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Opinion: Who can claim Ambedkar as their own?

Various kinds of people could claim Dr BR Ambedkar as their own. Comparing the enormous difference between the monetary contributions made by white Americans for the betterment of blacks with the money collected by Gandhi for his Harijan Sevak Sangh, Ambedkar concluded in an unfinished work, “A People at Bay”, that “Americans have a social conscience while the Hindus have …

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IUML, Congress slam Kerala CPI(M) leader's remark extremist support Gandhis

India Today

The Indian Union Muslim League hit out at Communist Party of India and its politburo member A Vijayaraghavan for his statements on Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi’s win in Wayanad parliamentary seat. At the CPI party conference in Bathery, Wayanad, last week, politburo member A Vijayaraghavan stated that extremist elements were present at Priyanka Gandhi’s rallies. WHAT CPI LEADER A …

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Parbhani violence: Somnath Suryavanshi killed as he was Dalit and protecting Constitution, says Rahul Gandhi

New Indian Express

PARBHANI: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Monday claimed Somnath Suryavanshi was killed because he was a Dalit and was protecting the Constitution. Police killed Suryavanshi, and it was a 'cent per cent custodial death", the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha alleged after meeting Suryavanshi's family members in Parbhani. Talking to reporters, Gandhi said he met Suryavanshi's family members …

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Simultaneous poll bills unlikely to be passed in Parliament: Digvijaya

The Hindu

Congress Rajya Sabha member Digvijaya Singh has said he is doubtful that the 'one nation, one election' bills will be passed in Parliament. Talking to reporters in Madhya Pradesh's Agar Malwa district on Saturday night, Mr. Singh also denied the allegations against Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi of "pushing and shoving" BJP MPs on Parliament premises …

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Congress, IUML flay CPI(M) polit bureau member Vijayaraghavan for ‘attributing’ Gandhi’s back-to-back victories in the Wayanad to “fundamentalist” support

The Hindu

On Sunday, the Congress and the Indian Union Muslim League flayed the Communist Party of India polit bureau member A. Vijayaraghavan’s purported statement that “fundamentalist votes” had catalysed the back-to-back victories of Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency. Mr. Vijayaraghavan sparked controversy while inaugurating the CPI‘s Wayanad district conference last week by stating that …

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BJP MPs did not mention Indira herself voted to remove many provisions of 42nd Amendment: Jairam Ramesh

The Hindu

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his colleagues mounted a "furious attack" on Indira Gandhi for the 42nd Amendment but they did not mention that she, along with other Congress MPs, voted in favour of the 44th Amendment which removed a number of provisions introduced through the 42nd Amendment, Congress MP Jairam Ramesh said on Sunday. Mr. Ramesh pointed out that …

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Bareilly Court summons Rahul Gandhi for remarks made against Economic Survey during LS election campaign

New Indian Express

BAREILLY: A court here has summoned Congress MP and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi to appear before it on January 7 for his remarks related to the Economic Survey during the Lok Sabha polls. Advocate Virendra Pal Gupta, representing Pathak, submitted that during the Lok Sabha elections Gandhi had allegedly said that "despite the percentage of weaker sections being high, …

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Pratap Chandra Sarangi: Agitator to victim & a brush with Gandhi

New Indian Express

A mid the melee and uproar at Makar Dwar of Parliament, the image of Pratap Chandra Sarangi, frail and bloodied, with a handkerchief pressed against his forehead, evoked a strange sense of irony. As part of the VHP, Bajrang Dal, and Durga Vahini agitation, Sarangi was among the 62 arrested after a mob stormed the Odisha Assembly, vandalising property, attacking …

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Gandhis' day out: Sonia, Rahul, Priyanka enjoy chhole bhature at Delhi restaurant

India Today

After weeks of heated political exchanges with the BJP, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra took a much-needed break on Sunday to spend quality time with their family. Accompanying Rahul Gandhi, who is also the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, were his mother Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka's husband Robert Vadra, their daughter Miraya Vadra, and Robert Vadra's mother. …

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BJP's Wayand candidate challenges Priyanka Gandhi's win: Didn't disclose assets

