Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday demanded an apology from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for hurting the sentiments of "crores of countrymen" for allegedly disrespecting Dr BR Ambedkar.
Vadra said that people should not remain confused that the BJP was protecting the Constitution since the language used by Union Home Minister Amit Shah was reflective of their reality.
Congress leaders Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for allegedly insulting former Minister of Law and Justice BR Ambedkar and for the conduct of BJP MPs in Parliament, following a scuffle that broke out earlier in the day, le
Congress MP Randeep Singh Surjewala submitted a Suspension of Business notice in the Rajya Sabha to discuss Union Home Minister Amit Shah's controversial remarks on Former Law and Justice Minister BR Ambedkar.
The Joint Parliamentary Committee to examine 'One Nation, One Election' Bill will have 21 members from Lok Sabha including Congress leaders Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Manish Tewari, NCP's Supriya Sule, TMC's Kalyan Banerjee and BJP's PP Chaudhary, Bansuri Swaraj and Anurag Singh Thakur,
Meanwhile, Congress MPs Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Manish Tewari, Sukhdev Bhagat and Randeep Singh Surjewala will be in the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) for deliberations on the 'One Nation One Election' Bill, party sources said on Wednesday.
The bill, introduced in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, proposes simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies across India. However, the proposal has faced strong resistance from Opposition parties, who voiced concerns about its potential impact on democracy.
This comes after the Wayanad MP grabbed eyeballs for carrying cloth bags with having message of support for Palestine on Monday, and one calling for the protection of Hindu minorities in Bangladesh on Tuesday.
Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday welcomed the 'One Nation One Election' Bill saying that frequent elections stop the development of the country, restricting the governments from making any long-term decisions.
The Congress leader shared a post on X, in which the opposition MPs carried placards and tote bags emblazoned with messages calling for justice and condemning the persecution of minorities across the border. She also wrote in Sanskrit, "ayN nijH pro veti gnnnaa lghucetsaam / udaarcritaana