In a sharp attack on the leader of the INDIA bloc alliance, Union Minister Anurag Thakur claimed that while the opposition leaders continued to abuse Prime Minister Narendra Modi, but he enhanced the prestige of India globally.
The arrest of the AAP supremo came as a blow to the INDIA bloc, a coalition of more than 20 Opposition parties, at a time when they are still struggling to sew up seat-sharing agreements in many states ahead of the general elections.
Senior Congress leader and AICC spokesperson Kuldeep Singh Rathore on Saturday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party is trying to suppress the opposition parties.
"If we aim to fortify our nation, we need PM Modi. A festive atmosphere has been fostered in the state. I am optimistic about our prospects in this Lok Sabha election and the by-election, as the opposition lacks significant issues to contest. The INDI alliance is merely a ploy to deceive the
Opposition members alleged that the government wanted to deprive the women and minority members, elected on reserved seats and notified by the Election Commission of Pakistan, of voting in the Senate polls scheduled to be held in April.
Taking a swipe at INDIA parties for going back on their previous statements critical of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and rallying around Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal following his arrest in the excise policy case, BJP national spokesperson Samit Patra said many leaders in the Opposition bl
Dismissing Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's claim that the BJP was offering Rs 50 crore each to ruling Congress MLAs to switch sides ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, Leader of Opposition R. Ashoka on Saturday said his party has made no such approaches to the rival camp.
Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday termed the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal a "murder of democracy" and said that without any "proof," the probe agency has taken "action" against the Delhi CM.
Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court on Friday sent CM Kejriwal to ED custody till March 28 in the money laundering case related to the alleged excise policy scam.
Following the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the INDIA bloc on Friday submitted a memorandum to the Election Commission of India urging its intervention in the "targeting of opposition leaders" by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party through the "misuse of central agencies".
The Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Himachal Pradesh legislative assembly, Jairam Thakur, accused the Congress-led government in the state of framing false cases against the elected representatives and working in the spirit of revenge.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and Congress leader DK Shivakumar alleged that the BJP was resorting to forceful suppression of the opposition in fear of losing the upcoming general elections.