Barabanki News: A Dalit girl was molested by climbing onto the roof, a report filed.
A young woman from a village told the police that she was friends with Arpit Yadav from her village. They used to talk to each other, but stopped talking due to Arpit’s bad habits. Because of this, Arpit started harassing her on her way home. The young woman says he came to the office where she worked and started using caste-related abuse. On the night of November 2nd, Arpit climbed a pole next to her house, reached the roof, and began molesting her. Hearing the noise, family members came and ran away. CO Sangam Kumar stated that a report has been filed under the SC/ST Act and an investigation is underway. Courtesy: Hindi News
AAP protests against Congress over allegations of assault on Dalit functionary
Chandigarh: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday staged a protest near Congress Bhawan in Chandigarh, accusing the party of failing to act against its functionary Barinder Singh Dhillon over the alleged assault and humiliation of Dalit leader Ranjit Singh Tarkhan Majra. The protest came a day after the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) issued a show-cause notice to Dhillon over the Oct 27 altercation at Congress Bhawan. The party’s disciplinary action committee chairman, Avtar Henry, sought his reply within three days, warning of disciplinary action if it was unsatisfactory. Dhillon has denied allegations of manhandling, saying there was only an exchange of verbal arguments. Raising slogans of “Dalit Virodhi Congress Murdabad” and “Sikh Virodhi Congress Murdabad”, AAP functionaries and members demanded justice for Tarkhan Majra and action against those responsible. An AAP functionary said party workers had planned to gherao Congress Bhawan, but Chandigarh Police used water cannons and force to stop them. AAP functionaries were detained and taken to Sector 17 police station, he added. AAP Punjab president Aman Arora questioned Rahul Gandhi’s silence on the alleged assault, saying he had spoken at length during his Punjab visit for an Insaaf Rally but had not addressed the incident. “If a senior Dalit leader can face such treatment inside the Congress party’s own headquarters, it raises serious questions about the party’s attitude towards Dalit dignity,” Arora said. Tarkhan Majra had alleged that Dhillon assaulted him during an altercation at Congress Bhawan and used casteist and derogatory language against him. He had approached the Congress leadership seeking strict action against Dhillon. Courtesy : TOI Note: This news is originally published on https:/timesofindia.com/bha and is used purely for non-profit/non-commercial purposes, especially human rights
Surat Police Book Four After Dalit Teen Assault Over Friendship
Surat police case involving an alleged assault on a Dalit teenager in Pal Surat police have registered a case of attempted murder and alleged caste-based abuse against four people, including a minor, after a Dalit boy was assaulted over his friendship with a girl, according to police. The incident took place after the boy went to the Pal area to drop the girl home late on Monday night. Pal police said the accused allegedly called the boy to the Fantasia 2 complex in Pal after the girl’s brother saw them together. The boy, who is a minor, informed his elder sister about the matter before both went to the location, police said. When they arrived, the girl’s minor brother, father and two other relatives allegedly attacked the boy. Police said the accused kicked and punched him, struck him with sticks and used caste-based slurs against him. The case has been registered under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The victim lives in the Ghod Dod Road area with his father, who practises as an advocate, and his sister, who is studying law, according to the police account reported by the Times of India. The police case names all four accused in connection with the alleged attempted murder and the offences under the SC/ST Atrocities Act. The case has also triggered an institutional response from the legal community. Members of the Surat District Bar Association resolved not to represent the accused, as the victim’s father practises in a Surat court. The decision concerns legal representation in the case and follows the registration of the police complaint. Police said the alleged assault followed the family’s objection to the boy’s friendship with the girl. The use of caste-based insults has led to the inclusion of provisions under the SC/ST Atrocities Act alongside the attempted-murder charge. The report does not state the boy’s current medical condition or whether any arrests have been made. The police investigation will determine the sequence of events, the roles of each accused and the evidence supporting the charges. Further action will proceed under the provisions cited in the case, including those applicable to the minor accused. By Ayesha Siddiqui Courtesy : Urban Acres Note: This news is originally published on https:/urbanacres.com/bha and is used purely for non-profit/non-commercial purposes, especially human rights
