Tag: Randeep Surjewala

Jind bypoll: BJP wins the prestige battle; Randeep Surjewala finishes third

The ruling BJP, the Congress, the INLD, and JJP, all had made it a prestige issue to win the high stake Jind bypoll in the heart of Haryana’s Jatland.

January 31, 2019

Congress wins Rajasthan’s Ramgarh bypoll; BJP takes Haryana’s Jind

The verdict will hold much significance as it will play indicator of the public mood ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.

January 31, 2019

High-stakes Jind bypoll: Counting of votes begin

14 tables have been set up at Arjun Stadium in Jind for the counting of votes that will be completed in 13 rounds; in the fray were Randeep Surjewala of Congress, BJP's Krishan Middha, INLD leader Umed Singh and JJP heavyweight Digvijay Chautala

January 31, 2019

High-stakes Jind bypoll today — a four-corner contest

Necessitated after INLD MLA Hari Chand Middha's death in August 2018, Jind bypoll will see his son Krishan Middha contest on BJP ticket, taking on Congress heavyweight Randeep Surjewala, INLD leader Umed Singh, and JJP's Digvijay Chautala, great grandson of former Deputy PM Chaudhary Devi Lal

January 28, 2019

Alok Verma reinstatement as CBI Director: Who says what

"Partial victory", say many as Alok Verma has not been given back his full powers; his tenure ends on 31 January

January 8, 2019

Opposition hits Centre over reservation, asks where are jobs

Former Union Finance Minister Yahswant Sinha dubbed the move as jumla and questioned the government's intent, citing legal complexities and lack of time as the current session of Parliament is scheduled to end on Tuesday.

January 7, 2019

ED raids against Vadra’s associates for allegedly receiving commission in defence deals

The raids come three days after the CBI extradited Christian James Michael, the alleged middleman in Rs 3,700 crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal.

December 7, 2018

Reshuffle in social media space?

BJP circles are buzzing with excitement about the tantrum thrown by Congress social media cell head Divya Spandana. The social media whizz kid, who successfully upped the Congress party’s game on platforms like What’s App, Twitter and Facebook, is said to be sulking after being ticked off by bosses Rahul Gandhi and Randeep Surjewala for …

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October 10, 2018

‘Frog’s noise’: Cong attacks Mohan Bhagwat on Ram temple remark

At a function held at Patanjali Yogpeeth, Bhagwat had said the RSS and the BJP are committed to constructing a Ram temple in Ayodhya.

October 4, 2018

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