Congress's Chidambaram says BJP designed Union budget to appeal to middle class and poll-bound Bihar, slams 'cruelest cuts' in allocations for SC, ST, OBC and minorities.
Though Congress-led UDF won 18 of 20 seats in Lok Sabha elections last year, the party in Kerala is mired in infighting and a lack of organisation at grassroots level.
Vij says he submitted a written complaint against those in state govt & BJP who tried to defeat him in elections, but 100 days have passed with no response or action taken.
Congress and BJP lock horns following Sonia Gandhi’s comment that ‘poor lady’ President Murmu must have been tired reading out the ‘long’ pre-Budget speech.
BJP’s expenditure rose by 37%, up from Rs 1,264.33 crore in 2019. While Rs 1,492.39 cr went on general propaganda, Rs 245.29 cr went on its 441 candidates.
He will also managing preparations for the 2026 assembly elections, it is learnt. Aadhav Arjuna quit the VCK last year after being suspended for anti-party comments.
Priyanka Gandhi says it was pretty clear her mother meant no disrespect. On BJP's demand for an apology, she says, 'BJP should first apologise for landing the country in a ditch'.
The words she wrote in our autograph book echo in my mind now: 'Mar kar bhi jo jeete hain, wohi jeete hain'—The only lives worth living are those remembered long after death.
We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.
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