Congress Member of Parliament K.C. Venugopal emphasised that Bihar is a historically significant region known for its movements and activism. He announced that the party is launching a major movement to seek the truth.
Congress's 'Voter Adhikar Yatra' against the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list in Bihar and alleged "vote theft", will begin from Sasaram on Sunday. RJD leaders Lalu Prasad Yadav, Tejashwi Yadav and others will join the yatra.
Amid a row over NCERT's new module on Partition Horrors Remembrance Day, Director (Research and Administration) of the Indian Council of Historical Research, Dr Om Jee Upadhyay, said that the new generation should know the truth.
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) supremo and veteran leader Sharad Pawar on Saturday expressed concern over the continued disruption of Parliament, alleging that the ruling party itself was responsible for stalling proceedings, and warned that democracy was in danger.
"Congress has been saying from the beginning that its (GST) slabs are unjust, and Rahul Gandhi had even called it the Gabbar Singh Tax. Today, the Prime Minister has realised that with the Bihar elections approaching, fearing defeat, he felt that the GST slabs should be reduced... Our opi
"They have proposed two slabs: one 5 per cent and the other 18 per cent. Still, there are multiple slabs till 28 per cent. Eighteen per cent applies to fertilisers and pesticides. So, it might get an exemption in this decision. However, there won't be much in it. We will see when the full sc
"The speciality of today's Dahi Handi program is that they have made two 'Sudarshan Chakras' and this is a symbol of what PM Modi said that a 'Suraksha Kavach' will be made by taking inspiration from Lord Krishna...My heartfelt congratulations and best wishes to all the devotees on the occas
"They have no contribution to the freedom struggle. For 50 years, they did not even hoist the national flag at their office. So, they have no right to say anything about the country and democracy. To make RSS happy, PM Modi is doing this because some people there are also angry with him. Owi
"The partition that happened, and the horror it ensued, was completely true. There is a lot of discussion about the way we got independence on the 15th (August), but not about the horror that happened during the partition," BJP leader Syed Shahnawaz Hussain said.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will kick off the 'Voter Adhikar Yatra' from Sasaram in Bihar on August 17, aiming to raise awareness about voter rights and protest against alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.