New Delhi: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah shared a picture of BJP MP Hema Malini and his father and fellow former J&K chief minister Farooq Abdullah sharing a light moment outside Parliament during a spell of rain in Delhi. Nothing like the Delhi monsoon to set the stage for unlikely friendly moments between political rivals.
— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) July 18, 2019
Congress spokesperson Jaiveer Shergill called out the BJP after an MLA of the party claimed that suspects in the lynching death of Mohammed Akhlaq in 2015 will be given jobs.
After draping Akhlaq “Murder Accused” in Tiranga & garlanding lynch mob now #BJP to give jobs to families of & to murder accused- Anymore proof needed that BJP is patroniser & protector of criminals? New India-BJP ‘Rozgar Yojana’ for Criminals, Jai Ho! https://t.co/2aLwLEQgqH
— Jaiveer Shergill (@JaiveerShergill) July 18, 2019
Congress MP from Mumbai South, Milind Deora, took part in the viral “FaceAppChallenge”, appearing quite satisfied with the results. Given the average age of Congress leaders, a few wrinkles might just be an advantage to you, sir.
Hair’s several shades greyer but thankfully, I get to keep most of it! As long as the heart stays forever young, who gives a damn! ????#FaceAppChallenge pic.twitter.com/4p25IxrPPc
— Milind Deora मिलिंद देवरा (@milinddeora) July 17, 2019
Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani plugged a UK-based firm’s survey that has named Prime Minister Narendra Modi the “most admired Indian”.
PM @narendramodi ji named world’s most admired Indian https://t.co/d4Qtaf2PS2
— Smriti Z Irani (@smritiirani) July 18, 2019
BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra believes Pakistan is hoodwinking US President Donald Trump with the arrest of 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed. He also shared a cartoon video to drive his point home.
इसे कहते है …”आँखों में धूल झोंकना” .. pic.twitter.com/qjj7suTgqL
— Sambit Patra (@sambitswaraj) July 18, 2019
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has made the Hrithik Roshan-starrer Super 30 tax-free in Rajasthan so that the youth take inspiration and “imbibe the value of excellence in education”.
We must take inspiration from such films and imbibe the value of 'excellence in education' in the youth of our society today. I hereby declare this film tax-free in the state of #Rajasthan.#Super30
— Ashok Gehlot (@ashokgehlot51) July 18, 2019
Shiv Sena leader Priyanka Chaturvedi called out an MLA from the party she represented earlier, the Congress, for making insensitive comments about a Dalit rape survivor.
Congress MLA Bhanwarlal Sharma has claimed that the woman’s rape allegation is false.
Amazing insensitivity from the elected member of the assembly.
Didn’t the party promise Mahila Suraksha and Sashaktikaran? https://t.co/jBRtyAM51l
— Priyanka Chaturvedi (@priyankac19) July 19, 2019
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee continues with her string of birthday commemorations, paying tribute to poet and playwright Dwijendralal Roy on his birth anniversary. Any political tweets in the near future, ma’am?
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) July 19, 2019
Union External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar was in high spirits after meeting a group of Delhi students who will present space design projects to NASA at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, later this month.
Fascinating interaction with students of Delhi Public School who have qualified for the prestigious #ISSDC Spaceset @NASAKennedy.
So glad to see such energy, enthusiasm and knowledge in #YoungIndia about space settlement designing!Good luck teams! pic.twitter.com/ocpJvSKg0c
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) July 18, 2019
The Indian National Congress pays tribute to Mangal Pandey, a prominent freedom fighter known for his role in the 1857 revolution, on his 192nd birth anniversary.
1857 की क्रांति के महानायक मंगल पांडे जी के विद्रोही तेवरों ने अंग्रेजी हुकूमत की नींव हिला दी थी और उसी विद्रोह ने देश की आजादी के बीज बो दिए थे। आज उनकी जयंती पर हम महान क्रांतिकारी का पुण्य स्मरण करते हैं। pic.twitter.com/JG8KiTERtm
— Congress (@INCIndia) July 19, 2019
With inputs from Pia Krishnankutty