Bjp Intolerance

Shiv Sena (UBT) on Saturday alleged that senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis, who was earlier the chief minister of Maharashtra, has become intolerant and arrogant ever since he was made Deputy Chief Minister of the state.

P Chidambaram slammed four BJP MPs from Karnataka for their undermining Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge's letter to PM Modi over the Odisha railway tragedy, saying it was another example of the "absolute intolerance" of the BJP to any criticism.

Indians have the freedom to practice their faith and there is no growing intolerance between religious communities, the country's minority affairs minister said in an interview published on Sunday amid spurts of religious riots across India.

Several hoardings carrying pictures of Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee were defaced in Goa ahead of her visit to the coastal state, following which the Trinamool Congress today condemned the act and claimed it reflects the BJP's "intolerance".

It has become a fashion to oppose whatever the Modi government is doing, BJP-bound technocrat E Sreedharan said on Friday, as he strongly supported the contentious new farm laws and asserted that there is no "intolerance" in the country.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President JP Nadda today, accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of being synonymous with "intolerance", and exuded confidence about forming the next government in the state with more than 200 seats.

The Economist - whose sister concern Economist Intelligence Unit ranked India 10 places lower in the Democracy Index earlier this week -- has dedicated its latest cover to what it calls "Intolerant India" and criticised the Narendra Modi government over the new citizenship law CAA and the National Register of Citizens (NRC), commenting that it "imp...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that he is committed to fulfil the responsibilities placed on him by Indian voters who chose to make him the nation's watchman five years ago.

Around 23 opposition parties came together at the "United India Rally" organised by Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today to reiterate their resolve to defeat the Narendra Modi-led BJP in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The event -- held at Kolkata's Brigade Parade Grounds and attended by lakhs of people -- saw the participation of Samaj...

Nobel laureate Dr Amartya Sen has taken a leaf out of the BJP book and suggested the renaming of two things -- the "science" that claims Kauravas were test-tube babies, and Nalanda, the university which no longer conforms to the Buddhist ideals it once stood for.

The controversy over actor Naseeruddin Shah's criticism of the law-and-order situation under the Narendra Modi government continued to rage on Saturday, with Anupam Kher -- fellow-actor and vocal BJP supporter -- wondering how much more freedom he expected to have in a country where one could even "abuse" the army.

Former Union minister Arun Shourie Sunday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah of creating an atmosphere of "intolerance" in the country.

A criminal defamation complaint has been filed against Congress leader Shashi Tharoor before a court in Delhi for his alleged "scorpion" remark against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Congress lawmaker Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said that Swami Vivekananda, the 19th century spiritual leader who took Indian philosophy to the West, would face violent attacks for endorsing humanity in present day India as he took on the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been the "biggest victim of political intolerance" and from Gujarat to Delhi "political conspiracies" were hatched against him by "frustrated forces" who have been defeated by the people of the country, Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said today.

Shiv Sena (UBT) on Saturday alleged that senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis, who was earlier the chief minister of Maharashtra, has become intolerant and arrogant ever since he was made Deputy Chief Minister of the state.

P Chidambaram slammed four BJP MPs from Karnataka for their undermining Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge's letter to PM Modi over the Odisha railway tragedy, saying it was another example of the "absolute intolerance" of the BJP to any criticism.

Indians have the freedom to practice their faith and there is no growing intolerance between religious communities, the country's minority affairs minister said in an interview published on Sunday amid spurts of religious riots across India.

Several hoardings carrying pictures of Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee were defaced in Goa ahead of her visit to the coastal state, following which the Trinamool Congress today condemned the act and claimed it reflects the BJP's "intolerance".

It has become a fashion to oppose whatever the Modi government is doing, BJP-bound technocrat E Sreedharan said on Friday, as he strongly supported the contentious new farm laws and asserted that there is no "intolerance" in the country.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President JP Nadda today, accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of being synonymous with "intolerance", and exuded confidence about forming the next government in the state with more than 200 seats.

The Economist - whose sister concern Economist Intelligence Unit ranked India 10 places lower in the Democracy Index earlier this week -- has dedicated its latest cover to what it calls "Intolerant India" and criticised the Narendra Modi government over the new citizenship law CAA and the National Register of Citizens (NRC), commenting that it "imp...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that he is committed to fulfil the responsibilities placed on him by Indian voters who chose to make him the nation's watchman five years ago.

Around 23 opposition parties came together at the "United India Rally" organised by Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today to reiterate their resolve to defeat the Narendra Modi-led BJP in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The event -- held at Kolkata's Brigade Parade Grounds and attended by lakhs of people -- saw the participation of Samaj...

Nobel laureate Dr Amartya Sen has taken a leaf out of the BJP book and suggested the renaming of two things -- the "science" that claims Kauravas were test-tube babies, and Nalanda, the university which no longer conforms to the Buddhist ideals it once stood for.

The controversy over actor Naseeruddin Shah's criticism of the law-and-order situation under the Narendra Modi government continued to rage on Saturday, with Anupam Kher -- fellow-actor and vocal BJP supporter -- wondering how much more freedom he expected to have in a country where one could even "abuse" the army.

Former Union minister Arun Shourie Sunday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah of creating an atmosphere of "intolerance" in the country.

A criminal defamation complaint has been filed against Congress leader Shashi Tharoor before a court in Delhi for his alleged "scorpion" remark against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Congress lawmaker Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said that Swami Vivekananda, the 19th century spiritual leader who took Indian philosophy to the West, would face violent attacks for endorsing humanity in present day India as he took on the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been the "biggest victim of political intolerance" and from Gujarat to Delhi "political conspiracies" were hatched against him by "frustrated forces" who have been defeated by the people of the country, Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said today.