Satpal Tanwar | |
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| National President of Bhim Sena | |
| Assumed office 1 October 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 October 1984 Gurgaon,Haryana,India |
| Spouse | Nisha Tanwar |
| Occupation | Social activist |
Satpal Tanwar (born 29 October 1984) is an Indian social activist,and the founder &National President of Bhim Sena.
Tanwar is the founder and national president of Bhim Sena (All India Ambedkar Army). Bhim Sena was founded by 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]
He took part in the April 2018 caste protests and organised members of Bhim Sena at Kamla Nehru Park in Delhi. [3]
In 2020,he organised a protest against the Hathras gangrape case at Gurgaon,allying with other Dalit organizations. [4]
Tanwar filed a case under the SC/ST Act against Haryanvi dancer Sapna Chaudhary for allegedly degrading the Dalit community in one of the folk ragni songs. She attempted suicide after the case in 2016,blaming Tanwar for running online propaganda against her. Later on the case against her was cancelled and he was booked for abetment. [5] [6]
He was then attacked by a group of unknown men (alleged supporters of Sapna) late at night. [7] Later an Indian Army soldier was caught threatening him over the phone for drawing back the case. [8]
Tanwar landed in controversy again in 2022 for his misogynistic and derogatory remarks against Nupur Sharma,for her alleged blasphemous comments made during a television debate. He went on to offer 1 crore rupees to whoever severs her tongue and bring it to him. He claimed that she deserves to be hanged,which eventually got his Twitter account suspended. [9] He was arrested,but later released on bail. [10]
Caste-related violence in India has occurred and continues to occur in various forms.
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