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Hundreds march in New Delhi for gay pride

New Delhi, Dec 01 (ANI): Hundreds of people danced, sang and cheered in a gay pride parade in New Delhi, the first since the Supreme Court reinstated a ban on gay sex in the country. Participants chanting "Azaadi" (freedom) and shouting slogans such as "I'm gay, that's OK" carried banners and placards demanding their right to love. Some participants said that they had little faith that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government would revoke Section 377. A poster at the parade depicted PM Modi's face filled in with the colours of the rainbow along with the caption "I love Amit Shah". Dec 1, 2014
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AMU students protest against political interference in the university

Aligarh, Nov 28 (ANI): AMU students on Friday protested against political interference in the University. In protest the students shouted slogans and took out a march holding banners and placards. Some BJP leaders have decided to hold a demonstration on the campus on the birth anniversary of Raja Mahendra Pratap, an alumnus of AMU, whose family was closely associated with Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, the founder of the institution. In a letter to Union Human Resource Development minister Smriti Irani, the Aligarh Muslim University’s Vice-Chancellor wrote that there could be huge communal unrest if the birth anniversary of freedom fighter Pratap is observed on the campus. Nov 28, 2014
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BJP slams SP for raising controversy on celebrating Raja Mahendra Prataps birthday

Hyderabad/ Lucknow, Nov 27 (ANI): The BJP on Thursday slammed the ruling SP government in Uttar Pradesh for raising a controversy over the celebration of Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh’s birthday. BJP President in UP, Laxmikant Bajpai said that the BJP wanted to celebrate the birthday of a great freedom fighter who donated land for the development of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). He added that SP, which itself did not do so in the past, can only create controversy. BJP leader Vijay Bahadur Pathak said that he saw no reason as to why controversy should be raised over birthday celebrations of a glorious leader. Nov 27, 2014
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BJP to celebrate Raja Mahendra Pratap's birthday in AMU, Reactions flow

New Delhi/ Lucknow, Nov 27 (ANI): BJP will be celebrating the birthday of Raja Mahendra Partap Singh's birthday in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh Muslim University over which political reactions flowed in on Thursday. RLD leader Munna Singh Chauhan said that the idea of celebrating the birthday of a freedom fighter is good. Former SP leader Shahid Siddiqui said that birthday celebration of a freedom fighter is good but the BJP should not raise any confrontation for itself. Meanwhile, SP leader Naresh Agarwal said that BJP has a habit of organizing events which fuel controversy. Nov 27, 2014
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BJP slams SP for raising controversy on celebrating Raja Mahendra Pratap's birthday

Hyderabad/ Lucknow, Nov 27 (ANI): The BJP on Thursday slammed the ruling SP government in Uttar Pradesh for raising a controversy over the celebration of Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh's birthday. BJP President in UP, Laxmikant Bajpai said that the BJP wanted to celebrate the birthday of a great freedom fighter who donated land for the development of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). He added that SP, which itself did not do so in the past, can only create controversy. BJP leader Vijay Bahadur Pathak said that he saw no reason as to why controversy should be raised over birthday celebrations of a glorious leader. Nov 27, 2014