Hardik Patel, the last standing young Turk, remains crucial for Congress in GujaratThe triumvirate - Hardik Patel, Alpesh Thakore and Jignesh Mevani had hogged limelight post caste agitations in Gujarat back in 2015.
15 Apr, 2019, 08.28 AM IST
RSS-BJP's fascist vision is Dalits should remain at bottom of society: Rahul GandhiRahul said that incidents of violence against Dalits at Una, Hyderabad university and Bhima-Koregaon were "potent symbols" of resistance to...
03 Jan, 2018, 07.44 AM IST
Gujarat polls: Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani winsThe face of the Dalit agitation in Gujarat, in a message posted earlier on social media, had claimed that he decided to jump into the poll ...
18 Dec, 2017, 04.48 PM IST
Jignesh Mevani meets Rahul Gandhi, says will ask Dalits to not vote for BJPGandhi and Mevani had half-an-hour closed-door meeting at a farmhouse on the outskirts of Navsari.
03 Nov, 2017, 11.01 PM IST
Annihilating caste is part of Nation-building: Jignesh Mevani, Convener, Rashtriya Dalit Adhikar ManchUnless caste is annihilated and thrown into the dustbin, we can’t become a proper nation. So this is part of that process of nation-buildin...
16 Jul, 2017, 12.55 AM IST
BJP greedy for money and power, says Arvind KejriwalAddressing the AAP's first rally in Gujarat yesterday, the AAP chief attacked BJP president Amit Shah, equating him with "General Dyer".
17 Oct, 2016, 04.10 PM IST
Gujarat police arrests Dalit activist Jignesh Mevani for the second time in a weekMevani during his yatra from Ahmedabad to Una in the aftermath of Una lynching of Dalits had demanded land for the community.
19 Sep, 2016, 07.07 PM IST
Dalit agitation gains momentum in Gujarat ahead of state pollsDalit activist Jignesh Mevani was detained by Ahmedabad Police on Monday while he was demonstrating before the Ahmedabad District Collector...
19 Sep, 2016, 04.49 PM IST
- Jignesh Mevani's detention reflects BJP's fear: AAP
Gujarat Police detained Mevani last night, who led a Dalit movement to protest against the Una flogging incident, in view of Modi's visit t...
17 Sep, 2016, 10.22 PM IST
Dalits to invite Amitabh Bachchan to sample 'badbu Gujarat ki'Bachchan has been promoting Gujarat tourism with the famous taglines, `Khushbu Gujarat ki' and `Kuchh din toh Gujariye Gujarat mein'.
11 Sep, 2016, 04.28 PM IST
There is 'jungle raj' in Gujarat: Arvind KejriwalKejriwal raised the issue of Dalits who were again attacked at Una yesterday after an Independence Day ceremony, alleging that the governme...
16 Aug, 2016, 09.49 PM IST
Patidars, Dalits see merit in each other’s agitationsDalits want their voices to be heard in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh and Punjab too. Also, Patidars are planning to rejuvenate their stir later...
09 Aug, 2016, 02.55 AM IST
BSP chief Mayawati meets Una victims, tells them to unite for powerMayawati met victims of the Una incident and those who later consumed poison during an agitation, at the Ahmadabad civil hospital. She also...
05 Aug, 2016, 03.13 AM IST
Una row: 3 Dalits attempt suicide; situation largely peacefulAt Ranpur village of Botad district, three youths attempted suicide by drinking poisonous substance, to protest the Una incident, police sa...
22 Jul, 2016, 03.15 PM IST
Arvind Kejriwal lands in Gujarat's Una to meet the Dalit victims of cow vigilantismKejriwal had issued a message on social media lambasting the state government and appealing Dalit youths refrain from violence and suicide ...
22 Jul, 2016, 12.42 PM IST
Una incident and UP BJP leader’s derogatory remark against Mayawati put BJP on backfootThis issue had united the opposition which was prior to this not only attacking BJP on the Una incident but also competing with each other.
21 Jul, 2016, 01.04 AM IST
From Patidars to Dalits via Thakore: Agitations in Gujarat a manifestation of contradictions of BJP politicsFor all practical purposes, Gujarat has come a full circle from anti-reservation riots in the eighties to pro-reservation agitations and Da...
20 Jul, 2016, 05.33 PM IST