'They asked why was I risking my life', lawyer Sanjeev Trivedi writes to Unnao SP, seeking security to pursue the case. Adds that some men had followed him to his chamber at district court.
National Crime Records Bureau data shows that for every 1 lakh Dalit population, Rajasthan & MP reported over 60 crimes and UP reported 31 in 2021, against national average of 25.
Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Bihar recorded the highest rate of crimes against SCs. Kerala, Rajasthan and Telangana recorded the highest rate of crimes against STs.
RJD, once a prominent representative of Mandal politics, now finds itself in a political era where welfare, good governance, and new aspirations are overshadowing old caste equations.
Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.
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