Waqf Act amended to neutralise changes made by Congress for ‘appeasement’: PM Modi | India News – The Times of India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi NEW DELHI: PM Modi Tuesday aggressively defended the amendments to the Waqf Act, asserting these were necessary to neutralise the changes made by the Congress-led UPA as part of “politics of appeasement“, which primarily served the interests of fundamentalists and land grabbers, and had also led to India’s Partition.“The 2013 changes…

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‘Downright anti-national’: Congress slams RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on ‘true independence’ remark | India News – Times of India

Mohan Bhagwat and Rahul Gandhi (R) NEW DELHI: The Congress party on Wednesday strongly criticised RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s remarks suggesting that India’s “true independence” was achieved with the consecration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. Speaking at the inauguration of the party’s new headquarters, Congress leaders, including Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge condemned Bhagwat’s…

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‘When baba passed away … ‘: Why Pranab Mukherjee’s daughter Sharmistha alleged ‘rot’ in Congress party | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Former President Pranab Mukherjee‘s daughter Sharmistha alleged that a “real rot” had seeped into the Congress party as she accused the party of orchestrating a relentless trolling campaign against her and her father across social media platforms. The comments came after she raised doubts as to why no Congress Working Committee (CWC) meet…

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