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Charanjit Singh Channi becomes first Dalit CM of Punjab, name the other Dalit CMs in India apart from Mayawati, Jitan Ram Manjhi
Dalit CMs in India list: Yes, the list includes the names of Mayawati and Jitan Ram Manjhi, but can you name the other Dalit Chief Ministers. If not, then we have compiled a list of Dalit Chief Ministers in India:

Charanjit Singh Channi, 58, is all set to take oath as the first Dalit Chief Minister of Punjab. He is a lawyer and has worked for the welfare of the Dalit community. He has been very active in politics and hails from the Ramdasia community, and has been seeking representation of Dalits in the Punjab Cabinet as they hold a high percentage in the party.
How many Dalit CMs we’ve had in India?
Notably, Channi will be the eighth Dalit Chief Minister of India, as we’ve had seven Dalit Chief Ministers in the country. Yes, the list includes the names of Mayawati and Jitan Ram Manjhi, but can you name the other Dalit Chief Ministers. If not, then we have compiled a list of Dalit Chief Ministers in India:
Jitan Ram Manjhi
Jitan Ram Manjhi was the 23rd Chief Minister of Bihar. He served the CM in office for a very short period from 20 May 2014 to 20 February 2015.
Mayawati
Mayawati was the first Dalit Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. She has served four different terms as the Chief Minister of UP. She served the in-office period as CM in 1995, 1997, 2002-2003 and then from 2007 to 2012.
Bhola Paswan Shastri
Bhola Paswan Shastri was an Indian freedom fighter, and he was the first Dalit Chief Minister of Bihar. He was made the CM for three occasions between 1968-1971.
Damodar Sanjivayya
Damodar Sanjivayya was the first Dalit Chief Minister of an Indian state. He was the CM of Andhra Pradesh from January 1960 to 1962.
Sushilkumar Sambhaji Shinde
Sushilkumar Shinde was the Dalit Chief Minister of Maharashtra and served the CM position from January 2003 to October 2004.
Ram Sundar Das
Ram Sundar Das was the former Chief Minister of Bihar and was also a two-time Member of Parliament from Hajipur constituency.
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Jagannath Pahadia
Jagannath Pahadia was the first Dalit CM from Rajasthan and he was also the Governor from Haryana. He served as Rajasthan CM from June 1980 to July 1981.
Charanjit Singh Channi
Charanjit Singh Channi, became the first Dalit CM of Punjab in the year 2021 after Captain Amrinder Singh resigned from the position. On September 20, he took oath as the CM of Punjab.
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Minor student dies in Bihar after getting allegedly beaten up over homework, accused absconding
As per the reports, one of Aditya’s friends has alleged that they found his body in a swollen state and even added that the beating spate continued for two days for reportedly not doing his homework.

A harrowing story has come to light from Bihar where a 7-year-old boy, identified as Aditya Yadav, was found dead inside the hostel of his residential school. The victim’s friends have claimed that the boy was brutally beaten with a wooden stick for failing to complete his homework.
As per the reports, the incident transpired in Bihar’s Saharsa district where Aditya was studying. The victim was in the KG class in the residential school.
It was reported that the friend of the victim found the lying dead in the hostel. After they took the boy to Sujeet Kumar, the prime accused, he asked the students to leave the body at the hospital.
Subsequently, Kumar informed his parents that their child fainted inside the school but before the father could reach to see his son, he was declared dead.
As per the reports, one of Aditya’s friends has alleged that they found his body in a swollen state and even added that the beating spate continued for two days for reportedly not doing his homework.
However, the doctor that declared Aditya dead, said there were no injury marks on his body. He further said that the cause of the boy’s death can be determined only after the autopsy.
It was also reported that the prime accused, Sujeet Kumar is absconding and the father of the victim told the media that when he reached the private nursing home, his son had died and Sujeet Kumar wasn’t there.
The father also filed a complaint in which he alleged that his son was beaten to death. The father spoke to the media and claimed that they first took his son to a local doctor who referred him to a Saharsa. He further claimed that his son died during treatment.
The autopsy report of the victim is awaited and the police will act accordingly after that, said reports.
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Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav shares video of cop thrashing ice-cream vendor | WATCH
The vendor, in fear, can be seen continuing on as the unruly policeman returned back to the other side of the road. The video also shows several people complacently witnessing the assault by the policeman.