India Today

A day after challenging the election of Priyanka Gandhi from the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat in the Kerala High Court, BJP leader Navya Das on Sunday claimed that the Congress MP did not disclose details about her and her family's assets in the nomination papers. Speaking with news agency ANI, Navya Haridas, who lost against her Congress rival by over …

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Anita Katyal | Fuss over edited Amit Shah clip; how Priyanka got her ‘Bangla’ bag

Deccan Chronicle

Irrespective of who is to blame for last week’s scuffle between MPs of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress on the Parliament House premises, the fact is that the Narendra Modi government was rattled by the campaign launched by a united Opposition against home minister Amit Shah for what it described as “derogatory” references to Babasaheb Ambedkar in his …

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Rahul Gandhi to meet Parbhani victim’s family on December 23

The Hindu

Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi is visiting Parbhani on Monday to meet the family members of Somnath Vyankat Suryawanshi, a law student who died in judicial custody after the violence broke out in Parbhani. Speaking to The Hindu, Maharashtra Pradesh Youth Congress chairman Akshay Jain said, “This Mr. Gandhi’s first official visit to Maharashtra after the …

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Congress destroyed democratic norms, alleges BJP leader

The Hindu

Calling the former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi ‘dictator in-chief’ for imposing Emergency and overthrowing State governments, the National General Secretary of BJP B.L. Santosh alleged in Mangaluru on Saturday, that the ‘Congress destroyed democratic norms’ in the country. ‘Nehru campaigned against Ambedkar twice’ When Ambedkar contested the 1952 Parliamentary elections from Bombay North Central, Congress leader Jawaharlal Nehru campaigned against …

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Congress steps up campaign over Amit Shah’s remarks on Dr. Ambedkar

The Hindu

Stepping up its campaign against Home Minister Amit Shah for his comment that it has become a “fashion” to take Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar’s name, the Congress on Saturday announced a plan to hold countrywide press conferences and Ambedkar samman marches in the next few days. “On 24 December, all across the country, we will hold Babasaheb Ambedkar Samman Marches and …

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Navya Haridas Files Petition Challenging Priyanka Gandhi's Election Victory In Wayanad

ABP News

BJP leader Navya Haridas, who contested against AICC General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi in the recently concluded Wayanad bypolls, moved the Kerala High Court on Friday challenging the election of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra from the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency. Haridas, who was defeated by Priyanka in the November 13 bypoll by a margin of over five lakh votes, accused …

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2 days, 14 hours ago

Behind the attempt to de-spiritualise Ambedkar now

New Indian Express

Amit Shah's statement in the parliament on Dr BR Ambedkar, God and Heaven on December 18, 2024 is neither spontaneous nor a slip of tongue. Now Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge have taken a strong position on Ambedkar's Constitution vs Manu Dharma Shastra, caste census and the removal of the 50 percent cap on reservation. His spiritual reference to Ambedkar, …

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Rise & Rise of Ambedkar as an icon

New Indian Express

The fracas over an insult to Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar leading to fisticuffs between the members of the ruling coalition and the opposition within the parliament complex underlined two distinctive trends. Second, over the last few decades, Ambedkar has emerged as the only leader whom all political outfits - regional and national, cutting across ideological barriers - are competing to appropriate …

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Kishan Reddy Accuses Congress of Attacking Ambedkar’s Legacy

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad:Union minister G. Kishan Reddy alleged that the Congress was frustrated over its series of defeats in state polls and resorting to cheap gimmicks to halt Parliament proceedings, attacking NDA MPs and demeaning the architect of the Constitution Dr B.R. Talking to newsmen after meeting injured MPs at RML Hospital in Delhi on Friday, Kishan Reddy charged that the Opposition …

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Winter Session of Parliament Ends in Chaos

Deccan Chronicle

New Delhi: The final day of the Winter Session of Parliament on Friday saw a series of protests and counter-protests, with the ruling BJP and the Opposition clashing over recent remarks and allegations. While NDA MPs demanded an apology from Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Opposition members rallied at Vijay Chowk, calling for Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s apology and resignation …

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Parliament Scuffle: Delhi Police Crime Branch To Probe 'Assault' Case Against Rahul Gandhi

