Guwahati, July 23 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha member Pawan Khera on Thursday appeared before the Assam Police Crime Branch here in connection with an ongoing defamation case filed by Riniki Bhuyan Sharma, wife of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. Khera arrived in Guwahati from New Delhi and reached the Crime Branch headquarters after being summoned by the investigating agency. His appearance came after he had sought exemption from earlier scheduled dates, citing health …
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New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) The Samajwadi Party and the Congress on Tuesday launched a blistering attack on the BJP-led NDA, on the second day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, questioning the government’s accountability over the NEET paper leak and likening the Delhi Police’s action against the agitators during their protest march to that of Adolf Hitler and the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.Scores of people, led by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), undertook a march to the Parliament demanding th…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Rajya Sabha Chairman C.P. Radhakrishnan on Monday called upon House members across all sides to uphold the dignity, discipline and decorum of this august institution and promote meaningful deliberations.In his opening remarks at the start of the Monsoon Session, Radhakrishnan said that while differences of opinion are integral to parliamentary democracy, they must be expressed in a manner that preserves the sanctity of the House.“Disruptions should not be allowed to u…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Rajya Sabha Chairman, C.P. Radhakrishnan on Monday administered the oath of office and secrecy to many newly elected members of the House, on the first day of the Monsoon Session.The elected representatives hailing from different political parties became new Rajya Sabha members after the biennial elections held recently.Those who took the oath of office include Congress leader Pawan Khera, Sushmita Dev, Sukhendu Sekhar Roy, and Prakash Chik Baraik (West Bengal).Mahesh K…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) After Delhi Police hospitalised climate activist Sonam Wangchuk over his deteriorating health following 20 days of hunger strike, Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led Central government, accusing it of “Asatya (lies) and Hinsa (violence)”.Taking to X with the hashtag ‘ChhatronKiGoonj’, LoP Gandhi said: “The core tenets of Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government are ‘Asatya’ and ‘H…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Congress leader Pawan Khera on Saturday criticised the Union government over the police action after climate activist Sonam Wangchuk was shifted to a hospital from Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, alleging that the right to dissent guaranteed under the Constitution was being denied.Khera said the action against the protesters reflected the NDA government’s approach towards peaceful demonstrations and questioned the role of the Union Home Ministry, which oversees the Delhi Pol…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, who has been on a hunger strike for the past 20 days at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, was shifted to a hospital early on Saturday after his health deteriorated. The move came in compliance with directions of the Delhi High Court and on the advice of medical experts.Police personnel reached the protest site in the morning and shifted Wangchuk to the hospital amid sloganeering and protests by activists of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), which …
Thiruvananthapuram, July 13 (IANS) Alleging that a broad daylight robbery had taken place in the name of the Ayodhya Ram Temple, AICC Media and Publicity Department Chairman, Pawan Khera, on Monday demanded a Supreme Court-monitored probe into the alleged misappropriation of donations and financial irregularities linked to the temple trust.At the KPCC headquarters here, Khera alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had constituted the Ram Temple Trust and that while the Prime Minister and the …
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) The Wayanad landslide, which resulted in the deaths of eight individuals and displaced many, has emerged as a new point of contention between the BJP and Congress, with the former accusing the latter of ‘apathetic and indifferent’ treatment by its public representatives. The BJP has criticised the Gandhis, especially Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the current MP representing the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat, for failing to visit the constituency even a week following the tragic d…
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) The Congress on Friday mounted a coordinated nationwide campaign over the alleged financial irregularities involving donations and offerings at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. The Congress demanded a Supreme Court-monitored investigation, a forensic audit of temple funds, and the reconstitution of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust.Senior Congress leaders across multiple states accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Centre of remaining silent on allegations …