Former CM and Samajwadi chief Akhilesh Yadav shared a video of a policeman thrashing an ice cream vendor. Yadav in his tweet questioned the state of UP as he questioned the UP administration for their brutality.
Samajwadi Chief in his tweet also wrote and took a dig at the BJP by questioning if this is what they meant when they said that UP has worked for ease of doing business.
In the video, a policeman can be seen intercepting an ice cream vendor who was returning to his home. After stopping the ice cream vendor, the policeman out of the blue slapped the vendor without saying anything twice.
The vendor, in fear, can be seen continuing on as the unruly policeman returned back to the other side of the road. The video also shows several people complacently witnessing the assault by the policeman.
Watch video here:
The Samajwadi Party leader has been actively sharing videos from Uttar Pradesh in a bid to slam the UP government over their alleged inadequacy to govern. Yadav has, of late, increased the staunch attack on the Yogi government ahead of the Lok Sabha Election due in 2024.
Twitter reactions
After the video went viral, many users came forward to add their take on the incident as one user wrote and said that everyone is a goon nowadays, implying that the state of UP has boiled down to rule of goons.
One user wrote and highlighted how the policeman beat up the vendor, but didn’t say a word to the people in the car. The user further questioned if the police only show authority to the poor and not the rich. The user also alleged the UP police of torturing, killing and bullying the poor.
One user also wrote and slammed the government for being high on power and further accused the government and administration of using bulldozers on the public which is condemnable.
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Bank holidays April 2023: Banks to be closed for 15 days next month, check state-wise bank holiday list here
With the new financial year starting on April 1, major changes are anticipated as these changes are connected to money and banks.

April is just a few weeks ago and with the new financial year starting on April 1, major changes are anticipated as these changes are connected to money and banks.
As per the Reserve Bank of India’s calendar, all public and private banks will remain shut for 15 days in April 2023 for multiple festivals and occasions including Mahavir Jayanti, Good Friday, Tamil New Year’s Day, Biju festival, Bengali New Year’s Day, Ramazan Eid, Himachal Day, Jumat-ul-Vida, and others.
State-wise bank holidays list for April 2023
Date | Occasion | Region, Nation Specific |
April 1 | On the occasion of banks’ closing of accounts | Banks will remain closed across India except in Aizawl, Shimla, Chandigarh, and Shillong |
April 2 | Sunday | Across India |
April 4 | Mahavir Jayanti | Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Belapur, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Chennai, Jaipur, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Raipur, and Ranchi |
April 5 | Babu Jagjivan Ram’s birthday | Hyderabad |
April 7 | Good Friday | Banks will be closed in Aizawl, Belapur, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Dehradun, Gangtok, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Imphal, Kanpur, Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Panaji, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Shillong, and Thiruvananthapuram |
April 8 | Second Saturday | Across India |
April 9 | Sunday | Across India |
April 14 | Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti, Bohag Bihu, Cheiraoba, Vaisakhi, Baisakhi, Tamil New Year’s Day, Maha Bisubha Sankranti, Biju Festival, Buisu Festival celebrations | Agartala, Ahmedabad, Belapur, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Dehradun, Gangtok, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, Imphal, Jaipur, Jammu, Kanpur, Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji, Patna, Ranchi, Srinagar, and Thiruvananthapuram |
April 15 | Vishu, Bohag Bihu, Himachal Day, Bengali New Year’s Day (Nababarsha) | Agartala, Guwahati, Kochi, Kolkata, Shimla, and Thiruvananthapuram |
April 16 | Sunday | Across India |
April 18 | Shab-l-Qadr | Jammu and Srinagar |
April 21 | Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramzan Eid), Garia Puja, Jumat-ul-Vida | Agartala, Jammu, Kochi, Srinagar, and Thiruvananthapuram |
April 22 | Eid-Ul-Fitr, fourth Saturday | Belapur, Bhopal, Chennai, Dehradun, Guwahati, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, Imphal, Jaipur, Jammu, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Panaji, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Shillong and Srinagar for Eid and across India for fourth Saturday |
April 23 | Sunday | Across India |
April 30 | Sunday | Across India |
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