New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) The Congress on Sunday defended its decision to appoint party General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra as the Chairperson of the Screening Committee for Assam, while strongly criticising the BJP for what it described as an attempt to “propagate” a false ‘Rahul vs Priyanka’ narrative within the party.The Congress asserted that this is not the first time Priyanka Gandhi has been entrusted with such responsibilities, recalling that she had earlier been made an ex officio memb…
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New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Congress MP Digvijaya Singh in the eye of storm over his adulatory praise for the BJP-RSS, found support in fellow party leader Udit Raj, who admitted on record that the grand old party is grappling with serious organisational weaknesses and widespread factionalism.Udit Raj’s support came a day after Digvijaya Singh triggered political row by sharing a 1996 photograph of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with senior BJP leader L.K. Advani, while praising the BJP and the RSS f…
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) After Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami announced that his government has made the recitation of verses from the Bhagavad Gita mandatory in schools across the state, the Congress and the Samajwadi Party on Monday criticised the move, calling it inappropriate and against the secular spirit of the Constitution. Reacting to the announcement, Congress spokesperson Udit Raj told IANS that forcing students to recite religious texts in schools was wrong.“India ha…
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) The BJP on Monday accused the Trinamool Congress of playing politics over religious matters ahead of the Assembly elections, which are slated for next year. The reaction comes following Trinamool MLA Zakir Hussain’s announcement of constructing a Shri Krishna temple at an estimated cost of Rs one crore. Earlier, Trinamool’s another MLA, who has been suspended, announced and then went ahead with the construction of a Babri mosque, said to be a replica of the mosque in Ayo…