There are things bigger than politics when you go abroad: Jaishankar's swipe at Rahul Gandhi
1 year, 6 months ago

There are things bigger than politics when you go abroad: Jaishankar's swipe at Rahul Gandhi

India Today  

Days after the former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the ruling BJP government on his ongoing US visit, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar took a veiled swipe at him. Rahul Gandhi, an ex-MP from Wayanad, described PM Modi a 'specimen' and said, "There are people in India who think they know more than God and Prime Minister Narendra Modi is one such specimen. RaGa ON MUSLIM LEAGUE PARTY The BJP also attacked Rahul Gandhi after he referred to the Muslim League, the grand old party’s ally in Kerala, as a "completely secular party". ALSO READ | Rahul Gandhi calls Kerala ally Muslim League a ‘secular party’, faces BJP ire; Congress fires back

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Insights on Indian elections, One Nation One Election, BJP’s recovery and ECI opacity at Hindu Lit For Life Dialogue
1 week, 4 days ago

Insights on Indian elections, One Nation One Election, BJP’s recovery and ECI opacity at Hindu Lit For Life Dialogue

The Hindu  

From the likelihood of the One Nation One Election becoming a reality, to the metamorphosing of the Indian elections into a polarising, hyperlocal and cash-intensive affairs to the Bharatiya Janata Party’s ability to bounce back from the electoral jolt in the 2024 parliamentary elections were some of the topics that held the audience in a spell at the Lit For …

How MVA lost the plot in the Maharashtra assembly polls
3 weeks, 1 day ago

How MVA lost the plot in the Maharashtra assembly polls

Hindustan Times  

Though the Maharashtra elections were widely expected to be closely contested, they turned out to be far from that. A significant blow to the MVA has been its diminished grip on Maharashtra’s political economy over the last five years, mainly caused by the defection of Shinde and Ajit Pawar, who were instrumental in managing extensive patronage networks and resource allocation …

Use of power to create a rift: Rahul Gandhi slams BJP over Sambhal violence
1 month ago

Use of power to create a rift: Rahul Gandhi slams BJP over Sambhal violence

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: A day after violence rocked Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal, the Congress on Monday accused the BJP of creating a rift between Hindus and Muslims and urged the Supreme Court to intervene in the matter as soon as possible. Three people were killed and scores of others, including security personnel and administration officials, injured on Sunday as protesters opposing a …

Hindu-Muslim unity essential for India, says SP leader at Mumbai rally
1 month, 1 week ago

Hindu-Muslim unity essential for India, says SP leader at Mumbai rally

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: In response to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's slogan "Batenge toh katenge", Samajwadi Party's Leader of Opposition Mata Prasad Pandey emphasised Hindu-Muslim unity during a rally in Mumbai's Saki Naka area on Tuesday. Speaking to a gathering in the demographically diverse neighbourhood, which has a significant Muslim and north Indian population, Pandey said, "Hindu-Muslim are two hands of …

Why is Maharashtra poll fray fragmented?
1 month, 1 week ago

Why is Maharashtra poll fray fragmented?

The Hindu  

Since the formation of the State in 1960, Maharashtra has been dominated for a long period by the Congress System, stitching a cross-sectional alliance between the dominant agrarian caste of the Maratha-Kunbi group and effective support from Dalits and Muslims. However, the emergence of the Bharatiya Janata Party and Shiv Sena, in alliance with each other, introduced new dimensions to …

Fight for driver's seat in MVA 'gaadi': PM's dig over chief minister candidate
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Fight for driver's seat in MVA 'gaadi': PM's dig over chief minister candidate

India Today  

With less than a month left for the Maharashtra elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday tore into the Opposition over who will be the Chief Ministerial face of the Maha Vikas Aghadi, saying that there is infighting as to "who will sit on the driver's seat." Highlighting the five years of political upheaval which witnessed several governments and alliances …

Trump Promises to Boost Ties with India if Re-elected
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump Promises to Boost Ties with India if Re-elected

Deccan Chronicle  

Former US President Donald Trump has pledged to strengthen the partnership between the United States and India if he is re-elected. He condemned atrocities against Hindus in Bangladesh and vowed to protect Hindu Americans against the anti-religion agenda of the radical Left. Trump also promised to strengthen the great partnership between the two countries and his good friend, Prime Minister …

Why Donald Trump wants Hindu votes
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Why Donald Trump wants Hindu votes

