Narendra Modi's anxiety about united Opposition in Lok Sabha polls shines through in New Year's Day interview
6 years, 2 months ago

Narendra Modi's anxiety about united Opposition in Lok Sabha polls shines through in New Year's Day interview

Firstpost  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not known for granting media interviews, preferring, like US president Donald Trump, to use social media to air his often oracular views. In context, then, let us begin with Modi’s rebuttal of the ‘Opposition claim’ that the Bharatiya Janata Party will win no more than 180 seats. “I keep telling all political pundits,” he said, “Let us trust the common man’s intelligence.” That is an unexceptionable sentiment, never mind that it didn’t do his party much good in the five Assembly elections held at the end of the year just gone by. Modi would be better advised to ask the hotheads among his party colleagues, like Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath, to forthwith cease their clamour for a law or ordinance to enable the building of a grand temple at the exact spot where a mythological character was ‘born’. That is possibly the proximate reason for the prime minister feeling anxious and taking absurd potshots against the Opposition, which, despite Shah’s deep desires, shows no signs of melting away.

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PM Narendra Modi speaks on women safety amid outrage over Kolkata rape-murder case: ‘Serious concerns…’
6 months, 4 weeks ago

PM Narendra Modi speaks on women safety amid outrage over Kolkata rape-murder case: ‘Serious concerns…’

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday underlined the need for swift justice in cases involving crimes against women and said that it will give them greater assurance of their safety. Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a gathering during the inauguration of the National Conference of District Judiciary in New Delhi on Saturday. The faster justice is delivered in cases of …

PM Narendra Modi gives 'conduct' advice to NDA MPs, says Opposition upset with him because…
8 months, 3 weeks ago

PM Narendra Modi gives 'conduct' advice to NDA MPs, says Opposition upset with him because…

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asked the MPs of the ruling National Democratic Alliance to follow parliamentary rules and conduct. Follow Live Updates on Parliament Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju said PM Modi asked the MPs to visit Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya. He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the MPs that all members of the Parliament serve the nation, irrespective …

PM Modi on polarisation charge: 'Never spoke against minorities, but will not accept any special citizens'
10 months, 1 week ago

PM Modi on polarisation charge: 'Never spoke against minorities, but will not accept any special citizens'

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Stating that the Bharatiya Janata Party has “not just today but never” acted against minorities, Prime Minister Narendra Modi underlined that he is not ready to accept anyone as “special citizens”. The Prime Minister accused the Congress of constantly violating the secular spirit of the Constitution and said that his campaign speeches are aimed at exposing …

PM Narendra Modi ups ante amid row over communal pitches
11 months ago

PM Narendra Modi ups ante amid row over communal pitches

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi doubled down on his charges that the Congress intended to redistribute both wealth and reservation benefits to Muslims on Tuesday, reiterating comments first made on Sunday, that have caused a political firestorm over the past two days. In Tonk, at his last scheduled rally in Rajasthan which has 13 of its 25 seats going to the …

PM Modi's remarks on Muslims aimed at communal polarization: Pinarayi
11 months ago

PM Modi's remarks on Muslims aimed at communal polarization: Pinarayi

Deccan Chronicle  

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday said that that the Lok Sabha elections is crucial to protect the Constitution and its core values like secularism, democracy, freedom, and national unity. He expressed concerns that these values are under threat from the NDA government, led by the Bharatiya Janata Party and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Vijayan, while addressing a press conference …

PM Modi asks NDA MPs to reach out to Muslim women during Rakshan Bandhan festival
1 year, 7 months ago

PM Modi asks NDA MPs to reach out to Muslim women during Rakshan Bandhan festival

Live Mint  

PM Modi urges BJP leaders to reach out to Muslim women during Raksha Bandhan festival, after ban on triple talaq. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked BJP leaders to reach out to Muslim women during the upcoming festival of Raksha Bandhan which will will fall on August 30 this year. PM Modi's statement came against the backdrop of his government's …

Celebrate Raksha Bandhan with Muslim women, PM Modi tells NDA MPs
1 year, 7 months ago

Celebrate Raksha Bandhan with Muslim women, PM Modi tells NDA MPs

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked National Democratic Alliance MPs to reach out to Muslim women, especially during the festival of Raksha Bandhan, an outreach related to his government’s decision to impose a ban on triple talaq that has, he said, bolstered a feeling of security among Muslim women. The outreach to Muslim women is also to be seen paired …

