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Devendra Fadnavis slams Kanhaiya Kumar over remark on his wife: ‘Chullu bhar paani…’
1 month, 1 week ago

Devendra Fadnavis slams Kanhaiya Kumar over remark on his wife: ‘Chullu bhar paani…’

Hindustan Times  

Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said Congress' ‘troll army’s’ accusations against his wife are such that any civilised person would feel embarrassed. His response came after Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar's remark that “the deputy CM's wife makes Instagram reels". Taking a personal jibe at Fadnavis during a rally in Nagpur South West on Thursday, the Congress leader said common …

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Prashant Kishor on Rahul Gandhi's quota remark: He doesn't know what he will say
3 months, 1 week ago

Prashant Kishor on Rahul Gandhi's quota remark: He doesn't know what he will say

India Today  

Jan Suraaj chief Prashant Kishor on Thursday hit out at Congress MP Rahul Gandhi over remarks he made on a reservation. #WATCH | Purnea, Bihar: On Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi's recent statement, Jan Suraaj Chief Prashant Kishor says, ".Rahul Gandhi himself does not know what he will say at any time. While addressing students of Georgetown University, Rahul Gandhi …

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TMC MP Mahua Moitra dares Delhi Police as NCW seeks FIR over ‘pajama’ remark
5 months, 2 weeks ago

TMC MP Mahua Moitra dares Delhi Police as NCW seeks FIR over ‘pajama’ remark

Hindustan Times  

Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra on Friday challenged the Delhi Police to take immediate action after the National Commission for Women sought an FIR against her over derogatory remarks against its chairperson Rekha Sharma. Read: Back in Lok Sabha, Mahua Moitra jabs BJP over her expulsion: ‘Paid heavy price’ In the video, other persons were seen holding umbrellas for Sharma, …

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‘Who is Mani Shankar Aiyar?’: Jairam Ramesh on ‘China invasion’ remark
6 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Who is Mani Shankar Aiyar?’: Jairam Ramesh on ‘China invasion’ remark

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday distanced his party from Mani Shankar Aiyar's remark on China. Mani Shankar Aiyar sparked a massive political row after he said during an event on Tuesday that in October 1962, the Chinese "allegedly invaded India.” The remark sparked a wave of backlash from the Bharatiya Janata Party, prompting Congress to distance itself from Aiyar's …

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'Win from Raebareli before you challenge': Garry Kasparov taunts Rahul Gandhi over 'best chess player' remark
7 months, 2 weeks ago

'Win from Raebareli before you challenge': Garry Kasparov taunts Rahul Gandhi over 'best chess player' remark

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Former world chess champion Garry Kasparov in a post on social media platform roasted Rahul Gandhi over his nomination from Rae Bareli after the latter drawn a parallel between chess and politics. Rahul Gandhi had praised Garry Kasparov mentioning him as his favourite chess player and talked about how he applies pressure and non-linear thinking. Earlier …

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Who is Congress's Sam Pitroda, leader behind ‘inheritance tax’ remark?
8 months ago

Who is Congress's Sam Pitroda, leader behind ‘inheritance tax’ remark?

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader Sam Pitroda has courted another controversy, and handed ammunition to the ruling BJP this Lok Sabha election season, with his “inheritance tax" statement. Sam Pitroda with Rahul Gandhi Though both Pitroda and the Congress have clarified that this was his “individual opinion,” the row is unlikely to die anytime soon. Pitroda leads the Congress party's overseas wing, the …

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Delhi LG asks top cop to probe Shrinate’s remark on Kangana after BJP files complaint
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi LG asks top cop to probe Shrinate’s remark on Kangana after BJP files complaint

Hindustan Times  

Delhi lieutenant governor VK Saxena on Thursday directed police commissioner Sanjay Arora to conduct a thorough probe into a derogatory social media post by Congress leader Supriya Shrinate against actor and Bharatiya Janata Party Lok Sabha poll candidate Kangana Ranaut, and sought a detailed report in this regard. The development came after BJP Delhi secretary Bansuri Swaraj, in a written …

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’Unwarranted, unacceptable’: India reacts to US remark on Delhi CM’s arrest, freezing of Congress funds
8 months, 3 weeks ago

