Congress MP Amar Singh on Wednesday criticised the government over the mandatory pre-installation of the Sanchar Saathi app on mobile phones, calling it "snooping" and an infringement on the privacy of ordinary citizens.
Addressing the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) Executive meeting at Gandhi Bhavan, he said the Congress has survived for 140 years precisely because "there is freedom in the party," unlike several regional outfits that collapsed due to "rigid, centralised" leadership styles.
Trinamool Congress leader Derek O'Brien has said that the opposition parties accepted government's proposal for discussion on electoral reforms in the spirit of parliamentary democracy and made a tactical change in their stance.
According to Suresh, the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) meeting decided that Vande Mataram will be discussed on Monday, followed by electoral reforms on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy declared that the Congress party is ready to fight against Prime Minister Narendra Modi over what they see as politically motivated cases against Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, according to an official release by Telangana CMO.
Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Dola Sen on Tuesday accused the government of deliberately avoiding a detailed discussion on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) Phase 2, prompting a coordinated Opposition walkout during the Winter Session of Parliament.
Representatives of the World Uyghur Congress raised concerns about forced labour and human rights abuses at two UN forums, despite repeated attempts by the Chinese mission to interrupt and silence them. The WUC urged the global community to address ongoing violations and protect Uyghur right
TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee, on the activation of the Sanchar Saathi app on mobile headsets, said on Tuesday that mandating such an app by the government is completely illegal and unconstitutional.
Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday slammed the Centre for not allowing a discussion on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll in Parliament, calling the move "unfortunate for the country and harmful for democracy."<