Rahul Gandhi slams Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, says drug issue can’t be solved by one ‘who drinks every day’
Congress politician Rahul Gandhi Wednesday launched an all-out attack against Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, accusing his AAP govt of abject failure in dealing with gangsterism and drug menace in the state while mocking that the problems cannot be eradicated by a CM “who drinks every evening”. Mann, as an MP, used to come to Lok Sabha “reeking of alcohol at 11am and spent his time telling jokes”, claimed Rahul. “Where has AAP ended the problem of nasha? Which corner of state has AAP ended it. They can’t do it,” he said as Congress launched its campaign for the upcoming Punjab polls with the entire state brass of Sachin Pilot, Pargat Singh, Partap Bajwa, Charanjit Channi, Raja Warring, Vijay Inder Singla on the ‘Insaaf Rally’ stage. At the same time, Rahul targeted BJP, alleging Union home minister Amit Shah “patronises criminals in jails” and reiterating his challenge to PM Narendra Modi for an open debate on issues such as the India-US trade deal. In an evident bid to stoke “Punjabi pride”, Rahul, who accompanied Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge to the well-attended rally on the CM’s home turf, said Mann is a CM only in name while Punjab govt is run from Delhi by Arvind Kejriwal. “Half of Mann’s reins are with Shah, half with Kejriwal,” he said. Rahul asserted a Congress govt in Punjab will be run from Punjab. As Kharge led chants of “Jai Punjab” with a responsive crowd, he and Rahul presented a sort of manifesto for the state. ‘Can’t trust Shah, PM controlled by Trump’: Rahul steps up attack on BJP Rahul said, “Everyone has to understand one thing – this state will have factories, industry, agriculture. Else, there will be nasha and gangsterism. There will be bullets on the streets.” The rampant, brazen shootings across Punjab were spotlighted with the rather dramatic entry on the stage of the father of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala, who was killed after AAP govt took over in 2022. Rahul Gandhi with Balkaur Singh, father of late singer Sidhu Moose Wala, during the ‘Insaaf Rally’ in Sangrur Rahul hugged Balkaur Moose Wala and then started his speech by recalling his first meeting with “talented” Sidhu when he joined Congress ahead of 2022 state polls. Rahul said Sidhu was killed after his security was withdrawn. In his attack on BJP, Rahul alleged Shah assertions about ending gangsterism and drug menace in Punjab cannot be trusted, as he claimed nothing was done about large quantities of drugs that landed in “Adani’s port” in Gujarat. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi interact with families affected by drug abuse and violence during the party’s ‘Insaaf Rally’ in Sangrur on Wednesday He said Modi is “controlled” by US President Donald Trump because of which he gave away interests of farmers and small industries in the India-US deal. Rahul called PM a “traitor”. Rahul’s attack was designed to discredit the governing party at the Centre over its claims of addressing key ills of Punjab, drugs, law and order, and agricultural crisis. Underlining he has challenged PM to a debate, Rahul said, “I guarantee that in five minutes, I will prove Modi is a traitor and he is controlled by Trump.” He claimed Modi signed deal in “five minutes” without informing the cabinet or any officer. Courtesy : TOI Note: This news is originally published on https:/timesofindia.com/bha and is used purely for non-profit/non-commercial purposes, especially human rights
Punjab News:AAP Punjab SC Wing challenges Rahul Gandhi, Channi and Congress over atrocities against Dalits and Sikhs
