New Delhi: The ongoing battle between the Congress and the BJP over Facebook took a new turn on Thursday with former Union Minister Manish Tewari accusing the social media giant of leaking his letter to the BJP IT cell chief and contending that this showed its collusion with the ruling party. In a series of […]
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Coronavirus a bioweapon, act of terror: Congress MP Tewari
New Delhi: Congress member of Parliament Manish Tewari on Friday claimed that coronavirus is a “bioweapon” either accidentally or deliberately released to create terror. In a tweet, the opposition Congressman called the coronavirus outbreak was an “act of terror”. He, however, did not name any country for the outbreak. “Coronavirus is a bioweapon that went rogue […]
Uddhav requires briefing on NPR, CAA: Manish Tewari
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader and former Union Minister Manish Tewari on Saturday said that Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray requires a briefing on Citizenship Amendment Rules – 2003, to understand how National Population Register (NPR) is the basis of National Register of Citizens (NRC) and “religion” cannot be basis of citizenship. In a tweet, […]
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 […]
Congress slams govt for CDS appointment
New Delhi: Minutes after the announcement of General Bipin Rawat as India’s first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), the principal Opposition, Congress on Monday questioned the Modi government’s move. Slamming the appointment, Congress Lok Sabha MP from Punjab and spokesperson Manish Tewari said in a tweet that the government had started on a “very wrong foot”. […]
Manish Tewari for Bharat Ratna to Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, Sukhdev
New Delhi: Congress leader Manish Tewari on Saturday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to award Bharat Ratna to freedom fighters Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev posthumously. In a tweet, Tewari said he had written a letter to Prime Minister formally requesting him to accord the Bharat Ratna to Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev and […]
‘BJP’s majoritarianism crippled Indian economy’
New Delhi: Taking cue from an article by Finance Minister’s husband in a newspaper, the Congress on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the Modi government over the state of the Indian economy. The party asserted that P. Prabhakar, Nirmala Sitharaman’s husband, is a senior economist and his views are based on facts. Congress spokesperson […]
Shivakumar arrest a diversionary tactic of govt: Congress
New Delhi: Terming the arrest of Karnataka Congress leader D.K. Shivakumar as a case of political vendetta, the Congress on Wednesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led NDA government of targeting the opposition leaders to divert the attention of people from the issues of economic slowdown, abrogation of Article 370 and the NRC list which […]
Congress questions PM, FM silence on economic slowdown – 2 min read
New Delhi: The Congress on Friday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman over their silence on the economic slowdown and praised the Vice Chairperson of Niti Aayog, Rajiv Kumar for his confession that the current stress in the financial sector is unprecedented. Addressing a press conference at the party […]
Manish Tewari’s ’50 shades of grey’ remark sends twitterati into frenzy
New Delhi (2 MIN READ): In a fresh twist to the current divide in the Congress, Party MP Manish Tewari’s allusion to erotic novel ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ while debating Article 370 in Parliament on August 6 sent twitterati into a frenzy simply because there was no reference to context. Vehemently opposing the government’s decision […]