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Congress observes Black Day as tribute to people who have died due to demo
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 8(ANI): Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad on Thursday said that parliamentarians will observe a Black day as tribute to the people who lost their lives due to demonetisation.
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RS adjourned till 2 p.m. as demonetisation war continues
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi, Dec. 1 (ANI): Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Ghulam Nabi Azad, on Thursday cornered the government over the demonetisation of high-value currency notes and said that the ruling dispensation came out with this move without any planning.
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No opposition party called for all-India bandh: Ghulam Nabi Azad
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 28 (ANI): Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Ghulam Nabi Azad, on Monday denied that any all-India bandh call had been given by the opposition parties against demonetisation.
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Frequent modifications post demonetisation is "harassing poor":
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 25 (ANI): Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, on Friday alleged that the modifications brought in by the government post the demonetisation drive is causing harassment and inconvenience to the poor, adding the ruling dispensation at the Centre lack
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PM's remark backfires as riled Oppn demands his apology in RS
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 25 (ANI): Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Ghulam Nabi Azad, on Friday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to tender an apology in Parliament over his baseless remarks accusing the opposition parties of favouring black money.
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It's incumbent on PM Modi to answer us: Ghulam Nabi Azad
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 22 (ANI): Mounting pressure on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to mark his presence in the Rajya Sabha, Leader of Opposition and Congress member Ghulam Nabi Azad on Tuesday reiterated that the government's decision to demonetise the currency notes has caused great i
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Present yourself in parliament, stop addressing public meetings, Congress
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Nov. 22 (ANI): Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad on Tuesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi needs to stop addressing public meetings and be present in parliament to address the concerns of the opposition and the 130 crore Indian cit
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Congress backs Azad, says "nothing wrong" in his comments
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 18 (ANI): With the government demanding an apology from Ghulam Nabi Azad over his remarks in the Rajya Sabha yesterday on demonetisation, the Congress Party on Friday came out in defence of its Leader of Opposition and said th
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BJP, not Congress should apologise for pushing country to edge: Azad
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 18 (ANI): While the Union Ministers and Bharatiya Janata Party MPs are demanding his apology for comparing the impact of the ban of notes with terrorist attacks, Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad on Friday said there is no question of apologising
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Azad takes on PM, says anyone questioning BJP is either "anti-nationa
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 17 (ANI): Drawing sharp flak from the government for comparing the impact of the notes ban with terrorist attacks, leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad on Thursday shot back at the ruling dispensation and said that anyone who questions the BJP is either
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Comparing demonetisation with Uri attack "an insult to nation":
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 17 (ANI): Union Information and Broadcasting Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday condemned leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad's assertion comparing the impact of the notes ban with terrorist attacks and said it is an insult to the nation.
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Govt. hits back at "frustrated, anti-black money" Congress
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 17 (ANI): Union Human Resource and Development (HRD) Minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday demanded an apology from leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha, Ghulam Nabi Azad for accusing the government of burdening the public with wrong policy and alleging that the death
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