Tag: Randeep Surjewala

In election mode

Ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha and Assembly elections, Haryana is in poll mode with political parties launching their respective campaigns. The big question that remains is whether the Haryana Assembly polls will be held with the Parliamentary polls which are five months before the state Assembly polls are due in October 2019. Having denied …

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July 23, 2018

Congress accuses Modi government of politicising surgical strikes

The Congress on Thursday accused the Modi government of leveraging the September 2016 surgical strikes across the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir as “political fodder” to garner votes and listed similar multiple strikes carried out over last two decades to assert that such action was not the first of its kind though they …

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June 28, 2018

Modi govt failed to protect borders, is weak and cowardly: Congress

The Congress on Wednesday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the death of four BSF personnel in cross-border firing by Pakistan and labelled it “weak and cowardly” for failing to protect the country’s borders in the last four years. Congress leader Pramod Tiwari also accused the prime minister of insulting the martyrdom of …

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June 13, 2018

Taking a U-turn, Congress hails Pranab’s speech

The Congress had earlier in the day expressed anguish over its ex-stalwart and former President of India Mukherjee's participation in the RSS function.

June 8, 2018

Congress raises Surat textile industry woes, Surjewala demands answers from PM

Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala took a dig at the central government on Friday over the reported impact of the GST on Surat’s textile industry.

June 1, 2018

Congress asks ‘tough’ questions ahead of Modi-Xi meeting

This will be the first one-to-one meeting between PM Modi and Xi Jinping since the 2017 Doklam crisis and Xi’s elevation to ‘president for life’.

April 27, 2018

Divide and rule is in the DNA of Modi government: Congress

Congress accused the Narendra Modi government of following the policy of “divide and rule” as Rahul Gandhi protested at Rajghat for communal harmony

April 9, 2018

PM, Jaitley ignoring economic wisdom: Randeep Surjewala

The Congress has accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley of ignoring economic wisdom and dealing a “catastrophic” blow to India’s growth story. Party communication in-charge Randeep Surjewala claimed that the double whammy of “Modi Made Disaster of Demonetisation” and the implementation of a flawed GST were responsible for the economy’s downturn. …

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January 6, 2018

Congress hits back over Shah’s jibe, says dismiss Jaitley first

The Congress on Tuesday hit back at BJP President Amit Shah over Ayodhya issue in the apex court, saying if a party is sought to be blamed for a lawyer representing a side in a case, then Finance Minister Arun Jaitley should be dismissed for having appeared for Dow Chemicals in the Bhopal gas tragedy …

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December 6, 2017

Congress attacks PM Modi over internal democracy in BJP

The Congress on Sunday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi over “internal democracy” in his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), saying many senior leaders of his party were lost in pages of history. “Dear PM, your love for ‘Shahzad’,’Shah-Zada’ and ‘Shaurya’ is now well known. But nation wants to know when will you reply to the questions …

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December 4, 2017

Don’t give us lesson on terrorism: Congress after Modi attack

The Congress on Monday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to give a lesson on terrorism to a party whose history was full of lives lost in fighting terrorism. Accusing the BJP of trying to politicise the issue of terrorism, Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala also questioned Modi over his “silence” on the issue of corruption. …

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November 28, 2017

Assam Minister’s ‘cancer is divine justice’ comment creates uproar

Some called it a side-effect of “switching parties”, while others demanded strict action but Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s insensitive comment that people suffer from life-threatening diseases because of sins committed in the past invited the wrath of many even as he vociferously defended himself. At a function organised in Guwahati on Wednesday, Sarma …

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November 23, 2017

BJP ‘flogging dead horses’ of Bofors: Congress

The Congress on Wednesday hit back at the BJP for raising the Bofors issue, saying that the ruling party was “flogging dead horses”. Chief Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala tweeted, “BJP is clutching at straws to save Shah_Zada. ‘Beta Bachao Abhiyan’ won’t succeed by flogging dead horses of Bofors by discredited ministers.” His tweet came hours …

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October 19, 2017

People fed up of political rhetoric of BJP leaders: Surjewala

Congress leader Randeep Surjewala on Sunday said the people of the country were fed up of the “political rhetoric” of Bharatiya Janata Party leaders and it would not work any more. “There is a difference between jimmewari (responsibilty) and jumlebazi (rhetoric). Only bhashan (speeches), but no shasan (governance) won’t work anymore,” Surjewala said here at …

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October 15, 2017

Govt wasted GST chance to put India on growth path : Congress

The Congress today accused the Modi government of wasting an opportunity to put India on the growth path through GST, which it said should be a “good and simple tax” rather than a “grossly scary tax”. Congress communications in-charge Randeep Surjewala said GST had failed to provide any real relief to the common man or …

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October 7, 2017

Congress attacks BJP governments in MP, Maharashtra

The Congress on Wednesday lashed out at the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government over alleged beating and stripping of farmers in Madhya Pradesh and the Maharashtra government over the death of farmers due to inhalation of insecticide fumes. Besides 18 deaths, another 600 persons have been taken ill and are undergoing treatment in Maharashtra’s Yavatmal district …

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October 5, 2017

Cong slams Modi govt for ‘focusing’ on bullet trains over basic rail infra

Attacking the Narendra Modi government over the Friday foot overbridge (FOB) stampede disaster in Mumbai in which at least 22 people were killed and scores injured, the principal Opposition Congress party on Friday raked up the bullet trains row, accusing the Modi government of indulging in “misplaced priorities” like bullet trains while ignoring the critical …

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September 30, 2017