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<loc>https://en.themooknayak.com/minority-news/outside-his-constituency-udaipur-city-mla-calls-khanjipir-mini-pakistan-residents-demand-probe</loc>
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<image:caption>Jain further claimed that if crime data for the last 10 years were obtained from the Khanjipir police post, the area’s share of total crimes would be around 25 per cent.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-28T17:58:50.095+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Outside His Constituency, Udaipur City MLA Calls Khanjipir ‘Mini Pakistan’; Outraged Residents Demand Probe</news:title>
<news:keywords>‘Mini Pakistan’ comment, Udaipur City MLA , Tarachand Jain</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.themooknayak.com/discussion-interview/revival-of-the-bsp-in-the-2027-uttar-pradesh-assembly-election-revisiting-kanshi-rams-strategies</loc>
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<image:caption>The real question is whether the BSP can once again transform social discontent into organized political confidence.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-28T11:11:00.000+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Revival of the BSP in the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election: Revisiting Kanshi Ram’s Strategies</news:title>
<news:keywords>2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election, Bahujan politics, Kanshi Ram, Social inequality</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.themooknayak.com/women-news/jk-high-court-lawyer-urges-president-murmu-to-review-kangana-ranauts-remarks-on-muslim-community</loc>
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<image:caption>The letter raises a narrower question: whether statements made by a sitting Member of Parliament, particularly statements concerning a religious community, may cross the boundary between legitimate political expression and rhetoric that could reasonably be perceived as derogatory, stereotypical, inflammatory or prejudicial to communal harmony.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-27T16:30:00.000+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>J&amp;K High Court Lawyer Urges President Murmu to Review Kangana Ranaut’s Remarks on Muslim Community</news:title>
<news:keywords>Kangana Ranaut, communal stereotyping, political expression , communal harmony</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.themooknayak.com/discussion-interview/35-years-after-tsunduru-are-we-still-living-with-the-conditions-that-killed-eight-dalits</loc>
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<image:caption>The ongoing legal process for Tsunduru highlights that the state needs to implement more than just legal laws on paper; the state and the legal machinery should be fundamentally committed to the swift dispersal of justice and the dismantling of the entrenched caste system existing within society and institutions.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-27T15:05:00.000+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>35 Years After Tsunduru: Are We Still Living With the Conditions That Killed Eight Dalits?</news:title>
<news:keywords>Tsunduru Massacre , Caste based violence, caste divide</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.themooknayak.com/discussion-interview/census-2027-counting-castes-is-easy-counting-them-correctly-is-the-real-test</loc>
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<image:caption>Comprehensive caste enumeration is being undertaken for the first time since Independence.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-27T13:42:35.810+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Census 2027: Counting Castes Is Easy. Counting Them Correctly Is the Real Test</news:title>
<news:keywords>Census 2027, caste question,  caste identities</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.themooknayak.com/livelihood/tm-ground-report-marathi-on-the-road-how-maharashtras-new-rule-is-affecting-drivers-from-up-and-bihar</loc>
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<image:caption>Maharashtra’s new language requirement has put auto, taxi and app-based cab drivers under a new regulatory test.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>For drivers from UP and Bihar, the issue is not necessarily learning Marathi, but finding the time and opportunity to learn while working long hours on Mumbai’s roads.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>The government says it wants only “working knowledge” of Marathi, not specialised proficiency, and has conducted a 105-day training programme before beginning roadside assessments.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Autorickshaw drivers waiting for passengers at Kurla stand.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Drivers are being given notices on failing roadside Marathi test.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Marathi-speaking cab driver Rahul Nile says there is nothing wrong with requiring basic Marathi to help drivers understand passengers.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>For Mumbai’s drivers, the key questions are how the Marathi test is enforced, whether workers get enough time to learn and whether failure could ultimately affect their livelihood.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-27T07:23:21.178+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>TM Ground Report | Marathi on the Road: How Maharashtra’s New Rule Is Affecting Drivers from UP and Bihar</news:title>
<news:keywords>Maharashtra Motor Vehicle Rules 2026, Marathi language requirement, Migrant drivers in Mumbai, Marathi language row</news:keywords>
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