evidence: That apart, the Kerala government instructed authorities to use the word 'Scheduled Caste' instead of 'Dalit' in official documents. The order was justified as the Dalit is just a political term with no caste attached to it.</p>.<p>Dalit youths hit the social media with selfies showing their <a href="http://www.deccanherald.com/content/636034/righttomustache-why-dalits-posting-selfies.html" target="_blank">moustaches</a> and using the hashtag #JativaadNaVirodhMa. The alleged beating of Dalit youths by upper caste people in Gujarat for keeping a moustache and lynching a Dalit man for attending a Garba event led to the campaign.</p>.<p>There were clashes between Thakurs and Dalits in May and September in <a href="http://www.deccanherald.com/content/609984/violence-hits-saharanpur-again-one.html" target="_blank">Saharanpur</a>, Uttar Pradesh. The first clash broke out after BJP took out an Ambedkar Jayanti rally through a Muslim-dominated area on April 20. In May first week, the second one happened when the Dalits objected to the celebration of the birth anniversary of Maharana Pratap. The Thakurs vandalised Dalit settlements alleging the murder of a Thakur man. Subsequent protests and clashes continued for at least two weeks.</p>.<p>A huge rally in Delhi, led by Bhim Army, a Dalit group, whose leader was Chandrashekhar Azad Ravan, wanted the culprits of Saharanpur clash to be punished. The police arrested Bhim Army leaders including Chandrashekhar Azad.