‘Why should I apologise,’ asks Kamal Nath after Rahul Gandhi calls his ‘item’ remark ‘unfortunate’

The former Congress chief disapproved of Nath’s remark and the language used by him.

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· Yesterday · 03:12 pm

Madhya Pradesh BJP leader allegedly calls wife of Congress bye-poll candidate ‘mistress’, stirs row

Congress leader Vishwanath Kanjam said he will file a defamation lawsuit against the Bharatiya Janata Party leader for his derogatory comments.

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· Yesterday · 02:30 pm

Forgot BJP bye-poll candidate’s name, wasn’t trying to insult, claims Kamal Nath after criticism

The Election Commission also sought a detailed report from the chief electoral officer of Madhya Pradesh on Nath’s remarks.

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· Yesterday · 10:41 am

Women’s panel seeks explanation from Kamal Nath for referring to BJP leader as ‘item’

The BJP called the former chief minister’s remark an insult to women as well as the Scheduled Caste community.

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· Oct 19, 2020 · 10:33 am

Hathras case: Parents should teach good values to women to stop rape, says BJP MLA

Surendra Singh said crimes against women can be stopped with ‘sanskar’ or values.

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· Oct 04, 2020 · 09:01 am

BSNL employees are anti-nationals and traitors who do not work, claims BJP MP Anantkumar Hegde

He alleged that more than 88,000 employees would be fired from the firm soon as the government will privatise it.

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· Aug 11, 2020 · 06:26 pm

Assam: Assistant Professor Anindya Sen booked for allegedly derogatory Facebook post on Ram

He has been accused of hurting religious sentiments.

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· Aug 10, 2020 · 12:47 pm

Tripura CM Biplab Kumar Deb says Punjabis, Jats are less intelligent than Bengalis, apologises later

Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala said the comments are indicative of ‘the mindset of the BJP’.

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· Jul 21, 2020 · 07:50 am

MP: ‘Modi government has given birth to five daughters for a son,’ says Congress MLA, sparks row

Jitu Patwari compared the failures of the Narendra Modi government, including demonetisation and GST, to daughters forced upon the country.

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· Jun 25, 2020 · 06:57 pm

DMK MP gets bail hours after being arrested for allegedly derogatory remarks against Dalit judges

RS Bharathi claimed that action has been taken against him now, almost 3 months after his speech, because he filed a complaint against the Tamil Nadu deputy CM.

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· May 23, 2020 · 11:15 am

‘Need to change this discourse’: Aaditya Thackeray castigates Devendra Fadnavis for ‘bangle’ comment

Fadnavis had targeted the Shiv Sena for their silence on AIMIM leader Waris Pathan’s controversial remark and said they were ‘wearing bangles’.

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· Feb 26, 2020 · 01:49 pm

AIMIM leader Waris Pathan withdraws ‘15 crore Muslims’ comment, claims his remark being twisted

Pathan had said at a rally last week, in the context of anti-CAA protests, that 15 crore Muslims will be able to overcome 100 crore Hindus if they united.

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· Feb 23, 2020 · 12:21 pm