Ground Report: Politics of Dalit and Other Deras in Punjab
In Ground Report, senior journalist Bhasha Singh exposed the electoral politics played by the BJP through the deras and discussed the story of the deras of Valmiki Samaj settled in Nurmahal and Nakodar, adjoining Ludhiana, Punjab. The 200-year-old Valmiki Samaj's Baba Alam Shah Dera or Bapu Lal Badshah's Dera - have a distinct identity in the entire area. At the same time, Gurmeet Ram Rahim, from Dera Sacha Sauda, who is serving a life sentence for rape and murder, got out of jail as he received furlough on political grounds days before the Punjab elections. He allegedly appealed to people to vote for BJP and later received Z security from the government.
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