Rajya Sabha MP Rekha Sharma on Wednesday accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of appeasing Muslim voters for electoral gains and neglecting the Hindus amid protests against the Waqf Amendment Act.
Popular folk singer Malini Awasthi and former Rajya Sabha MP and classical dancer Sonal Mansingh attended the two-day cultural event 'Renaissance 2025', which began on Wednesday evening at the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi to celebrate the spirit of Indian performing arts.
Addressing a joint press conference with fellow Congress MP Jairam Ramesh, Singhvi said, "This is nothing but vendetta in legal disguise. ED should answer why no NDA ally or BJP leader has ever been touched by the ED. Selective justice is nothing but political thuggery."
BJP MP Jagdambika Pal on Wednesday said that the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) is continuously provoking people over the Waqf Amendment Act.
On Tuesday, the ED filed a prosecution complaint (chargesheet) in Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court against Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, Sam Pitroda, Suman Dubey and others, including several firms.
Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju has defended his role as Chairman of the Central Waqf Council and stated that the Ministry of Minority Affairs is not exclusive to Muslims but represents all six officially recognised minority communities in India.
Congress MP Kumari Selja on Wednesday said that the chargesheet filed against the Gandhis by the Enforcement Directorate in the National Herald case is "politically motivated".
"Today, I participated in the state-level workshop organized under Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar Samman Abhiyan at the BJP State Headquarters in Bhopal and reiterated the Preamble of the Constitution of India. This Preamble is the essence of the values and supreme ideals of our nation that unite us as