NEW DELHI: NC-Congress alliance‘s victory is a verdict against BJP’s anti-people policies, its snatching of people’s rights and misuse of constitutional institutions, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge said Tuesday. Congress also asserted that restoration of J&K’s statehood will be top priority.Kharge telephoned NC’s Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah, and congratulated them on the alliance’s victory.In a…
Several opposition leaders, including Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Arvind Kejriwal, strongly criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government for detaining environmentalist Sonam Wangchuk and approximately 150 volunteers.While Kharge described the action against Wangchuk as “cowardly” and “undemocratic,” Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said that the BJP would not gain anything from it.Wangchuk and his…
NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Monday responded to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge‘s statement about staying alive until PM Modi is “removed from power.” Addressing a rally in Charkhi Dadri, Singh said, “I respect the Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge but yesterday in one his rallies he might not be keeping well and the security…
Amit Shah takes a jab at Mallikarjun Kharge after the Congress president fell ill on stage in J&K. NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday took a swipe at Mallikarjun Kharge over his ‘won’t die till PM Modi removed from power’ remark made after the Congress president got sick while making a speech…
NEW DELHI: Hitting out at remarks by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and home minister Amit Shah accusing the Congress-National Conference alliance in Jammu and Kashmir of having an agenda that “aligned with Pakistan‘s interests,” Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge strongly refuted the allegations as “false” and retorted: “The BJP may love…
NEW DELHI: A BJP leader from Himachal Pradesh, Rakesh Dogra, on Thursday lodged a complaint seeking the registration of an FIR against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of defaming Prime Minister Narendra Modi and jeopardising the country’s sovereignty, unity, and integrity. Dogra, who heads the BJP Scheduled Caste Morcha in the state, submitted the…
A day after the Union cabinet approved the ‘One Nation One Election‘ initiative, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday criticised the move and upped the ante, stating that polls should be done “every month”. AAP’s national spokesperson Priyanka Kakkar said the country needs “one nation one education, one nation one treatment”. “One nation one…
NEW DELHI: JP Nadda on Thursday hit back at Congress, calling Mallikarjun Kharge‘s letter to school BJP leaders over “violent language” used against Rahul Gandhi an effort to “polish and re-launch” their “failed product.” The BJP national president also accused the grand old party of hurling abuses at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over 110 times…
NEW DELHI: After days of impasse over distribution of department-related parliamentary standing committees, parties are learnt to have reached a consensus with Congress likely to head four key panels including external affairs, education, human resource development and agriculture.Sources said a notification in this regard is expected shortly. In 2014, with the Congress tally at just…
NEW DELHI: As the Union Cabinet accepted the proposal for ‘one nation, one election’ on Wednesday, BJP and its NDA partners welcomed the move, with home minister Amit Shah calling it a giant stride towards a landmark electoral reform.“Under the leadership of PM Modi, Bharat has been witnessing transformative reforms. Today, in this direction, Bharat…
