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Chandrashekhar Azad Ravan: Man who challenged PM Modi but found no support from Opposition

IndiaTVNews.com brings to you a few interesting and unknown facts about your favourite leaders in a daily feature -- Know Your Politician. Let us strive for a better Lok Sabha. The neta for today is Chandrashekhar Azad Ravan.

India TV News Desk Written by: India TV News Desk New Delhi Published on: April 03, 2019 14:22 IST
Chandrashekhar Azad Ravan
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Chandrashekhar Azad Ravan

Chandrashekhar Azad Ravan is a Dalit rights activist and lawyer. He, in 2014, along with Vinay Ratan Singh, co-founded the Bhim Army or the Bhim Army Bharat Ekta Mission. He was arrested under the National Security Act (NSA) on charges of instigating caste clashes in Saharanpur in 2017. Watch the video to know more about your neta.

Quick facts about Chandrashekhar Azad Ravan:

  • Chandrashekhar Azad alias Ravan was born in Dhadkuli village near Chatmalpur in Saharanpur. 
  • Chandrashekhar Ravan is a Lawyer from Chutmalpur, a village in Saharanpur district.
  • Chandrashekhar was named as an accused in a total of 24 FIRs by the Uttar Pradesh Police for his alleged role in fanning the protest by members of the Dalit community.
  • He recently announced he would contest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Varanasi.
  • He, however, has found no support from either the Congress or the Samajwadi Party-Bahujan Samaj Party.
  • In fact, BSP supremo Mayawati said Ravan was a pawn planted by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
  • Ravan now dares Mayawati to prove with evidence that he is in any way aligned to the BJP. After she accused him of dividing the Dalit Vote.

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