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Protesters march towards PM's Delhi residence with hands tied, demand release of Bhim Army chief; police stops rally enroute
• 5 years agoHundreds of people with their hands tied marching towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence to demand the release of Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar Aazad and to protest the amended Citizenship Act were stopped in the way by police on Friday
Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Deoband; supporters block Muzaffarnagar-Saharanpur highway
Fp Staff • 6 years agoBhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad was arrested in Uttar Pradesh’s Deoband. Soon after, his supporters clashed with the cops and blocked the Muzaffarnagar-Saharanpur highway
Demonetisation and GST 'lethal surgical strikes' by Narendra Modi on 125 crore Indians, says Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani
• 7 years agoPrime Minister Narendra Modi has executed a "lethal surgical strike" on 125 crore Indians by not providing jobs and implementing the note ban and the Goods and Services Tax (GST), Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani said.
Ramdas Athawale advises Shiv Sena to not break alliance with BJP, warns of consequences in upcoming elections
• 7 years agoUnion minister and RPI (A) leader Ramdas Athawale appealed to Shiv Sena not to break alliance with BJP, saying any such act will result in electoral losses.
At Jignesh Mevani's rally in Delhi, more empty chairs than support: Dalit leader forays into national politics
Fp Staff • 7 years agoNewly-elected Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani on Tuesday lashed out at the BJP government over the atrocities face by the Dalit community as he addressed the Yuva Hunkar rally called by him at Parliament Street in Delhi.
Yuva Huntar rally: Jignesh Mevani, Kanhaiya Kumar, Akhil Gogoi share dais to raise pitch against Modi govt
Fp Staff • 7 years agoJignesh Mevani, the face of new-found Dalit assertiveness in Gujarat, made his debut on the national political stage on Tuesday with the rally where he called the Narendra Modi government a "threat" to democracy and Constitution.
Yuva Rally as it happened: Jignesh Mevani slams BJP govt over Bhima-Koregaon violence, says India 'facing fascism'
Fp Staff • 7 years agoThe Delhi Police on Monday said that Vadgam MLA Jignesh Mevani's request for holding a rally in New Delhi on Tuesday on Parliament Street has not been granted yet.
BJP rakes up patriotism debate to deflect public attention from real problems, says Mayawati
Ians • 7 years agoBahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Monday slammed the central and Uttar Pradesh governments and said they had failed to redress the problems faced by the country's people.
Ram Nath Kovind is BJP's choice for president: All you need to know about the Dalit leader from UP
Fp Staff • 8 years agoKovind, a Dalit leader from Uttar Pradesh, has a long career in politics behind him.
Presidential Election 2017: Narendra Modi and Amit Shah's shrewd move shows they are without equal
Sreemoy Talukdar • 8 years agoThe selection of Ram Nath Kovind as NDA's presidential candidate is a politically astute move. It goes to show just why Narendra Modi and Amit Shah are politicians 24x7.