dalit politics

Lucknow, March 17 Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati launched a scathing attack on the Samajwadi Party and the Congress on Tuesday, accusing them of engaging in "anti-Dalit" politics and attempting to exploit the legacy of the BSP founder, Kanshi Ram, for electoral gains.In a post on X...

New Delhi, March 15 Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, urging that Kanshi Ram, a leader of the Bahujan Samaj Party, be awarded the Bharat Ratna posthumously.In his letter, Gandhi said the request was being made as the...

Lucknow, March 13 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that if Jawaharlal Nehru had been alive, Kanshi Ram would have been appointed as the chief minister by the Congress.Nehru, India's first prime minister, died in 1964, while Kanshi Ram rose to prominence in the political scene with...

Bengaluru, February 23 – Karnataka Home Minister Parameshwara downplayed media queries regarding the demand for a Dalit Chief Minister on Monday, stating that such claims were being made by the opposition. He also praised Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, stating that he has always stood for social...

Patna, February 15 Leaders of the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) or LJP(RV) staged a protest on Sunday against an RJD MLA's reference to late Ram Vilas Paswan as "bechara" (pitiful) during the ongoing budget session of the Bihar legislative assembly.The protesters called the RJD anti-Dalit...