A political row broke out after Congress MP Imran Masood questioned the circumstances under which Sonam Wangchuk ended his hunger strike, prompting a sharp response from the BJP.
A Congress march against the alleged NEET paper leak and police action on protesting students turned into a political street showdown in Ranchi on Thursday.
Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said leaders and Members of Parliament of the INDIA bloc were marching peacefully to Gandhi Smriti to pay tribute to students who allegedly lost their lives following the NEET paper leak controversy and to express solidarity with those injured during the ongoing protests demanding accountability.
The political confrontation over the alleged NEET paper leak, lathi-charge on students and the demand for Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation intensified in Chhattisgarh.
The Congress on Thursday stepped up its attack on the Narendra Modi government over the security measures imposed in the national capital amid the ongoing student protests over the alleged examination paper leaks, with Congress general secretary (Organisation) K C Venugopal accusing the Centre of converting Delhi into a "war zone" and questioning the closure of commercial establishments around the protest site.
The apex court left open the option of an election petition before the High Court as the Congress intensified its protest over the rejection of Natarajan's candidature.
Congress leaders climbed police barricades and several workers were detained as the party intensified its campaign against the rejection of Meenakshi Natarajan's Rajya Sabha nomination.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday launched a sharp attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Election Commission of India (ECI), alleging that the ruling party was manipulating the electoral process.
The next Assembly elections in Chhattisgarh are more than two years away. Yet political activity in the state is already beginning to take on an unmistakably electoral character.
The latest gathering of opposition parties in New Delhi offered a reminder that the central challenge before India's non-BJP political forces is no longer one of arithmetic. It is one of credibility.
