Topic: Dalit
UP: Two dalit men flogged by caste Hindus for plucking chillies
Two Dalit men were brutally thrashed with sticks by four upper caste Hindu men for plucking chillies from their field at Miyuni village in Uttar Pradesh's Kasganj district. Ajveer (25) and Jeetu (22) suffered injuries on their face, back and legs.
TN: Dalit youth kills self after attacked by cops, caste Hindus for entering upper caste locality
A 20-year-old Dalit youth belonging to the Paraiyar community died by suicide on 23 December, a day after he was tortured by Tamil Nadu Police in custody and beaten up by upper-caste Hindu mob for entering an upper caste locality.
At least people drink your tea, nobody drinks our tea: Kharge over PM Modi’s ’I am poor’ campaign
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi, calling him the "leader of lies". The Congress leader accused the saffron party and its top leaders of resorting to lies to gain the sympathy of the people.
UP: Upper-caste Hindu men threaten Dalit gang-rape survivor to withdraw case
A Dalit gang-rape survivor has alleged that she was subjected to casteist slurs and threatened by family members of one of the accused to withdraw the case.
Upper-caste Hindus ‘clean’ tank with gomutra after Dalit woman drinks water in Karnataka
Upper-caste Hindus drained drinking water from a mini-tank in Heggotara village in Karnataka and “cleaned it” with gomutra after a Dalit woman drank water from the tank.
Untouchability not prevalent in Christianity, Islam: Union on SC status for converted Dalits
The Union government has defended the exclusion of Dalit Christians and Dalit Muslims from the list of Scheduled Castes, saying historical data shows no backwardness or oppression was ever faced by them.