India Today  

As opposition continued to target the BJP over Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's slogan 'Batenge toh katenge', Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday gave a new pitch in Jharkhand saying 'Ek rahoge toh safe rahoge'. Accusing the Congress of pitting one caste against another, PM Modi in an election rally in Gumla asked people to stay united. In a …

Khalistan terrorist Pannun endorses Rahul Gandhi's remarks on Sikhs, says it 'justify Khalistan', BJP reacts
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Khalistan terrorist Pannun endorses Rahul Gandhi's remarks on Sikhs, says it 'justify Khalistan', BJP reacts

India TV News  

Washington: Rahul Gandhi's controversial remarks on Sikhs during his US trip received an unexpected endorsement - from Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun's banned organisation Sikhs for Justice - further pushing the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha into a crisis. In a statement, Pannun praised Rahul Gandhi's "bold and pioneering statements and said it justified the SFJ's stance to …

Rahul Gandhi in US: 'I don't hate PM Modi, but…'; BJP blasts Cong MP | 10 points
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Rahul Gandhi in US: 'I don't hate PM Modi, but…'; BJP blasts Cong MP | 10 points

Hindustan Times  

Rahul Gandhi in US news updates: Rahul Gandhi of the Congress said he doesn't hate the Prime Minister Narendra Modi but only disagrees with his point of view. Congress MP Rahul Gandhi during an interaction with students at Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA, on Monday, Rahul Gandhi also said India essentially, is an idea of mixing and merging, while alleging …

Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Caste Aspersions’: Here’s The Congress Strategy Behind Halwa Ceremony Bitter Note
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Caste Aspersions’: Here’s The Congress Strategy Behind Halwa Ceremony Bitter Note

News 18  

The Congress has struck a bitter note in the halwa ceremony before the Budget presentation, with Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi raising the issue of caste of the officers seen with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Senior Congress leader and Rahul Gandhi’s mother Sonia Gandhi hit out at the BJP saying: “It is clear that the government has no intention whatsoever to …

Politics Of Religious Frenzy Will Not Be Accepted: Gehlot To BJP
5 months ago

Politics Of Religious Frenzy Will Not Be Accepted: Gehlot To BJP

Deccan Chronicle  

Jaipur: Former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday hit out at the BJP, saying the politics of religious frenzy will not be accepted in the country. "BJP has always been doing politics of religion, but misleading the public and spreading hatred in the name of God is not a religion but adharma," Gehlot said on X. But the fact …

Bajrang Dal members detained in Ahmedabad for protesting against Rahul Gandhi’s anti-Hindu remarks
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Bajrang Dal members detained in Ahmedabad for protesting against Rahul Gandhi’s anti-Hindu remarks

Op India  

Members of the Bajrang Dal staged a protest against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in Ahmbedabad on Saturday, over his alleged “anti-Hindu” remarks in the Parliament. #WATCH | Ahmedabad, Gujarat: Bajrang Dal staged a protest against Congress MP and Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi's visit over his 'Hindu' remarks during his speech in Lok Sabha. #WATCH | Ahmedabad, Gujarat: On Bajrang …

Jaishankar jabs Rahul Gandhi over his 'not Hindus' remark: ‘This is now LoP…’
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Jaishankar jabs Rahul Gandhi over his 'not Hindus' remark: ‘This is now LoP…’

Hindustan Times  

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday accused Rahul Gandhi of “attacking Hindus” after the Congress leader launched a no-holds-barred attack on the BJP in Lok Sabha. Taking a jibe at the ‘politics’ of the Congress party, Jaishankar also referred to Rahul Gandhi's old remarks on the Indian Army and his act of tearing ordinance in the Parliament. Read: RJD …

Rahul Gandhi enjoys vacations abroad, PM Modi celebrates Diwali with jawans: Amit Shah
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Rahul Gandhi enjoys vacations abroad, PM Modi celebrates Diwali with jawans: Amit Shah

Hindustan Times  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said that the ongoing Lok Sabha polls are a choice between Prime Minister Narendra, who celebrates Diwali with the Army, and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who “rushes abroad for vacations whenever the weather becomes uncomfortable”, reported PTI. Union home minister Amit Shah in Karakat constituency of Bihar. “On the other side, there is …

Four anti-Muslim claims dominating India’s election: What’s the truth?
7 months ago

Four anti-Muslim claims dominating India’s election: What’s the truth?

