Tag: Parliament
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Hollowness in the Claims of ‘Mother of Democracy’ and ‘Vishwaguru’
The hollowness of the claims of the ‘mother of democracy’ and ‘Vishwaguru’ is already known to India. To counter every criticism coming from abroad, you make loud noises about ‘democracy’ and ‘institutions’ in India but back home you don’t have the basic decency to speak to people of a state which is burning. Manipur is…
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Opposition leaders rally in support of Rahul Gandhi after disqualification from Parliament
Kolkata: Journalist Siddique Kappan, who was released on bail after serving more than two years in jail, fact-checker Mohammed Zubair, who got bail after spending 23 days in jail, and Rahul Gandhi, who has been disqualified from parliament, have one thing in common. Kappan was on his way to report on Hathras gangrape case, when…
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Caligula cries: PM Modi’s tearful farewell to Ghulam Nabi Azad
Even Caligula cried. Images of the third Roman emperor popped up in my mind when I watched our prime minister crying on the floor of Rajya Sabha when he bid farewell to Gulam Nabi Azad, the veteran Congress leader from former Jammu &Kashmir state. Choked with emotion, he was unable to speak for a few…