Advocate Ramdas, appearing for the accused, said that these students of Osmania University were protesting peacefully when the police attacked them, prompting them to act in self-defence.
The protest organised by the farmers of Punjab at the Khanauri border in Sangrur district, near the Haryana border, entered its 314th day on Sunday. They have been protesting since February 13, 2024, to press on their various demands including a law to guarantee the minimum support price (MS
Speaking to the media, Pilot said "The incident that happened in the Parliament, the way the ruling party is insulting Baba Saheb, is unfortunate. The feelings that the Home Minister has for Ambedkar Saheb, came out on his tongue inside the House. The entire BJP should apologize... People ar
In a post on X, Annamalai criticized the Tamil Nadu government for allowing the funeral procession of SA Basha, the mastermind of the 1998 serial bombings in Coimbatore.
The Parliament witnessed parallel protests from both the Treasury and Opposition benches outside the parliament on Thursday morning. The ruling BJP MPs were protesting in the Parliament's premises against the Congress party for "insulting" BR Ambedkar.
In the letter to the Lok Sabha Speaker, Congress MPs claimed that they were protesting peacefully and were marching from Babasaheb Ambedkar's statue to Makar Dwar in the Parliament.
"The BJP-NDA MPs were protesting at the main entrance of the Parliament. This is where Congress and other parties protest daily. The show of strength by Rahul Gandhi and his MPs is very wrong. Parliament is not a place to show physical strength. This is not a wrestling akhada," Rijiju sai
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, in his defence, said that he was trying to get inside the Parliament when he was also pushed and threatened by the BJP MPs who were protesting near the entrance. He also alleged that Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge was also pushed.
Congress MP K Suresh on Thursday condemned Union Home Minister Amit Shah's remark on former Minister of Law and Justice BR Ambedkar, calling it "intolerable," and claimed that it has sparked nationwide protests.
While protesting, Union Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh targeted the Gandhi family, saying that they have all received Bharat Ratna, but didn't give it to Dr Ambedkar.