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.
Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee chief Devender Yadav said on Friday that the bungalow at 6 Flag Staff Road bungalow in Civil Lines, which former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal reconstructed by spending several crores of tax payers’ money, should be retained as a “Monument of Corruption” by making it a public utility service centre.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, stating here on Friday that it sounds absurd when Congress and the Samajwadi Party speak about faith, said, “These people had imposed restrictions on the Kanwar Yatra.
The Chhattisgarh Assembly witnessed a political showdown with the Congress moving a no-confidence motion against the Vishnu Deo Sai government on the final day of the Monsoon Session.
Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Assembly, Pinarayi Vijayan, on Friday accused the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) government of completely surrendering to the BJP and Sangh Parivar agenda.
Student registrations for the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi's "Chhatron Ki Goonj" program in Dehradun crossed the 2.5 lakh mark, far exceeding the 50,000 expected by the Congress party leaders in Dehradun.
