Tag: Digvijaya Singh

Pragya Thakur tenders apology after outcry over Karkare remark

Thakur said she was withdrawing her remarks as she felt "the enemies of the country are being benefited" from it

April 19, 2019

BJP fields Malegaon blast accused Sadhvi Pragya against Digvijaya Singh in Bhopal

Sadhvi Pragya, who is facing trial in the Malegaon blast case under UAPA, earlier in the day joined the BJP after meeting a few senior leaders including Shivraj Singh Chouhan.

April 17, 2019

Malegaon blast accused Sadhvi Pragya joins BJP, says will contest, win LS polls

There is speculation that the BJP might field Pragya Thakur from Bhopal against Congress' Digvijaya Singh.

April 17, 2019

Lok Sabha elections 2019: Congress fields Digvijaya Singh from Bhopal, BJP’s bastion since 1989

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath announced on Friday that the decision to field Singh from Bhopal was taken by the central election campaign committee of the party.

March 24, 2019

After Kamal Nath’s ‘tough’ seat dare, Digvijaya Singh to contest from BJP bastion Bhopal

Kamal Nath had recently told reporters that he had requested Singh to contest from one of the toughest seats if the latter wants to enter the poll ring.

March 23, 2019

PM Modi targets Congress for questioning airstrike, slams Digvijaya Singh for Pulwama ‘accident’ remark

Prime Minister Narendra Modi scathingly criticised opposition parties at a rally in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar on Tuesday stating that though the airstrike happened in Pakistan, some in India are in trauma.

March 5, 2019

We should give proof of our air strike like US did in Osama case: Digvijaya Singh

Congress leader Digvijaya Singh triggered a major controversy on Saturday by asking for “proof” of the Indian Air Force (IAF) strike on Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) training camp in Pakistan’s Balakot.

March 3, 2019

Nitish Kumar may abandon NDA before Lok Sabha polls: Digvijaya Singh

In the Opposition, RJD, Congress, HAM of former chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi and Left parties are working together.

October 3, 2018

No alliance with Congress in Rajasthan, MP elections: Mayawati

Mayawati tore into the Opposition saying that the party leaders are under the misconception that they can defeat BJP on their own.

October 3, 2018

Rahul Gandhi approves 32-member committee for MP polls

Congress Legislative Party (CLP) leader Ajay Singh "Rahul", party MPs Kantilal Bhuria, Vivek Tankha and Rajmani Patel are also part of the committee.

August 10, 2018

Digvijaya Singh accuses BJP of spreading religious extremism like Pakistan’s Zia

Just days after Congress leader Shashi Tharoor triggered a controversy with his “Hindu Pakistan” remark, another senior Congress leader blamed the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for promoting religious extremism comparing it to Pakistan of the Zia regime. Party general secretary Digvijaya Singh said that “religious extremism being promoted by ruling government in India” is...

July 13, 2018

Digvijaya, Kamal Nath, Scindia can all can be CMs in MP: Chidambaram

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday he said he would like to see a 15-year tenure of his party in Madhya Pradesh following the assembly election in which all three top party leaders from the state – Digvijaya Singh, Kamal Nath and Jyotraditya Scindia can become Chief Ministers. Asked about who will be the...

September 28, 2017

Congress’ Tewari makes abusive remarks against PM, triggers row

Congress leader Manish Tewari on Sunday triggered a row with a twitter post using abusive language against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, evoking sharp reactions from the BJP and the twitterati with both demanding an apology from Sonia Gandhi. Tewari is the second Congress leader after party general secretary Digvijaya Singh to come under fire for...

September 17, 2017

Disappointed over Baba Ramdev’s name missing from list: Digvijaya

Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Monday said he was “disappointed” over the missing name of Baba Ramdev from a list of ‘fraud’ saints released a day earlier by a religious body. The Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad, an apex body of Hindu holy men, on Sunday released a list of 14 ‘babas’ it said were...

September 11, 2017

UP BJP leaders lash out at Digvijaya Singh

Uttar Pradesh BJP leaders today hit out at senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh over a tweet that used abusive language against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. State Power Minister Srikant Sharma alleged that both Singh and Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi suffered from attention seeking disorder. “Rahul Gandhi and his political guru, Digvijaya Singh, are suffering...

September 10, 2017

Ashamed that Digvijaya belongs to Madhya Pradesh, says CM Shivraj

Hitting back at Congress General Secretary Digvijaya Singh for his retweet of a derogatory remark against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday said that he was ashamed that the Congress leader was once a Chief Minister and belonged to his state. “Jako Prabhu darun dukh dehi, taki mati...

September 9, 2017

BJP government protecting RSS-connected accused: Digvijaya

Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Monday, reacting to the bail granted to 2008 Malegaon blast main accused Lt. Col. Prasad Shrikant Purohit, accused the BJP government was “trying to protect all accused connected with RSS”. “Col. Purohit gets Bail. It was expected as the present BJP government is protecting all the accused connected with RSS...

August 22, 2017