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No discussion on expunged remarks: LS speaker Om Birla on Pragya Singh's s
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Nov 28 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday exhorted that no debate will be held on the remark made by Bhopal BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur on Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse, as what she said was "expunged" from records.
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BJP condemns thinking that refers to Godse as `deshbhakt': Rajnath Singh
Updated : 6 years, 7 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, 7 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, 7 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, 7 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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Pralhad Joshi defends Pragya, says she did not take Godse's name
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 28 (ANI): Amid row over BJP MP Pragya Thakur purportedly referring to Mahatma Gandhi's assassin as a 'deshbhakt' (patriot) in the Lok Sabha, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi has said she did not take the name of Nathuram Godse.
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Pragya's reference to Godse in LS expunged
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 27 (ANI): BJP MP Pragya Thakur on Wednesday apparently referred to Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse during debate on the Special Protection Group (Amendment) Bill, but her remarks were expunged by the Chair.
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Kamal Nath asks PM Modi not to forgive Pragya for Godse remark in Parliame
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 27 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Wednesday hit out at BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur, asking her party to take action against the MP for her controversial remark against Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse in Parliament.
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Pragya Thakur clarifies, says remarks were aimed at Udham Singh, not Godse
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 27 (ANI): BJP MP Pragya Thakur, whose remark during a debate in Lok Sabha today purportedly referring to Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse as a 'deshbhakt' (patriot) triggered a furore in Parliament, claimed that she was referring to Udham Singh.
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Pragya Thakur refers to Godse as `deshbhakt' in Lok Sabha
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi[India], Nov 27 (ANI): BJP member Pragya Thakur on Monday referred to Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse as a "deshbhakt (patriot)" during the debate in Lok Sabha on Special Protection Group (Amendment) Bill, 2019, with several opposition members objecting to her remarks.
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Provisions already in existing laws to check insult of freedom fighters, s
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 27 (ANI): Already provisions exist in the current legislation for the prevention of incidents where people insult Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi and other freedom fighters, Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday in a
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Governors, Lt Governors can project relevance of Gandhian thoughts, values
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 23 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that Governors and Lieutenant Governors across the country can utilize the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary to project the relevance of Gandhian thoughts and values.
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