Sangrur, In connection with a case of thrashing of two Dalit youths allegedly by a BKU (Ugrahan) leader Manjit Singh Gharachon, the BKU (Ugrahan) cancelled its pucca morchas which were to be held from today at the residences of four […]
After immense pressure from the Dalit community and the authorities, Gharachon was finally handed over to the Sangrur DSP Manoj Gorsi by the farmer union leaders. Punjab police arrested Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Manjit Singh Gharchon on Saturday after […]
Sangrur, Manjit Singh Gharachon of the BKU (Ugrahan), who allegedly thrashed two Dalit youths, was handed over by the union leaders to Sangrur DSP Manoj Gorsi today. Sushil Goyal Earlier, Joginder Singh Ugrahan, chief, BKU (Ugrahan), had demanded cancellation of […]
Raikot, The Ludhiana (Rural) police have initiated probe into an incident in which a farmer of Burj Hari Singh village had allegedly used casteist remarks against a now former sarpanch of the same village about a year ago. Raikot DSP […]
The Indian state of Punjab shows us that caste oppression owes far more to material interests than it does to inherited religious ideologies. A movement of Dalit rural workers offers a powerful example of how that oppression can be challenged […]
Dalit woman bouncer from Ludhiana, Punjab was molested by drunk hooligans at an exhibition. The bouncer is on ticket checking duty at the exhibition. It is alleged that on protest, she was manhandled and harassed. Along with giving a written […]
Dalit woman bouncer from Ludhiana, Punjab was molested by drunk hooligans at the fair. The bouncer is on ticket checking duty at the fair. It is alleged that on protest, she was manhandled and harassed. Along with giving a written […]
Ten years ago, when Aam Aadmi Party first tested the ground in Punjab, the soil was fertile for a newbie that would upset the bipolar contests between Shiromani Akali Dal-BJP and Congress. The Punjabi diaspora, largely Sikhs, had earlier displayed […]
In a bid to negate the negative campaigning by the farmer groups, the BJP reached out to the Dalit community in Punjab. Dalits, despite having a 33 per cent share in the state’s electorate, remain behind the dominant Jat Sikhs […]
Chandigarh, (IANS): Does the Dalit (scheduled caste) vote bank in Punjab, being the home turf of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) founder Kanshi Ram and having a Dalit population of 32 per cent — the highest among states — play a […]
