Congress leader Pawan Khera on Thursday alleged that the BJP-led NDA government restricted public access to election documents, just 11 days after a High Court order demanding transparency.
"The Congress high command has done injustice to the backward classes. The Congress high command also slammed Siddaramaiah, saying that it was 10 years old and the figures were old," Ravikumar, also the Chief Whip of Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Council, told reporters here.
In the wake of the recent stampede in Bengaluru and mounting pressure from the BJP demanding the resignation of Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Congress MP Manickam Tagore has firmly defended the state leadership and accused the BJP of politicising the incident.
The Congress President said that he has been doing politics for 65 years, and alleged that PM Modi is deceiving the youth and taking votes by luring the poors.
"They (BJP) talk about 2047, but you (BJP) have to talk about today. Today, people do not have jobs, and all businesses have closed down," the UP Congress president told ANI.
"I have to say with regret that you brought the law of triple talaq against the Muslims. Brought the law of Waqf against Muslims, You are doing everything in this country which is against Muslims," Congress leader Rashid Alvi told ANI.
Maharashtra chief electoral office on Monday confronted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's accusations of electoral roll manipulation in the state assembly elections. The office clarified that electoral rolls are provided to all recognized political parties, including the Congress, free of co
"In Karnataka and Telangana, the Congress government came. Does this mean there is no problem with the EVM there? Rahul Gandhi should know the reality; the Congress has deteriorated so much because they don't know reality," said BJP MLA Hemanga Thakuria.
Political leaders across the party line, including BJP leader Ramchander Rao, Congress leader Mohammad Azharuddin, and BRS leader Ravula Sridhar Reddy, paid their last respects to BRS MLA from Hyderabad's Jubilee Hills, Maganti Gopinath, who passed away following a heart attack.
Bihar elections are expected to be held later this year in October or November, however, no official date has been announced by the Election Commission of India (ECI).
Poonawalla further questioned why there was a haste to arrange a big program for the RCB team in a short span of time, also questioning the clearance given on the parade.