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The fight over the Matua vote bank in West Bengal overshadows the sect's anti-caste roots


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April 23, 2021 16:26 IST
The Matuas became a significant political entity after the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2003, came into being
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The Baruni fair procession in Thakurnagar, the holy site of Matuas in North 24 Parganas.   | Photo Credit:
Debasish Bhaduri
The Matuas became a significant political entity after the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2003, came into being
On a sultry April day, Thakurnagar, the holy site of Matuas in the Bongaon sub-division of West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district bordering Bangladesh, sizzles with banners of rival political parties asking for votes. As if indifferent to the ongoing political tension and the pandemic threat, a boisterous religious rally makes its way through the town, with men jumping as high as they can and women rolling on the roads. The sound of drums gets deafening. Every participant seems to be in ecstasy. ....

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SC anguished over plea seeking new law to check religious conversions


SC anguished over plea seeking new law to check religious conversions
The Supreme Court on Friday expressed anguish at a PIL seeking direction to the Centre to take steps and consider a new law to check religious conversions.
  |  10 April 2021 1:39 AM GMT
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday expressed anguish at a PIL seeking direction to the Centre to take steps and consider a new law to check religious conversions.
A bench headed by Justice R.F. Nariman said there is a reason why word propagate is there in the Constitution and there is no reason why persons above 18 cannot be allowed to choose their religion. Declining to entertain the PIL by advocate Ashwini Upadhyay, the bench said: It is a publicity interest litigation. After a brief hearing in the matter Upadhyay agreed to withdraw the petition. ....

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Himanta Biswa Sarma Visits Martyred CRPF Jawan's Family at Dudhnoi


Himanta Biswa Sarma Visits Martyred CRPF Jawan s Family at Dudhnoi
Dilip Kumar Das, an inspector with the 210 battalion of the CRPF, who sacrificed his life for the nation in a Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh
  |  10 April 2021 9:22 AM GMT
GUWAHATI: Assam health, Finance and Education minister Himanta Biswa Sarma visited the family members of CRPF jawan Bablu Rabha who was martyred in the Maoist attack at Bijapur in Chhatisgarh.
The minister offered his condolences to the bereaved family members at their residence at Dudhnoi in the Golapara district.
I paid a visit to Martyr Bablu Rabha home at Dudhnoi in Goalpara, met his family members and offered my condolences. The loss is irreparable yet Sri Rabha s martyrdom in #ChhattisgarhNaxalAttack shall remain a matter of great pride for us forever, Sarma tweeted. ....

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Speculations Rife: AIUDF candidates sent to Rajasthan resort


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GUWAHATI: In an apparent bid to thwart possible horse-trading by the ruling BJP, the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) on Friday sent as many as 17 of its candidates of the recently-concluded Assembly elections to Rajasthan.
The AIUDF candidates are currently staying in a hotel at Ajmer in the Congress-ruled Rajasthan. The results of the keenly-contested Assam Assembly elections will be declared on May 2. The AIUDF is part of the Congress-led grand alliance formed before the Assembly elections to prevent the ruling BJP from coming to power for the second time in the State.
While none of the Assam Congress leaders has made any comment on the development, a senior Congress leader in Rajasthan told reporters that the AIUDF candidates have come to their State and they would be taken care of well. Making an oblique reference to fear of horse-trading in Assam after the elections results, the Rajasthan Congress leader alleged that the BJP has u ....

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Public roads must not be blocked to harass people: SC


Public roads must not be blocked to harass people: SC
The SC said, “Roads should not be blocked.” The top court noted that people were facing undue harassment and the authorities concerned should make arrangements so that roads are kept free.
  |  10 April 2021 1:22 AM GMT
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday said free flow of traffic on public roads cannot be blocked. The observation was made by the top court during the hearing of a plea by a woman resident of Noida seeking direction to ensure the roads between Noida and Delhi should be kept clear.
A bench headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul said: Roads should not be blocked. The top court noted that the petitioner was facing undue harassment and the authorities concerned should make arrangements so that roads are kept free. ....

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