Riots

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  Bhim Army To Stage Protest In Delhi Seeking Chandrashekhar Azad's Release

  The Bhim Army is planning to stage a protest on the Parliament Street on August 19 demanding release of its founder Chandrashekhar Azad who is in jail on charges of engineering caste riots in Saharanpur last year.

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  Saharanpur Riots Accused Chandrashekhar's Attack In Jail To Be Probed: Bhim Army

  A probe has begun into the alleged assault on Bhim Army's founder Chandreshekhar inside a jail in Saharanpur, Bhim Army claimed on Sunday.

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  Opinion: Bhim Army And Aviators-Wearing Boss Could Help BJP

  As Chandrashekhar, the 30-year-old flamboyant chief of the Bhim Army was finally arrested yesterday from Dalhousie, exactly one month after riots broke out in Saharanpur, it's clear that this marks a new chapter in Dalit politics and struggle.

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  'Apologise, Why?' BJP Lawmaker Raghav Lakhanpal Accused Of Rioting In UP's Saharanpur Defiant

  A BJP MP charged with leading a procession without permission - which resulted in a riot-like situation in a village in Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur - and then targeting a senior police officer's home with a mob, is unrepentant. "Apologise for what?" a defiant Raghav Lakhanpal told NDTV.

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  UP Elections 2017: Battleground Saharanpur Is Big Test For Congress, BSP

  As Saharanpur goes to polls on Wednesday, the stakes are the highest for the Congress - its campaign spearheaded by its firebrand UP vice-president Imran Masood. The party is contesting five of the seven assembly seats in the region, where Mayawati's attempts to forge a Muslim-Dalit combination will also be put to test.

• Saharanpur Clashes: Probe Report Names BJP Lawmaker, Blame-Game Begins

  A five-member committee set up to look into the communal clashes that rocked Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur last month has named BJP Member of Parliament Raghav Lakhanpal as a key accused. The report, submitted to Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, also blames local police officials for their slow response to the clashes.

• Both SP, BJP Responsible for Riots, Says Mayawati on Saharanpur Probe Report

  A political blame game started after a five-member probe team submitted its report on the investigation of the Saharanpur clashes to the Uttar Pradesh government.

• Meerut On Edge After Woman Alleges Gang-rape, Forced Conversion

  A woman's allegation that she was kidnapped, gang-raped and forced into religious conversion has led to tension in an area on the outskirts of Meerut town in Uttar Pradesh.

• Tweet on Gujarat Model for Riots was Not Communal, Says BJP Leader

  C T Ravi, a BJP legislator and a senior member of the party has sought to clarify that a "controversial" comment he posted on Twitter on Sunday was not intended "to inflame communal passion."

• Curfew Relaxed in Saharanpur, Political Blame Game Continues: 10 Developments

  Curfew has been relaxed for a few hours today in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, where three people were killed and 24 injured in riots on Saturday. Local BJP and Congress leaders have accused each other for instigating mobs.

• Home Minister Briefs PM Modi on Saharanpur Clashes, UPSC Row

  Home Minister Rajnath Singh today met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and briefed him about the situation in violence-hit Saharanpur and students' protests against UPSC syllabus and the steps being taken by the Centre on both the issues.

• Muzaffarnagar: Supreme Court notice to Centre, Akhilesh government over riots

  A bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam asked the government to file its response and posted the case for hearing on November 21.