New Delhi, Oct 8 (PTI) Dalits in Bihar are marginalised and impatient for change, National Confederation of Dalit and Adivasi Organisations (NACDAOR) Chairman Ashok Bharti said on Wednesday as he released a report titled ‘What Dalits Want’.
On a lawyer’s bid to throw a shoe at Chief Justice of India B R Gavai, Bharti said the CJI represents the State and the attack was actually targeted at the State, which is “totally defunct”.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar “should pray” that the incident does not impact their vote share in the upcoming state polls, the NACDAOR chairman said here. Show Full Article
The assembly elections in Bihar will be held in two phases — on November 6 and 11. The counting of votes will be done on November 14.
The elections will