Manipur violence: ‘Why PM Modi was silent for so long,’ Oppositions questions
1 year, 8 months ago

Manipur violence: ‘Why PM Modi was silent for so long,’ Oppositions questions

Live Mint  

Opposition parties on Thursday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ‘silence on the Manipur violence’ far too long. This was despite that fact that PM Modi, earlier today, stated the he is ‘pained’ by the sexual atrocities against women in Manipur and promised to take strict action against the culprits. "” Meanwhile, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief Asaduddin Owaisi said, “.PM …

PM Modi has kept nation polarised: Sonia Gandhi
2 years, 10 months ago

PM Modi has kept nation polarised: Sonia Gandhi

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s philosophy of “maximum governance and minimum government” translates into keeping the country in a permanent state of polarisation, “brutalising” the minorities and targeting political opponents, Congress president Sonia Gandhi said on Friday. Inaugurating the three-day Nav Sankalp chintan shivir at Udaipur, Ms. Gandhi said “extraordinary circumstances call for extraordinary actions” and called on her party colleagues …

Narendra Modi appointed PM, asks MPs to stop minorities from living in imaginary fear
5 years, 10 months ago

Narendra Modi appointed PM, asks MPs to stop minorities from living in imaginary fear

India Today  

Two days after the Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA rode to victory in the Lok Sabha elections, Narendra Modi was appointed the Prime Minister of the 17th Lok Sabha. Photo: PTI "Exercising powers vested in him under Article 75 of the Constitution of India, President Kovind, today appointed @narendramodi to the office of Prime Minister of India," official Twitter account of …

‘Government for all’: PM Narendra Modi sets tone for second term
5 years, 10 months ago

‘Government for all’: PM Narendra Modi sets tone for second term

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi set the tone for his second term in office on Saturday, telling newly elected Lok Sabha members of the National Democratic Alliance to win the confidence of the minorities and carry everyone along in a speech that emphasised the need for national unity. Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses after meeting with President Ramnath Kovind at Rastrapati …

Narendra Modi's outreach to Opposition in victory speech shows he is interested in crafting legislative history
5 years, 10 months ago

Narendra Modi's outreach to Opposition in victory speech shows he is interested in crafting legislative history

Firstpost  

To be humble in victory is expected of politicians and Prime Minister Narendra Modi didn’t disappoint on that score on Thursday after his historic reelection. In his first term in office, Modi’s most significant legislative achievement was the Constitution Act to introduce the Goods and Services Tax from 1 July, 2017. The Upper House has remained out of reach of …

Opposition show of unity at Naidu's fast
6 years, 1 month ago

Opposition show of unity at Naidu's fast

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The Dharma Porata Deeksha launched by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu in Delhi, to press his demand for Special Category Status for AP, attracted support from several opposition leaders and Chief Ministers on Monday. Former prime minister Manmohan Singh addressed those assembled and said the present government has the responsibility of fulfilling the decisions taken during the …

Narendra Modi in Kerala sets Sabarimala agenda for LS polls: BJP senses huge potential to make inroads into minority vote bank
6 years, 2 months ago

Narendra Modi in Kerala sets Sabarimala agenda for LS polls: BJP senses huge potential to make inroads into minority vote bank

Firstpost  

BJP workers in Kerala sought to use the Sabarimala protests to trigger a Hindu consolidation that they failed to achieve through the hardline Hindutva politics. The virulent attack launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the Left Democratic Front government and the Congress on the Sabarimala issue during his two visits to Kerala within a span of a fortnight indicates …

Kerala govt conduct on Sabarimala shameful: PM
6 years, 2 months ago

Kerala govt conduct on Sabarimala shameful: PM

Live Mint  

Ernakulam: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday came out strongly in support of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s ongoing agitation in favour of the ban on entry of women of menstruating age to the Sabarimala temple despite a Supreme Court order overturning it. The stand of the state’s ruling Left government on the issue is one of the most shameful behaviour …

Kerala govt conduct over Sabarimala one of the most shameful': PM Modi
6 years, 2 months ago

