New York mayoral candidate Mamdani defends campaign despite Democratic unease
Democrats have struggled to find a coherent message after their resounding loss in the November elections that saw President Donald Trump return to the White House and his Republicans win control of both chambers of Congress.
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Time of India
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- Time of India
'Namazvad, not Samajwad': BJP attacks Tejashwi for 'will bin Waqf Act' remark; says 'won't happen'
NEW DELHI: The ( ) on Monday went all out in its attack against (RJD) leader , after he vowed during a rally in Patna to "throw the Waqf Act into the dustbin" if the Mahagathbandhan (grand alliance) is voted to power in the upcoming . Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Tearing into the rival INDIA bloc, which also includes the RJD, BJP Rajya Sabha MP Sudhanshu Trivedi pointedly criticised socialist parties -- accusing them of "not standing up for the rights of the poor and oppressed Muslims". "These parties like RJD, Samajwadi Party, etc, who are wearing the garb of socialism, are not standing up for the rights of the poor and oppressed Muslims. Therefore, the socialism of RJD and SP cannot be called socialism at all. If it is called 'Namazvad', then it will not be an exaggeration," Trivedi said during a press briefing on Monday. The BJP leader claimed Tejashwi's remark was made "in the pursuit of the vote bank" and said the Congress-led INDIA bloc has "not been able to move beyond the 50-year-old mentality of throwing the Constitution in the dustbin." Trivedi was referring to the 1975 National Emergency imposed by then-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, which caused massive upheaval across the political spectrum. The BJP leader also said that the remarks of ex-Bihar CM Lalu Yadav's son had "no respect for the Parliament, judiciary" as the Waqf Act was passed by both Houses of the Indian Parliament. "Recently, 50 years of the Emergency, the most dreadful chapter in the democratic history of India, were completed. But it is very sad that yesterday in the same Gandhi Maidan in Patna, where during the Emergency lakhs of people had gathered without caring for their lives to protect the Constitution, a rally was held in which Tejashwi Yadav said that we will throw the law passed by the Parliament in the dustbin," Shudhanshu Trivedi said during media briefing. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Stepping up an attack on the anti-BJP bloc, Trivedi said: "I want to ask the INDI alliance, are you thinking of implementing Sharia law in Bihar, which is bigger than Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Turkey and ISIS?" He further said: "BJP and the NDA alliance are determined that if anyone wants to throw Baba Saheb Ambedkar's constitution, any of its provisions, into the dustbin, we will not let that happen." The politics around Waqf appear to have been reaching to its boiling point as Bihar goes to the polls for 243 assembly seats in a few months. The BJP, led by Prime Minister Modi, is contesting in alliance with Nitish Kumar's JD(U) under the NDA banner. Meanwhile, Tejashwi Yadav's RJD, as part of the opposition INDIA bloc, will challenge the ruling alliance in the state elections. Tejashwi is the Mahagathbandhan CM face.
Hindustan Times
an hour ago
- Hindustan Times
BJP's Nishikant Dubey alleges Congress MPs received Russian funding during their regime
Bharatiya Janata Party MP Nishikant Dubey hit out at the Congress party on Monday by sharing a document released by the US intelligence agency CIA in 2011. Nishikant Dubey alleged that under the leadership of late Congress leader HKL Bhagat, more than 150 Congress MPs were "funded" by the Soviet Union, who acted as "agents" of Russia. Nishikant Dubey claimed that the document he shared contains a list of 16,000 news articles that Russia published.(PTI) "Congress, Corruption, and Slavery. This unclassified secret document was released by the CIA in 2011. According to it, under the leadership of the late Congress leader HKL Bhagat, more than 150 Congress MPs were funded by Soviet Russia, acting as agents for Russia?", Nishikant Dubey wrote in his 'X' post. The BJP MP mentioned that a group of journalists were their "agents". Nishikant Dubey claimed that the document he shared contains a list of 16,000 news articles that Russia published. He further alleged that during the Congress regime, 1100 people from the Russian intelligence agency were in India and they kept bureaucrats, business organisations, communist parties, and opinion makers in their "pockets". Nishikant Dubey further alleged that Congress candidate Subhadra Joshi took ₹ 5 lakh from the German government in the name of elections during the Soviet Union regime, and after losing, became the president of the Indo-German Forum. "A group of journalists were their agents, and there is mention of a total of 16,000 news articles that Russia got published? Around that time, 1100 people from Russian intelligence agencies were in India, keeping bureaucrats, business organisations, communist parties, and opinion makers in their pockets, shaping India's policies along with information. Congress candidate Subhadra Joshi took 5 lakh rupees from the German government in the name of elections during that time, and after losing, became the president of the Indo-German Forum. Is this a country or a puppet of slaves, agents, and middlemen? Congress must answer, should there be an investigation on this today or not?", Nishikant Dubey said in his 'X' post.
Time of India
an hour ago
- Time of India
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge to launch Telangana panchayat poll campaign on July 4; to discuss political landscape & caste census
Mallikarjun Kharge HYDERABAD: AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge will address over 12,000 Congress workers, important leaders, and presidents of gram panchayat, mandal, and district-level PCC committees at LB Stadium on July 4, kick-starting campaign for forthcoming panchayat polls. The Congress govt is planning to go for rural local body elections in mid-August, subject to the court directions on the BC reservations in local bodies. Kharge would also attend the TPCC political affairs committee (PAC) and TPCC extended executive meetings at Gandhi Bhavan on July 4, where he would discuss with the top guns of the party about the current political situation, implementation of SC categorisation, caste census report, among other issues. You Can Also Check: Hyderabad AQI | Weather in Hyderabad | Bank Holidays in Hyderabad | Public Holidays in Hyderabad Chief minister A Revanth Reddy and other ministers, along with TPCC chief Mahesh Kumar Goud and AICC in charge Meenakshi Natarajan, would participate. Telangana Congress brass would also brief Kharge about the preparations for panchayat polls, Jubilee Hills bypoll, and GHMC elections. The AICC chief might also review the 'Jai Bapu, Jai Bheem, and Samvidhaan Bachao' rallies organised so far, and to be organised in future. A senior Congress leader told TOI that the AICC president has been visiting various states and wanted to address the panchayat, mandal, and district-level party committee presidents and other office-bearersto strengthen the grassroots network.
