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Summon Devendra Fadnavis, activist tells panel

Summon Devendra Fadnavis, activist tells panel

Mumbai Mirror / by Shruti Ganapatye

Sanjay Lakhe Patil accuses ex-chief minister of shielding Hindutva leaders.
Activist Dr Sanjay Lakhe Patil on Monday filed an application before the commission investigating the Bhima Koregaon case, asking it to summon Devendra Fadnavis for cross-examination. He accused the former chief minister of shielding Hindutva leaders involved in the attack on visitors during the annual celebratory gathering to mark the 200th year of the Battle of Bhima Koregaon victory in January 2018.
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Elgaar organisers to challenge case transfer to National Investigation Agency

Elgaar organisers to challenge case transfer to National Investigation Agency

Pune Mirror / by Anurag Bende

Eminent judges behind the mega event are convinced that move is an attempt at subterfuge.
Calling the transfer of the Elgaar Parishad case to National Investigation Agency (NIA) as a blatant delaying tactic to suppress the truth, the organisers of the event have declared that they will be moving Supreme Court, challenging this decision of the union government.
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‘RELEASE ACTIVISTS, NO NEED FOR NIA PROBE’

28/01/2020

The Hindu / by Shoumojit Banerjee

Former Bombay High Court judge, Justice (retired) B.G. Kolse-Patil on Monday lashed out at the Union Home Ministry’s sudden decision to transfer the investigation into the Elgaar Parishad-Bhima Koregaon cases to National Investigation Agency (NIA), alleging that the Narendra Modi government feared an expose of the “false probe” conducted by the Maharashtra police.
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MVA govt to form fresh SIT probe into Bhima Koregaon Violence?

MVA govt to form fresh SIT probe into Bhima Koregaon Violence?

The Free Press Journal / by Sanjay Jog

Mumbai: The Maha Vikas Aghadi government may form a special investigation team (SIT) to carry out a fresh probe into the Bhima Koregaon violence and allegedly inflammatory speeches delivered in the Elgar Parishad.
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MAHARASHTRA LIKELY TO SET UP SIT TO PROBE ‘URBAN NAXAL’ CASES

23/01/2020

The Hindu / by Sharad Vyas

Home Minister to review progress in Elgar Parishad cases on Thursday.
Based on a letter from Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar, the Maharashtra government will soon appoint a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to relook into cases against ‘urban naxals’ for an alleged plot to assassinate Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Milind Ekbote refuses to depose: Cites change in political spectrum

Milind Ekbote refuses to depose: Cites change in political spectrum

The Indian Express / by Express News Service

Hindutva leader Milind Ekbote appeared before the Koregaon Bhima Commission of Inquiry in Mumbai on Friday but refused to depose. Ekbote, who is facing charges of instigating violence in Koregaon Bhima on January 1, 2018, claimed that the allegations levelled against him were politically motivated.
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Bhima Koregaon: Minister flays move to withdraw cases

Bhima Koregaon: Minister flays move to withdraw cases

The Hindu / by Sharad Vyas

Union Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Mahendranath Pandey on Thursday hit out at the Maharashtra government for attempting to withdraw cases related to the Bhima-Koregaon violence and ‘urban Naxals’ responsible for allegedly plotting to assassinate Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Govt, administration behind Koregaon violence: MLC

Govt, administration behind Koregaon violence: MLC


Pic: Jogendra Kawade (wikipedia)

The Times of India / by Sujit Mahamulkar

MUMBAI: People’s Republican Party MLC Jogendra Kawade appeared before an inquiry commission for the Koregaon Bhima violence and blamed the previous BJP-led government for it on Monday.
He said the riots of January 1, 2018, were sponsored by the government of the day and the administration took no preventive measures despite being aware of the plan.
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Lakhs assemble for Dalit pride

Lakhs assemble for Dalit pride

The Hindu / by Nadeem Inamdar

Police switched off mobile internet and deployed 10,000 personnel to avoid any recurrence of the clashes that broke out on January 1, 2018, and left one person dead.
Two years after an event that symbolises Dalit pride was rocked by violence, at least one million people joined the anniversary celebrations of a British-era war in Maharashtra’s Bhima Koregaon village on Wednesday – this time with senior government functionaries as part of the gathering following a change of guard in the state.
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At Bhima Koregaon event, visitors say CAA-NRC undermines Constitution

At Bhima Koregaon event, visitors say CAA-NRC undermines Constitution


Pic: Vijayta Lalwani / Scroll.in

Scroll.in / by Vijayta Lalwani

As lakhs of Ambedkarites gathered in Bhima Koregaon village near Pune on Wednesday to commemorate a battle fought in 1818, the police kept strict watch. With crowds congregating from across the country over past fortnight to express their opposition to the new Citizenship Amendment Act, the authorities wanted to ensure that this mammoth event passed off smoothly.
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Historians’ silence on Bhima Koregaon allowed BJP to brand it as ‘urban Naxalism’

Historians’ silence on Bhima Koregaon allowed BJP to brand it as ‘urban Naxalism’

The Print / by Dilip Mandal

Mainstream Indian historiography has a problem dealing with the battle of Bhima Koregaon. It doesn’t fit into the narrative of Hindu nationalism or the classic anti-colonialism frame. This historical dilemma is the reason why it is easy for the BJP and the Narendra Modi government to dub an anti-caste battle commemoration as the handiwork of ‘Urban Naxals’ and dangerous.
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