Union Minister Pralhad Joshi slammed the Congress party for playing politics over the last rites of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, despite the efforts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government to ensure proper arrangements for his cremation at Delhi's Nigambodh Ghat.
The BJP on Saturday hit out at Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of trying to politicise the demise of former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh.
Chhattisgarh is set to witness the return of ballot papers in its upcoming local body elections. The BJP government has announced that the elections would be conducted using ballot papers instead of electronic voting machines (EVMs).
Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Friday said the death of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is a “deeply personal loss” as he was her friend, philosopher and guide.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid his last respects to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at his residence in Delhi on Friday.
Taking moral high ground over Rahul Gandhi’s promptness in vacating the bungalow allotted to him as MP, the Gujarat Congress pointed out that the former minister has not yet vacated his ministerial bungalow.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday strongly hit out at Congress and alleged that fighting the elections by depending on leaders who joined their party after leaving BJP goes on to show "bankruptcy" of Congress.
The BJP national president made the remark while holding a roadshow at Sidlaghatta in Chikkaballapur district on Tuesday.
"We are always together. The BJP has become the hero and there is a need to convert them into zero. There is no question of personal ego, Nitish-ji has already started holding talks with the different opposition parties. I am also holding similar discussions with others. In the coming days we will move together," Banerjee said.
The prime minister was addressing a large crowd at a special event to commemorate the National Panchayati Raj Day at the SAF ground at Rewa in Madhya Pradesh.