Kerala govt conduct over Sabarimala one of the most shameful': PM Modi

Deccan Chronicle  

Kollam : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday came down heavily upon the ruling LDF government in Kerala over its handling of Sabarimala issue. The Prime Minister said that the conduct of the state government on Sabarimala issue “will go down in history as one of the most shameful behaviour by any party and government.” “We knew that communists do …

Narendra Modi says 2019 polls will be 'public vs coalition' contest, hits out at Pakistan for failing to 'mend its ways'
6 years, 2 months ago

Narendra Modi says 2019 polls will be 'public vs coalition' contest, hits out at Pakistan for failing to 'mend its ways'

Firstpost  

The 2019 Lok Sabha elections will be a “public versus coalition” contest, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday while ridiculing the alliance proposed to be formed by anti-BJP parties. Ridiculing the coalition sought to be formed by some anti-BJP parties, he said, “The public knows that earlier it was de-centralised corruption, those who sat in the states, looted the …

Here are the highlights of Prime Minister Modi’s interview to ANI
6 years, 2 months ago

Here are the highlights of Prime Minister Modi’s interview to ANI

Op India  

Prime Minister Modi, in his interview to news agency ANI today touched upon various topics and cleared the air on a lot of controversies surrounding the decisions of the BJP government. Criticising the election-time ‘lollipop’ offered to farmers in form of farm loan waiver, Prime Minister Modi said that it does not benefit the farmers. Clearing the air on his …

Triple Talaq matter of gender quality, Sabarimala related to tradition: PM Modi
6 years, 2 months ago

Triple Talaq matter of gender quality, Sabarimala related to tradition: PM Modi

India TV News  

"Triple Talaq is not a religion issue. Several Islamic nations have banned it," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday, stressing on the need of delinking the issue of communal perspective. Speaking to ANI in an interview, the prime minister said that while Triple Talaq is a matter of gender equality, entry of women in Sabarimala is related to tradition. …

Triple talaq is a matter of gender equality, Sabarimala is tradition: Narendra Modi
6 years, 2 months ago

Triple talaq is a matter of gender equality, Sabarimala is tradition: Narendra Modi

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 1 said that while Triple Talaq is a matter of gender equality, entry of women in Sabarimala is related to tradition. In an exclusive interview to ANI, the Prime Minister tried to clear the air on the BJP’s apparent contradiction in its stand on the controversial triple talaq ordinance and the ban on entry …

Govt committed to make triple talaq law despite resistance from ‘hardliners’: PM Modi
6 years, 3 months ago

Govt committed to make triple talaq law despite resistance from ‘hardliners’: PM Modi

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday made it very clear that his government was committed to make triple talaq law despite facing “hurdles” and resistance from “hardliners” and opposition parties. “Despite all hurdles and opposition from hardliners and opposition parties, the government is committed to making a law on triple talaq”, PM Modi said while speaking at the fifth national …

2018 loss, 2019 victory, Sabarimala, Ayodhya and Rafale: Amit Shah’s tell all at Republic Summit
6 years, 3 months ago

2018 loss, 2019 victory, Sabarimala, Ayodhya and Rafale: Amit Shah’s tell all at Republic Summit

Op India  

Speaking at Republic Summit 2018, BJP national president Amit Shah on Wednesday expressed his confidence that NDA alliance will be back in power by securing a comfortable majority in the 2019 general elections. Amit Shah said the Lok Sabha elections are different from state elections and in 2019 elections will be fought on the basis of leadership capabilities. Responding to …

Narendra Modi plays both victim and hero in Karnataka, casts himself as 'kaamdaar' to Rahul Gandhi's 'naamdaar'
6 years, 10 months ago

Narendra Modi plays both victim and hero in Karnataka, casts himself as 'kaamdaar' to Rahul Gandhi's 'naamdaar'

Firstpost  

In his first public rally to campaign for the BJP, Prime Minister Narendra Modi used Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s tweet “EKAurJhoot” — which ridiculed the Centre’s claim that all Indian villages had been electrified — to swing public discourse by unleashing a new naamdaar versus kaamdaar debate. Modi, at his sarcastic best, accepted Rahul’s challenge of a 15-minute debate in …

Narendra Modi : Liberator of 8 crore Muslim women
7 years, 2 months ago

Narendra Modi : Liberator of 8 crore Muslim women

Op India  

In 1986, Rajiv Gandhi’s government passed the so called “The Muslim Women Act“. The nation got Narendra Modi, who has now passed in the Lok Sabha The Muslim Women Bill 2017. Unlike Rajiv Gandhi’s “Protection of Rights” bill for Muslim women, the name of Narendra Modi’s bill is not Orwellian. In an instant, Narendra Modi has become the liberator of …

