Politics

"Amit Shah clarified for EC with trembling hands": Rahul Gandhi

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said that Union Home Minister Amit Shah clarified for the Election Commission on "vote theft" allegations with "trembling hands" in Parliament.

2025-12-14T11:37:03.116509+00:00 IST

Ideology of Bhagwat, Manusmriti will destroy nation: Mallikarjun

Alleging that the ideology of the Manusmriti, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will "destroy the nation", Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday pitched that it is only the ideology of the Opposition party which will ultimately save the country's Constitution from being destroyed.

2025-12-14T11:08:19.525921+00:00 IST

People have lost trust in BJP, PM Modi: Priyanka Gandhi

The Congress leader further criticised the functioning of Parliament, claiming that the government is afraid to raise the real issues plaguing the people and instead chose to discuss the origins of Vande Mataram. "Only after Rahul Gandhi pressured the government to discuss SIR and elections did the BJP relent," Priyanka Gandhi said.

2025-12-14T10:47:05.230489+00:00 IST

"BJP government formed through vote theft": Baghel

Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister and Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government has been formed through the stealing of votes, and that the 'Vote Chor, Gaddi Chhod' rally will spread this message across the country.

2025-12-14T09:33:36.022115+00:00 IST

Congress's Sukhjinder Randhawa praises Captain Amarinder

Congress leader and former Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa on Sunday responded to BJP leader and former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh's recent remarks on the functioning of the Congress party, saying the latter is a secular, straightforward administrator whose views hold weight.

2025-12-14T09:30:34.226080+00:00 IST

"BJP spokespersons answering on behalf of ECI": Sachin Pilot

Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Sunday criticised the Election Commission of India (ECI), urging the poll body to rise above political leaders, ideologies, and parties and expressed concern that BJP spokespersons are speaking on behalf of the ECI, rather than the Commission addressing public concerns directly.

2025-12-14T09:29:31.131487+00:00 IST

"CM Bhajan Lal has worked for every sector": Rajasthan Dy CM

The Deputy Chief Minister lauded Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma for his comprehensive efforts across all sectors and for every class of society over the past two years.

2025-12-14T09:28:31.148019+00:00 IST

Opposition forcing politics, people rejecting them: Bihar min

Bihar Minister and state BJP President Dilip Jaiswal on Sunday criticised the Congress 'Vote Chor, Gaddi Chhod' rally held at Delhi's Ramleela Maidan against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, saying the opposition was refusing to understand the process and was indulging in forced politics.

2025-12-14T09:23:34.892268+00:00 IST

TMC MP Saugata Roy says Inquiry committee formed on Messi event

Trinamool Congress MP Saugata Roy on Sunday said that the Chief Minister has appointed an inquiry committee to probe the mismanagement during Argentine footballer Lionel Messi's event at Salt Lake Stadium and added that it is not appropriate to comment on the matter until the panel submits its findings.

2025-12-14T09:20:49.995278+00:00 IST

Union MoS Pankaj Chaudhary elected as BJP's Uttar Pradesh chief

Senior party leaders, including Union Minister Piyush Goyal, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath and other BJP leaders, congratulated him at a felicitation programme here.

2025-12-14T09:08:22.199549+00:00 IST

Congress leader TS Singh Deo slams BJP

At the Congress party's mega rally in the national capital against alleged "vote theft," senior Congress leader T.S. Singh Deo on Sunday accused the Election Commission of being politically misused.

2025-12-14T08:53:23.707556+00:00 IST

Pramod Tiwari questions timing of GRAP 4 implementation in Delhi

Congress MP Pramod Tiwari on Sunday questioned the timing of the implementation of Stage IV of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP-4) in Delhi, coinciding with the Congress party's major rally at Ramlila Maidan against alleged "vote chori" and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.

2025-12-14T08:33:50.917020+00:00 IST

“Talk about Delhi’s vote chori first," says AAP

Ahead of Congress's major rally at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan today over alleged "Vote Chori," the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) questioned the party's silence on alleged rigging in the Delhi Assembly elections, asking whether Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, would address the issue of vote theft in the national capital.

2025-12-14T07:51:40.671941+00:00 IST

"It's EC and BJP's victory, not people's": Saleem Ahmed

Karnataka Congress MLC Saleem Ahmed said that despite BJP victories in Maharashtra, Bihar, and Haryana, the results did not reflect the people's mandate but institutional bias.

2025-12-14T07:47:37.249809+00:00 IST

"Dodging real issues of level playing field where EC plays active role": RJD's Manoj Jha on alleged poll irregularities

RJD MP Manoj Kumar Jha on Sunday slammed the Election Commission over alleged irregularities, saying real issues like a level playing field are being dodged.

2025-12-14T07:47:31.187491+00:00 IST

Congress rally against SIR aimed at protecting infiltrators: BJP

Taking a swipe at the party's leadership, Patra added, "A person who always wears a T-shirt gives a lecture on khadi that day... and from that, their true form is revealed, and they fabricated a story about SIR." He accused Congress of double standards on the issue of vote theft.

2025-12-14T07:36:03.401939+00:00 IST

"Making another attempt to save illegal infiltrators": Chugh

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Tarun Chugh on Sunday accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of attempting to protect illegal infiltrators in the country through his party's mega rally, "Vote Chor, Gaddi Chhod," scheduled to be held in the national capital later in the day.

2025-12-14T07:24:01.310931+00:00 IST

Govt committed to implementing cleanliness programs: Chief Secy

Rajasthan Chief Secretary V Srinivas on Sunday reiterated the state government's commitment to implementing cleanliness programs across every village, hamlet and city in Rajasthan.

2025-12-14T07:22:04.837557+00:00 IST

Chandoliya hits out at Congress over rally, calls party 'bankrupt

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Yogender Chandoliya on Sunday launched a sharp attack on the Congress party ahead of its planned rally at Ramlila Maidan against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, accusing the grand old party of lacking substantive issues to challenge Prime Minister Narendra Modi and questioned its credibility.

2025-12-14T07:17:17.548326+00:00 IST

"SIR brought to remove the poor, backward": Ulka

Congress MP Saptagiri Ulka on Sunday alleged that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise is an attempt to remove the poor, backward, Dalit voters and traditional supporters of the party from the electoral rolls.

2025-12-14T07:07:51.873718+00:00 IST

"TMC hijacked event, all around Messi were TMC people": Sukanta M

Majumdar alleged that the event was hijacked by Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders, claiming that both the organisers and those surrounding Messi were linked to the ruling party.

2025-12-14T06:59:07.361991+00:00 IST