The shutdown is a device to shut out the Dalits

All those who have been nudged to the margins by the Covid-19 lockdown are invariably Dalit

Dalits, OBCs join anti-CAA chorus

Since the passage of the Citizenship Amendment Act several Dalit organisations have come out terming the Act as being discriminatory.

The biggest strength of the dalit community is its numerical strength.

The practice may have subsided after the controversy came out into the open, but the deep-rooted prejudices in society remain.

The dalit situation is an aspect of caste, and caste-based crimes have registered a 25 per cent rise since 2016.

BJP govt first messes with Ravidas temple which is a symbol of the cultural heritage of crores of Dalits,' Priyanka tweeted.

She urged the Centre and the state governments to provide employment to these sections by filling the vacant quota seats.

The priest refused to allow them to take water from a hand-pump inside the temple and closed the door.

Urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene Aparna Sen said it has nothing to do with party or politics.

The police took action after a video of the incident went viral on social media on Monday.