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“My father was prohibited from drinking water from pitcher for Hindus,” tweeted Meira Kumar
She said that caste system remains our greatest enemy
My father received the same treatment but was saved, she said
A nine-year-old Dalit boy died after he was beaten up by a teacher for touching a drinking water pot in a private school in the Jalore district of Rajasthan.
Lalu Prasad made derogatory term for Bihar Congress chief
Meira Kumar hit back saying the remark hurt self-respect of Dalit community
The Centre on Friday said that Ram Nath Kovind was elected as the President of the country and should not be seen as the face of the Dalit community only.
Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Goa, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi are among other states that witnessed cross-voting in Ram Nath Kovind's favour.
When votes polled in the 139-member Kerala Assembly were counted on Thursday, all votes barring one from the lone BJP legislator O Rajagopal went in favour of Meira Kumar.
Ram Nath Kovind was on Thursday elected the 14th President of India.
NDA candidate Ram Nath Kovind was on Thursday elected the 14th President of India.
Ram Nath Kovind is the first BJP member to be elected President.
Presidential Election 2017 Results: The states where Meira Kumar got more votes than Ram Nath Kovind
While Ram Nath Kovind got 65.65 percent of the total valid vote value of 10,69,358, Meira Kumar got 34.35 percent.
Kovind got 65.65 percent of the total valid vote value of 10,69,358, Meira Kumar got 34.35 percent.
Ram Nath Kovind, a former two-time Rajya Sabha MP, is known more as a Dalit champion than a Hindutva ideologue.
NDA candidate Ram Nath Kovind is leading with a handsome margin in the presidential contest.
Close to 99 percent voting was recorded for electing India's next president.
Counting of the ballots cast in the July 17 Presidential Election will be taken up here on Thursday to decide the fate of two contenders -- the ruling NDA`s candidate Ram Nath Kovind, who has a clear edge, and the combined Opposition nominee Meira Kumar.
Parliamentarians and legislators across India began voting on Monday to elect the country's 14th President in what is a direct contest between ruling NDA candidate Ram Nath Kovind and opposition-backed Meira Kumar. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was among the first to cast his vote to elect the next president of India.
The Samajwadi Party, which has 47 MLAs in the 403-member House, is officially backing the Congress-led Opposition presidential nominee Meira Kumar, the former Lok Sabha Speaker.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said MLAs should vote in the presidential poll according to their conscience.
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