Congress failed to seek justice for Dalit leader Ranjit Singh Tarkhan Majra even after he was assaulted at Punjab Congress Bhawan: Jasvir Singh GarhiBook Local Tours Was the assault on Ranjit Singh Tarkhan Majra part of a conspiracy by Channi and his associates to settle political scores in Bassi Pathana? Garhi asks Congress If Congress is holding an ‘Insaaf Rally’ in Sangrur, Rahul Gandhi must first answer why his party has denied justice to Dalits, Sikhs and minorities: Garhi Congress must answer for its historical injustices against Dr BR Ambedkar, Kanshi Ram and the Dalit community: Garhi Why has Congress never answered for the 1984 anti-Sikh violence, Operation Blue Star and the disappearance of Sikh Reference Library treasures? Garhi announces protest outside Punjab Congress Bhawan on November 4Book Local Tours Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab SC Wing President Gurpreet Singh GP and Chamkaur Sahib constituency in-charge Jasvir Singh Garhi on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the Congress over its anti-Dalit record and failure to deliver justice to Dalit leader Ranjit Singh Tarkhan Majra, who was assaulted at Punjab Congress Bhawan in Sector 15, Chandigarh, on October 27. Addressing a press conference, Garhi said it was deeply shameful that despite nearly a week having passed since the assault, not a single senior Congress leader, from Punjab to the national leadership, had apologised to Ranjit Singh Tarkhan Majra or raised a serious demand for justice for him. He pointed out that the Congress was preparing to hold an ‘Insaaf Rally’ in Sangrur while failing to secure justice for their own Dalit leader assaulted inside its own party headquarters.Book Local Tours Garhi said Ranjit Singh Tarkhan Majra is not an ordinary party worker but a senior Congress leader who has served the party for nearly 40 years. He has held several positions, including former Chairman of the Sirhind Market Committee, former Director of Agro Punjab, former Panchayat and Block Samiti member, Punjab Congress Secretary, special invitee member of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee’s SC Cell and a senior office-bearer of the Congress Seva Dal. He was also appointed observer for five districts during the Congress’s ‘Vote Bachao, Desh Bachao’ campaign in October. Garhi questioned why a leader with such a long record of service was subjected to such a brutal assault inside Congress Bhawan and why the party had remained silent ever since. He said caste-based abuses and discriminatory language were also used against him, making the incident an example of caste discrimination within the Congress itself. Garhi alleged that the assault was part of a political conspiracy involving former Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and his close associate Barinder Singh Dhillon. He said the motive was linked to political rivalries in the Bassi Pathana constituency, where Channi’s brother, Dr Manohar Singh, had contested as an independent candidate against the Congress in the 2022 Assembly elections after rebelling against the party.Access Services Garhi presented Ranjit Singh Tarkhan Majra’s social media posts from October 20 onwards, which showed him actively campaigning and meeting people across Bassi Pathana villages. He questioned how someone who was visibly active in the constituency and serving the party could suddenly become a target of such violence at Congress Bhawan. Garhi challenged Dhillon not to hide behind Channi or Rahul Gandhi and said AAP would continue fighting for justice for Tarkhan Majra regardless of which party he belonged to. Garhi also questioned the Chandigarh Police’s handling of the matter. He said an application had already been submitted at Police Station against those involved in the assault, but no FIR had been registered. He alleged that the police were acting under political pressure and demanded to know why action had not been taken. Garhi thanked Gurpreet Singh GP for standing alongside Ranjit Singh Tarkhan Majra, despite their different political positions. He said GP had acknowledged that Tarkhan Majra was his Dalit brother and that it was his responsibility to stand up for an oppressed person and demand justice, irrespective of party affiliations. Garhi said the fight was not merely about one individual but about the dignity and rights of the entire Dalit community. He called upon Congress leaders to stop using Dalit leaders for political purposes while remaining silent when they face discrimination and violence within their own organisation. Garhi broadened his attack to Congress’s historical treatment of Dalits, particularly Dr BR Ambedkar. He recalled how Ambedkar had fought for separate electorates and greater political representation for Dalits, but the Poona Pact of September 24, 1932, resulted in the loss of that separate electorate provision. He also raised questions about the circumstances surrounding Ambedkar’s election to the Constituent Assembly in 1946 from the Bengal constituency of Jessore-Khulna, which later became part of Pakistan following Partition. Garhi