Allahabad High Court dismisses plea seeking FIR against Rahul Gandhi over ‘fighting Indian state’ remark
The plea was filed by Simran Gupta of the Hindu Shakti Dal. It was rejected by the single-judge bench of Justice Vikram D. Chauhan.
The plea was filed by Simran Gupta of the Hindu Shakti Dal. It was rejected by the single-judge bench of Justice Vikram D. Chauhan.
The High Court has taken a procedural step in a politically sensitive case, bringing the Centre into the proceedings as questions over citizenship claims move forward.
Kiren Rijiju also questioned Congress’s leadership direction, defended the government’s handling of trade negotiations and accused the Opposition of denying smaller parties their chance to speak in Parliament.
Delhi Police has added criminal conspiracy sections to the FIR in the alleged leak of General MM Naravane’s unpublished memoir, escalating the controversy that began in Parliament.
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, today reiterated his ‘dead economy’ jibe, citing factory closures, shrinking procurement, and widespread job losses. He claimed that the 50 per cent tariffs imposed by the United States are "badly hurting" Indian textile exporters.
Rahul Gandhi visited relief camps in Churachandpur district, and at Moirang in Bishnupur district and also met Manipur Governor Anusuiya Uikey on Friday in Imphal.
The private luxury bus, belonging to Vidarbha Travels, was en route from Nagpur to Pune and the tragedy occurred near the Sindhkhedraja area at around 1.25 a.m.
In a sharp reaction, state Congress President Nana Patole said that the country is "blessed with an insensitive PM that shames even the legend of ‘Nero playing the fiddle while Rome burnt’".
The Congress accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of using "autocratic methods" to stall Rahul’s "compassionate outreach" to those hit by ethnic violence.
The Congress has demanded immediate removal of Chief Minister N. Biren Singh for 'failing' to control the situation in the northeastern state.