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  BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra launched a scathing attack on Rahul Gandhi, who has consistently alleged corruption in the purchase of the fighter aircraft by the Modi government A fresh political war of words erupted on Tuesday over the Rafale issue as the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) and the Congress went at it over a French media report with the former accusing the latter of taking commission and the latter responding with the allegation of a cover up. BJP spokesperson  Sambit Patra  launched a scathing attack on Rahul Gandhi, who has consistently alleged corruption in the purchase of the fighter aircraft by the Modi government, accusing him of spreading ‘canard, disinformation and lies’ and asked for his response on the French media report that claimed that commissions were paid between 2007 and 2012 for securing the Rafale deal with India. He said the Congress should change its name from Indian National Congress to ‘I need commission party.’ The Congress highlighted t...

  Following Trinamool Congress’ thumping win in assembly elections in West Bengal, Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Monday said arrogance, might, money power lost in the WB assembly polls Following Trinamool Congress’ thumping win in assembly elections in West Bengal, Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Monday said “arrogance, might, money power and using Jai Shri Ram for politics” lost the polls in the state. Sibal also hailed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee who is all set to continue her third term in West Bengal. “In West Bengal, who lost – arrogance, might, money power, using Jai Shri Ram for politics, a divisive agenda and the Election Commission. She ( Mamata Benerjee ) stood up to them and won,” the Congress leader said in a tweet. As per the latest trends of the Election Commission, TMC has won 209 seats and is leading in four. About 47.94 per cent of the total voted were in the TMC’s favour. It received about 38.1 per cent of the total. Bharatiya Janata Party, on the other hand, h...

  Rahul Gandhi to lead Congress MPs’ protest march against farm laws “Rahul Gandhi along with Opposition leaders met President and submitted the memorandum to resolve farmers’ issue. But there was no action from the President and the government. Rahul Gandhi will lead a demonstration tomorrow at 10:45 am from Vijay Chowk to Rashtrapati Bhavan with Congress MPs,” Congress MP K Suresh told ANI on Wednesday. After that, he and other senior leaders will meet the President of India and submit a memorandum containing 2 crore signatures for his intervention to resolve the farmers’ agitation, he added. Farmers are protesting at the borders of Delhi since November 26 against the Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020; the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020; and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020. The Central government on Sunday invited farmer leaders for a fresh round of talks amid a...

BJP leader and Union minister Smriti Irani said Rahul Gandhi was taking out his yatras not for farmers but in support of “middlemen who looted the country” Attacking Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his protest marches against the three recently passed farm laws, BJP leader and Union minister Smriti Irani Tuesday said he was taking out his yatras not for farmers but in support of “middlemen who looted the country”. Hitting out at the Gandhi scion for his remarks that if his party is voted to power it would abolish the farm laws, Irani said, “I think Rahul Gandhi lives in a dream world where he thinks he is a king.” When Gandhi opposes the farm laws, Irani asked, does he also oppose the proposition that farmer will be paid within three days of selling their produce, that they are free to sell them anywhere in the country and that their land cannot be used in the recovery process in any case. “The fact is  Rahul Gandhi  is on Congress yatra in support of middlemen not farmers a...

Congress has asked the BJP whether it would register an FIR against Cambridge Analytica and its Indian arm Ovleno Business Intelligence   Cambridge Analytica scandal, data mining, and Facebook data breach -- as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-Congress political slugfest over who has links with the controversial data consultancy firm Cambridge Analytica (CA) escalates, these terms have come to replace the usual cudgels of 'scam', 'corruption' and 'anti-national' that political parties beat each other with. The BJP claims that the firm has been involved in Congress President Rahul Gandhi's social media campaign, while the Congress is asking if the government will lodge an FIR against the company and its India partner Oveleno Business Intelligence (OBI). Both the Indian National Congress and the BJP are accusing each other of having availed of the services of the controversial firm accused of stealing data and influencing elections. The Congr...