The Congress accused the Centre on Wednesday of collecting more than Rs 36 lakh crore from people’s pockets through petroleum products in the last five years. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge alleged that instead of increasing funds for welfare schemes, the Narendra Modi government has continuously reduced allocation by “manipulating data and tampering with facts”. “By … Read more
Chandigarh: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday took a jibe at Mallikarjun Kharge’s remarks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying he prays that the Congress president lives till 125 years as Modi will continue to remain the PM for a long time. At an election rally in Jammu on Sunday, Kharge felt dizzy but resumed … Read more
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge (File Photo/ANI) Jammu: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge will campaign for former Jammu and Kashmir deputy chief minister and party candidate Tara Chand and address a rally in the border area of Khour in Jammu district on Saturday. Kharge will arrive from Delhi on Saturday morning and address a press conference first, … Read more
In Mumbai on Monday, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge launched a veiled attack on the BJP at an event celebrating former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s birth anniversary, terming the party as “poison” that needs to be removed completely. The event, marked as ‘Sadbhavana Diwas’, was attended by Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray who highlighted Congress … Read more
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of “doing petty politics” on Kargil Vijay Diwas and claimed that the government forced the Agnipath scheme on the armed forces. “It is very unfortunate and deplorable that Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji is doing petty politics even on occasions like paying … Read more
Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday said Bihar and Andhra Pradesh got “pakoda and jalebi” on their plates while other states got nothing as he raised the issue of alleged discrimination meted out to opposition-ruled states in the Union Budget. Engaging in raillery and hurling barbs at Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman … Read more
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday said his party takes immense pride in the groundbreaking achievement of the Liberalisation Budget of 1991, and asserted that there is a pressing need once again for meaningful and robust second-generation reforms.In a post on X, Kharge said July 1991 marked a watershed moment in India’s history as the … Read more
New Delhi: After UPSC Chairman Manoj Soni’s resignation amidst the controversy regarding trainee IAS Pooja Khedkar, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday accused the BJP-RSS of systematically indulging in an “institutional takeover” of India’s constitutional bodies and said that multiple scandals that have plagued the UPSC are a cause of “national concern.” “BJP-RSS is systematically … Read more
After the PM targeted Congress by raking up the anniversary of the imposition of Emergency by Indira Gandhi, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge asked how long the PM wanted to rule by repeatedly talking about Emergency. “He (Modi) will say this 100 times. How long do you want to rule by talking about this,” Kharge asked. … Read more
On June 14, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge claimed that the NDA government was formed by mistake and that its fall is imminent. In response to Kharge’s remark, Union Minister Ramdas Athawale stated, “NDA has a clear majority. We have won 292 Lok Sabha seats…I advise Mallikarjun Kharge to play the role of the opposition.” Read … Read more
