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After first Dalit CM, Punjab gets a Dalit DGP — its third since Independence
arun Posted On September 28, 2021


Iqbal Preet Singh Sahota took charge as the DGP of Punjab police Saturday. Before him, the state had last had a Dalit DGP in 2009. Chandigarh: When Iqbal Preet Singh Sahota took over as the new Punjab DGP Saturday, he […]


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His essay Achoot Da Sawaal placed humanity way above religious identity
arun Posted On September 28, 2021


Enclosed within the 1929 edition of the Kirti Magazine issue was one of Bhagat Singh’s iconic essay Achoot Da Sawaal or ‘Question of Untouchability’, penned by a 16-year-old him. “The upper castes should also realise that their own status in […]


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Govt supports corporates, ‘backtracks’ on promises: Call to support Bharat Bandh
arun Posted On September 27, 2021


India’s top civil society network, National Alliance of People’s Movements (NAPM), lending its full-blown support to the Bharat Banch call for September 27, 2021, given by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), has regretted that even a year after the farmer’s […]


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Roundabout | The smile on Rehmat Masih Matoo’s face
arun Posted On September 26, 2021


Punjabi Dalit writer Bhagwant Rasulpuri, who created the character Rehmat Masih Matoo belongs to the second generation of Dalit writers, who along with Gurmeet Karyalvi, Des Raj Kali and many others, have told the story afresh from subjugation to assertion […]


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Don’t use word Dalit to identify any person: Punjab SC commission
arun Posted On September 22, 2021


Chandigarh: Taking note of the word ‘Dalit’ being used for newly appointed chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi in social media pages, print and electronic media, chairperson of the Punjab state scheduled castes commission Tejinder Kaur on Tuesday issued instructions to […]


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All parties talked of giving something for Dalits in Punjab; Congress trumped everyone
arun Posted On September 20, 2021


Through a series of twists and turns, the Congress high command finally spoke its mind on Punjab on Sunday. Ahead of assembly elections early next year, it picked a Dalit chief minister–Charanjit Singh Channi– a first-ever from the community for […]


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Charanjit Singh Channi’s journey as first Dalit CM of Punjab
arun Posted On September 20, 2021


His political journey began with being elected as the president of Kharar municipal council in 2002. He first won from Chamkaur Sahib Assembly seat as an Independent in 2007, joined Congress in 2012 From being elected president of a municipal […]


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Amarinder Singh Successor May Be Announced Today Amid Flurry Of Meetings
arun Posted On September 19, 2021


Sources told NDTV that over 50 of the Congress’ 80 MLAs wrote to interim chief Sonia Gandhi demanding that Amarinder Singh be replaced as Punjab Chief Minister Chandigarh: Poll-bound Punjab will get a new Chief Minister today – a day […]


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Dalits take possession of land in Sangrur
arun Posted On September 19, 2021


6 acres taken forcibly, alleges panchayat secy Dalit residents of Bakhshiwala village on Saturday under the banner of Zameen Prapti Sanghrash Committee (ZPSC) forcibly took possession of 6-acre land reserved for them from the village panchayat land. They alleged that […]


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Punjab: Panel member visits Dalits after ‘bias’ complaint
arun Posted On September 17, 2021


Sangrur,  Punjab State Commission for Scheduled Castes member Chandreshwar Singh Mohi on Thursday visited Lidran village to look into a complaint submitted by some Dalit families alleging discrimination in the construction of streets and drains. Mohi directed the village panchayat […]


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