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Tuesday, March 29, 2011

[ZESTCaste] Amitabh turns Saif's speech therapist

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Amitabh turns Saif's speech therapist
Renuka Vyavahare, TNN | Mar 29, 2011, 12.00am IST

The legendary actor has helped Saif perform better in Prakash Jha's next.

Saif Ali Khan will be seen playing a Dalit student and a teacher who
lives in a basti in Prakash Jha's forthcoming film 'Aarakshan'.

As the title suggests, the film apparently deals with the
controversial policies of caste based reservations in government jobs
and educational institutions.

Saif Ali Khan recently revealed how it was Amitabh Bachchan who helped
him deliver those heavy Hindi dialogues for the film.

"Given Manoj Bajpai and Amitabh Bachchan's command over Hindi, it was
Saif who had to train himself extra to match up to their Hindi vocal
skills" revealed our source.

In a recent interview Saif too acknowledged Amitabh's support by
saying, "It was quite challenging to memorise those long dialogues in
Sanskritised heavy Hindi, particularly when it comes naturally to your
co-stars – Amitabh Bachchan and Manoj Bajpai. For Aarakshan, Amitji
advised me to say the dialogues whenever I can: just after waking up,
in the loo, driving the car, in the disco...gradually I internalised
it."

Saif who is anglicised in terms of accent, did a fantastic job in
Omkara too and it would be interesting to see him in Aarakshan too.

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[ZESTCaste] Uttar Pradesh Jats defer agitation

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Uttar Pradesh Jats defer agitation
TNN, Mar 27, 2011, 12.39am IST

LUCKNOW: Jats in UP too have decided to defer their agitation
following assurance from Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda
about formation of other backward class (OBC) commission in his state
to bring Jats in OBC list.

Hooda also assured Jats that the Central government has also decided
to amend the rule to allow the National Commission for Backward
Classes (NCBC) to review its earlier decision of not including Jats in
the OBC list of the Central government. As per the existing rules,
NCBC cannot change its decision. The NCBC had denied OBC status to
Jats in 1998. But with the power to review its decision, NCBC can now
include Jats in the OBC list. This will allow Jats benefit of
reservation in Central services.

"Besides assuring changes in his state, the Haryana chief minister
mediated between the Jats and the Central government. He has assured
us that the OBC commission in Haryana will be made within a month and
in the same time period the Central government will give power to NCBC
for reviewing its own decision taken earlier," said Yashpla Mallik,
president of the All India Jat Arakshan Samiti.

Mallik said Jats have now decided to defer their agitation and Delhi
siege proposed on March 28 till September 13. Jats will take out
`samman yatra' in all the states in north India with substantial
presence of Jats, he said. "On Sunday, we will hold a mahapanchayat at
Kafurpur to decide future course of action," he added.

The demand for OBC status to Jats is 20 years old. Jats were holding
agitation for the last three years demanding reservation in Central
services. However, when the government did not listen to their
demands, they blocked the Delhi-Lucknow rail route at Kafurpur in JP
Nagar for 15 days leading to cancellation of over 750 trains and
harassment of over 10 lakh passengers.

The rail blockade was lifted on March 19 by the Jats following orders
of the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court but they announced to
block all roads to Delhi on March 28 in support of their demand.
However, much to the relief of the people, the proposed blockade has
been deferred.

Jat leaders said if the government fails to fulfil the demand, the
stir would be resumed on September 13 on the occasion of the first
death anniversary of Sunil Shyauran at Mayyad in Haryana. Sunil, a
youth leader, died in police firing during an agitation. Jats have
given him the status of a martyr.

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[ZESTCaste] Dalit Movement to oppose DMK, KMK candidates

http://www.hindu.com/2011/03/28/stories/2011032851680300.htm

Tamil Nadu

Dalit Movement to oppose DMK, KMK candidates

Staff Reporter

Tirupur: A meeting of Dalit Liberation Movement, comprising Dalits
from 16 districts in the State, held near here on Sunday, had decided
to campaign against the entire candidates fielded by DMK and Kongunadu
Munnetra Kazhagam (KMK) in the coming Assembly polls.

"We have decided to oppose DMK since the present government did not
enhance the living standards of Dalits in general and in the case of
KMK for its anti-Dalit stance on various issues," Movement joint state
general secretary S. Karupaiah told The Hindu. He said that the State
Government did not properly distribute free two-acre land to Dalits in
districts like Tirupur, Namakkal and Karur. "Apart from this, corrupt
practices have denied a large number of Dalit students from getting
the scholarships and free textbooks," he said.

The Movement also criticised the government for not augmenting the
basic amenities like public toilets and drainage in areas like
Vellakoil in Tirupur district, where Arundatiyar community was
predominant, despite repeated representations by Dalit people.

