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Rahul Gandhi rejects Amit Shah’s debate offer, says ‘not interested in lectures’

Rahul Gandhi rejects Amit Shah’s debate offer, says ‘not interested in lectures’

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Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday rejected Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s offer of a debate on the student protests, saying the Opposition was not interested in “imagination or lectures” and instead wanted answers on the police action against protesting students. Speaking to reporters on the Parliament premises, Gandhi reiterated his demand that Shah take responsibility for the police action during the students’ protest march. He said the younger generation wanted to know who had ordered the police to use force against them. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Amit Shah offers debate to end Parliament logjam

Amit Shah offers debate to end Parliament logjam

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Amid the Opposition’s continued demand for his presence in Parliament, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said he was “ready to answer everything” regarding the police action against students during the July 20 Parliament march over the NEET paper leak issue. Shah accused the Opposition of deliberately preventing a discussion on the matter and said the government was prepared to hold a detailed debate if Parliament was allowed to function. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Rahul Gandhi “Has No Interest In Parliamentary System”: BJP’s Jagdambika Pal

Rahul Gandhi “Has No Interest In Parliamentary System”: BJP’s Jagdambika Pal

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New Delhi: BJP MP Jagdambika Pal has slammed Rahul Gandhi’s claim of being denied a chance to speak in the Lok Sabha, saying the Congress leader is misleading the nation and has no interest in the parliamentary system. Speaking to ANI, Mr Pal said, “Rahul Gandhi is misleading the country. No one can stop anyone from speaking in this House. He himself does not sit in the House. He does not speak on any bill and proposal. He has no interest in the parliamentary system. If Congress members can speak here, then why can’t he (Rahul Gandhi) speak?” On Wednesday, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi alleged that he was not allowed to speak in the House. “I don’t know what is going on. I requested him to let me speak. This is no way to run the House. Speaker just left and he did not let me speak. He said something unsubstantiated about me. He adjourned the House, there was no need. It is a convention, LoP is given …

Elector surge in Maharashtra and Delhi Assembly polls not unusual

Elector surge in Maharashtra and Delhi Assembly polls not unusual

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Voters wait in queues to cast their vote for the Maharashtra Assembly Elections, in Akola. | Photo Credit: ANI The surge in the number of electors during the recent Assembly elections in Maharashtra and Delhi is not unusually high, an analysis of Election Commission data shows. The spurt in electors in Maharashtra became a subject of controversy after the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, raised the issue at a recent press conference. In Maharashtra, between the Lok Sabha polls held on April 19, 2024, and the Assembly elections held on November 20, 2024 — a period of 215 days — there was a net addition of 39.6 lakh electors. However, between the Assembly elections on October 21, 2019, and the Lok Sabha polls in April 2024 — a period of 1,642 days — there was a net addition of only 32.2 lakh electors. “Why did the Election Commission add more voters in Maharashtra in five months than it did in five years,” Mr. Gandhi asked. Table 1 | Number of …

Rahul Gandhi Faces Delhi Police Crime Branch Probe Over Parliament Tussle

Rahul Gandhi Faces Delhi Police Crime Branch Probe Over Parliament Tussle

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Congress MP Rahul Gandhi. New Delhi: The Crime Branch of the Delhi Police will investigate the First Information Report (FIR) against Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, who has been accused of injuring two Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs at the Parliament complex, an officer said on Friday. Besides, the crime branch will probe a counter-case filed by the Congress against members of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), in connection with the face-off between the two sides on Thursday, the officer added. “The crime branch will now investigate the two cases,” the officer said. Mr Gandhi has been booked under sections 117 (voluntary causing grievous hurt), 115 (voluntary causing hurt), 125 (act of endangering life or personal safety of others), 131 (use of criminal force), 351 (criminal intimidation), and 3(5) (common intention) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.  On Thursday, ugly scenes unfolded between the Opposition and National Democratic Alliance (NDA) MPs at the Parliament steps, during protests over Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s alleged insult to B R Ambedkar in the House on Tuesday. A tussle …

Congress says FIR against Rahul Gandhi for defending Ambedkar’s legacy ‘badge of honour’ | Latest News India

Congress says FIR against Rahul Gandhi for defending Ambedkar’s legacy ‘badge of honour’ | Latest News India

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The Congress on Friday said that the first information report (FIR) against Rahul Gandhi in connection with the scuffle in Parliament is nothing but “a diversionary tactic” in response to his staunch protest against the Union home minister Amit Shah’s remarks on BR Ambedkar. Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi during a press conference at AICC Headquarters in New Delhi on December 19, 2024.(PTI) In a post on X, Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal said that a case against Rahul Gandhi for defending Babasaheb’s legacy is a “badge of honour”. “The FIR against Shri Rahul Gandhi ji is nothing but a diversionary tactic in response to his staunch protest against the Home Minister.” Venugopal wrote in the post. “A case against him for defending Babasaheb’s legacy is a badge of honour. And in any case, Rahul ji is already facing 26 FIRs due to the BJP’s political vendetta and this latest FIR will not stop him or the Congress from standing up against the casteist RSS-BJP regime.” Further, he also questioned that …

BJP mock Rahul Gandhi’s speech in Lok Sabha: ‘Such knowledge comes from George Soros’ | Latest News India

BJP mock Rahul Gandhi’s speech in Lok Sabha: ‘Such knowledge comes from George Soros’ | Latest News India

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Leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday mocked the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi for some of the comments in the Congress leader’s speech. Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi speaks in the House during the Winter Session of the Parliament, in New Delhi on Saturday.(ANI) BJP spokesperson and MP Sambit Patra and the party’s IT department head Amit Malviya posted bits of the video of Gandhi’s speech on X to mock him. They criticised Gandhi for saying that “tapasya” is meant to “generate heat in the body” during his speech. Gandhi’s reference to Eklavya, an archer in “Mahabharat”, as a boy aged six-seven years, and saying that Dronacharya cut off his thumb were two other points from the speech highlighted by the BJP leaders. Patra, in his post on X, also said that “such knowledge comes from George Soros.” On the other hand, Malviya wrote: “This round goes to Rahul Gandhi. He remains the undisputed king of bloopers.” Several BJP members, including Union ministers, were seen laughing while Gandhi …