Akhilesh Yadav’s new Ambedkar outreach faces questions over the Samajwadi Party’s own record on Dalit icons and reservation.
The Bharatiya Janata Party announced a statewide “drug‑free Punjab” campaign ahead of upcoming elections. The move follows a controversy sparked by the death of a Dalit villager who was allegedly pressured to apologise for questioning Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema about synthetic drug supply.
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Hundreds of Dalit and OBC activists marched in Patna on Tuesday demanding the implementation of a 65% reservation quota, which the Patna High Court declared unconstitutional in 2024. Police blocked the march at Dak Bungalow Chowk with iron barriers and briefly detained seven protesters before releasing them.
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The Supreme Court also asked the Centre formulate the modalities for compensation scheme for protesters who were injured in police action
Congress has termed the incident a reflection of the BJP's anti-Dalit mindset.
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A case was registered against the six on August 27 after a video purportedly showing the incident went viral; one of the accused recorded the incident and threatened the victim with serious consequences if they approached the police
He later made a surprise inspection of a government hostel for Dalit students.
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