Leaders of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge, respectively, have contended that the method adopted by the selection committee meeting on December 18 for the appointment of a new chairman and members of the National Human Rights Commission was “fundamentally flawed” and a “predetermined exercise” that ignored “the tradition … Read more
NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha’s Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Thursday accused BJP of engineering scuffle in Parliament complex to divert attention and avoid discussion on the US indictment of billionaire Gautam Adani in an alleged bribery case. Keeping a copy of the Constitution in front of him while addressing a press conference, Gandhi said, … Read more
Last Updated:December 19, 2024, 08:58 IST Sources within the BJP refer to books and documents to suggest it is the Congress party that has been historically at odds with Ambedkar and his legacy. BJP insiders refer to another book ‘Letter to Chief Minister’ where a letter dated June 18, 1959 suggests Nehru wasn’t comfortable with … Read more
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday demanded the resignation of Home Minister Amit Shah for his remarks in the Rajya Sabha which it claimed were an insult to B R Ambedkar. The opposition party also demanded that Shah should apologise publicly and in Parliament for his remarks. Speaking with reporters in Parliament premises, Congress president … Read more
Last Updated:December 13, 2024, 11:58 IST The uproar in Rajya Sabha began as BJP MPs targeted the opposition after filing a no-confidence motion against the Vice President. Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar sparring with Congress in the Rajya Sabha on Friday. (Sansad TV) Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge sparred again in the … Read more
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Parliament’s Budget session has been marked by escalating acrimony between the Opposition and the government, with a no-confidence motion moved against the Vice President ¹. The BJP plans to pose 10 questions to the Congress regarding the Gandhis’ alleged connections with George Soros, while the Congress accuses the government of shielding the Prime Minister from … Read more
Last Updated:December 02, 2024, 19:30 IST While the Congress has planned an ‘EVM Jagao Yatra’, on the lines of ‘Bharat Jodo’, and invited INDIA bloc parties to join in, most of them have showed little interest Rahul Gandhi (left) and Mallikarjun Kharge at the INDIA alliance meeting at the Parliament House complex, in New Delhi, … Read more
Last Updated:November 29, 2024, 19:00 IST Kharge also hit out at internal bickering in the party, and asserting that the lack of unity and statements against own party leaders harms the party a lot. LoP in the Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with party President Mallikarjun Kharge during the Congress Working Committee meeting … Read more
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor (ANI file photo) NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Thursday took a divergent position from his party’s stance over the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) following the party’s poor showing in Maharashtra’s assembly elections.While Tharoor defended the reliability of EVMs, he expressed concerns about possible manipulation within the electoral … Read more
