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Vijay Goel, Meenakshi Lekhi protest against Kejriwal government for onion price hike

The attack by the leaders came after the price of onion reaches in three figures in the national capital.

November 29, 2019

SC clears Rahul Gandhi of contempt in Rafale remark case, warns him to be ‘careful in future’

A contempt plea was filed by BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi against Rahul Gandhi for wrongly attributing his Rafale remarks to the apex court.

November 14, 2019

‘BJP must clinch Delhi this time’: Meenakshi Lekhi

In an interview with Aparaji Chakraborty, Meenakshi Lekhi spoke on a range of issues concerning the national capital.

July 13, 2019

Rahul Gandhi tenders ‘unconditional apology’ to SC for ‘wrongly attributing’ Rafale remark to court

Rahul Gandhi, while welcoming the SC decision to review the Rafale deal on 10 April, claimed a moral victory and said that the court has made it clear that PM Modi 'committed theft'.

May 8, 2019

Spotlight on ‘sealing’ in New Delhi constituency

With AAP’s focus on full statehood for Delhi, Goyal believes that if his party wins all the seven seats in Delhi, “nothing can come in the way of it attaining full statehood."

May 2, 2019

Contempt case: Rahul Gandhi says will apologise for ‘incorrectly attributing’ Rafale remark to SC

BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that Gandhi has only expressed regret even as he 'deliberately' put words in the mouth of the court.

April 30, 2019

SC issues contempt notice to Rahul Gandhi for his remarks on Rafale order; hearing on April 30

Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday expressed 'his regret' in the Supreme Court over his statements in connection with the Rafale order.

April 23, 2019

Gautam Gambhir named BJP candidate for East Delhi

Meenakshi Lekhi renominated from New Delhi; Gautam Gambhir replaces sitting MP Maheish Girri, and will face Congress candidate Arvinder Singh Lovely and Atishi of the AAP

April 23, 2019

‘Made in heat of poll campaign’: Rahul Gandhi regrets remarks on Rafale order in SC

The Supreme Court had earlier stated that Gandhi's statements in connection with the Rafale order were 'incorrectly attributed' to it.

April 22, 2019

Rafale case | SC notice to Rahul Gandhi on ‘chowkidar chor hai’ remark attributed to court

Ecstatic over the SC's decision to examine fresh revelations on the Rafale deal, Gandhi had claimed a moral victory and said that the court has made it clear that PM Modi had 'committed theft'.

April 15, 2019

BJP section resents Gautam Gambhir as probable New Delhi candidate

While high-profile leader Meenakshi Lekhi is the incumbent New Delhi MP, Delhi unit of the party is learnt to have sent a list of 31 probable candidates, including Gautam Gambhir, to the BJP high command for the seven constituencies in the capital

April 1, 2019

People’s trust in CBI should continue: BJP

The central government will be putting forth its views on the matter, BJP Spokesperson said, adding that the party will speak on such a serious matter later.

October 22, 2018

BJP slams Opp for false propaganda

BJP spokesperson Meenakshi Lekhi, briefing newspersons at the party’s headquarters here, sought to underline that the Central government had no hand in increasing the price of fuel.

October 9, 2018

Those raising lynching issue are hypocrites: BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi

She also asked during Zero Hour as to why there was no uproar on the killing of a Dalit in Rajasthan for marrying a Muslim girl.

July 24, 2018

Impeachment move against CJI bid to denigrate judiciary: BJP

The BJP on Friday hit out at the Congress and other opposition parties for submitting an impeachment notice for removal of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, saying it aims to cover up their repeated failures in judicial battles. The BJP also said that the move was to “degrade and denigrate” the judiciary as the Congress and …

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April 20, 2018

Congress playing dirty politics over rape issue: BJP

Stressing that a fair probe was being conducted into the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua, the BJP on Friday alleged that the Congress was playing “dirty politics”. Addressing a press conference here, BJP MP and Spokesperson Meenakshi Lekhi told the media: “In Kathua rape case, a fair probe …

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April 13, 2018

BJP MPs en route to Basirhat detained in Kolkata

A three-member BJP delegation of MPs headed for communal violence-hit Basirhat in West Bengal were detained by state police near Kolkata airport on Saturday, one of the members said. BJP's New Delhi MP Meenakshi Lekhi, a member of the team, said on phone: "We were detained one km from the airport as we were heading towards …

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July 8, 2017