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Fulfilling promise made to locals: Shivakumar on construction of 114 ft Je
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Dec 27 (ANI): Senior Congress leader and former Karnataka minister DK Shivakumar on Friday said that he was fulfilling a promise made to locals by constructing the statue of Jesus Christ and the move should not be seen in the political context.
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BJP's NPR dangerous, different from one in 2010: Chidambaram
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 26 (ANI): Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday slammed the BJP-led Central government over the National Population Register (NPR) and said that it is dangerous and different from the one implemented by the UPA in 2010.
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DK Shivakumar demands apology from Prime Minister over 'urban naxal' state
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Dec 24 (ANI): Senior Congress leader DK Shivakumar on Tuesday demanded an apology from the Prime Minister for allegedly referring to students and intellectuals of the country as 'urban naxals'.
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People will give befitting reply if promises aren't fulfilled: Kharge targ
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 23 (ANI): As the counting of votes in the Jharkhand elections is underway, senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge attacked the BJP on Monday saying that people will give a befitting reply if the promises are not fulfilled.
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Modi govt responsible for creating fear, insecurity in India: Anand Sharma
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 22 (ANI): Hours after Prime Miniter Narendra Modi refuted talks of pan-India NRC, senior Congress leader Anand Sharma on Sunday accused the central government of creating fear and insecurity in the country.
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They have lost the narrative: Salman Khurshid on BJP's campaign over CAA
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 22 (ANI): Former Union Minister and senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid on Saturday said that the BJP has "lost the narrative" over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019.
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Tharoor posts distorted map of India, gets trolled, deletes tweet
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 21 (ANI): Twiterrati heavily trolled senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor for sharing a 'distorted' map of India, which portrayed the nation without its northern-most territory, following which the Thiruvananthapuram MP deleted his Tweet and rectified it.
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CAA sending wrong signals to 17 cr Muslims, says Cong veteran Ashwani Kuma
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 20 (ANI): Expressing deep concern over violence erupted during protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act in several parts of the country, senior Congress leader Ashwani Kumar on Friday urged the Centre to roll-back the new citizenship law until a broad consensus
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Karnataka: Senior Congress leader Patil, others detained at Mangaluru airp
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Mangaluru (Karnataka) Dec 20 (ANI): Amid uproar over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, a Congress delegation including senior leader Mallanagouda Basanagouda Patil was detained at the airport here on Friday.
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BJP follows RSS ideology that killed Mahatma Gandhi: Digvijaya Singh
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Dec 18 (ANI): Slamming the BJP led central government for the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 and National Register of Citizens (NRC), senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh said here on Wednesday that "BJP follows the RSS's ideology which is responsible for
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Citizenship Act is unconstitutional, against agreements signed by govt: Co
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 18 (ANI): Senior Congress leader and advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Wednesday clarified the grounds on which the party has challenged the constitutional validity of Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, in the Supreme Court.
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Chidambaram chides PM Modi over 'Indian citizenship to every Pakistani cit
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 18 (ANI): Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his jibe at the opposition party at an election rally in Jharkhand where he dared the opposition to give Indian citizenship to every Pakistani citizen.
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