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An Indian Air Force’s AN 32 transport plane today went missing with 29 people on board, including six crew members, while it was on its way from near Chennai to Port Blair, home to tri-service command. A massive search and rescue operation has been launched by the IAF, Navy and the Coast Guard, deploying five […]
RJD supremo Lalu Prasad hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for second successive day today on his “continued silence” on atrocities against Dalits and wondered whether “these incidents are taking place at his instigation.” “Auron ki khansi/jukhaam per chichiyate hain, per gareeb/dalit ko maara peeta ja raha hai us per lambi chuppi! Inhi ki […]
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today stoked a controversy when he met a Dalit youth arrested for allegedly murdering a police head constable in Amreli during protests over the thrashing of youths from the community by cow vigilantes. Kejriwal arrived at Rajkot airport Friday morning and went straight to Rajkot civil hospital, where he met […]
Today AAP Aam Aadmi Party supremo and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal visited Gujarat. In the morning he arrived at 8:15 am Rajkot airport and visited Dalit youth in Rajkot civil hospital. Kejriwal enquired about their health and heard them problems. At 2:30 pm, Kejriwal will visit dalit familis of Una and at 5:30 will […]
Today morning Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi visited Una town in Gujarat along with Arjun Modhwadia and Bharatsinh Solanki, where atrocities on Dalit youth took place last week for allegedly killing a cow. Rahul Gandhi was found taking a nap in the Parliament on Wednesday, when the case of atrocities against Dalit youth in Gujarat […]
A fact finding team which visited Gujarat’s Una town in connection with the brutal assault of Dalits, has claimed to have found a new trend among ‘cow vigilantes’ to show bravado by making a particular Dalit community as their “soft target”. The incident of beating up of seven Dalit youths in Mota Samadhilya village of […]
Today Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel visited Dalit family of Samdhiana of Una. Dalit family cried out on seeing Anandiben on enquiring about them. Gujarat CM assured of all the help and support. She was accompanied by state minister Ramanlal Vora. After the issue of atrocities on Dalits in Gujarat in Rajya Sabha, it had […]
The Congress has taken the battle to the BJP over the thrashing of four Dalit youth in Gujarat’s Una. Party vice president Rahul Gandhi is set to visit the town on Thursday. But the Congress scion was seen dozing through Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh’s speech on the issue in the Lok Sabha. As the […]
In the wake of violent protests across Gujarat by the Dalit community against the assault on fellow community members for allegedly killing a cow, Home Minister Rajnath Singh in Lok Sabha condemned the incident and said PM Modi has also taken cognizance of the issue. Amid stormy scenes in the Parliament on Wednesday, Singh said […]
Today in Gujarat remained tense after a bandh call given by Dalit rights organizations evoked partial response. Up in arms against brutal assault on its community members, the Dalits intensified their protest with eight persons attempting suicide on Tuesday, in addition to those seven who attempted on Monday. Dalits gave the strike call, which was […]
