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Feb 14, 2022 · As Uttarakhand has gone to the polls February 14 to elect 70 members of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly, it is important to reflect and see the extent to which the caste factor influences this election. The social equilibrium in the state is tilted towards the upper caste groups — the Brahmins and Thakurs constitute the largest vote bank ...
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- Dalit Voices Grow Louder
The Dalit group shot into the limelight after it objected to a rally held by the more priviledged Thakur caste in Shabbirpur village in Saharanpur district on May 5 to commemorate the medieval-era Rajput warrior-king Maharana Pratap. After scuffles between the two groups, the Thakurs torched dozens of Dalit houses. A temple of Sant Ravidas, a Dalit...
On Wednesday, the government headed by the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) suspended internet services in Saharanpurto check rumours or protest organising from spreading on social media. Paramilitary forces have been rushed to the region, which is known for inter-community conflicts. Saharanpur alone witnessed 544 communal flare-ups between 2010 and 20...
One of the first Dalit political mobilisations in the country was started in western Uttar Pradesh in the 1970s by Kanshi Ram, who founded the BSP. The party’s main leader, Mayawati, herself a Dalit, has been UP’s chief minister four times, last serving between 2007 and 2012. Dalits form 21 percent of the state’s population of 200 million. For the ...
In recent years, Dalits have been raising their voices for a life of dignity. Massive protests by Dalits erupted last year in the western state Gujaratafter Dalit youth were flogged publicly for skinning a dead cow. “It is not merely an expression of Dalits defending themselves against upper castes, but an assertion of and by Dalits against the rel...
Mar 25, 2022 · 9 Dalits, 20 OBCs: UP Cabinet caste matrix shows BJP's eyes set on 2024 The BJP, which traditionally had Brahmins and Thakurs as its core vote base, has gone to great lengths to woo the Dalits, in addition to the Bhumihars and Jats in the crucial state elections, seen by many as a semi-final before the high-stakes 2024 general election.
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Oct 9, 2020 · The Thakur community has dominated the social and political landscape of northern India in general and UP in particular. In terms of sheer numbers, the caste composition of the village where the incident took place is an indication of the same. Out of the 600 families living in the village, nearly half are Thakurs, another 100 happen to be ...
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This intra-caste fault line that started appearing soon after the 2007 assembly polls, primarily due to the preferential treatment the Jatavs got in the party, has grown further with time. It was no surprise that around 45% of other SCs or the non-Jatav Dalits voted for the BJP-led coalition in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls.
Sep 27, 2021 · In U.P., ‘upper castes’ led by Brahmins, Thakurs still occupy largest chunk of Ministries With the induction of seven new faces, including six from the OBC and Dalit communities, the number of ...
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May 17, 2017 · Rajesh—a Dalit resident whose brother is the sarpanch—and a group of elders who I met in the Thakur neighbourhood, told me that Shabbirpur is comprised primarily of three communities: Thakurs, who belong to the Rajput caste and constitute 60 percent of the village population; Dalits, who belong to the Chamar scheduled caste and constitute ...
