Dalit Issues
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Jignesh Mevani calls for strike in Gujarat if Una protest cases against Dalits are not withdrawn
In 2016, four Dalit men in Somnath district were stripped and killed by an upper-caste mob for skinning a dead cow.
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Across India, Dalits are still fighting to claim lands promised to them
In several states, land titles given to Dalits as part of redistribution programmes are useless because the original higher caste owners never ceded control.
Nihar Gokhale
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‘Dalit not an abusive word’: BJP MP, politicians, activists oppose government advisory
The Information and Broadcasting Ministry’s August 7 order says the media should use the term ‘Scheduled Caste’ instead of ‘Dalit’.
Vijayta Lalwani
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Video: Why Maoist letters found on arrested activists in the Bhima Koregaon case seem to be fake
Despite announcing it to the media, the Pune Police have not included the letters in their submissions to the Pune Sessions Court.
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Haryana: 10 Dalit families flee village in Palwal area after dispute with Gujjars, says report
Phulwari village has been on the edge since April, when two members of the Gujjar community allegedly beat up a 21-year-old Dalit student.
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Dalits are being tortured after April 2 agitation, alleges BJP MP Udit Raj
He is the third party lawmaker to have pointed out alleged atrocities against the community in less a week.
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Video
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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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Another Dalit BJP MP writes to Narendra Modi, says Centre has done nothing for the community
Yashwant Singh urged the prime minister to enact laws for quotas in promotion, and introduce reservation in the private sector.
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Union Minister Upendra Kushwaha calls for increased presence of Dalits, tribal people in top courts
The recent protests against the alleged dilution of the SC/ST Act indicated that Dalits have apprehensions about the Supreme Court, the minister said.
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Bhima Koregaon violence: RPI factions to organise Dalit morcha in Mumbai on February 28
The protestors will demand the arrest of Hindutva activists Sambhaji Bhide and Milind Ekbote and Shiv Sena MLA Rajesh Kshirsagar.
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The Reel
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Gujarat: Dalit activist dies after he immolated himself to protest against delay in land allotment
The Rashtriya Dalit Adhikar Manch has threatened to block the Ahmedabad-Mehsana highway if Bhanu Vankar’s ‘murderers’ are not identified by 4 pm on Saturday.
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Dalit women on an average die 14.6 years younger than women from higher castes, says UN report
A woman’s caste ‘can increase her exposure to mortality as a result of factors such as poor sanitation and inadequate water supply and health care’.
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Don’t use the word ‘Dalit’ in official communication, Madhya Pradesh HC tells states and Centre
The court said the word does not feature anywhere in the Constitution.
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The Field
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