New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday criticised the BJP-led Centre over the alleged use of force against protesting students, while referring to the use of an AK-47 during a protest in Bihar. Speaking to reporters outside Parliament, Priyanka Gandhi said, “First guns, now AK-47s, pellet guns! Are they terrorists? What’s wrong with these people? They (BJP) have again registered FIRs against students in Bihar and Bengal. They have not given up their old habits. I h…
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Bengaluru, July 26 (IANS) Karnataka Leader of Opposition (LoP) R. Ashoka on Sunday accused the Congress leadership of adopting “double standards” on accountability, alleging that the party follows one yardstick when in opposition and another when in power.Taking objection to the statement of Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar warning officials that they would be held accountable in the event of question paper leaks or irregularities in recruitment examinations, Ashoka targeted Congress leaders, Lead…
Kalpetta, July 25 (IANS) Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday visited the Kalladi landslide site for the first time, 18 days after the tragedy that claimed eight lives, even as questions had been raised locally over the delay in the constituency MP reaching the disaster-hit area. During the visit, Priyanka inspected the landslide-hit tunnel construction site, interacted with affected families, officials and the construction agency, and later visited the injured undergoing treatment at Me…
Azamgarh, July 25 (IANS) After the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan as Union Education Minister, Samajwadi Party (SP) President Akhilesh Yadav questioned the Centre, saying that the resignation should have come much earlier.Pradhan’s resignation came in the face of massive students’ agitation over exam irregularities, triggered by the May 3 NEET-UG paper leak.Addressing reporters in Uttar Pradesh’s Azamgarh, Akhilesh Yadav said: “An important piece of news has come in. This is especially encour…
Chandigarh, July 25 (IANS) Punjab Congress President Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Saturday hailed the resignation of the Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan as the “victory of the youth of the country against a corrupt and an arrogant regime”. Reacting to the resignation amid nationwide protests seeking accountability over exam irregularities, Warring said while the Union Minister had been forced to resign, Punjab Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains was still in office and he must a…
Wayanad, July 25 (IANS) Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday remarked that the youth of the country “cannot be silenced” by anybody.Her reaction came soon after Dharmendra Pradhan resigned as the Union Education Minister, amid nationwide protests seeking accountability over exam irregularities.Speaking to reporters in Kerala’s Wayanad, Priyanka Gandhi said that she got a “little emotional” upon hearing the news.”It is because, many times over the last 10 or 12 years, I have asked myself…
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) A group of advocates from across the country has written to Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, urging the Supreme Court to take suo motu cognisance of the July 21 sit-in protest led by Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and other Opposition leaders near Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s official residence at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg.The representation, signed by advocates from multiple High Courts and coordinated by advocate Sanket Gupta, urged the apex court to order a fac…
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The Opposition’s protests against the alleged NEET exam paper leak escalated in the capital on Thursday as Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and MPs from the INDIA bloc staged a symbolic demonstration at Gandhi Smriti on Tees January Marg. The protest was held in solidarity with students who died by suicide following the controversy and those injured during recent demonstrations. Rahul Gandhi, dressed in his trademark white t…
Bengaluru, July 23 (IANS) Union Minister for Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs Prahlad Joshi on Thursday questioned Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi’s silence over alleged irregularities in the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC), while accusing the Opposition of politicising the National Eligibility‑cum‑Entrance Test (NEET) controversy. Addressing reporters in Delhi, Joshi said the Union government remains prepared for an ope…
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Opposition MPs on Thursday staged a protest at Makar Dwar inside the Parliament premises over the NEET paper leak and examination irregularities, reiterating their demand for the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. The demonstration was attended by Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, Congress General Secretary and MP K.C. Venugopal, Congres…