Opposition’s Test
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.
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.
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.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi set a powerful tone for the Winter Session of Parliament on Monday, launching a pointed critique of the Congress during a special Lok Sabha debate marking the 150th anniversary of Vande Mataram.
Senior Congress leader and former home minister Ramesh Chennithala on Sunday alleged the role of an international smuggling gang in the Sabarimala temple gold heist.
“The BJP is trying to dismantle Baba Saheb’s Constitution. The Congress will never allow this. From the Congress president to opposition leader Rahul Gandhi, we all stand firmly against this authoritarian BJP government,” he said.
However, in the second sexual assault case registered against him, the Thiruvananthapuram district sessions court did not grant him interim protection from arrest.
The statement, made by Singh during a public address, has been swiftly and sharply rebutted by the Congress party, which has accused the minister of propagating "falsehoods" and "twisting and turning history."