ABP News

The Delhi Police on Friday transferred the case against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over the scuffle on the Parliament premises, which injured two BJP MPs on Thursday, to the Crime Branch. An FIR was registered against Rahul Gandhi at Parliament Street Police after BJP leaders lodged a police complaint against the Congress leader, accusing him of "physical assault and incitement" …

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Maharashtra Congress Chief Slams CM Fadnavis's 'Urban Naxal' Claim Over Rahul Gandhi-Led Yatra, Demands List

ABP News

Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole on Friday called on Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to disclose the list of organisations allegedly linked to Naxals that participated in the Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra. Patole’s demand followed Fadnavis's statement in the state assembly that 40 of the 180 organisations that took part in the Bharat Jodo Yatra were identified as "frontal organisations" …

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From the India Today archives (2003) | Heir styling in Indian politics

India Today

Pop psychologists would call it the colonial conundrum; the inherent, almost instinctive, desire among former British colonies of south Asia to opt for dynastic rule as a substitute for royalty. Jawaharlal Nehru, very much kingmaker if not king, his daughter Indira Gandhi, the imperious queen, and even Rajiv Gandhi’s reign drew constant parallels with Camelot till things went sour. Excerpts …

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Rahul Gandhi Speaks To Father Of Congress Worker Who Died During Lucknow Protest: 'Will Always Stand By You'

ABP News

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Friday spoke with the father of the 28-year-old party worker Prabhat Pandey, who allegedly died during a Congress-led protest in Lucknow after a scuffle with the police. "A case of murder under relevant sections has been registered at Hussainganj police station in connection with the incident that happened with Prabhat Kumar Pandey at the Uttar …

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BJP’s Dalit Dilemma | Power Play by Anand Mishra

The Hindu

Published : Dec 20, 2024 18:37 IST - 4 MINS READ Dear readers, What’s in a name? Nishikant Dubey of the BJP responded by filing a privilege notice against Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of showing a “criminally edited” version of Shah’s speech. BJP leaders shared photographs of the injured Sarangi and Rajput, insisting that “pictures don’t lie”, but refused to …

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Opinion: Who can claim Ambedkar as their own?

IUML, Congress slam Kerala CPI(M) leader's remark extremist support Gandhis

Parbhani violence: Somnath Suryavanshi killed as he was Dalit and protecting Constitution, says Rahul Gandhi

Simultaneous poll bills unlikely to be passed in Parliament: Digvijaya

Congress, IUML flay CPI(M) polit bureau member Vijayaraghavan for ‘attributing’ Gandhi’s back-to-back victories in the Wayanad to “fundamentalist” support

BJP MPs did not mention Indira herself voted to remove many provisions of 42nd Amendment: Jairam Ramesh

Bareilly Court summons Rahul Gandhi for remarks made against Economic Survey during LS election campaign

Pratap Chandra Sarangi: Agitator to victim & a brush with Gandhi

Gandhis' day out: Sonia, Rahul, Priyanka enjoy chhole bhature at Delhi restaurant

BJP's Wayand candidate challenges Priyanka Gandhi's win: Didn't disclose assets

Anita Katyal | Fuss over edited Amit Shah clip; how Priyanka got her ‘Bangla’ bag

Rahul Gandhi to meet Parbhani victim’s family on December 23

Congress destroyed democratic norms, alleges BJP leader

Congress steps up campaign over Amit Shah’s remarks on Dr. Ambedkar

Navya Haridas Files Petition Challenging Priyanka Gandhi's Election Victory In Wayanad

Behind the attempt to de-spiritualise Ambedkar now

Rise & Rise of Ambedkar as an icon

Kishan Reddy Accuses Congress of Attacking Ambedkar’s Legacy

Winter Session of Parliament Ends in Chaos

Parliament Scuffle: Delhi Police Crime Branch To Probe 'Assault' Case Against Rahul Gandhi

Maharashtra Congress Chief Slams CM Fadnavis's 'Urban Naxal' Claim Over Rahul Gandhi-Led Yatra, Demands List

From the India Today archives (2003) | Heir styling in Indian politics

Rahul Gandhi Speaks To Father Of Congress Worker Who Died During Lucknow Protest: 'Will Always Stand By You'

BJP’s Dalit Dilemma | Power Play by Anand Mishra