further recalled the 1951 Bhandara and 1952 Bombay elections, alleging that Congress worked to defeat Ambedkar by backing candidates against him, including his former associate Kajrolkar in Bombay. He questioned why Ambedkar, the principal architect of the Indian Constitution, was not given a comparable memorial in Delhi while several memorials were established for four former Congress Prime Ministers in 150 acres. He said Ambedkar’s dead body had to be taken to Mumbai for his last rites, despite his immense contribution to the nation. Garhi also recalled Ambedkar’s reported remarks in Lucknow on April 27, 1948, against joining the Congress, saying that Ambedkar had described joining the party as equivalent to political suicide and had warned marginalized communities against placing their trust in it. He added that Ambedkar was conferred the Bharat Ratna only in 1990, decades after his death in 1956. Garhi also questioned Congress’s treatment of BSP founder Kanshi Ram, who dedicated his life to the political empowerment of Dalits and oppressed communities. He recalled Kanshi Ram’s electoral battles against Congress leaders, including Rajiv Gandhi in Amethi and H.K.L. Bhagat in Delhi, and highlighted the support he received despite campaigning with limited resources. He said Kanshi Ram passed away on October 9, 2006, when Congress was in power both in Punjab and
Congress issues show-cause notice to Brinder Dhillon over spat with Dalit leader at party office
While Dhillon is a ticket aspirant from Ropar, Tarkhan Majra has been seeking a ticket from Bassi Pathana, and hence they do not have any direct political confrontation Almost a week after a spat between two Congress leaders — former Punjab Youth Congress president Brinder Dhillon and former Punjab Congress Committee secretary Ranjit Singh Tarkhan Majra — at Congress Bhawan, the former has been issued a show-cause notice. The chairman of Disciplinary Action Committee, Avtar Henry, issued the show-cause notice to Dhillon on Sunday, asking him to furnish a reply within three days. Henry wrote, “A complaint has been received against you by the PCC. There are allegations that you behaved inappropriately with Tarkhan Majra and passed objectionable and derogatory comments against him. You are given three days to give a satisfactory reply, failing which disciplinary action can be taken against you.” Dhillon confirmed having received the notice. He denied allegations of manhandling that have been doing the rounds. “It was just an exchange of verbal arguments. I hope I shall be able to sort it out,” he said. While Dhillon is a ticket aspirant from Ropar, Tarkhan Majra has been seeking a ticket from Bassi Pathana, and hence they do not have any direct political confrontation. They, however, represent two rival groups in the party. Since Dhillon’s supporters allegedly managed to remove the specific portion of the video from DVR at Congress Bhawan, Tarkhan Majra is reportedly all the more aggrieved. Tarkhan Majra has been publicly expressing his grievance against Dhillon. Before lodging a complaint with PCC president Pargat Singh, he posted on his Facebook page: “I am a loyal soldier of the Congress party and have been serving the party for many decades. But the beating and use of casteist words by Brinder Dhillon at the Congress Bhawan, Chandigarh, has shaken me. Today, when the 140-year-old Congress party is being led by Mallikarjun Kharge, who belongs to our Dalit community, such an incident is extremely sad. I request Pargat Singh to give me justice and take strict action in this matter. What happened to me should not happen to any other worker. My fight is for my self-respect and the respect of the Dalit community and justice.” Even though the notice was issued on Sunday, it came into the public domain on Tuesday, just a day before Rahul Gandhi’s rally in Sangrur. There are reports that Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders plan to take advantage of the anti-Dalit sentiment within a section of the Congress and raise questions over the matter on the sidelines of the Congress rally. Article_Author Deepkamal Kaur Courtesy : The Tribune Note: This news is originally published on https:/thetribune.com/bha and is used purely for non-profit/non-commercial purposes, especially human rights
UP Elections 2027: Akhilesh Yadav’s rally will heat up Dalit politics, sounding the bugle from Agra
