Chandigarh, May 7 (IANS) Congress MP Manish Tewari on Thursday alleged that the Election Commission acted like a “tool of the BJP” during the West Bengal elections, claiming that democratic institutions and government machinery were misused to influence the electoral process in the state.Speaking to IANS, on assumptions if Congress and the Trinamool had contested the elections together in West Bengal, Tewari said that the outcome of the elections required “assessment and analysis,” while accusin…
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Chandigarh, April 19 (IANS) Congress MP Manish Tewari on Sunday said that the Opposition put up stiff resistance to the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026 and defeated it in the Lok Sabha because of pressing concerns that it was being used as a cover to alter the political and demographical map of the country, under the guise of women’s reservation. Speaking to IANS, Tewari criticised the tone of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the address to the nation on the Women’s Reservation Bill…
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Congress MP Manish Tewari on Friday asserted that fixing the number of parliamentary seats is not the responsibility of the government, but that of the Delimitation Commission, amid the ongoing political debate over the proposed delimitation exercise. His remarks came a day after Union Home Minister Amit Shah sought to address concerns regarding delimitation and its potential impact on the representation of southern states in the Lok Sabha.Shah said: “A narrative is be…
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Former IPS officer and ex-Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry, Kiran Bedi, on Friday said that if Parliament fails to pass the Women’s Reservation Bill, women voters may decisively support those who commit to ensuring one-third representation in the 2029 Parliament and State Assemblies. She emphasised that women are now demanding a genuine role in governance and policymaking. Taking to social media platform X, Bedi wrote, “If Parliament misses passing the #WomensQuot…
Mathura, April 11 (IANS) After at least 10 people were killed and several were injured when a boat carrying devotees capsized in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura district on Friday, a search operation is still underway to trace five people who are still missing, police said on Saturday.Addressing reporters, Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Agra, Shailesh Kumar Pandey, said, “Since the incident, continuous search and rescue operations have been underway involving NDRF, SDRF, local police, fire …
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress on Sunday lashed out at Pakistan after its Defence Minister Khawaja Asif warned India that in case of any future conflict between the neighbouring countries, the rogue nation will strike West Bengal’s capital Kolkata. Asif had also accused India of planning a “false flag operation” against Pakistan.Speaking to reporters, Khawaja Asif had said, “They (India) (plan) some kind of false-flag operation through their own men o…
New Delhi/Punjab, April 3 (IANS) The Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Friday, expressed concern about the current law and order situation in Punjab, saying that the state is again under “narco-militancy”. Additionally, the BJP held the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led state government responsible for “increased terrorism” in the state.The reactions come days after a low-intensity explosion was reported outside the BJP’s office at Sector-37 in Chandigarh.Congress MP Manish Tewari said, …
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Congress MP Manish Tewari on Friday paid tribute to his father V.N. Tewari, who was killed by terrorists at their residence in Chandigarh on April 3, 1984, and said that only some get to live and die for their convictions and therefore become eternal and immortal. He further said that his father was only 48 years old at the time. Taking to social media platform X, Tewari wrote, “On 3rd April 1984 – 42 years ago at our home in Chandigarh, terrorists assassinated my fat…
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Senior Congress leader Anand Sharma broke ranks with the party leadership on Thursday to endorse the Modi government’s foreign policy and strategic manoeuvring in the wake of a full-blown war in West Asia involving Israel, the United States, and the Islamic Republic of Iran. Anand Sharma, who served as External Affairs Minister in the UPA government, took to X to explain in detail the challenging situation in West Asia, shed light on the enormity of the energy cris…
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) Opposition parties on Wednesday criticised the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government for the introduction of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill (FCRA), 2026, in the Lok Sabha, calling the Bill ‘malafide’ and ‘undemocratic’. While the BJP, in its defence, said the Bill aims to regulate foreign funding and is in ‘national interest’.The Bill was introduced on March 25 by Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai, during the ongo…