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Gujarat has been under a vice-like grip of the Bharatiya Janata Party since 1995, it has changed three chief ministers and sacked an entire Cabinet like chucking pawns from a chessboard with not a word of challenge. The Congress’ cookie has been consistently crumbling with 16 MLAs of its 2017’s 77 winners besides sundry spokespersons and […]
To protest the arrest of Jignesh Mevani by Assam Police, Dalit households of more than 1,000 villages across Gujarat will plunge themselves into darkness for 15 minutes on the night of May 1. The day is marked as Gujarat Foundation Day. Lights will be switched off in these households (during the allotted 15 minutes) also […]
It would be a great injustice to Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar, whose 131st birth anniversary was celebrated recently, only as a Dalit leader. We often forget that he also worked tirelessly for women’s rights, believing firmly that the political, economic and social upliftment of society could only be improved if men and women both have equal […]
Challenging the Gujarat government, Rashtriya Dalit Adhikar Manch (NDRF) chief Jignesh Mevani said that they would take to the streets in agitation if their 14 demands are not met at the earliest. Led by Mevani, the community has asked for withdrawal of cases against the youth of the Dalit community and provide English schools in every ward […]
Defections and cross-over are par for the course before an election and more so in a state like Uttar Pradesh where politics is the lifeblood of survival of a large, extended community that depends on it in one way or another. However, the turn-around rarely added up to a revolt. Individuals left the parties they […]
