Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit on Saturday slammed the Aam Admi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal after Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena granted permission to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to prosecute him in the excise policy case.
Congress said on Saturday that its agitation demanding Home Minister Amit Shah's resignation will continue and the party will hold Babasaheb Ambedkar Samman Marches on December 24 and submit a memorandum to President Droupadi Murmu through district collectors.
Arvind Kejriwal said that the central government is "crushing" the dreams of middle-class people and that the BJP government is only working for the rich and the industrialists.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday staged district-level protests across Himachal Pradesh and accused the Congress of disrespecting Dr B R Ambedkar, the principal architect of the Indian Constitution.
"My only appeal to the Congress party is to be democratic, if Congress cannot be democratic because Congress is a family-run party, don't impose it on the nation, don't impose it on other parties because we are all democratic people. We belong to a Democratic party. We believe in democrac
"There is no one in the Congress who has the courage to make Rahul Gandhi understood. People should tell Rahul Gandhi that the picture of BR Ambedkar and the copies of the Constitution do not look good in his hands," Rijiju said.
Accusing Congress of "torturing" Bharat Ratna Baba Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday said that Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and his party should not carry a photo of Ambedkar as it doesn't suit in their hands.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar urged the Bharatiya Janata Party to 'introspect their their conduct,' saying that the party would not be bothered by Congress if they admit that making derogatory remarks against others is part of their culture.
Amid the controversy over 'Ambedkar' remark, the Mahila Congress staged a protest march to Kerala Rajbhavan demanding the resignation of Union Home Minister Amit Shah. President of Kerala Pradesh Mahila Congress and Party's MP Jebi Mather called Amit Shah's remark "derogatory" and demanded a
Reacting to Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut's reported statement hinting the party may contest Mumbai Municipal Corporation elections on its own," Maharashtra NCP (SCP) leader Jayant Patil on Saturday said that he will ask him why he made such a decision.
People's Democratic Party (PPD) leader Iltija Mufti accused the chief minister Omar Abdullah-led Jammu and Kasmir of cancelling atleast 1.5 ration cards.