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In Maharashtra, amid disquiet over ‘threat’ to Constitution, Dalits invoke Ambedkar, close ranks
There is anger and a sense of betrayal,” Dangle said. Ramabai Ambedkar Nagar, one of the oldest slums in Mumbai and largest Dalit colonies in Maharashtra, in Ghatkopar. (Express) In Ghatkopar ...
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"No slum in Delhi will be demolished, welfare schemes won't be stopped": PM Modi's assurance after AAP claims
On January 12, AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal alleged that the slums of Delhi would be "demolished ... Most of the Makhana farming families in Bihar belong to Dalit communities, and when I work ...
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Anger against AAP is palpable in Delhi’s slums. Is it enough to cost the party the election?
Dalits constitute about 16% of the capital’s population, according to the 2011 census, while 13% of Delhiites are Muslim. Across three slums in Delhi, including in Seemapuri and Kalkaji ...
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Kejriwal loses AAP grip in 12 reserved seats too
However, AAP clinched key Dalit majority constituencies such as ... the BJP worked on an elaborate outreach campaign through SC workers in the slums and unauthorised colonies.