New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Opposition leaders on Sunday launched a sharp attack on Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath over his remarks questioning why the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Congress remain silent on the alleged illegal sale of Waqf land, while accusing the BJP of hurting Hindu faith over the alleged theft of donations at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. Lately, the BJP has been come under criticism from Opposition parties over donation theft allegations at the Ram Temple, an the fo…
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New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Congress MP Tariq Anwar on Saturday recalled former Prime Minister late Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s remark regarding Pakistan that “You can change your friends, but not your neighbours” while defending Jammu and Kashmir National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah, who was one of the 117 eminent signatories seeking restoration of dialogue between both nations. Speaking to IANS, Anwar said: “Farooq Abdullah hails from Kashmir and has served as both Chief Minister and Union Minist…
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) Opposition leaders on Friday came out in support of Congress MP K.C. Venugopal, a day after he wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking a Supreme Court-monitored probe into the alleged embezzlement of donations and funds at Ayodhya’s Ram Temple.”The massive Chanda Chori at the Ayodhya Ram Temple has shaken the nation. Crores of innocent devotees gave their hard-earned savings in the name of Lord Rama. He who is known as ‘Maryada Purushottam’ has been mi…
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Congress MP Tariq Anwar on Wednesday praised reports of the killing of Hamza Burhan, one of the key planners behind the Pulwama terror attack last year, by unknown gunmen in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK).The incident took place at Muzaffarabad in PoK, and Burhan is said to have been shot multiple times.Speaking to IANS, Anwar said: “Terrorism should be eliminated. This is good news for us because terrorists are being killed in Pakistan which provides a safe haven for t…
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) As uncertainty continues over the UDF’s Chief Ministerial pick in Kerala, Congress MP Tariq Anwar on Wednesday said that building a consensus takes time and that a slight delay is natural in such a process. The uncertainty comes amid growing speculation over the top contenders for the post, with senior Congress leaders V. D. Satheesan, Ramesh Chennithala and K. C. Venugopal emerging as frontrunners for the role.Speaking to IANS, Anwar said: “It takes some time to build a…
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Ahead of the Bihar Cabinet expansion on May 7, National Democratic Alliance (NDA) leaders on Wednesday welcomed reports of former Bihar Chief Minister and JD-U supremo Nitish Kumar’s son Nishant Kumar joining the state Cabinet.Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi told reporters that, being a member of the NDA, he will welcome the move if Nishant Kumar is appointed as a Minister in the Bihar Cabinet.Over allegations of dynasty politics, he said: “So many members of Lalu Yadav’s…
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The Congress party on Wednesday launched a sharp political attack on the BJP following the swearing-in of Samrat Choudhary as Bihar’s Chief Minister, accusing the party of betrayal and systematically weakening its allies.Reacting to the development, Congress MP Pramod Tiwari said, “Seeing this, it seems that after Bihar and Maharashtra, it is Andhra Pradesh’s turn. Nitish Ji, who got votes from crores of people…This same Samrat Choudhary had said he would not remai…
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) The Congress on Friday came out in support of party leader Pawan Khera after he was granted interim relief by the Telangana High Court in connection with a case registered against him by the Assam Police for alleged defamatory charges against Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s wife Riniki Bhuyan Sarma. Hailing Khera as a “hero”, the grand old party said that the Election Commission (EC) should have investigated the allegations against Chief Minister’s wife.The Telang…
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Congress Lok Sabha MP Tariq Anwar, on Friday, hit out at veteran party leader Kamal Nath over his remark that there is “no gas or LPG shortage”, calling the statement disconnected from ground realities and reflective of a lack of understanding of the hardships faced by common people.Speaking to IANS, Anwar said such claims were “laughable” and urged those making them to step out and witness the situation firsthand.”Now who can explain this to him (Kamal Nath)? If anyone…
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) Congress MP Tariq Anwar, on Saturday, described it as “Prime Minister’s duty”, a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi, held a crucial meeting with Chief Ministers of all states regarding the impact of the ongoing war in West Asia on the country’s economy, while Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Manoj Jha took a jibe at PM Modi’s ‘Team India’ remark made at the meeting. The Prime Minister on Friday chaired a video conference with Chief Ministers and Lieutenant Governors o…