After Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a jibe at the Opposition INDIA bloc presence of Congress leader Shashi Tharoor and Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan during the inauguration event of Vizhinjam port, Congress leader Rajiv Shukla on Friday said that they will take part in the PM's
"I don't know on what grounds PM is saying like this. The PM will be the one who will be having sleepless nights, not the INDIA alliance, Rahul Gandhi or Congress. We are going to put maximum pressure on him on the issue of the caste census," he added.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, while addressing the gathering in Thiruvananthapuram, took a jibe at the INDIA bloc and said that CM Vijayan is a strong part of it. He added that today's event will "disturb the sleep of many" people.
Earlier in the day, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw briefed the media about the decision, saying the move would strengthen the country's social and economic structure.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Wednesday that the party supports the government's decision to conduct caste enumeration during the forthcoming population census, but it should specify a timeline.
Nationalist Congress Party (SCP) leader Anil Deshmukh stated that there was no confirmed information on whether the terrorists of the Pahalgam terror attack had asked the religion of the victims before shooting them.
Gujarat Congress President Shaktisinh Gohil on Friday announced that the party will contest bye-elections to the Visavadar and Kadi Assembly seats independently, without partnering with its INDIA bloc ally, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
Congress leader KC Venugopal said the Supreme Court's preliminary observation on the Waqf Amendment Act supports the INDIA alliance's position, especially its concerns on Article 26 violations raised during the parliamentary debate.
Union Minister Nityanand Rai on Thursday slammed the upcoming meeting of the INDIA alliance in Patna, describing it as a meeting of what he called the "Ghamandia" alliance.
"You are against Muslims, but in Saudi Arabia, you meet Muslims... If you go to Dubai, UAE, whose hospitality do you take there... You say one thing in your country and another outside," Banerjee said while addressing the gathering in a meeting with Muslim clerics.
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday said that the people of Bihar are ready for change and have resolved to vote out the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the upcoming elections.
Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party (RLJP) chief Pashupati Kumar Paras on Tuesday emphasised the need to strengthen the INDIA bloc to defeat the NDA alliance, ahead of upcoming assembly elections in Bihar.