New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) BJP MP Anurag Thakur on Tuesday accused Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, of being the “Leader of Propaganda or Leader of opposing Bharat.” His reaction follows the Congress MP’s recent remarks alleging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is “100 per cent under the control” of US President Donald Trump.Speaking to reporters outside Parliament, Thakur said, “They demean the country. He (Rahul Gandhi) has now become Leader of Propaganda or Lead…
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New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) BJP MP Anurag Thakur on Wednesday called Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi “Leader of Propaganda” and said he breaks the rules of the House and attempts to disrupt proceedings. He also asserted that parliamentary functioning would be governed by established rules and not by any external “toolkit”.Speaking against the resolution seeking to move a no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Thakur accused the Congress leader of repeatedly violating parliamen…
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) Samajwadi Party MP Dharmendra Yadav on Wednesday raised concerns in the Lok Sabha over issues related to China and questioned the government regarding the location of the Rezang La War Memorial.Speaking during the discussion in the House, Yadav referred to remarks made by BJP leader Anurag Thakur on the China issue and said that late Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav had consistently taken a firm stand against China. The BJP MP had said that PM Narendra Mod…
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) Former Sports Minister and BJP MP Anurag Thakur asserted that India are not only set to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games (CWG) on a magnificent scale but is also pursuing the hosting rights for the 2036 Summer Olympics.India was formally ratified as the host of the Centenary Commonwealth Games in 2030 last November. India presented a compelling vision for the 2030 Games, centred in Ahmedabad, which will build on foundations laid by Glasgow 2026, enabling India to celeb…
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) BJP MP Anurag Thakur on Monday said the government had already clarified India’s position on the evolving West Asia crisis, noting that External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar, had given a detailed statement in Parliament covering issues ranging from the safety of Indians in the region to the country’s energy security, while accusing the Opposition of remaining confused over its stand on the issue.Speaking to reporters, Thakur said that in the present global circum…
Kolkata, March 8 (IANS) Former Union Minister and Hamirpur MP Anurag Thakur on Sunday participated in the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Parivartan Yatra in West Bengal along with Union Minister Shantanu Thakur and other party leaders.Addressing a large public gathering in the Naihati Assembly constituency of North 24 Parganas district, he alleged that while Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee opposes President Droupadi Murmu, she simultaneously welcomes infiltrators and mafias into the state.He clai…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Workers of BJP Kerala Yuva Morcha staged a protest outside the residence of senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi over the gold theft case related to the Ayyappa Temple in Sabarimala. The protest, led by former Union Minister Anurag Thakur, saw Kerala BJP Yuva Morcha raising questions over the “silence” of the Congress leadership over the issue, while demanding an immediate, impartial, and transparent investigation by the CBI into the matter.On the occasion, BJP Yuva Morch…
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) BJP Lok Sabha member Anurag Thakur on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, alleging that he and the Congress party were operating at the behest of “anti-national and foreign forces”.The remarks came days after Youth Congress members staged a protest inside New Delhi’s Bharat Mandapam during the India AI Impact Summit, a high-profile event attended by industry leaders and policymakers.The protesters raised slogans against Prime Minis…
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) BJP MP Anurag Thakur on Wednesday praised the Modi government for the Union Budget 2026-27, calling it a ‘Sarva Mangalkari’ and ‘Sarvjan Hitay Sarvjan Sukhaye’ budget aimed at inclusive growth and national progress. Participating in the budget discussion in the Lok Sabha, Thakur said the budget reflects the continuation of what he described as a “12-year reform express” that has moved India from “policy paralysis to policy performance”, from “leakage to deliver…
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday lifted the ban on BJP MP and former Union Minister Anurag Thakur from holding office in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), nearly nine years after removing him as the cricket body’s president.A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi modified its January 2017 order, which had directed Thakur to “cease and desist from being associated with the working of the BCCI”.Allowing Thakur’s applicatio…