A political war of words erupted on Wednesday as the Congress sought to challenge the narrative surrounding Prime Minister Narendra Modi becoming India's longest-serving Prime Minister in consecutive terms.
"The Election Commission has heard our case today, and now we are waiting. We are in our fight," Natarajan told reporters in Delhi.
After meeting Election Commission officials, Meenakshi Natarajan said the Congress would continue its challenge through constitutional channels while seeking reversal of her rejected Rajya Sabha nomination.
With Rajya Sabha polling days away, the Congress has mounted a legal and political challenge against the rejection of Meenakshi Natarajan's nomination papers in Madhya Pradesh.
The Youth Congress workers gathered outside the MP Congress Headquarters and raised slogans against the BJP alleging high-handed behaviour and undue pressure by the ruling party in the decision by the Returning Officer to cancel Natarajan’s nomination.
The senior Congress leader wrote a detailed post on his social media "X" handle on Thursday, praising Rahul Gandhi for "always cautioning the government well on time on emerging crises right from the traumatic phase of COVID-19, encroachment by China, on issues of demonetization, GST. He lamented that Rahul's advice/suggestions remained unheard".
A void of vibrant leadership appears to be emerging within the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Indian National Congress in Himachal Pradesh, with recent remarks by senior leaders such as Shanta Kumar, Ramesh Dhawala, Ram Lal Markanda and former union Minister Anand Sharma indicating a possible shift in the state’s political equilibrium.
Sharad Pawar-led NCP MLA met Congress leader Abhishek Singhvi in Delhi on Wednesday and questioned why the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena was prevented from raising Ajit Pawar's air crash in the Lok Sabha.
Replying to the two-day debate on the no-confidence motion against Speaker Birla, Shah said that the House is not a marketplace and that the members are expected to follow the rules.
The Bharatiya Janata Party-led government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has repeatedly maintained that India’s energy decisions are guided by national interest and the need to ensure affordable fuel for its citizens. New Delhi has also defended its purchase of discounted crude oil from Russia following disruptions in global energy markets after the outbreak of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
