Tag: Dalit
Want To See Dalit CM In Uttarakhand: Harish Rawat
After a Dalit Chief Minister in Punjab, Congress General Secretary and Chairman of the campaign committee Harish Rawat said that he wants to see a Dalit as CM in Uttarakhand which goes to the polls early next year. ....
Dalit Couple In Rajasthan Denied Entry Into Temple, Priest Booked
While the country is celebrating 'Amrit Mahotsav' on the completion of 75 years of Independence, societal evils like untouchability and social boycott still exist here. ....
7 Arrested, Nobody Will Be Spared: Rajasthan CM On Nagaur Incident
A viral video showing two Dalit youths in Rajasthan being beaten and tortured and a screwdriver being inserted into private parts of one of the victims, has snowballed into a political controversy as Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday asked the state government to look into the issue. ....
Hathras' 'Nirbhaya' Was Killed By UP Govt, Says Sonia Gandhi
"Is it a crime to be a daughter of a poor family?" asked Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi in a video statement on the Hathras gangrape. She alleged that the issue was sought to be hushed up while referring to the victim as "Hathras' Nirbhaya". ....
After Hathras, Another Dalit Woman Gangraped And Killed In UP's Balrampur
Even as the embers of the Hathras incident continue to smoulder, yet another incident of a Dalit woman being gangraped and killed in Balrampur district has taken place. ....
Mayawati Seeks President's Rule In Uttar Pradesh After Another Rape Case
Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and BSP supremo Mayawati on Thursday demanded imposition of President's rule in the state, following the rape and murder of another Dalit woman in Balrampur district. ....
Rahul Gandhi Pushed To Ground, Detained By UP Police On His Way To Hathras
High drama prevailed on Thursday After Uttar Pradesh Police personnel pushed former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on the ground on the Yamuna Expressway and detained him, while he was walking towards Hathras to meet the family of the rape victim.....
Why Balrampur Rape Case Is Being Ignored?
Two strikingly similar incidents took place at a distance of about 540 kilometres and within a matter of 24 hours last week. ....
Show Same Urgency For OBC-Dalit Reservation: Stalin To Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi should show the same urgency for reservation for other backward classes (OBCs) and Dalits in medical college admissions on seats surrendered to all-India quota by the states, as he had shown vis-a-vis economically weaker sections, DMK leader MK Stalin said on Monday. ....
Delhi CM Kejriwal Orders Probe Into Alleged Rape & Murder Of Minor Girl
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday met family members of 9-year-old girl who was allegedly raped and murdered by four people at a crematorium near Delhi Cantonment in south-west Delhi on Sunday and ordered a magisterial probe into the matter. ....
