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Time of India
3 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
BJP politicising Operation Sindoor for electoral gain, alleges Kumari Selja; Congress MP slams BJP for silence on leaders' insulting women
Hisar: Congress general secretary and Sirsa MP Kumari Selja has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of exploiting Operation Sindoor for political gain instead of uniting the nation in the fight against terrorism. A ddressing the media in Hisar on Friday, she praised the Army's courage but criticised the BJP-led central govt for what she described as its failure to uphold democratic values. "The Army has made the nation proud consistently with its bravery," Selja said. "But rather than recognising this nationally, the BJP is using the counter-terrorism operation after the Pahalgam attack to serve its own political agenda. " She said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had made it clear that the party stood with the govt in combating terrorism, yet the BJP refused to acknowledge bipartisan support or uphold Parliamentary decorum. Selja also condemned the governing party's silence on what she called "repeated instances of disrespect" towards women by senior BJP members. "Insulting women's dignity cannot be brushed aside. The BJP must act decisively rather than protect those responsible," she said. Turning to regional issues, Selja demanded quick action on the long-standing Satluj-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal dispute, urging Punjab to release Haryana's rightful share of water. She accused both the central and Haryana govts of inaction. "The Haryana govt is only making statements. On the ground, nothing is being done," she claimed, adding that a breakdown in coordination between the administration and the BJP govt had left citizens to "run from pillar to post" for basic services. Several senior Congress figures, including former Haryana Public Service Commission member Jagannath, ex-judicial tax tribunal member Harpal Boora, advocate Lal Bahadur Khowal, and Krishna Satrod attended the press briefing. MSID:: 121536343 413 |
Time of India
21-04-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
BJP fabricating Herald ‘case' to divert people's focus from unemployment, poor economy & social unrest: Cong
Bhopal: Lok Sabha MP and AICC general secretary Kumari Selja on Monday said that the National Herald case is a conspiracy of the BJP to divert the attention of the people from burning issues facing the country. She alleged that the BJP is misleading the country and called it the ruling party's 'political revenge'. "The National Herald case is a political vendetta by the BJP to misguide and divert the attention of the people from the burning issues the people of country are facing. The chargesheet filed by the ED against Congress' Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Lok Sabha LOP Rahul Gandhi is nothing but a fabricated lie to confuse and mislead the people," Kumari Selja said, addressing a press conference at the state Congress office here. "BJP is fabricating a non-existent case to divert their attention from unemployment, falling GDP, and social unrest. Congress party leadership is being deliberately targeted to divert attention from the economic crisis, people's issues, and foreign policy challenges — USA, China, and Bangladesh," the AICC general secretary said. "This is nothing but vendetta in legal garb. For the first time, a money laundering case was made out without the transfer of any money or assets. Where are the proceeds of crime?" she asked. She defended that there was no violation of law. When there is no money, where is the laundering or crime, she asked. "If a company wants to get rid of debt, it forms a new company and transfers that debt to the new company — this is legal as per the Companies Act. When there is no money, where is the laundering? If there was a crime, it was committed by two masterminds who misused the law by spreading false propaganda of money laundering — Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah." by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like News For Jack Nicholson, 87, He Has Been Confirmed To Be... Reportingly Undo In a scathing attack on the BJP govt, Kumari Selja said, "The Enforcement Directorate must answer why the agency has not touched any NDA ally or BJP leader. The govt has made ED its election department and is misusing it time and again in a spirit of vindictiveness. The conviction rate in ED cases is just 1%. Moreover, 98% of the political cases registered by ED are against the political rivals of the ruling party. This case will completely fail in court. This is politics of vengeance, intimidation, harassment, and fear-mongering at the behest of two people in the govt. No matter how much they try to silence us, we will not be silenced," she said. Selja pointed out that in 2013, former law minister Subramanian Swamy filed a case in the court, which he continued till 2020. "However, when he started criticising PM Modi and Shah, the govt, feeling insecure, shut down its operations. Earlier, Subramanian Swamy's complaint to the Election Commission in 2012 was dismissed. The Election Commission ruled that under Sections 29(b) and 29(c) of the Representation of the People Act, there is no restriction on how a political party can use its funds," Selja said. She argued that in August 2015, the ED found no wrongdoing and closed the file. "The Modi govt removed the then ED director Rajan Katoch and reopened the case in Sept 2015, which is a clear example of political vendetta," she said. Reacting to Kumari Selja's accusations, state BJP spokesman Rajpal Singh Sisodia said, "The National Herald case started in 2012, at that time the Congress govt was in power in the country. On a public interest petition, the Delhi High Court started hearing in this case in 2013 and the case was registered in 2013 itself. At that time too, the Congress govt was in power. In such a situation, who brought forward the names of Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, and Sam Pitroda in the ED chargesheet? Instead of blaming the Modi govt, the Congress party should introspect as to who hatched this conspiracy against its leaders."
Time of India
21-04-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
National Herald case: Kumari Selja slams BJP, says Congress will hold protests from April 25
Congress general secretary and Lok Sabha MP Kumari Selja on Monday called the action in the National Herald case a BJP conspiracy to divert people's attention from burning issues and announced that her party would hold rallies across the country from April 25 in this regard. The Enforcement Directorate recently filed a chargesheet against Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald case accusing them of laundering Rs 988 crore. "It is a BJP conspiracy. It is political revenge. Under our 'Save Constitution' campaign underway since last year, we are going to hold rallies nationwide from April 25 to 30. It will be held at district level between May 3 and 10, at the assembly constituency level from May 11 to 17," Selja told reporters. "As part of the campaign, we will launch a door-to-door public contact programme from May 20 to 30 to dispel the BJP's misinformation drive, which is to distract people's attention from the real issues like unemployment, falling GDP and social unrest," said Selja, one of the Congress' senior Dalit leaders. She asserted that there was no money laundering angle to the National Herald case and said it would not stand in court. 5 5 Next Stay Playback speed 1x Normal Back 0.25x 0.5x 1x Normal 1.5x 2x 5 5 / Skip Ads by by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like People In Delhi Say Goodbye To Mosquitoes With This Revolutionary Solution Mosquito Eliminator Read More Undo Slamming the ED, she asked why the probe agency had "not touched an NDA ally or a BJP leader so far". "The BJP government has made ED its election department and was misusing it again and again to take revenge. The conviction rate in ED cases is 1 per cent. Moreover, out of political cases, it has lodged 98 per cent cases against political rivals," the MP from Haryana's Sirsa alleged., she said.