Al Jazeera  

India’s Hindu nationalists have peddled conspiracy theories about Muslims. ‘Those with more children’ What Modi said: During an election rally on April 21 in the western state of Rajasthan, Modi claimed that if the Congress party came to power, it would distribute the country’s wealth among Muslims. ‘Congress will snatch mangalsutras, give them to its vote bank’ What Modi said: …

Rajasthan CM campaigns in several States for BJP, draws flak from Congress
7 months ago

Rajasthan CM campaigns in several States for BJP, draws flak from Congress

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party has deployed Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma for campaigning in other States extensively after the two-phase polling in the State ended on April 26. His ‘absence’ from Rajasthan has drawn flak from the Opposition, with veteran Congress leader and former CM Ashok Gehlot saying the Chief Minister should stop his “India tour” going on for …

Fact Check: Modi Claims He ‘Never Made Hindu-Muslim’ Remark. But He Has, In Multiple Speeches
7 months ago

Fact Check: Modi Claims He ‘Never Made Hindu-Muslim’ Remark. But He Has, In Multiple Speeches

ABP News  

In a recent interview with Indian news channel News18 India, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed surprise at the interpretation of his controversial remarks regarding “infiltrators” and “those with more children”, claiming that they were not intended to target the Muslim community. The prime minister was referring to a comment he made during an election rally held in the north …

India’s parliament has fewer Muslims as strength of Modi’s party grows
7 months, 1 week ago

India’s parliament has fewer Muslims as strength of Modi’s party grows

Associated Press  

MALAPPURAM, India — Preventing Muslim migrants from gaining citizenship. India has gone from being a country where Muslims were largely marginalized to one where they are “actively excluded,” said Ali Khan Mahmudabad, a political scientist and historian at New Delhi’s Ashoka University. so they remain enemies,” said Mehmood Bhai Khatri, a 64-year-old Muslim voter from Modi’s home state of Gujarat, …

‘I will not do Hindu-Muslim’: PM Narendra Modi amid ‘infiltrators’ row
7 months, 1 week ago

‘I will not do Hindu-Muslim’: PM Narendra Modi amid ‘infiltrators’ row

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has defended himself amid allegations that he was stoking divisions between Hindus and Muslims to win the Lok Sabha elections 2024, saying “the day I do Hindu-Muslim, I will be unworthy of public life” and “it is my resolve” that “I will not do Hindu-Muslim”. Follow full coverage of Lok Sabha elections 2024 Modi also clarified …

Muslims now stand with BJP; understood Congress, INDIA bloc using them as pawns: PM Modi
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Muslims now stand with BJP; understood Congress, INDIA bloc using them as pawns: PM Modi

New Indian Express  

LUCKNOW: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said Muslims now understand that the Congress and INDIA bloc are using them as pawns, asserting that the community is distancing itself from them after seeing the development carried out by the BJP. Addressing a rally in support of BJP candidate Rekha Verma in Dhaurahra, Modi said that the poor and those belonging …

View: Belligerent PM Modi puts Congress in a fix over Muslim empowerment
7 months, 4 weeks ago

View: Belligerent PM Modi puts Congress in a fix over Muslim empowerment

Hindustan Times  

After a relatively staid first round of polls, the campaigning for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections was fired up with the opposition Congress firing salvos of wealth distribution, inheritance tax, and including Muslims in the OBC category for reservation in Karnataka to protect its minority vote bank, which is key to defend its 15 seats in Communist-ruled Kerala and increase …

The tactically silent Indian Muslim voter
8 months ago

The tactically silent Indian Muslim voter

Hindustan Times  

Uttar Pradesh has just finished its first phase of Lok Sabha elections and several recent reports have shown that Muslims have observed a “tactical silence” in this election. First, we must reject historical essentialisation — a view of the community that assumes a special historical continuity between the Muslim monarchs of India and Muslims in India today. This view of …

A.K. Antony interview | ‘Anti-BJP, anti-Modi sentiment is prevalent’
8 months ago

A.K. Antony interview | ‘Anti-BJP, anti-Modi sentiment is prevalent’

The Hindu  

Antony, former Kerala Chief Minister and Union Defence Minister, has been an astute politician and a member of the Congress Working Committee. In an interview with The Hindu at the KPCC office, Mr. Antony speaks about the future of the INDIA bloc, the Congress’s vexed relations with the Left in Kerala and his son Anil K. Antony’s entry to the …

BJP continues offensive, Congress hits back over ‘Muslim League’ remarks
8 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP continues offensive, Congress hits back over ‘Muslim League’ remarks

