Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Shehzad Poonawalla on Monday unleashed a fierce critique of the Congress party, branding it as "anti-constitution, anti-reservation, and anti-Ambedkar" in reaction to a reported statement by Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar.
Reacting to Kunal Kamra's remarks on Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Congress leader Atul Londhe on Monday said that his comments are made on what happens in society and asked why they are scared of his remarks.
Congress MP Imran Masood on Sunday said that there is an "attempt to bulldoze our religious institutions and religious texts, which will not be tolerated".
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar defended Karnataka state cabinet passing a bill granting a four per cent reservation to Muslims in public contracts and said that it was done to protect the backward class people.
"We are worried for the health of the Chief Minister, but we are more worried about Bihar. If Bihar has such a leadership, how safe is the state? They (BJP) only worry about any state until the elections. After the elections, they forget Bihar or any other state," Khera told ANI.
Speaking to reporters, Reddy said, "It was totally a baseless meeting. It was a time pass. It was only an attempt to malign the BJP... In the next elections, NDA will form the government in Karnataka, Telangana, and Tamil Nadu as well."
Congress leader V Hanumantha Rao criticized the NDA government's move on delimitation, claiming it would reduce seats in the south and benefit the Centre, urging all Chief Ministers to unite and oppose the move.
Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh on Sunday lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party over Waqf (Amendment) Bill, saying that it is the party's continuous attempt to damage bonds of social harmony.
BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad slammed Lok Sabha's Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi over his criticism of India's merit system. Prasad questioned Gandhi's qualification to be appointed as LoP, accusing him of "disregarding" the rules of the merit system.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Sunday slammed Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai's remarks on delimitation, calling him unimportant and lacking knowledge on the matter.
Union Minister and BJP MP Bandi Sanjay Kumar attacked the opposition parties that participated in the all-party meeting on Saturday over the proposed delimitation of Tamil Nadu.