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A lot has changed in Dalit politics

While Mayawati and Ramvilas Paswan are losing appeal, the young leadership is gaining credibility
Allow me to speak for 15 minutes in the
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parliament, Modi ji would sit there or

not been able to face me. ... I will speak
on Rafale and Nirav Modi, Modiji won’t

be able to face me. Modiji is interested

only in Modi... Women are being raped,

young girls are being raped... But Modi

ji did not say anything.”

Rahul Gandhi, President, Congress

“I did not want the money and took two days to decided
the same. I wrote to them that I do not want the welfare
fund and that if Manu Sharma was given bail, I do not twitterati
have a problem with it. He has served 15 years in jail and
it was his first crime. He destroyed my family… but it is this country belongs to each and
important to forgive and forget. ... There are those who say
34/ CURRENT aFFaIRS / ProPerty 52/ SpoRTS / judo I have let down a lot of people but you cannot spend your every one of us. it is the duty of
Grilled and shrilled graft game is over entire life carrying baggage.” the Congress party to protect the
Land scams put Haryana’s SabRina lall, sister of Jessica LaLL Constitution, the institutions and
formerCM Bhupinder Singh Change of guard at the Judo every single one of our citizens.
Hooda in tight spot Federation of India kindles “Every day children aged three, four or six years are getting raped in a brutal #savetheConstitution
new hope manner... I submitted 5.5 lakh letters written by citizens to the prime minister, but Rahul Gandhi @RahulGandhi
in vain. After which, I decided to sit on a hunger strike...it gained such a momen-
46/ polITICS / shimla 58/ Q&a / reNuka shahaNe tum that the PM after returning to India had to make an amendment in the law. AFsPA removed from Meghalaya.
Policy polemics Back with a bang I congratulate the people of India for this victory.” Kashmir should be next and @
Himachal Pradesh move to give Actress Renuka Shahane, who Venkaiah naidu, Rajya Sabha ChaiRman MehboobaMufti should be
cabinet status to chief returned in style with 3 Storeys reminding her BJP allies about
whip raises eyebrows last month, says she will be seen “We are thinking about the way forward. We can’t pressure the courts... But we the agreement in the Agenda
in more films now don’t understand why eight FIRs were not enough to keep a sexual predator (Atul of Alliance
Johri) in jail.” Harinder Baweja @shammybaweja
54/ aSIa / ChiNa 64 / vaNITy FaIR / glamorati swati MaLiwaL, ChaiRpeRSon, dCW
Trading tacts Reddy to deal with abusers How about death sentence for politicians
China’s entry into Chabahar Port Sri Reddy’s protest against the “Whenever I am down in a game, I see the flag and get the energy and motivation from who defend rapists?
likely to hurt India’s interests as exploitation of women in the there... It was surreal when the national anthem was played; I soaked in the moment.” Shivam Vij @DilliDurAst
the Dragon may try to dominate Tollywood has finally paid off Manika Batra, indian table tenniS playeR

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