The Congress on Friday condemned the murder of the son of a RTI activist in Gujarat and accused the BJP government at the Centre over its failure to implement the Whistleblower Protection Act.
Party spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala said the decision will allow Prime Minister Narendra Modi to campaign on Thursday while meetings of other leaders have been impacted.
Just as Priyanka Chaturvedi made an exit from Congress over reinstatement of party workers who had misbehaved with her, the grand-old party conceded that it was a reflection on the leadership.
Pitroda told a news channel that under a Congress government, the middle class will have more opportunities and more jobs and the taxes may go up a little bit.
The incident took place at around 8 pm Sunday and the deceased were identified as Kripesh and Sarath Lal (24).
On January 28, voting took place. Nearly 76 per cent of the 1.72 lakh voters exercised their franchise in the multi-cornered contest.
The bypoll has brought rare unity among Congress rank as party's top leaders are actively campaigning for Randeep Surjewala.
Citing ten instaces including Demonetisation, Rafale Corruption, GST, farm distress and bank frauds, Surjewala said that PM's interview was full of 'jumlas' and bereft of 'ground reality'.
The remarks by Khattar drew sharp criticism from Congress, which said the state government's "anti-women mindset" was exposed.
The Congress leader requested Singh to provide Sidhu the cover bereft of political differences and rivalries.
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Earlier this week, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati dumped Congress as she decided to not forge an alliance with the grand-old party for the upcoming assembly polls in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.
"If it is true that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assured Bangladesh of not deporting those who names don't figure in the Assam National Register of Citizens, then it reflects BJP's politics of double-standards," Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala said.
Congress President Rahul Gandhi and spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala condoled the death of senior leader and Union Minister Gurudas Kamat.
Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala asserted that the Army has always made the country proud and added that many such operations have been conducted in the past too.
RJD leader and former Bihar Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav dared PM Modi to accept his challenge too. Tejashwi said the PM must also accept the challenge to provide jobs to the youth and relief to farmers.
The party also alleged that the CBSE paper leak has jeopardised the future of 2 crore youth of the country.
Randeep Surjewala sarcastically said Modi had not even listened to the sound counsel of economists because "innate wisdom of Modinomics needs no counsel".
Participating in a panel debate at India TV’s Chunav Manch conclave in Ahmedabad, Randeep Singh Surjewala mocked the new tax, calling it the ‘Gabbar Singh Tax’.
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