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Dalit atrocities

Video: Why was a law enacted to prevent atrocities against Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes?

Rights activists say the Supreme Court’s recent order diluting the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act will roll back gains made in social justice.

Smitha Nair
Apr 19, 2018 · 11:35 am
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