Deputy leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi will open the argument on Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, from the side of the opposition after Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju tables the bill in Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi on Friday thanked Supreme Court for quashing the FIR filed against him over his poem and said that this message from the apex court goes far.
Stressing the importance of protecting the freedom of speech and expression, the Supreme Court on Friday quashed an FIR registered against Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi by Gujarat police over a social media post with a poem 'ae khoon ke pyase baat suno
Pratapgarhi is facing charges of promoting communal disharmony by posting a video clip on his social media handle with the poem "ae khoon ke pyase baat suno..."
"There are so many BJP leaders who are accused of such things, and it is not known what action is being taken against them...This is a new issue that has been raised by the Assam BJP and the Chief Minister because they know that in the upcoming elections, the people of Assam are going to vot
"The Railway Minister should have resigned; we are not saying this on a political front, but as humanity, he should come forward and say that he is not able to stop the incidents."
The Supreme Court on Monday extended its order of granting interim protection from any coercive action against Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi, who is facing charges of promoting communal disharmony by posting a video clip on his social media handle.
A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan issued a notice to the state of Gujarat and others on Pratapgarhi's plea challenging the Gujarat High Court order refusing to quash the FIR against him.
Congress leader Charanjit Singh Channi said that the government of India should award the former PM with Bharat Ratna and allocate space for a memorial.
Congress MP Imran Pratapgrahi on Wednesday gave a notice for adjournment of the House under Rule 267 for immediate discussion on the increasing violent communal incidents against Muslim community in the country.