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DALIT COMMUNITY NEWS

‘Grand schemes only on paper’: BJP slams previous AAP govt for misleading Delhi’s poor

March 28, 2025 3:12 am

Sachdeva further alleged that the Kejriwal government had announced schemes worth over Rs 200 crore for improving residential settlements of Dalits and the poor between 2020-21 and 2023-24, but only Rs 120.60 crore was spent.

Denied entry to Bengal village temple, 130 Dalit families wage battle for rights

March 08, 2025 9:33 am

Officials say they are trying to  navigate the fragile situation while keeping in mind the law and order situation, but for the families, the administration is dragging its feet.

Bridegroom among 3 Dalits injured in ‘attack’ by upper-caste men over playing music during baraat in Meerut; three held

March 03, 2025 5:30 am

On February 21, a Dalit wedding procession was allegedly attacked by upper-caste members at Dharmawali village in Bulandshahr district

Yogendra Yadav writes: India’s largest minority deserves better politics

October 22, 2024 1:12 pm

It comprises diverse communities. The idea of a monolithic bloc is common to both the BJP and the Opposition

Gujarat: Dalit outfits seek ouster of ADGP for ‘misbehaving’ with Jignesh Mevani

October 18, 2024 1:42 am

The Dalit outfits also threatened to campaign against BJP in the upcoming Vav assembly constituency bypoll in Gujarat and general assembly elections in Maharashtra.

Dalits seek action over ‘unresolved issues’ by Sept 23

September 03, 2024 1:34 am

Some of the demands made in the memorandum include conducting caste-based census in the state and formation of a special investigation team to eradicate untouchability, increasing the income limit for Dalits to avail benefits of government schemes.

Disparity among Dalits needs to be acknowledged

August 18, 2024 10:45 am

In fact, recognising internal disparity is an opportunity to both cultivate spontaneous solidarities among Dalit castes and actualise the constitution of a genuinely unified Dalit category and politics.

In Lok Sabha, ‘dominant’ Dalit groups have more representation: Breaking down the numbers

August 13, 2024 2:00 pm

Most of the 84 Dalit MPs in the Lower House are from groups that are relatively more influential economically and politically and are opposed to the sub-categorisation of Scheduled Castes

Savarna parties have once again isolated Dalit voices

June 23, 2024 10:07 am

Though attachment to the Ambedkar family lineage still draws the rural masses, the people I have interacted with in political circles and urban voters have expressed dismay over Mayawati and Prakash Ambedkar’s politics and nature of interactions.

The legacy of Kanshi Ram, the man who consolidated Dalit identity

March 15, 2024 9:24 am

Kanshi Ram brought a social revolution by giving the nation its first Dalit woman chief minister. His ideas are not restricted to one party

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