Mr. Karupaiah said that the Movement members would carry out intensive
campaigns in Sulur, Namakkal, Palladam, Gobichettipalayam, Perundurai,
Udumalpet, and Pollachi constituencies, where KMK had fielded
candidates in alliance with DMK.

Development

"We are against the basic principle of KMK, which is for the
development of one particular community, and for the anti-Dalit stance
taken by it when the Dalit community people took out temple entry
agitation recently at Uthamapalayam Mariamman temple in Tirupur
district," he added.

Moreover, the KMK was asking for the scrapping of Protection of Civil
Rights Act, 1955 and the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes
(Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, he pointed out.

He said that the Movement would oppose the lone candidate fielded by
Kongu Ilaignar Pervai at Paramathivelur constituency in Namakkal
district in alliance with AIADMK.

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[ZESTCaste] Two minors girls raped in Uttar Pradesh

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Two minors girls raped in Uttar Pradesh
Published: Sunday, Mar 27, 2011, 12:32 IST
Place: Lucknow | Agency: PTI

Two minor girls, including a dalit, were allegedly raped in two
separate incidents in Uttar Pradesh, police said today.

A 10-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her neighbour Golu (18) in
Maharajganj on Friday night, police said, adding that Golu was later
nabbed.

In another incident, a man complained that his 14-year-old daughter
was allegedly enticed by one Vinod Kumar Vishwakarma and his aides in
Pratapgarh district on Friday, police said.

The dalit girl was recovered from a tubewell in Kalyanpur and she
alleged of being gangraped by Vinod, Kaptan Vishwakarma, Rajesh
Vishwakarma and Rajesh Singh, they said.

While Kaptam Vishwakarma alias Vivek Kumar has been arrested, police
is on the lookout for the other accused.

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[ZESTCaste] Baffled opposition’s phone-tapping claims anti-Dalit: BSP

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Baffled opposition's phone-tapping claims anti-Dalit: BSP

Press Trust of India Posted online: Mon Mar 28 2011, 03:56 hrs
Lucknow : The ruling BSP on Sunday termed allegations of Opposition
parties over phone tapping and spying as baseless and unfortunate.
"Such an irresponsible statement by Opposition leaders holding
important posts is unfortunate. Levelling baseless and imaginary
allegations against the state government is an indicator of their
anti-dalit mentality," BSP state-president Swami Prasad Maurya said.

Samajwadi Party and BJP had alleged that phone calls of their leaders
were being tapped by the Mayawati government. "Phones and
conversations of SP leaders are taped by the state government...
During our state-wide agitation phones of all active workers were
tapped by district police chiefs and magistrates," senior SP leader
Shivpal Yadav had claimed on Thursday. "We condemn such an act of the
government and warn it not to involve in such acts and stop
surveillance," he had said.

Earlier, the BJP also levelled similar allegation against the state
government. "Phones and conversation of BJP leaders are tapped by the
state government, which is afraid of the party," BJP spokesman Hardwar
Dubey had alleged. He had claimed that sleuths of local intelligence
unit (LIU) were found in press conference of party president Surya
Pratap Shahi in Moradabad and Meerut recently.

Maurya said that it was clear that the Opposition had failed to find
shortcomings in the policies and programmes of the state government
since they were levelling false allegations. "SP and other opposition
parties have got baffled sensing their defeat in the forthcoming Uttar
Pradesh assembly elections," he added.

Maurya also criticised Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Rita Bahuguna
Joshi for accusing the state government of indulging in corruption.
"Before levelling such allegations Joshi should introspect. She is an
office-bearer of the Congress which leads the UPA government that is
deep into corruption," the BSP state president alleged. "Congress-led
UPA government at the Centre is meting out step-motherly treatment to
the state government...," Maurya alleged.

A huge amount of Centrally sponsored scheme had been not provided to
Uttar Pradesh for the last thee years and repeated requests of the
state were ignored, he claimed.

The BSP state president said that in the current fiscal the state was
due to get around Rs 33,000 crore for various schemes, but a large
portion of it has not been released by the Centre. "Even if the due
amount is released it will take time to spend it and if the same is
not utilised in the current fiscal it will be adjusted by the Centre,"
he added.

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Tuesday, March 29, 2011

[ZESTCaste] Amitabh turns Saif's speech therapist

[ZESTCaste] Uttar Pradesh Jats defer agitation

[ZESTCaste] Dalit Movement to oppose DMK, KMK candidates

[ZESTCaste] Two minors girls raped in Uttar Pradesh

[ZESTCaste] Baffled opposition’s phone-tapping claims anti-Dalit: BSP

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