Actor Munmun Dutta booked for casteist slur
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She was charged under SC/ST Act for comments in video.
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Munmun Dutta aka “Babijta Ji”who starred in
Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah, has been booked under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for a casteist slur in a recent video. The FIR has been registered at Haryana’s Hansi.
Nitika Gahlaut, Superintendent of Police, Hansi, confirmed that the case was registered at the City Police Station under Section 3(1) (u) of the SCs and STs Act on Thursday and the matter was under investigation.
West Bengal. Six of them have made the amendments in the last three years, and two in 2020 alone, indicating an accelerating trend.
In at least two states, Karnataka and Gujarat, the amendments have led to protests by groups of both landowning and landless farmers, who have demanded that the amendments be withdrawn and allotment of surplus land to the landless be prioritised.
India’s efforts at land reforms have a long history. After Independence, starting in the 1960s, 21 states enacted land reforms laws to address the
historic inequality in land ownership in India. The laws set a limit on how much land an individual or corporation could hold, also known as a land “ceiling” and allowed the government to reapportion surplus land to the landless.
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There s constant news of brutality against minorities and violence between various religious communities.
Since the Modi government came into power, the Hindu-first agenda has only accelerated, and I m not sure if my country is prepared for more.
Peony Hirwani is a freelance journalist.
This is an opinion column. The thoughts expressed are those of the author.
Between 1500 and 1000 BC, a caste system was introduced in India where individuals were separated based on their class, or Varna. The aim was to simplify duties, protect the virtue of a caste, and establish order. The lower class became slaves to the high society, and the Dalit community (also known as outcasts or untouchables) were spat on.