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PM Modi, Sonia Gandhi pay tribute to Sheila Dikshit
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and former President Pranab Mukherjee were among the early politicians to pay tributes to senior Congress leader Sheila Dikshit, who passed away at the age of
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Dikshit dies of cardiac arrest; President, PM, Rahul condole death
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): Former Delhi Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Sheila Dikshit died here on Saturday following a cardiac arrest.
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Sheila Dikshit passes away at 81
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): Former Delhi Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Sheila Dikshit passed away here on Saturday.
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Give loans to poor instead of rich who run away from country: Cong leader
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 19 (ANI): On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of bank nationalization, senior Congress leader V Hanumantha Rao on Friday said that PM Modi should start giving loans to poor instead of giving it to rich people who run away from the country.
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Elected govt being troubled: Kharge on K'taka turmoil
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 18 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday alleged that Congress-JD(S) MLAs were being kept in Mumbai to dethrone the coalition government in Karnataka, adding that an elected government is being "troubled."
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Bengaluru: Floor test not appropriate till we get clarification on apex co
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 18 (ANI): Senior Congress leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday suggested in the Assembly that a floor test in the House will not be appropriate until a clarification is got on the Supreme Court order allowing freedom to the 1
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We have to guard our people as BJP wants to disturb: Kharge on K'taka cris
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI) Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday expressed confidence on Congress-JD(S) coalition winning the vote of confidence in the Karnataka assembly on Thursday but said the party has to "guard its people" as BJP wants to create hindrances for his p
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Weaker sections in far-flung areas living in atmosphere of fear: Salman Kh
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid on Saturday claimed that rural area residents belonging to weaker sections of society are living in an atmosphere of fear while asserting that it is the responsibility of every Indian to feel the pain of such people.
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BJP and its leaders hardly care about Constitution: Ghulam Nabi Azad
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): Amid the political upheaval in Karnataka, senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad has lashed out at the BJP and said that the party and its leaders "hardly care" about the Constitution.
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Amid testing times, Congress needs young and energetic leadership: Jyotira
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], July 11 (ANI): Against the backdrop of the political crisis in Karnataka and Goa, senior Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia on Thursday said that the party is facing testing times and needs an immediate revival through a young and energetic leadership.
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SC decision as per law, Speaker will also follow rules: Mallikarjun Kharge
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 11 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday hailed the decision of Supreme Court directing 10 rebel Karnataka MLAs to meet the Karnataka Assembly Speaker at his office and said that the Speaker will also go as per rules.
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Centre using Governors to topple state governments: Ghulam Nabi Azad
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 10 (ANI): Amid the ongoing political crisis in Karnataka, senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Wednesday alleged that the BJP-led Central government has been using the governors office to topple governments in various states.
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