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party continued its offensive accusing the Congress of conspiring to create conflict, confrontation, and division even as the main opposition party on Monday filed a memorandum with the Election Commission of India over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Muslim League remarks. In a post on X separately, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh wrote Syama Prasad Mookerjee, the founder of …

Kharge: BJP’s Ancestors Had Backed UK, Muslim League
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Kharge: BJP’s Ancestors Had Backed UK, Muslim League

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge responded on Monday to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's criticism of the Congress manifesto. Kharge countered by accusing the BJP's "ideological ancestors" of supporting the British and the Muslim League against Indians during the freedom struggle. In a post on X, Kharge stated: "Modi-Shah's political and ideological ancestors supported the British and the Muslim League …

‘BJP’s ancestors supported British, Muslim League': Kharge counters PM Modi on manifesto
8 months, 2 weeks ago

‘BJP’s ancestors supported British, Muslim League': Kharge counters PM Modi on manifesto

Hindustan Times  

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his “Muslim League imprint” remark on the grand old party's Lok Sabha election manifesto, saying that the ruling top leaders are “spreading falsehood”. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge Kharge also asserted that BJP's “ideological ancestors” supported the British and the Muslim League against Indians in the freedom …

Kharge accuses BJP's 'ideological ancestors' of backing British, Muslim League over Indian interests
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Kharge accuses BJP's 'ideological ancestors' of backing British, Muslim League over Indian interests

New Indian Express  

"Even today, they are invoking the Muslim League against the 'Congress Nyay Patra', guided and shaped according to the aspirations, needs and demands of common Indians," he added. In his post, Kharge alleged, "Modi-Shah's ideological ancestors opposed Mahatma Gandhi's call for 'Quit India' in 1942, which was the movement chaired by Maulana Azad." Everyone knows how Shyama Prasad Mukherjee formed …

‘PM does not know history’: Congress counters Modi's ‘Muslim League imprint’ jab
8 months, 2 weeks ago

‘PM does not know history’: Congress counters Modi's ‘Muslim League imprint’ jab

Hindustan Times  

The Congress on Saturday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for calling its Lok Sabha election manifesto an ‘imprint of Muslim League’. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said the prime minister ‘does not know his history’. “Congress manifesto bears Muslim League imprint, part of it dominated by leftists,” the prime minister said. In Ajmer, he continued his attack on …

INDIA bloc adopts double stance in Kerala and Delhi: Smriti Irani
8 months, 2 weeks ago

INDIA bloc adopts double stance in Kerala and Delhi: Smriti Irani

The Hindu  

Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani has made a scathing attack on the INDIA bloc, especially the Congress party, on their alleged duplicity regarding political understanding in Delhi and Kerala. Speaking after inaugurating a roadshow led by K. Surendran, Bharatiya Janata Party’s candidate for the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency and the party’s State president, Ms. Irani challenged …

Rahul Gandhi not visiting Ram Temple fearing Islamic fundamentalists, says Kerala BJP president K. Surendran
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Rahul Gandhi not visiting Ram Temple fearing Islamic fundamentalists, says Kerala BJP president K. Surendran

The Hindu  

National Democratic Alliance candidate for the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency K. Surendran has alleged that Congress leader and his opponent Rahul Gandhi has evaded from visiting the Ram Temple in Ayodhya fearing the Muslim fundamentalists. If Rahul’s secularism is not one-sided, he should have visited the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, siad Mr. Surendran, who is also the State president of …

The opposition alliance that aimed to oust Modi appears to be cracking just before India’s elections
10 months ago

The opposition alliance that aimed to oust Modi appears to be cracking just before India’s elections

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Last year more than two dozen opposition parties in India came together to take on Narendra Modi, one of the country’s most popular prime ministers in generations. Riven by rivalries, political defections and ideological clashes, the INDIA alliance, formed to unseat Modi and defeat his Bharatiya Janata Party’s electoral juggernaut, is in shambles, analysts say. Meanwhile the …

PM Modi’s visits, BJP’s Sneh Yatra: How saffron woos Kerala
10 months, 3 weeks ago

PM Modi’s visits, BJP’s Sneh Yatra: How saffron woos Kerala

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party’s Sneha Yatra, aimed at the Christian community, has drawn mixed reactions — surprise from some quarters, and keen interest from some others. On the face of it, the yatra was organised by Kerala BJP party President K Surendran to meet senior leaders of the Christian community to convey Prime Minister Modi’s Christmas and New Year wishes. …

