Jignesh Mewani

Bhima Koregaon: Before Tushar Damgude's FIR, ex-ABVP members had complained about Elgar Parishad meet

Even before Tushar Damgude filed an FIR in January in relation to the Bhima Koregaon violence, two former office bearers of ABVP had filed a complaint regarding the same Elgar Parishad meet. One of them knows Damgude very well

Dalits will take oath in BR Ambedkar's name to not vote for BJP in upcoming Rajasthan polls: Jignesh Mewani

Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mewani on Tuesday said Dalits would take a pledge to not vote for the BJP in upcoming Rajasthan elections.

Jignesh Mevani detained at Jaipur airport by police; Gujarat MLA was heading to Ambedkar Jayanti event at Nagaur

Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani was detained at Jaipur airport when he was going to attend a programme on the occasion of Ambedkar Jayanti at Nagaur, media reports said.

Police registers case after Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani allegedly asks supporters to disrupt Narendra Modi rally in Bengaluru

A case has been registered against Dalit leader and Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mewani for allegedly making provocative remarks against Modi at an event in Chitradurga

Karnataka polls: Resurgent Siddaramaiah pinches BS Yeddyurappa, BJP through smart online avatar

Siddaramaiah's online proficiency has also seen him elevating his stature from one of the four Congress chief ministers in India to someone who sets the national agenda.

Karnataka polls: Yeddyruppa back with bang, but Siddaramaiah hanging on; outcome will set tone for 2019 election

Ten years ago, the BJP opened new frontiers across Vindhayas by winning Karnataka. BS Yedyurappa, a powerful leader from Lingayat community emerged as a hero. Ten years ago, the BJP opened new frontiers across Vindhayas by winning Karnataka. BS Yedyurappa, a powerful leader from Lingayat community emerged as a hero.

Jignesh Mevani says Narendra Modi govt will pay heavily for Dalit atrocities, threatens nationwide movement

Jignesh Mewani, on Wednesday said the Narendra Modi government will have to pay a heavy price for "the atrocities being committed on Dalits" across the country

Lawmakers must take conversations to real world in order to defeat viciousness on social media, false binaries of internet

The social media is the most efficient way of reaching out to a large number of people, but it's also, as Barack Obama recently observed, polarised in an artificial way

Growing Dalit alienation may become cause of concern for BJP ahead of Assembly elections in eight states

For the BJP, the latest confrontation with the Dalits carries a disturbing message on the eve of elections in as many as eight states this year, including those where the party is expected to face the anti-incumbency factor

Mumbai police denies Shri Shiv Pratisthan chief Sambhaji Bhide permission to hold lecture in Lalbaug

Mumbai police denied permission for a lecture by pro-Hindutva leader and Shri Shiv Pratisthan chief Sambhaji V Bhide, two days after it cancelled a lecture by Gujarat Dalit legislator Jignesh Mewani and JNU student leader Umar Khalid