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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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Lakhs of people pay tribute at Koregaon Bhima war memorial

Lakhs of people pay tribute at Koregaon Bhima war memorial

Yahoo News / by PTI

Pune, Jan 1 (PTI) Lakhs of people paid their tributes on Wednesday at the ‘Jaystambh’ (victory pillar) in Perne village in Pune district of Maharashtra on the occasion of the 202nd anniversary of the Koregaon Bhima battle amidst tight security.
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Bhima Koregaon battle anniversary: Internet could be shut down

Bhima Koregaon battle anniversary: Internet could be shut down

Hindustan Times / by HT Correspondent

PUNE: The Pune rural police and Pune district administration are equipped with precautionary measures like internet shutdown as police officials prepare to tackle potential law and order situations in the district’s Bhima Koregaon area on January 1, 2020. The day marks 202 years since the battle of Bhima Koregaon was fought between the Peshwas and the British East India Company army which comprised local Mahar population.
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Case against Bhide, Ekbote in final stage, says SP Sandip Patil

Case against Bhide, Ekbote in final stage, says SP Sandip Patil

Pune Mirror / by Pune Mirror

Chargesheet will be filed after the approval of govt.
Pune rural police are in the final stages of investigating the case related to the violence in Koregaon Bhima in which Sambhaji Bhide and Milind Ekbote have been named as accused, SP Sandip Patil said on Sunday.
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Thackeray to form a panel to probe police action against activists?

Thackeray to form a panel to probe police action against activists?

The Free Press Journal / by Sanjay Jog

Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray may form a panel to probe the arrests of activists in connection with Elgar Parishad action by the Pune police. Activists Rona Wilson, Shoma Sen, Surendra Gadling, Mahesh Raut, Varavara Rao and Sudhir Dhavle, who were arrested, were accused of having Maoist links. Thackeray has sought details regarding the ongoing court cases from the home department.
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‘Rural cops didn’t probe due to political pressure’

‘Rural cops didn’t probe due to political pressure’

Pune Mirror / by Pune Mirror

Koregaon Bhima Samiti demands CBI investigation, alleging the BJP stopped police from doing their job Tow days after NCP supremo Sharad Pawar demanded the formation of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) in the Elgaar Parishad case, members of Bhima Koregaon Vijaystambh Shaurya Din Samanway Samiti have alleged that rural cops had failed to investigate cases filed within their jurisdiction due to pressure from the then ruling party.
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Pune Police Sends Notice to Over 160 People Ahead of January 1 Event

Pune Police Sends Notice to Over 160 People Ahead of January 1 Event

pic:campaign poster, 2018

The Wire / by PTI

Among those who the notice was sent to as part of preventive action are right-wing leaders Milind Ekbote and Sambhaji Bhide.
Pune: Ahead of the 202nd anniversary of the Bhima Koregaon battle on January 1, Pune Police have issued notices to over 160 people, including right-wing leaders Milind Ekbote and Sambhaji Bhide, an official said on Monday.
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Sharad Pawar bats for Bhima-Koregaon violence accused

Sharad Pawar bats for Bhima-Koregaon violence accused

Hundustan Times / by Yogesh Joshi

Nearly two years after the Pune police conducted investigations into the Bhima Koregaon violence and named several activists and lawyers as the prime accused, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar, on Saturday, sought a fresh probe into the case.
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ACTIVISTS’ ARREST IN ELGAR PARISHAD CASE WRONG, FORM SIT TO PROBE POLICE ACTION: SHARAD PAWAR

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The Econimic Times / by PTI

PUNE: Terming the arrest of activists in the Elgar Parishad case “wrong” and “vengeful”, NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday demanded that a Special Investigation Team be set up under a retired judge to probe the action taken by Pune police.
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