The Congress party on Thursday smelled a rat in the intention of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government at the Centre to honestly carry out a time-bound caste-based census.
BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday accused some Congress leaders of making statements about the recent Pahalgam terror attack that are being exploited by Pakistan to tarnish India’s reputation.
“Car purchases in India are largely limited to the top 12% of households with an annual income exceeding Rs12 lakh, while even small cars have become unaffordable for the remaining 88%."
The opposition Congress on Tuesday strongly condemned the cowardly terrorist attack on tourists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam, demanding that the central government convene an all-party meeting.
“The outgoing BJP President's clarification is nothing but damage control. It will fool nobody. This is Entire Political Science reflecting itself as Entire Political Hypocrisy,” he added.
The Congress, on Friday, announced that it would soon challenge in the Supreme Court the constitutionality of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, which was passed by Parliament last night.
Congress General Secretary in-charge of Communications Jairam Ramesh said Article 15(5) was introduced through the Constitution’s 93rd Amendment Act, 2005, and came into effect from January 20, 2006.
In a setback to the Congress, on Thursday, Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar rejected grand-old party lawmaker Jairam Ramesh’s notice of privilege against Home Minister Amit Shah.
The Congress chief whip in the Rajya Sabha accused the Union home minister of casting aspersions on Chairperson of the Congress Parliamentary Party Sonia Gandhi during his speech.
Amid the ongoing row over the proposed delimitation of Lok Sabha constituencies, the Congress on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should take the lead and consult with all the stakeholders in this regard.
