National Herald case: Congress targets BJP after court relief for Rahul, Sonia Gandhi; calls for PM’s resignation | India News – The Times of India

National Herald case: Congress targets BJP after court relief for Rahul, Sonia Gandhi; calls for PM’s resignation | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Wednesday stepped up its attack on the BJP-led central government after a Delhi court declined to take cognisance of the Enforcement Directorate’s prosecution complaint in the National Herald money-laundering case.Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge accused the Modi government of misusing central agencies to harass Opposition leaders, particularly the Gandhi family. “They…

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National Herald case: Congress targets BJP after court relief for Rahul, Sonia Gandhi; calls for PM’s resignation | India News – The Times of India

National Herald case: Congress targets BJP after court relief for Rahul, Sonia Gandhi; calls for PM’s resignation | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Wednesday stepped up its attack on the BJP-led central government after a Delhi court declined to take cognisance of the Enforcement Directorate’s prosecution complaint in the National Herald money-laundering case.Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge accused the Modi government of misusing central agencies to harass Opposition leaders, particularly the Gandhi family. “They…

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Electoral reforms debate: Opposition flags anti-defection lapses; calls for tighter law | India News – The Times of India

Electoral reforms debate: Opposition flags anti-defection lapses; calls for tighter law | India News – The Times of India

Randeep Surjewala (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: Opposition members in the Rajya Sabha on Monday pressed for reforms in the anti-defection law and electoral processes, arguing that defections, voter list issues and institutional weaknesses undermine the people’s mandate and raise questions over the “purity of elections”.While questioning the need for the special intensive revision (SIR) of…

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‘Defeated on day 1’: Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan’s Operation Sindoor remarks trigger political storm; BJP hits back | India News – The Times of India

‘Defeated on day 1’: Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan’s Operation Sindoor remarks trigger political storm; BJP hits back | India News – The Times of India

Prithviraj Chavan (PTI image) NEW DELHI: A political storm erupted on Tuesday after former Maharashtra chief minister and senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan claimed that India was “completely defeated” on the first day of Operation Sindoor, while questioning the conduct of the military operation. His remarks triggered sharp criticism from the BJP.Speaking to reporters in…

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‘Always been more than one tendency in party’: Shashi Tharoor shares post comparing his ideas with Rahul Gandhi; calls it a ‘thoughtful analysis’ | India News – The Times of India

‘Always been more than one tendency in party’: Shashi Tharoor shares post comparing his ideas with Rahul Gandhi; calls it a ‘thoughtful analysis’ | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Monday reposted a thread which compared his ideological tendencies with that of Rahul Gandhi‘s. The thread called the leader of opposition’s rural policies “devastating”, while that of Tharoor’s more aligned with the “background, political language, and audience.”Tharoor called the analysis “fair, and reflective of a certain perception of…

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‘Will remove Narendra Modi, RSS govt from power’: Rahul Gandhi at ‘vote chori’ rally; slams EC | India News – The Times of India

‘Will remove Narendra Modi, RSS govt from power’: Rahul Gandhi at ‘vote chori’ rally; slams EC | India News – The Times of India

Rahul Gandhi at Congress’s Ramlila Maidan rally on Sunday NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said his party stood with “satya” (truth) and pledged to oust the “Narendra Modi-RSS government” from power.Addressing the Congress party’s ‘Vote Chor Gaddi Chhod’ rally at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi, the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha…

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‘Dhurandar in rebranding’: Congress slams BJP for renaming MGNREGA; questions hatred for Gandhi | India News – The Times of India

‘Dhurandar in rebranding’: Congress slams BJP for renaming MGNREGA; questions hatred for Gandhi | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Saturday criticised the Modi government after the Union cabinet approved a bill to rename the Mahatma Gandhi national rural employment guarantee act (MGNREGA), questioning why Mahatma Gandhi’s name needed to be dropped and accusing the Centre of focusing on rebranding rather than reform. Reacting to the Cabinet decision, Congress general…

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‘Somewhere lost ground’: Ex-minister Ashwani Kumar urges Congress to introspect, rebuild; backs PM Modi | India News – The Times of India

‘Somewhere lost ground’: Ex-minister Ashwani Kumar urges Congress to introspect, rebuild; backs PM Modi | India News – The Times of India

Former Union minister Ashwani Kumar NEW DELHI: Former Union minister Ashwani Kumar on Friday said there cannot be an effective opposition in the country without the Congress, but added that the party has “somewhere lost ground” and must revive itself as a “national obligation”.Speaking at the launch of his book Guardians of the Republic, Kumar…

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‘No PM does everything wrong’: Ex-Congress leader praises party; calls it most effective opposition | India News – The Times of India

‘No PM does everything wrong’: Ex-Congress leader praises party; calls it most effective opposition | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Former Union minister and ex-Congress leader Ashwani Kumar claimed that there could not be an effective opposition than Congress, however, the party has “somewhere lost ground.” He also emphasised that he does not believe in the idea that any Prime Minister will do “everything wrong.”“The impression that this regime does everything wrong, that…

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‘Illegal and unjust’: Chidambaram hits out at Karnataka minister’s bulldozer call, takes swipe at UP | India News – The Times of India

‘Illegal and unjust’: Chidambaram hits out at Karnataka minister’s bulldozer call, takes swipe at UP | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Veteran leader P Chidambaram on Friday hit out at his own party’s government in Karnataka after home minsiter G Parameshwara’s called for demolition of structures constructed using money from drug peddling in the state.In a social media post on X, Chidambaram said that Congress is against “bulldozer justice” and asked the Karnataka government…

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