Archive · 30 Dec 2025
Punjab Dalit Leader Arrested Amid Land Rights Protests
Mukesh Malaud, a leader fighting for Dalit land rights in Punjab, was arrested by the Punjab Police in Delhi.
He leads the Zameen Prapti Sangharsh Committee (ZPSC), which fights for land rights for Dalits.
The police arrested him for old cases, including one from 2014 when Dalits protested for their right to land.
Many groups, including farmers and workers, are upset because the arrest happened on the same day the government was talking about helping workers.
They say the government is being unfair.
Malaud's supporters are planning protests to demand his release.
Mukesh Malaud, a Dalit land rights leader, was arrested by Punjab Police in Delhi.
The arrest is linked to old cases, including a 2014 protest for Dalit land rights.
The protest involved allegations of landlords using dummy candidates to deny Dalits their legal right to land.
The arrest happened on the same day the Punjab government held a special session on MGNREGA workers' issues.
Supporters, including farmer and labor groups, are planning protests against the arrest, calling it a double standard.
- Who
- Mukesh Malaud, president of the Zameen Prapti Sangharsh Committee (ZPSC)
- What
- Arrested by Punjab Police in Delhi
- When
- Tuesday morning
- Where
- Delhi's Nizamuddin railway station
- Why
- In relation to multiple old cases, including a 2014 Dalit land rights movement and a May 2024 protest
- Arrested Leader
- Mukesh Malaud
- Organization
- Zameen Prapti Sangharsh Committee (ZPSC)
- Arrest Location
- Delhi's Nizamuddin railway station
- Key Case
- 2014 Balad Kalan agitation
- Protest Location
- Sangrur district
- Land Dispute
- 927 acres of Jind Riyasat land
- Supporting Organizations
- Kirti Kisan Union, Samyukta Kisan Morcha, Punjab Students’ Union