The Emergency, which is considered to be one of the most controversial periods of independent India's history, was imposed by former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi from June 25, 1975, to 1977.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, on the 49th anniversary of the Emergency, called for the Congress party to apologize to the nation, echoing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks.
Senior cabinet minister Rajnath Singh has been reaching out to opposition leaders on behalf of the government in a bid to build consensus for the post of Speaker and deputy Speaker of the Lower House of Parliament.
Bharatiya Janata Party's state president, Rajiv Bindal, criticised Congress on Monday and said that the party should stop instigating citizens in the name of the Constitution. He also said that Congress should first go through the history of June 25, the black day in the history of the natio
Leader of Opposition, and former Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Jairam Thakur said that Bharatiya Janata Party is getting full support and blessings from the people of Himachal Pradesh and exuded confidence that the BJP would win all the assembly by-elections.
The Congress has reacted sharply to the central government's decision to appoint Mahtab as Pro-tem Speaker of Lok Sabha over senior-most Dalit MP Kodikkunnil Suresh of Congress, saying that the appointment by the BJP deviates from the traditional practice of appointing the senior member.<
"Maharashtra core committee meeting was held and in this meeting, we analysed the elections that were held recently in the state. Sharad Pawar, Uddhav Thackeray and the Congress leaders lied and asked for votes from the people, but now the people have understood...We analysed the entire L
Addressing a press conference today, the Maharashtra Congress chief said, "...I am not hiding yesterday's incident. The worker was pouring water (on my feet). There was no tap - 'Har ghar mein nal, har ghar mein jal', otherwise I would have used water from the tap..."
Kerala Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President K Surendran attacked the Kerala Congress for making a derogatory statement against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting with Pope Francis on the sidelines of the G7 summit and claimed that Congress party's social media handles are run by "urban