’Unwarranted, unacceptable’: India reacts to US remark on Delhi CM’s arrest, freezing of Congress funds

Live Mint  

India on Thursday reacted to the United States' latest call for "fair, transparent and timely legal processes" in the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and freezing of Congress party funds. Stressing that India is proud of its "robust and independent" democratic institutions, the Ministry of External Affairs said the remarks by the US State Department on the arrest …

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Kangana Ranaut row: BJP takes 'Congress character' dig over Supriya Shrinate's remark
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Kangana Ranaut row: BJP takes 'Congress character' dig over Supriya Shrinate's remark

Hindustan Times  

The BJP on Tuesday stepped up its attack on the Congress over a post made from the Instagram handle of Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate against actor Kangana Ranaut, who will contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections on the saffron party's ticket from Mandi in Himachal Pradesh, the latter's home state. BJP attacks Congress Party spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla pointed to the …

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Congress MP DK Suresh triggers row over Budget with ‘separate country’ remark
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Congress MP DK Suresh triggers row over Budget with ‘separate country’ remark

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru Rural MP and senior Congress leader DK Suresh, brother of Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar, made a controversial statement after Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the interim budget on Thursday. He said that South India has always been ignored when it comes to providing funds and said that this will eventually lead them to demand a separate …

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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 …

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Amid flak over ‘act of terror’ remark, Shashi Tharoor removed from next pro-Palestine rally
1 year, 1 month ago

Amid flak over ‘act of terror’ remark, Shashi Tharoor removed from next pro-Palestine rally

Hindustan Times  

Following the backlash over a speech delivered at a pro-Palestine rally, a Muslim Jamaaths' body, the Mahal Empowerment Mission, on Friday removed Congress MP Shashi Tharoor from its scheduled Palestine solidarity event. Congress MP Shashi Tharoor The decision came after a controversy that erupted following Tharoor's statement at a rally organised by Congress' allly Indian Union Muslim League to showcase …

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'Either Mallikarjun Kharge or Rahul Gandhi likely to be PM pick', says Shashi Tharoor, later clarifies remark
1 year, 2 months ago

'Either Mallikarjun Kharge or Rahul Gandhi likely to be PM pick', says Shashi Tharoor, later clarifies remark

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Ahead of general elections that are due next year, Congress Working Committee member Shashi Tharoor said he feels that if the I.N.D.I.A alliance gets power in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, the party may nominate either its president Mallikarjun Kharge or former AICC president Rahul Gandhi as Prime Minister. But my guess is that from the …

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Uddhav Thackeray hits back at PM Modi over his ‘Cong abused me 91 times’ remark
1 year, 7 months ago

Uddhav Thackeray hits back at PM Modi over his ‘Cong abused me 91 times’ remark

Live Mint  

Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray on Monday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's claim that Congress abused him 91 times. Addressing the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi rally in Mumbai, Thackeray said, “Modi said Congress abused him 91 times. The Shiv Sena leader slammed the government for shifting mega projects from Maharashtra, saying that "We will make pieces of anyone …

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After Azad’s remark, BJP asks Rahul Gandhi to reveal who he met abroad
1 year, 8 months ago

After Azad’s remark, BJP asks Rahul Gandhi to reveal who he met abroad

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday launched a scathing attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and said that he owes an explanation to the nation over Democratic Progressive Azad Party founder and former Gandhi family loyalist Ghulam Nabi Azad’s comment that the former Congress chief had met undesirable businessmen during his foreign trips. Playing a video clip of Azad’s TV …

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India’s Rahul Gandhi found guilty of defamation over Modi remark
1 year, 9 months ago

India’s Rahul Gandhi found guilty of defamation over Modi remark

Al Jazeera  

Case stems from a 2019 remark in which the opposition leader asked why ‘all thieves have Modi as common surname’. A court in western India has found opposition leader Rahul Gandhi guilty of defamation for a speech he made in 2019 in which he referred to thieves as having the surname Modi, and sentenced him to two years in prison. …

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Delhi Police sends notice to Rahul Gandhi over Srinagar remark, Congress says 'will respond'
1 year, 9 months ago

