Tag: Ghulam Nabi Azad

Congress flays damage to Rajiv Gandhi’s statue, demand probe

Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday condemned the damage to a statue of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in Mirzapur, and demanded that the Uttar Pradesh conduct an inquiry in a time-bound manner. "We strongly condemn the damage to the statue. This act has hurt the sentiments of millions of people, including Congressmen, …

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June 5, 2017

Azad alleges ‘foul play’ behind Doda blaze

The Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Ghulam Nabi Azad on Thursday alleged "foul play" behind the Wednesday night's devastating blaze at Bhatyas in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir in which about 45 shops had reportedly been gutted.        Expressing his shock over this incident, the senior Congress leader Azad …

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April 20, 2017

EVM tampering: Opposition parties meet President Pranab Mukherjee

Expressing concern over the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) tampering issue, top leaders from the Opposition, led by Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, party president Sonia Gandhi and vice president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday met President Pranab Mukherjee and urged him to safeguard democracy and secularism in the nation. "Recent allegations of EVM tampering have raised …

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April 12, 2017

Opposition slams government over ‘cow-vigilantism’

The opposition on Thursday came down heavily on the government for being "insensitive and ill-informed" on attacks on people by self-styled 'gau rakshaks' (cow-vigilantes). Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad accused the Bharatiya Janata Party government of ignorance, saying that the entire world knows about these attacks except them. Madhusudan Mistry of …

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April 6, 2017

Congress demands ban on EVMs

Expressing deep concern over Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) tampering in the recently concluded assembly elections, the Congress on Wednesday demanded a ban on the machines. The Congress raised the issue in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, two days after Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal questioned the BJP’s election win in Uttar Pradesh, asking the …

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April 5, 2017

Will HIV-AIDS Bill pave way for stigma-free life to patients?

Over 2.1 million people in the country estimated to be living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) have now the right to avail necessary medical treatment and possibly live a stigma-free life with equal rights. The Union Cabinet has now passed the HIV and AIDS (Prevention and Control) Bill, which …

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March 25, 2017

Will HIV-AIDS Bill pave way for stigma-free life to patients?

Over 2.1 million people in the country estimated to be living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) have now the right to avail necessary medical treatment and possibly live a stigma-free life with equal rights. The Union Cabinet has now passed the HIV and AIDS (Prevention and Control) Bill, which …

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March 25, 2017

SP-Cong alliance will continue for 2019 LS polls: Azad

Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Thursday said that the SP-Congress alliance will continue for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections and that other secular parties will also be a part of this coalition. When asked whether BSP will be part of this grand alliance, Azad said that they are asking all the secular parties …

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February 16, 2017

2016 was year of depression, suppression, regression: Azad

Targeting the Narendra Modi government over issues ranging from demonetisation to unrest in Kashmir, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad on Thursday said the year 2016 has been one of "depression, recession, regression and suppression". Speaking on the motion of thanks on President's address, Azad said the government has failed and the …

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February 2, 2017

Note ban didn’t fulfill govt’s objective: Ghulam Nabi

Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Thursday said that demonetisation did not fulfill any objective of the government. “The government said demonetisation will end black money, counterfeit and terrorism but none of these objectives were met,” the Congress leader said in the Rajya Sabha. “Money being seized across country. Was it transferred through banks? Its …

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February 2, 2017

Congress demands discussion on demonetisation in current session

The Congress on Tuesday demanded a discussion on various issues in the current Budget session of Parliament, including demonetisation, militant activities on the international border in Jammu and Kashmir and erosion in autonomy of institutions. The opposition party said the central government had not yet accepted any of its demands. "We have requested the government …

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January 31, 2017

Rahul would have exposed Modi in Parliament: Azad

Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Saturday said that if Rahul Gandhi would have been allowed to speak in Parliament, the Prime Minister would have been “exposed”. “Well he (Rahul Gandhi) was not given the opportunity as he wanted to say something on the floor of the House. Had he been given the opportunity to …

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December 17, 2016

Congress defends Azad’s remark on ‘demonetisation deaths’

 Seeking to defend senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad's remarks comparing deaths related to demonetisation with the casualties in the Uri terror attack, party leader Anand Sharma on Friday flayed the BJP for giving a “communal twist” to the matter. “Ghulam Nabi Azad is not just the leader of the opposition (in the Rajya Sabha) …

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November 18, 2016

Modi govt doesn’t have stable policy towards Pakistan: Azad

Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Tuesday charged that the Narendra Modi Government does not have a "stable" policy towards Pakistan and has not been able to decide on how to put Islamabad in the dock in the wake of the Uri attack. On the Indus Water Treaty, the former chief minister of Jammu and …

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September 27, 2016

Bangladesh to erect barbed wire fence on border with India

With India looking to completely seal the Indo-Bangla border in Assam soon, a top Bangladeshi security commander has said his country has decided to erect a barbed wire fence along the border with India and Myanmar. Director General of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), Bangladesh’s border guarding force, Major General Aziz Ahmed told a visiting group …

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September 25, 2016

Separatists should not choose to meet only Pak HC: Azad

Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday said separatists should not choose to meet only the Pakistan High Commissioner and felt that the all-party delegation’s visit was "fruitful" though it did not give the desired result. Speaking to reporters, he said the delegation "tried to reach out to everyone" but it is the government that …

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September 5, 2016

‘Cong divided country in its lust for power’

Attacking Congress for accusing the government of spreading the kind of hatred witnessed during the partition, BJP on Thursday alleged Congress divided the country in its lust for power and was now conspiring against the "pro-development" dispensation after being thrown out of power from the Centre and many states. Now there will be no division …

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August 25, 2016