Political Line | The battle is in the Hindi belt. Rahul Gandhi can’t fight it in Kerala
1 year ago

Political Line | The battle is in the Hindi belt. Rahul Gandhi can’t fight it in Kerala

The Hindu  

The victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party in three heartland States of Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, and Madhya Pradesh in the recent Assembly elections has renewed the question of the Congress’s viability in straight contests against the BJP in the Hindi belt. The very idea of OBC empowerment got entangled with allegations of corruption, dynastic politics and misrule, and monopolised by a …

Caste, religious politics not healthy sign for democracy: Sachin Pilot on PM Modi's Gujjar community remark
1 year, 1 month ago

Caste, religious politics not healthy sign for democracy: Sachin Pilot on PM Modi's Gujjar community remark

India TV News  

Rajasthan Assembly Election 2023: Congress leader and former Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot has said that efforts should be made to bring everyone together. I think caste politics or religious politics is not a healthy sign for a democracy, while responding to PM Modi's remark on him and Gujjar community. Addressing a poll rally in Rajasthan's Rajsamand, PM Modi …

Congress Upholds Secularism, BJP Indulges in Polarisation, Says Kharge
1 year, 1 month ago

Congress Upholds Secularism, BJP Indulges in Polarisation, Says Kharge

News 18  

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of indulging in polarisation and appeasement politics, and claimed that the grand old party upholds secularism. Asked about the BJP complaining to the Election Commission against Rahul Gandhi and him, the Congress chief said he would give his response on the issue directly to the poll panel. The EC …

Madhya Pradesh elections: Rahul Gandhi's 'Mohabbat ka dukaan' is full of hatred, says Scindia in Guna
1 year, 1 month ago

Madhya Pradesh elections: Rahul Gandhi's 'Mohabbat ka dukaan' is full of hatred, says Scindia in Guna

India TV News  

Taking a swipe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said that his 'Mohabbat ka dukaan' is full of hatred. Addressing a rally in Guna, Scindia took a swipe at his former party colleague Rahul Gandhi. Attacking Congress The Union Minister, who joined the BJP in 2020, said that the Congress is a party of "jhoot aur loot" …

Rajasthan elections: BJP begins outreach with focus on women and religious leaders
1 year, 1 month ago

Rajasthan elections: BJP begins outreach with focus on women and religious leaders

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party is planning a massive outreach programme to take the central government’s welfare schemes to the common people, with a special focus on women and religious leaders, ahead of the November 25 assembly elections. In the 2018 assembly elections, the BJP won 73 seats out of the 200-member house According to BJP election management committee convener Narayan …

Muslims overwhelmingly want to see Rahul Gandhi as India's PM: Read why
1 year, 2 months ago

Muslims overwhelmingly want to see Rahul Gandhi as India's PM: Read why

Op India  

The Indian General Election is likely to be held in India between April and May 2024 to elect the members of the 18th Lok Sabha. The poll results revealed that while 61% of general voters and 70% of Forward Caste voters want PM Modi to continue as the Prime Minister of the country, 52% of the Muslims in India want …

Poll pact: JD(S) Muslim leaders decide to take a call on political future after district-level interactions
1 year, 3 months ago

Poll pact: JD(S) Muslim leaders decide to take a call on political future after district-level interactions

The Hindu  

With Muslim leaders in the Janata Dal having become restive after the formal announcement of the party’s entry into the BJP-led NDA, former Chief Minister H.D. Party sources indicated that the leadership is likely to meet the Muslim leaders to explain the party’s situation to ally with the BJP and attempt to iron out the differences. It also did not …

'Nothing Hindu' about what the BJP does: Rahul Gandhi
1 year, 3 months ago

'Nothing Hindu' about what the BJP does: Rahul Gandhi

Deccan Chronicle  

London: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has hit out at the BJP during an interaction with students and academics in Paris, saying that the governing party is out to get power at any cost and that there is "nothing Hindu" about their actions. During the interaction on Saturday at the Sciences PO University in Paris, a leading social sciences institution in …

Tejasvi Surya slams Rahul Gandhi over Cong leader's ‘nothing Hindu about what BJP does’ jibe
1 year, 3 months ago

Tejasvi Surya slams Rahul Gandhi over Cong leader's ‘nothing Hindu about what BJP does’ jibe

