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Journalism of Courage
Mayawati8217;s stunning victory in UP has made Dalit selfhood pretty fashionable. Last week, the Akali Dal8217;s Charanjit Singh Atwal, Deputy Speaker in the Lok Sabha and head of the forum of SC/ST Parliamentarians, organised a conference on 8220;Empowerment of Dalits and Minorities through Elementary Education8221;. The do had an impressive attendance of the Capital8217;s Who8217;s Who: Manmohan Singh, Sonia Gandhi, L K Advani, Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, Arjun Singh, Ram Vilas Paswan, Meira Kumar apart from chief ministers, MPs and MLAs. With the HRD Ministry footing the Rs 20-lakh bill for the two-day extravaganza, wonder what Arjun Singh is aspiring to. Is Maya listening?
