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Pragya apologies but remarks create furore in Lok Sabha
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi[India], Nov 29 (ANI): BJP lawmaker Pragya Thakur on Friday expressed regret and apologised for her remarks about Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse in Lok Sabha but claimed that her words were twisted out of context.
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Respect Gandhi's contribution, my statements being distorted: Pragya apolo
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 29 (ANI): BJP lawmaker Pragya Thakur on Friday apologised in the Lok Sabha over her controversial remark praising Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse but also added that her statements made in the Parliament are being distorted.
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BJP condemns thinking that refers to Godse as `deshbhakt': Rajnath Singh
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi[India], Nov 28 (ANI): A day after controversy over remarks of BJP lawmaker Pragya Singh Thakur pertaining to Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathu Ram Godse, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said there was no question of the party calling him "deshbhakt" (patriot) and added tha
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CPI(M) lawmakers protest in Parliament over privatisation of PSUs
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 28 (ANI): Communist Party of India (Marxist) lawmakers on Thursday staged a protest near the Mahatma Gandhi bust in Parliament over the privatisation of the public sector undertakings (PSUs).
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Pragya's remarks reflect heart of RSS, BJP: Rahul Gandhi
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 28 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said that BJP lawmaker Pragya Singh Thakur's now expunged remarks on Mahatma Gandhi's assassin reflect the "heart of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and BJP" and that he does not want to "waste time" by demanding action ag
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Pragya Thakur's comments are shocking: Sonia Gandhi
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 28 (ANI): Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday expressed shock over BJP lawmaker Pragya Thakur's remark where the latter allegedly referred to Mahatma Gandhi's assassin as a 'deshbhakt' (patriot) in the Lok Sabha.
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Mumbai: Newly elected MLAs reach Maharashtra assembly for oath-taking, Sup
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Nov 27 (ANI): NCP leader Supriya Sule on Wednesday personally welcomed newly-elected MLAs here at Vidhan Bhawan upon their arrival for the oath-taking in Maharashtra Assembly.
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Cong MP gives suspension of business notice in RS over Maha govt formation
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 26 (ANI): Congress lawmaker Hussain Dalwai on Tuesday gave a suspension of business notice in Rajya Sabha under rule 267 over 'government formation in Maharashtra by unconstitutional means.'
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Congress complains to Lok Sabha Speaker about 'manhandling' of MPs by secu
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 25 (ANI): The Congress party on Monday complained to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla about "manhandling" of some of its MPs, including two women lawmakers, by security personnel in Lower House of Parliament when they came to evict two party MPs who had been named by the Cha
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Puri's slip of tongue becomes Tiwari's headache as congratulations pour in
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 25 (ANI): Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari received rather unwarranted comments from fellow lawmakers at the Lok Sabha on Monday- a day after Urban Development Minister Hardeep Singh Puri called for making him the next chief minister of Delhi.
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Lok Sabha a place for discussion, not for unruly behaviour: RS Prasad
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 25 (ANI): Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday condemned the "reprehensive conduct" of the two Congress lawmakers who clashed with marshals in Lok Sabha, saying that the house is a place for debating and discussion and not for unruly behaviour.
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I am not supporting BJP, all party MLAs staying together: NCP MLA Dilip Ba
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Nov 24 (ANI): Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) lawmaker Dilip Bankar on Sunday said that his support was intact behind the NCP leadership and he is not supporting the BJP in the state.
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