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BJP is seeking political gains from Sabarimala: Kadakampally
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Trivandrum (Kerela) Nov 17 (ANI): Travancore Devaswom Board Minister Kadakampally Surendran on Saturday lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and RSS for announcing indefinite strike by the right-wing activists from Sunday to protest against the arrest of Hindu leader K P Sasikala.
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Congress making 'blatant lies' on Rafale for political gains: Reliance
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Nov 2 (ANI): A Reliance Infrastructure Limited's spokesperson on Friday stated that the Congress party has dragged the company into a political battle in view of the impending state and general elections in the country.
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Surgical Strike Day: UGC's directive for political gain, says Congress
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 21 (ANI): Criticising the University Grants Commission's (UGC) circular directing universities and colleges to observe 'Surgical Strike Day' on September 29, the Congress on Friday said that the motive of the directive is to reap political gains.
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Surgical-strikes video: Govt seeks Congress' apology
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs, Kiren Rijiju on Thursday said the Congress party should apologise to the nation for accusing the government of using surgical strikes' video for political gains.
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Congress accuses BJP of taking political gains from surgical strike
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): A day after the video of September 2016 surgical strikes was released, the Congress party came down heavily on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and accused them of scoring political points using the footage of Indian Army's action against terror launch pa
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Rohith Vemula suicide: BJP slams IUML for 'petty politics'
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday hit out at the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) and Congress for misusing Rohith Vemula's suicide incident for their political gains.
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Ambedkar's grandson calls name change move 'wrong'
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Mar. 30 (ANI): Prakash Ambedkar, the grandson of Dr B R Ambedkar, on Friday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) ordered all its state departments and High Court benches in Lucknow and Allahabad to add Ramji to the nam
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Govt using Triple Talaq Bill for political gains, alleges AIMPLB
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 28 (ANI): The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has dismissed the Triple Talaq Bill terming it as government's attempt to make political gains.
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My family worships Lord Shiva, but doesn't use it for political gain: Rahu
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Amreli (Gujarat) [India], Nov. 30 (ANI): Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said his family is devotee of Lord Shiva, but does not believe in using it for political gain.
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Smriti Irani hits out at Chidambaram for J-K remark
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 28 (ANI): Union Minister Smriti Zubin Irani on Saturday hit out at Senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram for his J-K remark, saying the Congress was willing to sacrifice nationhood for political gain.
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PM Modi raised Kedarnath issue for political gains: Congress
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 21 (ANI): The Congress Party on Saturday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi raked up the issue of Kedarnath because he has to fight the upcoming elections in Gujarat.
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BJP tears into Mamata, says she worsened the situation for political gains
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 8 (ANI): Tearing into the West Bengal Government and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday the latter did not control the situation for her own political gains.
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