Triple talaq bill tabled in Lok Sabha: BJP, Congress jockey for position with eye on Karnataka Assembly election
7 years, 2 months ago

Triple talaq bill tabled in Lok Sabha: BJP, Congress jockey for position with eye on Karnataka Assembly election

Firstpost  

Despite Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealing to all members of Parliament for a consensus on the triple talaq bill, the Opposition stuck to its stand of ‘conditional support’. Coming out of it, senior BJP leader and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar said, “The Prime Minister appealed for the Bill to be passed unanimously as it aims to give gender justice, …

Modi politicising triple talaq issue for ‘new vote bank’, says opposition
7 years, 10 months ago

Modi politicising triple talaq issue for ‘new vote bank’, says opposition

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The opposition on Saturday charged the prime minister with politicising the triple talaq issue to gain electoral mileage even as a BJP minister in Uttar Pradesh said Muslim men use it to change wives and satisfy their “lust”. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had on Saturday urged the Muslim community to ensure that the triple talaq issue was not …

Narendra Modi raises Triple Talaq issue, pitches for justice to Muslim women
7 years, 11 months ago

Narendra Modi raises Triple Talaq issue, pitches for justice to Muslim women

Live Mint  

Bhubaneswar: Raising the ‘triple talaq’ issue, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said justice should be done to Muslim women and asked the Bharatiya Janata Party to reach out to the backward sections in the community over his government’s bill to accord constitutional status to the OBC Commission. Speaking at the party’s national executive meeting, he said if there are …

Narendra Modi in Odisha: PM raises triple talaq issue, urges BJP leaders not to be complacent
7 years, 11 months ago

Narendra Modi in Odisha: PM raises triple talaq issue, urges BJP leaders not to be complacent

Firstpost  

Narendra Modi praised demonetisation and BJP chief Amit Shah at the for the election victories in Uttar Pradesh and three other states, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged party leaders not to be complacent after emphatic victory and work for strengthening the party ahead of key elections in the next two years. Praising Bharatiya Janata Party chief Amit Shah …

UP polls: How Narendra Modi outwitted Samajwadi Party, Congress with his firm stand against triple talaq
8 years, 5 months ago

UP polls: How Narendra Modi outwitted Samajwadi Party, Congress with his firm stand against triple talaq

Firstpost  

Amid criticism that after becoming PM, Modi had become extra-cautious on contentious issues, his stringent criticism of triple talaq in the communal cauldron of Uttar Pradesh certainly hit like a bolt from the sky. That law as such was not applicable in certain parts and it has been made applicable ten years ago…if it was found necessary that for the …

Narendra Modi bats for women's rights, says triple talaq should not be politicised in Uttar Pradesh
8 years, 5 months ago

Narendra Modi bats for women's rights, says triple talaq should not be politicised in Uttar Pradesh

Firstpost  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday reached Uttar Pradesh to address a rally in the Mahoba district of Bundelkhand region ahead of the Assembly elections in 2017. However, when Modi was the chief minister, the state resolved to preserve every drop of rain water and after years of struggling, the state is now free of the water problem, he said. …

Narendra Modi raising ‘triple talaq’ issue for political gains: Asaduddin Owaisi
8 years, 5 months ago

Narendra Modi raising ‘triple talaq’ issue for political gains: Asaduddin Owaisi

Live Mint  

Thane: All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul Muslimeen chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of “converting the triple talaq issue into a political tool” ahead of the assembly elections in some states. But, Modi is making this a tool in his ‘Mann ki Baat’ for political gains in view of the forthcoming elections,” he told a public meeting at …

Modi fears Chandrababu Naidu, wants to crush him, says Telugu Desam MP
8 years, 7 months ago

Modi fears Chandrababu Naidu, wants to crush him, says Telugu Desam MP

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: “Who fears whom” is now the biggest question in Andhra Pradesh politics in the aftermath of the Centre all but rejecting the state’s plea for special category status. Jagan Mohan Reddy that he feared Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said he “feared none” and people are high command. Mr Naidu has not stopped his men from criticising Mr Modi, and …

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