Describing electoral bonds as a 'political bribery scheme', the opposition party said it was a scam that tarnished the image of the Indian democracy
The senior advocate was arguing that without having materials to support their apprehensions about danger to public tranquillity, the authorities cannot impose such restrictions.
The Congress leader said that an "environment of fear" is prevailing in J&K
Yechury and Raja had both written to governor Satya Pal Malik on Thursday informing him of their visit and requesting him to facilitate their entry
Azad advised Goel that a minister managing parliamentary affairs shouldn't indulge in such behaviour
Ghulam Nabi Azad said Modi's Pak policy was 'immature' while policy towards China was 'not clear'
Azad accused the government of going back on its word by pushing contentious bills
Azad said the talks have not given desired results but efforts have been made and remained fruitful
Taking a dig at the Samajwadi Party, he said that rather than providing jobs to the youth, it has been distributing laptops
Azad wished speedy recovery to the more than 200 civilians and security personnel injured in the violence
He said Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi was taking key decisions regarding Uttar Pradesh after consulting all seniors party leaders
Congress veterans Ghulam Nabi Azad and Kamal Nath were on Sunday appointed general secretaries in-charge of Uttar Pradesh and Punjab, a move seen as precursor to a major organisational shake-up in the party ahead of the assembly polls in the two states next year.While Azad, leader of opposition in the Rajya Sabha, has been party general secretary in-charge of Uttar Pradesh twice before, Nath will look after Haryana apart from Punjab, party General Secretary Janaradan Dwivedi said.Madhusudan Mistry, who was hitherto looking after Uttar Pradesh, will be the new general secretary in-charge of the Central Election Committee, while Shakeel Ahmed, in-charge of Punjab and Haryana, has been relieved of the charge, Dwivedi. Congress president Sonia Gandhi effected the changes a day after the biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha, which saw cross voting by some party MLAs in Uttar Pradesh.Rahul's birthday in focusJune 19 is Rahul Gandhi's birthday. Usually, Congressmen seize anniversaries and bi
He said circumstances were different as Singh was fighting colonial rule and foreign oppression and Kanhaiya is fighting for his beliefs in a very different democracy
Azad also said that normal transport and trading of animals from one place to another should not be targeted
In his letter, Azad highlighted the latest attack on two cattle traders, who were tortured and hanged to death by 'radical bigots'
The Congress veteran in a statement has compared RSS with ISIS drawing flak from right wing outfits