The Samajwadi Party, which is preparing for the UP Assembly elections, will hold a Dalit Mahapanchayat to increase its grassroots reach among Dalit voters. Akhilesh Yadav will launch the rally in Agra on November 15th. Lucknow: The Samajwadi Party, which is preparing for the 2027 Assembly elections, is making efforts to expand its Dalit vote bank. Along with honoring Dalit saints, promising social justice through the PDA, and increasing the use of Ambedkarite symbols in party programs and social media campaigns, the SP will now hold a Dalit Mahapanchayat to increase its grassroots reach among Dalit voters. The rally will be launched on November 15th by party national president Akhilesh Yadav in Agra. SP Rajya Sabha MP and Dalit leader Ramji Lal Suman has been given the reins of this campaign. This will be SP chief Akhilesh Yadav’s first rally for the 2027 Assembly elections. What will be the main issue of the Mahapanchayat? According to a senior party official, the main issue of this Mahapanchayat will be saving the Constitution and reservation. The SP and Congress also raised this issue in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, which yielded political benefits for the party. Why did the SP choose Agra? Agra is considered a major Dalit center in western Uttar Pradesh. With a large Jatav community population, the region has been a strong base for BSP politics. Therefore, holding the Dalit Mahasammelan in Agra is not just an organizational event, but also a political message to establish its presence at the center of Dalit politics. The biggest reason for the SP’s strategy is the changing political landscape. The Dalit vote, which once stood strongly with the BSP, now appears to be divided among various parties. Objective: Challenge the BJP’s equation According to political analysts, the SP’s goal is not only to garner Dalit votes but also to challenge the BJP’s social equation. In view of the 2027 assembly elections and the political struggle that will follow, the Samajwadi Party (SP) is launching a campaign to expand its social base. The Agra Mahasammelan is part of this broader strategy. The Samajwadi Party has been making continuous efforts to engage Dalits for the past few years. Dalit leaders have been given significant responsibilities in organizational and electoral politics. Several prominent BSP leaders have joined the party. In addition, in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Dalit candidates have been fielded on general seats, in addition to reserved seats. The party is preparing to conduct a similar experiment in the assembly elections. Reported by: Anand Tripathi •Edited by: Prashant Singh About the Author Anand Tripathi has been active in journalism for 18 years. After Zee News, he has been part of the NBT Lucknow team for the past 12 years. He specializes in electricity, secretariat administration, bureaucracy, industry, infrastructure, and political news. He holds a postgraduate degree in journalism and mass communication from Makhanlal Chaturvedi Journalism University. Courtesy: Hindi News
Why the Indian Left still struggles with Dalit political autonomy
The Left has stood with Dalits many times. It has found it much harder to let them stand on their own. All India Students’ Association (AISA) National President Neha Bora addresses a press conference at the CPI(ML) Liberation Parliamentary Office | ANI Photo/Amit Last month, AISA president Neha Bora was at the epicentre of the anti-SIR protests. Besides the dramatic moments at Jantar Mantar, Bora generated controversy when a clip from an interview went viral and touched a major nerve. In it, she questioned whether established anti-caste parties had actually helped marginalised communities. The clash between her supporters and Dalit activists who called out her privileged consciousness highlights a long-standing question: who really gets to lead the fight for Dalit rights? It also points to a deeper question that has dogged the Left for nearly a hundred years: why does the Left, and its politics, find it so hard to accept Dalit political assertion on its own terms? Ambedkar vs the communists Ambedkar grasped something that much of the Indian Left was slow to accept — that caste was not merely another form of economic exploitation that would vanish once the economy changed. Caste and its machinations decided multiple things: dignity, who could touch whom, who could enter which institution, and who could hold and exercise power. He learned his lessons via harsh political experiences in Bombay. During the great textile strike of 1928, Dalit workers were barred from the better-paid weaving section because they belonged to an untouchable caste. Ambedkar asked the communist-led Girni Kamgar Union to take up this issue. They blatantly refused and only relented after he threatened to keep Dalit workers out of the strike. Ten years later, at a conference of