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TopicSC/ST atrocities act

Topic: SC/ST atrocities act

BJP is denying ticket to vocal Dalit MPs like Udit Raj because they just won’t fall in line

Most sitting MPs whom BJP denied ticket to contest the 2019 elections were vocal about issues of caste and social justice in India.

BJP to hail amendments to SC/ST Atrocities Act as upper caste groups protest in MP

Party to pass a resolution at national executive meeting, lauding the move that reversed Supreme Court's 'dilution' of law.

Govt moves to control damage, asks top court to recall SC/ST Act order

As Dalits demand ordinance to undo Supreme Court’s 'dilution' of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, Centre tells court the entire judgment is ‘vitiated’.

How Dalit leader Savitri Bai Phule became a rebel with a cause within the BJP

The 37-year-old BJP MP from Bahraich in Uttar Pradesh has recently made headlines with her scathing attack on the party’s stand on Dalit issues.

Dalits in BJP are angry as party doesn’t have a single SC office-bearer despite rule

Dalit leaders in the ruling party say the party has ignored them and does not have a senior SC leader to manage the protests in the heartland states.

Last Laughs: A job opportunity for Kejriwal, a toothless SC/ST Act and diesel’s chokehold

The best Indian cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

TalkPoint: Is the SC/ST Act review petition by the govt political damage control before 2019?

Experts weigh on the government's move to petition the Supreme Court's to review its move to 'dilute' the SC/ST Act by dismissing immediate arrests and ordering a seven day inquiry instead.

BJP MP questions Modi govt’s ‘inaction’ on ‘dilution’ of SC/ST Act

Savitri Bai Phule will hold a rally in Lucknow on 1 April; she says it is her duty to fight for the people who have elected her.

Ram Vilas Paswan’s latest move on atrocities act in Supreme Court may embarrass Modi govt

Punjab assembly passes resolution to file review plea against order, saying it will lead to an increase in atrocities against Dalits.

Caste slurs, witch-hunts & more come under SC/ST Atrocities Act. Is it ‘misused’?

2015 NCRB data shows 75% cases under the act have resulted in withdrawals & acquittals, and the Supreme Court has laid down safeguards to prevent its misuse

On Camera

Dhankhar’s resignation: How Modi-Shah’s ‘capable’ BJP has served another strong message to RSS

One has to be incredibly credulous to buy BJP spin masters’ argument that the government got rid of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar for harmonious relationship with the judiciary.

Unclaimed deposits worth Rs 67,000 crore lying in banks, 87% in public sector banks alone, Parliament told

SBI holds Rs 19,239 crore in unclaimed deposits, or 26% of the abandoned money in public banking system. PNB, Canara Bank follow.

India wanted a stable, prosperous Pakistan but our peace efforts were mistaken for weakness: Rajnath

Modi government had also made numerous efforts to establish peace with Pakistan but has now adopted a different path, militarily, to establish peace, adds defence minister.

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.