Kishanganj (Bihar), May 16 (IANS) A row erupted following a controversial remark by Janata Dal-United (JD-U)’s Thakurganj MLA Gopal Kumar Agarwal, who allegedly described the Shershahbadi Muslim community as “Bangladeshis”.The JD-U MLA wrote a letter to Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, demanding the removal of some teachers belonging to the Shershahbadi community from the post of Booth Level Officers (BLOs) in the Thakurganj block of the district.In the letter, the MLA allegedly described …
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Lucknow, May 11 (IANS) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Monday expressed serious concern over the violence between two castes that erupted in Lalwala village of Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur district following a dispute over the installation of a photograph on a piece of land.Stating that the situation in the village remained tense after several members of the Dalit community were injured in the clash, the BSP supremo urged the police and district administration to take immediate and i…
Bengaluru, May 6 (IANS) Senior BJP MLA B.P. Harish is facing the threat of arrest in connection with an atrocity case after the Special Court for MLAs/MPs issued an arrest warrant against him. The police were preparing for the legal action as the court had also directed the prosecution to produce him before it on May 7.A case had been registered at the Harihar Town Police Station against Harihar BJP MLA B.P. Harish on charges of making casteist remarks. In connection with this case, the court is…
Jaipur, May 1 (IANS) The Sri Ganganagar dispute between a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA and Rajasthan Urban Infrastructure Development Project (RUIDP) officials intensified on Friday, as the Assistant Engineer accused the MLA of physical assault and showed his injuries in a press conference, prompting former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot to term the incident “grave”. He urged the BJP-led state government for an immediate and impartial investigation.Referring to the incident, Gehlot sa…
Gandhinagar, April 29 (IANS) Gujarat government spokesperson and Minister Jitu Vaghani said on Wednesday that the results of the local body elections in the state reflect a strong public response against what he described as “misleading propaganda by opposition parties”. Addressing a press conference after a Cabinet meeting, Vaghani said the mandate showed continued public trust in the state government’s policies under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Bhupendra P…
Kathmandu, April 22 (IANS) Nepal’s Lumbini Province has become the first province in the country to pass a bill aimed at ensuring the livelihood and welfare of the Dalit community. Although the country has a national law on Dalit rights — which focuses on penalising discrimination against Dalits and ensuring equal rights — the bill endorsed by the Lumbini Provincial Assembly places greater emphasis on ensuring housing, medical, and educational facilities for Dalits.Besides Lumbini, Nepal has…
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) On the 135th birth anniversary of Dr B.R. Ambedkar, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday visited the Ambedkar Memorial and paid floral tributes, describing Baba Saheb as the pillar on which the strong structure of Indian democracy stands today. Speaking to reporters, CM Gupta said, “Baba Saheb was the pillar of India on which the strong structure of Indian democracy stands today. He laid the foundation of our democracy, and his contributions will be remembered…
Kathmandu, March 2 (IANS) The arrest of former Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli and former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak over the suppression of Gen-Z protests in September last year was hotly debated during the first meeting of the federal parliament held on Thursday, following the March 5 parliamentary elections. Oli, chairperson of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist, CPN-UML), and Lekhak, a leader of the Nepali Congress, were arrested on March 28 in connection with a culpable…
Bengaluru, Feb 25 (IANS) Amid the leadership tussle within the Congress party, Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara has stated that there was nothing wrong with his supporters demanding the Chief Minister’s post for him. He claimed that he had proved beyond doubt that he is capable.He made the statement while speaking to reporters in Bengaluru on Wednesday. When asked about demands that he be given an opportunity in case of a leadership change, as he hails from the Dalit community and has s…
Bengaluru, Feb 23 (IANS) Karnataka Home Minister Parameshwara on Monday downplayed media queries regarding the demand for a Dalit Chief Minister and stated that such claims were being made by the Opposition. He also praised Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and stated that he stood for social justice from the beginning.“The Opposition is making baseless allegations to cover up its own issues,” he charged.Notably, Parameshwara is one of the senior most and prominent leaders hailing from the Dalit com…