Dalit railway workers in Manmad, Ambedkar put it plainly. He said that India’s workers had two enemies: Brahmanism and capitalism. You could not defeat one and ignore the other. His quarrel with the communists was not a side issue. It was about who would speak for the oppressed and on whose terms. Hyphenated solidarity This does not mean the two could never work together. On 7 November 1938, Ambedkar’s Independent Labour Party and the communists together led a one-day strike in Bombay against the Industrial Disputes Bill. Then, in the Samyukta Maharashtra movement of 1956 to 1960, his Scheduled Castes Federation (SCF) joined communists and socialists on a common front. Lokshahir Annabhau Sathe, a Dalit writer and lifelong communist, gave the movement its songs and played an important role in it. What needs to be understood is that these alliances worked because Dalit politics emerged in its own right, with its own party and its own leader. And once the goal was won, they broke. The chief reason was that the harder question of power sharing between them had never been settled. That is why independent Dalit politics keeps being reborn, as is evident in post-independence India. First came the Republican Party of India in 1957, originally conceptualised by Ambedkar, who did not live to see it established. The Dalit Panthers were formed in 1972, in response to disenchantment with post-independence mainstream politics and political processes. Later came Manywar Kanshi Ram’s BAMCEF, DS-4, and, in 1984, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP). Each grew from the same lesson: emancipation could not depend on the goodwill or orthodox piety of other parties. In his mammoth text, The Chamcha Age, Kanshi Ram warned that parties prefer Dalit faces who owe their place to the party rather than to their people. These movements had their failures, but their insistence on representation changed Indian democracy. Hard truths Parts of the Left still have not made peace with this Dalit assertion and their quest for sovereign politics on their own terms. One example is the CPI(M), which was founded in 1964. The first Dalit member of its Politburo, the party’s highest body, was elected only in 2022. The old reflex is most evident on educational campuses, where young people first learn what solidarity means. In 2014, Dalit, Adivasi, and backward-caste students at JNU, long a Left stronghold, formed the Birsa Ambedkar Phule Students’ Association (BAPSA). They set out to break the “hegemony of both the Left and Right.” They wanted to set their own sovereign agenda rather than merely swell the crowds. The same blame-gaming and mud-slinging was seen then too. Sections of the student Left reacted to this sovereign Dalit assertion by accusing them of splitting the progressive vote and helping the Right. The same charge is heard on campus after campus whenever Ambedkarite students contest on their own. This finger-pointing has ramifications for Indian politics at large. When Dalits ask for their own voices to be heard, they are accused of breaking unity. But unity that works only when Dalits stay in the second row is not unity. It is management. A student movement, or indeed a political movement, that cannot share leadership with Dalits at the age of twenty will struggle to share power with them at forty. Today, the Opposition wants to stand together against a powerful ruling party. It speaks of social justice, holds up the Constitution at rallies, and puts Ambedkar’s photograph on its stage. Can it afford to overlook the political history of the very people in whose name it speaks? Dalit voters are sharp; they immediately notice who sits on the stage and who makes the decisions. Many have drifted away from parties that claimed to speak for them, some even to the BJP, which has been quicker to give Dalit leaders visible positions. Of course, critics rightly question how much real power those positions carry. Meeting as equals None of the above means that the Left has contributed nothing to the fight against caste. Its cadres have stood with landless labourers and faced jail and violence for it. Nor is Ambedkarite politics, or politics in the name of Ambedkar’s blood or lineage, beyond criticism. It has had its own splits, compromises, and catastrophic failures. But the lesson from Bombay is
Dalit organizations in Karnataka protest: Cases filed against victims, police take to the streets to protest their actions
