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The Hindu
23-07-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
V-P Dhankhar's resignation: Mallikarjun Kharge says ‘daal mein kuch kaala hai', seeks govt. clarification
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday (July 23, 2025) claimed that there is something fishy about Jagdeep Dhankhar's resignation as the Vice-President and asked the government to clarify on it. Mr. Kharge claimed that Mr. Dhankhar used to "defend" the BJP and the RSS more than the BJP-RSS people themselves, but still had to resign. 'The government must answer why he resigned, what are the reasons, what is the secret behind it. We feel that 'daal mein kuch kaala hai '(there is something fishy). He seems healthy and always keeps a good vocabulary. But what happened? He used to defend the BJP and the RSS more than the BJP-RSS people themselves,' the Congress president said. Editorial | Agony of exit: On the resignation of Jagdeep Dhankhar Such was Dhankhar's loyalty towards the BJP-RSS, Mr. Kharge added. "At such a time, he has given his resignation, so the country should be informed what is the reason and who is behind this?" he told reporters. On RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's remarks exhorting people to imbibe 'Indianness' and show the world the answers to all problems it is facing, Mr. Kharge said they are rewriting history. Follow Parliament Monsoon Session Day 3 LIVE updates "Jawaharlal Nehru wrote Discovery of India but they reject that. They also reject what our professors of history say. Their history is different and the history of the country is different," Mr. Kharge said. In a sudden move on Monday night, Mr. Dhankhar resigned from his post on Monday evening, citing medical reasons. He sent his resignation to President Droupadi Murmu and said he is stepping down with immediate effect. The Congress on Tuesday claimed the reasons behind Mr. Dhankhar's resignation as vice president are "far deeper" than health issues cited by him, and said his resignation speaks highly of him but poorly of those who got him elected to the post. Mr. Dhankhar, 74, assumed office in August 2022 and his tenure was till 2027. He was also the chairman of the Rajya Sabha and his resignation came on the first day of the Monsoon session of Parliament. Mr. Dhankhar had recently undergone angioplasty at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi. In his eventful tenure as the Rajya Sabha chairman, Dhankhar had several run-ins with the opposition, which had also moved a motion to impeach him. The motion, the first time ever in independent India to remove a Vice-President, was later rejected by Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh.
New Indian Express
23-07-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
‘Something fishy': Kharge urges Centre to clarify on V-P Dhankhar's resignation
NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday claimed that there is "something fishy" about Jagdeep Dhankhar's resignation as the vice president and asked the government to clarify on it. Kharge claimed that Dhankhar used to "defend" the BJP and the RSS more than the BJP-RSS people themselves, but still had to resign. "The government must answer why he resigned, what are the reasons, what is the secret behind it. We feel that 'daal mein kuch kaala hai (there is something fishy)'. He seems healthy and always keeps a good vocabulary. But what happened? He used to defend the BJP and the RSS more than the BJP-RSS people themselves," the Congress president said. Such was Dhankhar's loyalty towards the BJP-RSS, Kharge added. "At such a time, he has given his resignation, so the country should be informed what is the reason and who is behind this?" he told reporters. On RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's remarks exhorting people to imbibe 'Indianness' and show the world the answers to all problems it is facing, Kharge said they are rewriting history. "Jawaharlal Nehru wrote Discovery of India but they reject that. They also reject what our professors of history say. Their history is different and the history of the country is different," Kharge said. In a sudden move on Monday night, Dhankhar resigned from his post on Monday evening, citing medical reasons. He sent his resignation to President Droupadi Murmu amd said that he is stepping down with immediate effect.
