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NCP-SCP MP Supriya Sule on Thursday expressed gratitude to key leaders, including Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Uddhav Thackeray, and Mallikarjun Kharge, for supporting Sharad Pawar's Rajya Sabha nomination. The decision was made by the Maha Vikas Aghadi, reflecting a show of unity among alliance partners. MP Sule thanked Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Uddhav Thackeray, Sanjay Raut, Aadit

The Senior Congress leader and former Union minister Anand Sharma on Thursday said that "self-respect is very expensive in politics" and that "speaking the truth is now considered a crime," after the party nominated Kangra District Congress Committee president Anurag Sharma as its candidate for the Rajya Sabha seat from Himachal Pradesh.

Speaking to ANI, Anwar said, "The article by Sonia ji is right. It is a well-written and balanced article. What she said was that the stand that India used to take over such matters cannot be seen now, and it seems that we are running away from speaking the truth."

The BJP's IT Department in charge, Amit Malviya, on Wednesday slammed the Opposition for linking the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Israel visit, calling it a "naked partisan" viewpoint.

As West Asia plunges deeper into turmoil following the assassination of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyed Ali Hosseini Khamenei in US-Israel strikes, India's political landscape has erupted into a sharp debate over whether New Delhi's calibrated silence is strategic diplomacy or a troubling abdication.

Maharashtra Minister Girish Mahajan on Tuesday questioned Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi's article on the Iran-Israel conflict, asking why India should comment on the issue.

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the Congress leadership, alleging that members of the Gandhi-Vadra family attempted to extort Rs 7 crore from a party worker during the Haryana Assembly elections, and claimed that purported WhatsApp chats have brought "prima facie evidence" of corruption into the public domain.

Deo also argued that India continues its traditional role of mediation and advocacy for peace, a legacy he noted dates back to the administrations of her own predecessors.

Speaking to reporters, Masood described the death of the Iranian leader as a "sad event," emphasising the deep-rooted and centuries-old ties between India and Iran. He said he had personally conveyed his sympathies during the meeting.

Congress leader Raashid Alvi on Tuesday accused Bharatiya Janata Party-led government of "destroying" India's foreign policy, and demanded Prime Minister Narendra Modi disclose his conversations with Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu during his visit to Israel.