Hindustan Times  

Bharatiya Janata Party MP Tejasvi Surya on Sunday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over the latter's attack on the saffron party over Hinduism. There is nothing Hindu about what the BJP does—absolutely nothing… I have not read anywhere in any Hindu book or heard from any learned Hindu person that you should terrorise or harm people who are weaker than …

‘Congress works to unite, BJP spreads hate’: Rahul Gandhi in Rajasthan
1 year, 4 months ago

‘Congress works to unite, BJP spreads hate’: Rahul Gandhi in Rajasthan

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday praised the social security schemes of the Rajasthan government and said, “while the Congress works to unite, the Bharatiya Janata Party works to spread hate and divide”. Rahul Gandhi addressed a party rally in Mangarh Dham in Rajasthan’s Banswara district on Wednesday Addressing a party rally in Mangarh Dham in Rajasthan’s Banswara district, he …

‘Ye kaisa ishq jo. . .’: Smriti Irani on Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Mohabbat ki Dukan’
1 year, 6 months ago

‘Ye kaisa ishq jo. . .’: Smriti Irani on Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Mohabbat ki Dukan’

Live Mint  

Union Minister Smriti Irani on Thursday took a jibe at former Congress president Rahul Gandhi's ‘Mohabbat ki Dukan’ and asked ‘Ye kaisa ishq hai jo desh se nahi apni political siyasat se hai?’ The former television actor and now Bhartiya Janata Party leader and MP launched a scathing attack on Rahul Gandhi at the same time her colleague and fellow …

‘Won’t do politics abroad, watch me when I get back’: Here is what EAM Jaishankar said taking a dig at Rahul Gandhi over his remarks in the US
1 year, 6 months ago

‘Won’t do politics abroad, watch me when I get back’: Here is what EAM Jaishankar said taking a dig at Rahul Gandhi over his remarks in the US

Op India  

On Saturday, June 3, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar took a jibe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his controversial statements against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his policies during his recent ‘Mohabbat Ki Dukan’ farce in the US. During his interaction with the Indian diaspora in South Africa’s Cape Town, EAM Jaishankar said, “Look, I can only talk for …

Rahul Gandhi wants to ambush PM Modi’s US visit, but setting insidious narratives from abroad won’t serve his purpose
1 year, 6 months ago

Rahul Gandhi wants to ambush PM Modi’s US visit, but setting insidious narratives from abroad won’t serve his purpose

Firstpost  

Rahul Gandhi has once again gone abroad to indulge in his favourite exercise. Rahul’s engagements are therefore marked by vitriolic outbursts against Modi and withering denigration of India under Modi, and in his penchant for criticizing the prime minister — whom he tries to portray as an authoritarian pantomime — the Congress leader frequently ends up casting aspersions on India’s …

Rahul Gandhi calls Muslim League 'secular', here are 8 reasons why it isn't
1 year, 6 months ago

Rahul Gandhi calls Muslim League 'secular', here are 8 reasons why it isn't

Firstpost  

As far as history goes, Muslim League was responsible for Indian Partition, but for Congress leader Rahul Gandhi the party of Pakistan’s founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah is “secular”. “Jinnah’s Muslim League, the party responsible for India’s partition, on religious lines, according to Rahul Gandhi is a ‘secular’ party.” He further said: “Rahul Gandhi, though poorly read, is simply being disingenuous …

Rahul Gandhi faces criticism for ‘Muslim league is secular’ comment
1 year, 6 months ago

Rahul Gandhi faces criticism for ‘Muslim league is secular’ comment

Live Mint  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday faced massive backlash for his claim that the 'Muslim League is a "completely secular party". The BJP has criticised Rahul Gandhi for his remark stating that the Congress leader's compulsion to remain acceptable in Wayanad that he called Muslim League a "secular party". Rijiju also asked how Mohammad Ali Jinnah's Muslim League which was …

Watch: After declaring Muslim League ‘secular’, Rahul Gandhi defends espionage accused; BJP calls him ‘dangerous’
1 year, 6 months ago

Watch: After declaring Muslim League ‘secular’, Rahul Gandhi defends espionage accused; BJP calls him ‘dangerous’

Firstpost  

Rahul Gandhi has been keeping up with his slew of controversial statements in his trip to the US. After declaring Muslim League “secular”, the Congress leader has now defended a Delhi-based freelance journalist arrested on charges of espionage. During his interaction at the National Press Club in Washington DC, Gandhi was asked about the state of press freedom in India …

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