News18
23-07-2025
- Politics
- News18
NCERT Textbook Revision: Bhagwat Says History Was Taught Through Western Lens, Congress Hits Back
Last Updated: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said: 'History we know has been taught through western lens. India has no significance. Geographically, India is there, but it does not exist in thought.' NCERT Textbook Revision: Bhagwat Says History Was Taught Through Western Lens, Congress Hits Back Amid the row over NCERT textbook revision, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat said that so far history has been taught through western lens. 'We are in this advanced era, where the history we know has been taught through western lens… In this, India has no significance. Geographically, India is there, but it does not exist in thought," he said, addressing the '10th Anuvrat Vyakhyanmala'. Responding to the statement, Rajya Sabha LoP and Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge said, '…They reject the book 'Discovery of India' written by Jawaharlal Nehru and reject the things said by our History professors in Universities. The history of RSS is different from the history of the country." Congress's Pramod Tiwari said: 'Respected Mohan Bhagwat ji, stop worrying about the world – first worry about your BJP, your Prime Minister and your government. You are 75 years old, be careful – the way this government has insulted and disrespected the Vice President is unfortunate for the country." The NCERT's new Class 8 Social Science textbook points to 'instances of religious intolerance" during the period. It describes Babur as a 'brutal and ruthless conqueror, slaughtering entire populations of cities", Akbar's reign as a 'blend of brutality and tolerance", and Aurangzeb who destroyed temples and gurdwaras. The NCERT says the rationale for including them has been explained in a 'Note on Some Darker Periods in History" and one of the chapters in the book includes a cautionary note that 'no one should be held responsible today for events of the past". Part 1 of the Social Science book for Class 8 — 'Exploring Society: Indian and Beyond' — was released this week for use in the ongoing academic session. Of the new NCERT books, this is the first to introduce students to the Delhi Sultanate and the Mughals. view comments First Published: Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
United News of India
27-06-2025
- Politics
- United News of India
Cong glorified its Jail Yatras, real revolutionaries went to Kala Pani: Jitendra
Jammu, June 27 (UNI) Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh on Friday said that Congress glorified its Jail Yatras while real revolutionaries went to Kala Pani. Addressing a press conference here to mark 50 years since the declaration of Emergency in 1975, describing it as the darkest blot on Indian democracy, Dr Singh exposed what he called the decades-old DNA of Congress marked by nepotism, authoritarianism, and suppression of democratic values, warning that while Emergency may have formally ended, its mindset still persists in some political quarters. Dr. Singh underlined that the seeds of authoritarian tendencies were sown long before 1975. 'Before the nation began voting for Narendra Modi, this psyche of entitlement had already taken root,' he said. Referring to the Congress Presidential elections of 1946, he recalled how 12 out of 15 Pradesh Congress Committees voted for Sardar Patel, but Jawaharlal Nehru was imposed as Prime Minister under Gandhiji's pressure, despite Patel's overwhelming mandate. 'This was the first betrayal of democracy — when the popular choice was overruled for dynastic favoritism,' Dr. Singh said, quoting Dr. Rajendra Prasad who had remarked, 'Gandhi has once again sacrificed his trusted lieutenant in favor of glamour.' Dr. Singh called out the Congress leadership's glorification of jail-time, pointing out that most leaders were imprisoned post-1933, under far more comfortable conditions than revolutionaries like Veer Savarkar and Comrade Dhanwantri, who endured Kala Pani. 'Had Discovery of India been written before 1933, it would have been from a colonial dungeon, not a jail library,' he quipped. Dr Singh chronicled how Indira Gandhi was installed as Prime Minister in 1966 by K. Kamaraj under the assumption she would be a puppet. But within three years, she split the Congress, disrespected internal democracy, and laid the groundwork for authoritarianism. 'Her lust for control created Sanjay Gandhi's extra-constitutional power center, where real power was usurped from democratic institutions,' he said. Referring to PN Haksar who was a Kashmiri Pandit, her own Principal Secretary, Dr. Singh quoted, 'She is blind where that boy (Sanjay) is concerned,' pointing to her compromised judgment in the face of dynastic emotion. Recalling the historic student movements of 1974, Dr. Singh described how the youth of Gujarat and Bihar sparked a revolution against Indira's misrule, culminating in the Allahabad High Court's 1975 judgment that found her guilty of electoral malpractices. 'Instead of stepping down, she imposed Emergency, arrested dissenters, censored the press, and suspended civil liberties,' he said. Dr Singh lambasted the infamous 42nd Constitutional Amendment, branding it the most 'notorious assault' on India's democratic spirit. "They extended the life of Parliament from 5 to 6 years, introduced the terms secular and socialist opportunistically, and muffled every voice of dissent,' he thundered. Highlighting how this abuse extended even to Jammu and Kashmir, he said, 'The Emergency allowed Congress to misuse Article 370 to extend the J&K Assembly term to six years. The reversal came only in 2019, under the leadership of PM Modi.' Dr. Singh further said, 'Like Raj Kapoor's famous line in film 'Awara' — 'You are punishing me, but the gutter I came from still exists' — the Congress mindset of suppressing truth, glorifying dynasty, and throttling democracy still haunts us.' He warned against whitewashing the past, saying, 'We must remember every stain — not to glorify it, but to remind future generations who betrayed democracy. If we erase the memory of Emergency, we risk inviting its shadows again.' In conclusion, Dr. Jitendra Singh gave a clarion call 'If we want India's democratic journey to continue uninterrupted, we must constantly guard against those who disguise dictatorship in the garb of legacy. The Emergency may be history, but the mindset behind it is a threat that must be defeated — intellectually, politically, and democratically.' UNI VBH GNK 2010
