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.
Tributes poured in from constitutional authorities, Union ministers, BJP leaders and members of the Indian diaspora as the Prime Minister reached a landmark in India's political history.
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi completes 4,399 consecutive days in office on Wednesday, June 10, he will cross a political milestone that few thought would be matched in modern India.
Union Minister Piyush Goyal said that the Prime Minister is loved by 140 crore Indians and is the most popular leader in the world.
Senior leaders of the Congress party on Wednesday paid tributes to India’s first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, on his death anniversary, remembering him as the architect of modern India and praising his contributions to democracy, scientific progress, social justice, and institution-building.
Modi quoted a speech by Nehru from the ramparts of the Red Fort to bolster his claim.
The Congress leader said the home minister keeps talking about Nehru to distract attention from the real issues concerning the public.
The two Bills were passed by the Lok Sabha on 6th December. The Home Minister said the Army is not deployed anywhere in civilian areas.
Congress leader Manish Tewari said that the decision to announce ceasefire was taken by the Cabinet and not Nehru alone on military's advice.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge trained guns at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and called it a party of anti-Dalits whose goal is to propagate the agenda of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)
