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Congress never opposed to the idea of GST: Chidambaram
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 3 (ANI): Former finance minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday said that the Congress was never opposed to the idea of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), adding the grand old party did not support it as there were too many flaws in the earlier bill.
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BJP slams Cong, says Gujarat CM resignation not a big issue
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal), Aug 2 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday downplayed Congress party's criticism over the resignation of Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel and said that the grand old party is diminishing from the nation and the only work it now has is to find l
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No action by Congress against poverty, only slogans: BJP
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 30 (ANI): Following Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi's assertion that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) works exclusively for the rich, the ruling party on Saturday hit back at Gandhi, stating that the grand old party only raises slogans on poverty but has never take
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Rahul Gandhi sounds poll bugle in UP, reiterates 'suit boot' att
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Lucknow, July 29 (ANI): Accusing the Central government-led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi of failing to fulfil election promises, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today highlighted the plight of farmers, growing pulses and assured his party workers that the grand old party will fight t
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Sheila Dikshit 'too old' to win UP election for Congress: BJP
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), July 29 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday said that choosing Sheila Dikshit as the Congress party's chief ministerial candidate for Uttar Pradesh is a wrong move, as the latter is too old to deliver victory to the grand old party in the 2017 state asse
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No objection to Rajnath attending SAARC meeting in Pak: Congress
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 28 (ANI): Congress leader Shashi Tharoor today said that they have no objection to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh attending the SAARC Home/Interior Ministers meeting in Pakistan, but added that the grand old party would react only if the ruling dispensation initiates a bil
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SP mocks '27 Saal UP Behaal' campaign, says 'gimmicks won&#
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 23 (ANI): Taking a jibe at the Congress, which formally launched its campaign for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections with the slogan '27 Saal UP Behaal', the Samajwadi Party today said that such gimmicks would not work while asking the grand old party to first giv
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Congress least concerned about dalits: BJP
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 20 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday took a dig at Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi for 'sleeping' when the case of atrocities against dalits in Gujarat was raised in the Parliament and said it exposes the double-face of the grand old party wh
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Lack of long term policy during Cong. tenure cause behind inflation: Naidu
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 20 (ANI): Union Information and Broadcasting Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday slammed the Congress for protesting against inflation and held the grand old party responsible for the same.
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Arunachal verdict: Congress thanks judiciary for preventing murder of demo
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 17 (ANI): Hailing the Supreme Court's order of restoring the Congress government in Arunachal Pradesh, the grand old party on Sunday said it is thankful to the judiciary for preventing the murder of democracy.
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Arunachal crisis: Under fire BJP shifts blame on Congress
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 17 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday lashed out at the Congress for levelling baseless allegations on the Centre over the ongoing political crisis in Arunachal Pradesh and advocated that the grand old party should instead introspect the reasons behind the pres
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Congress contesting UP polls to win and form govt: Ghulam nabi Azad
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 14 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, who took part in a meeting at party vice-president Rahul Gandhi's residence to discuss strategy for the next year's UP Assembly polls, on Thursday, said the grand old party would contest the elections with an aim to
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