An attack on Dalits in Dharwad and the police filing cross-cases against the victims themselves have angered organizations, who protested at the Superintendent of Police’s (SP) office and demanded the suspension of the guilty policemen. Atrocities against the Dalit community and alleged police negligence in Dharwad, Karnataka, have sparked widespread outrage. On November 3rd, various Dalit organizations united and organized a massive march from Kala Bhavan to the Superintendent of Police (SP) office. These organizations allege that instead of providing justice to the victims, the police are filing cases against their families. The protests focused primarily on three separate cases of assault, intimidation, and sexual harassment in the district. Protesters allege that in all these incidents, the police significantly delayed filing complaints. The situation reached its peak when, instead of taking strict action against the accused, cross-cases were filed against the victims’ families, further exacerbating their suffering. The first case is from Mishrikoti village in Kalghatgi taluk. A young man named Abhishek, also known as Pirappa Chalavadi, was fatally attacked with a knife by some people. Seriously injured, Abhishek is currently undergoing treatment at KMC Hospital in Hubli. Organizations have raised serious questions about the police’s actions, asking why a counter-case was filed against the injured man’s family. The second incident involves Shrikant Ramappa Chalavadi, a resident of Kogilageri village in Alnavar taluk. He was brutally attacked with weapons while selling fruits on the Dharwad-Alnavar road. Shrikant suffered serious head injuries in the attack. It is alleged that the police filed an FIR three days after the incident. Furthermore, they imposed a counter-case against three members of Shrikant’s family. The third and most sensitive case is from Honnapur village in Alnavar taluk. Here, a 42-year-old man allegedly sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl. It is alleged that mediation was used to hush up this heinous crime, and the victim was subjected to constant threats. Outraged by these incidents, organizations have demanded an impartial investigation into the false cross-cases filed against the victims. They have appealed for immediate action against the accused, security for the victim’s families, and a speedy investigation into the minor’s rape case. In addition, a strong demand has been made to suspend the police officers who were negligent in their duties and conduct a high-level investigation into the entire matter. During the march, protesters clearly stated that their movement was solely against injustice and oppression. Its purpose was not to oppose any particular caste or religion, but to ensure justice for the victims. Rajan Chaudhary Courtesy: Hindi News
‘RSS chief can be judge’: Rahul Gandhi dares PM Modi to debate ‘foreign links’
Rahul had earlier accused Modi of becoming PM and remaining in office with the help of foreign forces. A day after challenging PM Narendra Modi to an open debate on alleged foreign links, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday returned with a fresh message. “Daro mat (don’t be afraid),” said the leader. Rahul said 24 hours had passed since he issued the challenge and asked Modi to pick the venue, date and even the person who would judge the debate. He suggested that RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat could be appointed as the judge, with the media and young people present as both leaders sat across a table. “You say the Opposition is anti-national. Choose any stage, any venue and debate me. Who is anti-national? Who has connections with foreign forces? And what is the nature of those connections?” Rahul said in a video posted on X. The challenge comes amid a war of words between the Congress and the BJP over allegations of foreign influence. Rahul had earlier accused Modi of becoming PM and remaining in office with the help of foreign forces. Modi, during his visit to Gujarat on Saturday, had hit back without naming Rahul, accusing forces within the country of spreading lies and rumours to create instability. Rahul has now sought to put these allegations on the table, listing a series of issues he wants discussed. These include the country’s financial system, the circumstances in which the US deal was negotiated, why it was concluded in haste and why the Cabinet was not informed. He also questioned the closure of the Adani case and raised the Epstein issue. “Both of us will be there. The media will be there. The youth of this country will be there. You sit on one side, I will sit on the other,” he said. Shekhar Singh Courtesy : The Tribune Note: This news is originally published on https:/thetribune.com/bha and is used purely for non-profit/non-commercial purposes, especially human rights