Nawab Satpal Tanwar

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Nawab Satpal Tanwar
National President of Bhim Sena
Personal details
Born29 October 1984
Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Spouse(s)Nisha Tanwar
EducationB.A., LLB and double M.A.
Alma materUniversity of Delhi, IGNOU and Jamia Milia Islamia
OccupationLawyer, Social Activist, Businessman, Share Holder, Lawyer, Poet, Writer and Journalist

Nawab Satpal Tanwar is an Indian social activist, and the founder & national president of Bhim Sena.

Personal life[]

He was born in the Khandsa village, part of the Gurugram district in Haryana to a family of army officers. He earned his B.A. in Political Science from University of Delhi, LLB from Faculty of Law, University of Delhi, MA in Public Administration from Jamia Millia Islamia and MA in Political Science from [1] diploma's in different fields from IGNOU.[citation needed]

Career[]

He is the founder and national president of Bhim Sena (All India Ambedkar Army). Bhim Sena was founded by Nawab Satpal Tanwar in 2010 and he was the key person in organising 2017 protests at Jantar Mantar regarding inaction in the Saharanpur violence case. He was support to bhim army in 2017.[1][2] Tanwar is a lawyer, legal consultant, legal document writer and auditor, shareholder and real estate businessman.

He also writes poems, articles, blogs and also runs channel on YouTube. He writes for the Navbharat Times and many other news portals, and he owns a printing agency.[3][4] He is also president of the social front "Nigahein".

He actively took part in the April 2018 caste protests and organised members of Bhim Sena at Kamla Nehru Park in Delhi.[5]

In 2020, he organised a protest against Hathras gangrape case at Gurgaon allying with other Dalit organizations.[6]

Controversies[]

Satpal Tanwar filed a case under SC/ST Act against Haryanvi dancer, Sapna Chaudhary for degrading Dalit community in one of the folk ragni songs. She committed suicide after the case, blaming Tanwar for running online propaganda against her. Later on the case against her was cancelled and he was booked for abetment.[7][8]

He was then attacked by a group of unknown men (alleged supporters of Sapna) late at night.[9] Later an Indian Army soldier was caught threatening him over the phone for drawing back the case.[10]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Live, A. P. N. (2017-05-23). "Violence returns to Saharanpur in Mayawati shadow, Bhim Army looks to grow". APN Live. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
  2. ^ "Sister, mother take stage". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
  3. ^ Kumar, Ashok (2018-04-03). "Bharat bandh protests hit rail, road traffic in NCR". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2019-12-26.
  4. ^ Choudhry, Chetna. "Dalits say bigger protest next week, will be peaceful". The Times of India. Retrieved 2019-12-26.
  5. ^ Kumar, Ashok (2018-04-03). "Bharat bandh protests hit rail, road traffic in NCR". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
  6. ^ Desk, Global Tribune (2020-10-03). "Congress To Hold Nationwide Campaign Over Hathras Gang-Rape Case, Opposing Yogi Govt". Global Tribune. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
  7. ^ Sep 6, TNN /; 2016; Ist, 07:52. "Activist booked for Haryanvi singer's suicide attempt | Gurgaon News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-10-12.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "Row over 'anti-Dalit' song: Day after singer Sapna Choudhary's suicide bid, charges and counter-charges". The Indian Express. 2016-09-06. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
  9. ^ "Gurgaon: Activist who filed case against Haryanvi singer 'attacked'". Hindustan Times. 2017-01-17. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
  10. ^ "Soldier arrested for threatening Dalit activist over police case | All India Exservicemen Joint Action Front (Sanjha Morcha)". Retrieved 2020-10-12.
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