New Delhi: With Shaheen Bagh becoming an epicentre of anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests and scores of politicians making a beeline to express solidarity with the protesters there, the Congress is eyeing a comeback on Delhi Assembly seats with considerable Muslim voters by riding on the protest wave. Okhla, Seelampur, Matia Mahal, Ballimaran, Mustafabad and Chandni Chowk […]
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Why opposition is not allowed to visit J&K, questions Congress
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday questioned the Modi government on the move of sending 36 Union Ministers to Jammu and Kashmir while opposition leaders barred from visiting the Union Territory. “… Ostensibly 36 Union Ministers have been instructed to blitzkrieg Jammu and Kashmir btwn Jan 18 th -23 rd 2020.51 visits in Jammu,8 planned forSrinagar.If […]
‘Tanhaji’ vs ‘Chhapaak’: a Cong vs BJP ‘tax free’ game
New Delhi: “UP govt has made Tanha ji movie tax free. Actor Ajay Devgan has thanked Yogi ji for this. #ThankYouYOGIji,” declared Department of Silk and Textile, Uttar Pradesh, on its official twitter handle. The announcement comes after the Deepika Padukone-starrer “Chhapak” was made tax free in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan a couple of days […]
Cong fact finding team wants JNU V-C dismissed
New Delhi: A Congress fact finding team which visited JNU and submitted a report to the Congress President wants the JNU Vice Chancellor to be dismissed and criminal investigation to be initiated against him. The team said that “Vice Chancellor M. Jagadesh Kumar should be dismissed immediately and an independent inquiry should be set up […]
Prashant Kishor thanks Congress for stand on CAA, NRC
New Delhi: Political strategist Prashant Kishor, who was the man behind Narendra Modi’s successful election campaign in 2014, on Sunday supported Congress’ anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA and National Register of Citizens (NRC) stand, declaring that the new law will not be implemented in Bihar. His reaction came after he targeted the Congress in December […]
Sonia terms CAA divisive, seeks probe into police excesses
New Delhi: Taking on the central government, Congress interim chief Sonia Gandhi here on Saturday said the new citizenship law (CAA) was discriminatory and divisive, and demanded enquiry into the police excesses on anti-CAA agitators. A comprehensive high-powered commission should be set up to enquire into incidents connected with the CAA protests and provide justice […]
Congress fact finding committee to submit report on JNU
New Delhi: A day after the Congress fact finding team visited Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus, the four-member team will submit its report to party interim chief Sonia Gandhi. The report will also be discussed during the party’s top decision making body CWC meeting on Friday. The four-member fact finding team led by former Congress MP […]
Should Deepika go to Nagpur to promote her film, asks Congress
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for criticising actress Deepika Padukone’s JNU visit, and wondered if the Bollywood star should visit Nagpur (RSS headquarters) “to promote her film”. Speaking to the media, Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera said: “This is what this government is all about. They have reduced to this […]
Delhi goes to polls on Feb 8, counting on Feb 11
New Delhi: The election commission on Monday announced February 8 to be the date of Delhi assembly elections. Model code of conduct comes into effect with the announcement, the EC said. The date of notification is January 14, while January 21 will be the last date of filing nominations. There are total of seventy seats […]
CAA: Shah blames Gandhis, AAP for Delhi CAA violence
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah trained his guns at the Congress’ Gandhis once again for allegedly fomenting trouble on the issue of CAA. But this time, he has added Aam Aadmi Party’s name to the list. Shah alleged, “The Congress and the AAP have committed the sin of burning Delhi in the fire […]