Delhi Police sends notice to Rahul Gandhi over Srinagar remark, Congress says 'will respond'

India Today  

The Delhi Police has issued a notice to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his 'women are still being sexually assaulted' remark made during the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Srinagar and sought details of victims so that action could be taken. The police said that during Bharat Jodo Yatra in Srinagar, Rahul Gandhi said that "I have heard that women are …

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‘Instead of showing lal ankh, your govt extends..’: Cong on EAM’s LAC remark
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Instead of showing lal ankh, your govt extends..’: Cong on EAM’s LAC remark

Live Mint  

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's remark on India's relationship with China "look they are the bigger economy. In a blistering attack the Mallikarjun Kharge-led party said that Jaishankar's remark ended up hurting the Indian Defense Forces instead of the Grand Old Party. It's not a question of being reactionary, it's a question of common sense," Jaishankar had said In an …

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Rahul Gandhi breaks silence on Digvijaya Singh’s surgical strike remark
1 year, 11 months ago

Rahul Gandhi breaks silence on Digvijaya Singh’s surgical strike remark

Live Mint  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on 24 January distanced himself from remarks made by senior party leader Digvijaya Singh questioning the 2019 surgical strikes. Earlier on Monday, the Congress too had distanced itself from Singh's remarks questioning the 2019 surgical strikes and said that the views do not reflect the position of the party which supports all military actions that are …

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Gujarat Assembly elections | Mallikarjun Kharge’s remark on PM Modi draws BJP and Congress leaders into verbal brawl
2 years ago

Gujarat Assembly elections | Mallikarjun Kharge’s remark on PM Modi draws BJP and Congress leaders into verbal brawl

The Hindu  

The last day of campaigning for the first phase of assembly polls in Gujarat saw the top leaders of the BJP and the Congress exchanging barbs, with Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi a Ravan, a comparison that drew sharp reactions from BJP leaders. His remarks about Mr. Modi prompted sharp criticism from the ruling party’s leaders …

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On Amit Shah's 'permanent peace' in Gujarat remark, opposition leaders' attack
2 years ago

On Amit Shah's 'permanent peace' in Gujarat remark, opposition leaders' attack

Hindustan Times  

As Gujarat gears up to vote next month for the assembly elections in two phases, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said that the BJP - ruling in the state for 27 years - has been able to establish “permanent peace” in the state. Union home minister Amit Shah addresses a public meeting for the upcoming Gujarat assembly elections …

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Maharashtra Congress demands recall of governor over remark on Shivaji Maharaj
2 years, 1 month ago

Maharashtra Congress demands recall of governor over remark on Shivaji Maharaj

The Hindu  

Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole on Sunday demanded the recall of Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari over his comments referring to Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj as an icon of “olden days”. Talking to reporters in Buldhana, Mr. Patole said the Congress will work for an “ideologically clean Maharashtra” and it will not tolerate the insult of social reformers Mahatma Phule, …

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Congress leader defends 'Hindu has dirty meaning' remark, says 'prove me wrong'
2 years, 1 month ago

Congress leader defends 'Hindu has dirty meaning' remark, says 'prove me wrong'

India TV News  

Satish Jarkiholi Hindu remark: Congress leader Satish Jarkiholi, who triggered a massive controvery with his 'Hindu has a dirty meaning' remark, has defended his statement and challenged anyone to prove him wrong. The Congress party is indulging in appeasement politics with such statements just for the sake of votes, he said, as he called Jarkiholi's words as half baked statements …

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BJP workers hurl shoes, blacken Rahul Gandhi's posters over 'Savarkar helped British' remark
2 years, 2 months ago

BJP workers hurl shoes, blacken Rahul Gandhi's posters over 'Savarkar helped British' remark

India Today  

A day after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi claimed that Vinayak Damodar Savarkar helped the British and got a stipend for it, Bharatiya Janata Party workers staged a protest in Mumbai against his derogatory remarks. BJP leader Ram Kadam staged a protest 'Joota Maaro Andolan' with his party workers in Mumbai on Sunday morning to oppose Rahul Gandhi's insult to the …

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