Mallikarjun Kharge
Cong furious over expunging of speech parts of Rahul, Kharge
Kharge, Congress MP and Leader of Opposition, raised the matter before the Rajya Sabha Chairman. He said that he had not said anything unparliamentary and his speech should be restored. He said that in the past former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee had used similar words for former PM Narsimha Rao.Pramod Tiwari of the Congress.
Kharge mentioning a business house invites rap from RS chair
"Wealth of one of the closest friends of the Prime Minister increased by 12 times in 2.5 years. In 2014 it was Rs 50,000 crore group while in 2019 it became Rs 1 lakh crore group but what Jadu (magic) happened that suddenly in two years assets worth Rs 12 lakh crore came. Is it due to the favour of friendship," said Kharge. However, the chair and the treasury benches objected to it.
Opposition parties led by Congress seek JPC probe into Adani group issue
Addressing a press conference at Vijay Chowk, just outside Parliament, Kharge sought the probe in the matter along with leaders from other opposition parties like DMK, Trinamool Congress, Samajwadi Party, JD(U), Shiv Sena-Thackeray, CPI(M), CPI, NCP, IUML, NC, AAP and Kerala Congress.
Modi govt's report card on education earns an F for fail: Kharge
"Modi Govt's Report Card on 'Education' also earns an 'F' for Fail! Students in Std III who can read Std III textbooks declined to 20% in 2022 from 25% in 2014 Students in Std V who can read Std II textbooks declined to 42.8% in 2022 from 50% in 2014," Kharge said in his tweet on Sunday. Kharge cited a report that says that reading ability of standard 3 children in the rural schools in the country has seen an alarming dip as only 20.5 per cent of children could read a Class 2 textbook.
Embattled Tharoor set to meet Sonia soon
Interestingly, the soaring popularity of the Thiruvananthapuram MP, has all his senior party colleagues setting aside their differences and uniting to take on him. Subsequent to his contesting the party presidential polls against Kharge and losing it by a mile, Tharoor's popularity has shot up like never before
Society living in harmony can achieve progress: Kharge
Kharge said, "Swami ji believed in India's intrinsic values of 'Bharat Jodo', which is clearly enunciated by his historic address at the World Parliament of Religions in Chicago in 1893, excerpts of which I want to recall today." Kharge quoted Swami Vivekananda: "Sectarianism, bigotry
Mallikarjun Kharge invites 21 parties for Bharat Jodo Yatra's closing ceremony
"India faces an economic, social and political crisis. At this time, when the Opposition's voice is being suppressed in the Parliament and the media, the Yatra is connecting directly with lakhs of people. We have discussed the grave issues affecting our nation inflation, unemployment, social divisions, weakening of democratic institutions and the threat on our borders," Kharge wrote.
Onus is on Congress to save Constitution, and democracy: Kharge
"Let this be the year that we work hard to raise the voice of every Indian, especially the weakest. The onus is on us to save our Constitution and the democratic ethos. Let us be united and preserve our shared values, envisioned by our forefathers," he said in a New Year message.
Pit of hatred being widened daily as principles of India under attack: Kharge
He said, "The pit of hatred is being widened daily as the government has no time to concentrate on people's suffering as the common man is in trouble due to inflation, unemployment." He said, "To make the party inclusive, the party has to include youth, women, intellectuals, and the Bharat Jodo Yatra is doing that and this has made the rivals nervous.
Cong Foundation Day: Kharge hoists flag as Sonia, Rahul attend party event
Apart from Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, scores of Congress leaders were present. Since 1998 Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi had been presidents, so this was the first time that a non-Gandhi hoisted the flag. However, when Sonia Gandhi was unwell during her tenure, on three occasions A.K. Antony, Motilal Vora and Ambika Soni had hoisted the flag at the party headquarters.
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