Saharanpur violence raises the question of the future of Bahujan politics

The parties should realize that the government has been unable to deliver justice to the victims of oppression. Hence, as these downtrodden peoples continue to be at the receiving end of the Hindutva army’s excesses, amid failing caste politics, they will begin to rely on their own caste armies

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Vidya Bhushan Rawat विद्याभूषण रावत

Vidya Bhushan Rawat is a social activist, author and documentary filmmaker. He has authored Dalit, Land and Dignity, Press and Prejudice, Ambedkar Ayodhya aur Dalit Andolan, Impact of Special Economic Zones in India and Tark Ke Yoddhya. His films – The Silence of Tsunami, The Politics of Ram Temple, Ayodhya: Virasat Ki Jung, Badlav ke aur: Struggle of Balmikis of Uttar Pradesh and Living on the Edges – explore a wide range of contemporary sociopolitical issues.

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