Politics

Shah hails Karnataka scrapping of 4% Muslim reservation

Saying that it was “constitutionally invalid,” Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday lauded Karnataka’s decision to scrap four per cent reservation for Muslims under 2B Other Backward Classes (OBCs) category. Shah also slammed the Congress party for introducing the reservation in the first place, and called it “vote bank politics.”...

Mar 27 · >

Akhilesh roots for backing regional parties to fight BJP

In a remark apparently meant for the Congress, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday said the national parties should support regional parties fighting the Bharatiya Janata Party in their states. While answering a question on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification from the Lok Sabha, the former UP chief...

Mar 27 · >

Bombay HC dismisses plea against Koshyari’s Shivaji remark

The Bombay High Court has dismissed a petition that sought action against former Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari and BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi for their statements on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and other icons, saying the remarks do not prima facie constitute an offence under any criminal act. The court...

Mar 27 · >

Khera apologises for old tweet on seat denial, praises Rahul

Apologising for his 2022 ‘Tapasya’ Tweet, Congress leader Pawan Khera on Sunday heaped praise on the Gandhi family and said it showed a path to India. Pawan Khera said his tweet was made in “selfishness” but he has realized his mistake drawing inspiration from Rahul Gandhi who “shuns power”...

Mar 27 · >

Modi is a coward, arrogant, says Priyanka Gandhi

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday slammed the Bharatiya Janta party (BJP) for insulting Rahul Gandhi, son of a ‘martyred prime minister’, by calling a traitor and Mir Jafar. Addressing a gathering at Rajghat — the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi — in Delhi to protest against Rahul Gandhi’s conviction in a 2019...

Mar 26 · >

Rahul Gandhi has one month to vacate 12, Tughlaq Lane house

12, Tughlaq Lane in Lutyens’ Delhi has been synonymous with Rahul Gandhi since it was first allotted to the Congress leader in 2004 when he won his first Lok Sabha election, from Amethi in Uttar Pradesh. In 2019, Gandhi lost the Amethi seat and a remark made that same...

Mar 26 · >

Cong promises to restore 4% quota for Muslims in Karnataka

es Flaying the BJP-led Karnataka government for its decision to scrap the reservation for Muslims under Category 2B in the OBC list, the Congress declared on Sunday that it would restore the quota to the minority community in the event of the party coming to power in the State,...

Mar 26 · >

BJP sees conspiracy in delay in appeal against conviction​

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders say that the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi as an MP is an “automatic” event given the 2013 Supreme Court judgment in the Lily Thomas case and pointed out that the Congress has still not shown the urgency to go to a sessions court to...

Mar 26 · >

Rahul to reveal future course at media event

Rahul Gandhi is likely to address the media for the first time after disqualification at 1:00 pm today, where he could talk about his future course of action. Moreover, Congress also plans to take a legal route and approach the court against Gandhi’s conviction in the criminal defamation case...

Mar 25 · >

Delhi court reserves Sisodia bail plea order for Mar 31

A Delhi court on Friday said it will pronounce its order on former Deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia’s bail plea on March 31 in the excise policy case lodged by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Special Judge M K Nagpal reserved his order on the Aam Aadmi Party...

Mar 25 · >