New Delhi: From calling it “brazen anarchy in the state” to demanding the resignation of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Opposition parties on Sunday came down heavily on the BJP-led Uttar Pradesh government over the killing of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother. While maintaining that criminals should be given the harshest of punishment, the Congress […]
New Delhi: In the wake of Ghulam Nabi Azad’s strident criticism of the Congress, party veteran Saifuddin Soz on Tuesday said Azad cannot convince the people that he was justified in his “extreme act of disloyalty” to the party. Azad is seen moving closer to the BJP to cause division of votes when elections take […]
London: Former IPL chief Lalit Modi, accused of financial irregularities in India, launched a scathing attack on Rahul Gandhi on Thursday and threatened to take the senior Congress leader to court in the UK over his ‘Modi surname’ remark. Lalit Modi, 59, also hit out at the Congress party for referring to him as a […]
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday asked Congress to act like an “elder brother” and create space for opposition parties in their fight for democracy. “Congress will have to behave like an elder brother. It should not choke space, it should create space for other opposition parties, which have been its alliance partners in […]
Srinagar: Amid unity efforts in the opposition ranks, Congress leader Salman Khurshid Wednesday said the party does not want to play the role of a “big brother” to any party and called for a collective fight against the “big challenge.” Addressing a press conference at Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) head office here, […]
New Delhi: A combative Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said that even if he is disqualified from Parliament for life or jailed, he would keep defending the democratic nature of the country, and claimed that a “panic-stricken” government has handed the Opposition a “weapon” with the move to disqualify him. At his first press conference after […]
New Delhi: Several opposition leaders hit out at the BJP following the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi as an MP on Friday, alleging the ruling party was involved in vindictive politics, and said it was a new low for democracy. West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee said opposition leaders have become the “prime […]
New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday expressed concern over the case of a conman posing as a PMO official and getting requisite perks, saying if the government is serious about the country’s security then it must make it clear who will resign for the lapse. Kiran Bhai Patel from Gujarat has been arrested by police […]
Abdullah-Led Delegation Meets CEC, Submits Memorandum For Early Elections New Delhi: A delegation of Opposition leaders from Jammu and Kashmir led by veteran politician and Lok Sabha member Farooq Abdullah met Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar on Thursday and pressed for holding early assembly polls in the Union Territory for reviving the democratic process […]
New Delhi: In an attempt to echo the Opposition’s voice in unison, nine leaders of eight political parties on Sunday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the arrest of former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in the excise policy case, and alleged that the “misuse” of the central agencies suggests that the country […]