Tag: Kapil Sibal

Congress slams UP CM for calling secularism ‘biggest lie’

Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Tuesday slammed Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for his remark that “secularism is the biggest lie since Independence” and comparing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government with Ram Rajya. The party retorted, saying what the Chief Minister said was perhaps the biggest lie. Adityanath, on Monday at an event in …

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November 15, 2017

CBI opposes Karti Chidambaram’s plea to go abroad

The CBI on Tuesday opposed the former Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram’s son Karti Chidambaram’s plea to the Supreme Court to travel aboard, saying it has serious apprehensions that he would tamper with evidence during his overseas stay. The agency told the bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud …

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October 10, 2017

Government realises it needs Viagra boost to revive economy: Congress

Mocking the government’s earlier claim of rise in GDP, the Congress said what the ruling dispensation had meant by that was increase in prices of gas, diesel and petrol (GDP), and added that it has now realised that the economy needs a “boost of Viagra”. “They used to say our GDP will rise. The actual …

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September 22, 2017

Karti Chidambaram can’t leave India for now: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Friday said Karti Chidambaram, son of former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, cannot leave the country for now as the court will hold a further hearing on the Central Bureau of Investigation’s (CBI) plea on October 4. The bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud said …

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September 22, 2017

SC: States obliged to compensate victims of cow vigilante groups

The Supreme Court on Friday said that states were obliged n to compensate the victims of cow vigilante groups. The apex court asked all the states to file a report on the compliance of its order by appointing a nodal officer to prevent violence by the cow vigilante groups across the country. “Victims are to …

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September 22, 2017

Varied sizes jeopardise credibility of currency notes: Congress

The Congress on Tuesday said variations in the sizes, designs and features in same series of new Rs 500 and Rs 2,000 notes "jeopardise the credibility of the currencies" and confuse citizens about their authenticity. The party also demanded a reply from Prime Minister Narendra Modi as to why there were variations in features and …

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August 8, 2017

Implement GST put forth by UPA: Congress

The Congress on Saturday demanded implementation of a Goods and Services Tax (GST) system favoured by the earlier UPA government and said the current GST is "good for the government but bad for the common man". The opposition party said the implementation of the original GST would be possible once there was a change in …

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July 8, 2017

Triple talaq can’t be unconstitutional: Sibal tells SC

Arguing for the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), senior lawyer and Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Tuesday said triple talaq is a matter of faith being practiced by Muslims for the last 1,400 years and hence the question of constitutional morality and equity did not arise. “Who are we to say that triple …

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May 16, 2017

Unfortunate that Modi govt has no national security policy: Kapil Sibal

The Congress on Tuesday slammed the Narendra Modi government over the killing of two soldiers by Pakistani troops in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, saying it has no policy on national security. The party's spokesperson, Kapil Sibal, said it was "shameful" that the ruling BJP was organising "Vijay Parv" to celebrate its victory in the …

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May 2, 2017

‘Unfortunate that Modi govt has no national security policy’

The Congress on Tuesday slammed the Narendra Modi government over the killing of two soldiers by Pakistani troops in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, saying it has no policy on national security. The party's spokesperson, Kapil Sibal, said it was "shameful" that the ruling BJP was organising "Vijay Parv" to celebrate its victory in the Delhi …

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May 2, 2017

India can never become ‘Congress-mukt’, says party

Reacting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's comment that the Congress is "a sinking ship", the Congress on Friday hit back, saying the country can never become "Congress-mukt" (without Congress) as the party is based on the basics of thr Constitution. "India can never be 'Congress mukt' because the party is based on the Constitution. The …

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January 27, 2017

HRD Ministry going back in time: Sibal

Accusing the Centre of not thinking about future of the education system, senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Sunday said the government wants to solve the problems of “tomorrow by going back in time”. “Our HRD Ministry is not thinking about any of future education regulation and courses. “They (the ministry) want to go back …

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December 11, 2016

PM is scared of facing Parliament: Congress

Continuing its attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over demonetisation, the Congress on Friday said he was “not worthy” of being trusted and accused him of being “scared” of entering Parliament. “He is scared of entering Parliament because he knows he will not be able to give answers to the questions that are being raised …

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November 25, 2016