Controversial Remarks

Junior Railway Minister Says "Shoot At Sight" Amid Citizenship Law Protests

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Tuesday December 17, 2019

Four days after people protesting the amended Citizenship Act set fire to a railway station in Bengal's Murshidabad, a Union Minister on Tuesday warned that anybody resorting to such acts would be shot at sight by the authorities.

Bill Seeking Punishment For Insulting Mahatma Gandhi Introduced In Rajya Sabha

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday December 6, 2019

A Rajya Sabha member introduced a private member's bill in the House on Friday seeking punishment of seven years for insulting Mahatma Gandhi and other freedom fighters, days after BJP MP Pragya Thakur's controversial remarks praising Nathuram Godse.

Godse Not Patriot, BJP Condemns Such Thinking: Rajnath Singh To Lok Sabha

India News | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Thursday November 28, 2019

Nathuram Godse cannot be called a patriot and the BJP rejects such thinking, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said today, in response to the controversial comments made by BJP MP Pragya Thakur in parliament yesterday

Row Over Pragya Thakur's Nathuram Godse Remark In Parliament

India News | Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Thursday November 28, 2019

BJP MP Pragya Thakur, known for her controversial remarks, again described Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse as a patriot, this time in parliament. Her comments sparked outrage in Lok Sabha, where the opposition hit out at what it called the "BJP's deplorable hate politics."

Mahatma Gandhi Is "Son Of Nation", Says Pragya Thakur. Congress Slams Her

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 22, 2019

BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur, known for making controversial remarks, has kicked up another row by addressing Mahatma Gandhi as "son of the nation" instead of "Father".

Haryana Assembly Elections 2019: Voting Machines Completely Safe, Can't Be Tampered With, Says State Chief Electoral Officer

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday October 21, 2019

Hours after a video of a BJP candidate purportedly making controversial remarks about electronic voting machines surfaced on social media, Haryana Chief Electoral Officer Anurag Agarwal sought to ally fears of tampering, saying these were completely safe.

Haryana Elections 2019: Election Body Notice To Haryana BJP Candidate Over Alleged EVM Comment

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday October 20, 2019

A video of the ruling BJP's candidate from Haryana's Assandh purportedly making controversial remarks about electronic voting machines (EVMs) has emerged on social media a day before polling day in Haryana. The Election Commission has sent him a notice and appointed a special observer to the constituency to take "corrective action".

Jairam Ramesh To Blame For UPA-2 Policy Paralysis: Veerappa Moily

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 28, 2019

Senior Congress leader M Veerappa Moily alleged on Wednesday Jairam Ramesh was responsible for "policy paralysis" during the UPA-2 government as he hit out at him over his controversial remarks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

"Being Singled Out Over Poll Losses": Navjot Sidhu Hits Back At Amarinder Singh

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Thursday May 30, 2019

A week after Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh accused cabinet colleague Navjot Singh Sidhu of shirking his responsibilities and making controversial remarks ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, the cricketer-turned politician today struck back by claiming that he was being unfairly "singled out" for the party's poor performance in the sta...

Elections 2019 Results: Pragya Thakur, Malegaon Accused, Leads In Bhopal, Says "Win Certain"

India News | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Thursday May 23, 2019

The BJP's Pragya Singh Thakur is leading in Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh, against the Congress's Digvijaya Singh as votes were counted on Thursday in the Lok Sabha elections.

HD Kumaraswamy's Advice After "Controversial" Remarks By JDS Leader

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday May 18, 2019

Fed up with the differences in the ruling Congress-JDS coalition and the "Siddaramaiah for CM again'' clamour, senior JDS leader Basavaraj Horatti on Saturday suggested that the assembly be dissolved.

BJP Are Not "God-Ke Lovers" But "God-Se Lovers", Says Rahul Gandhi

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Friday May 17, 2019

Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday took a swipe at the BJP over its leaders making controversial remarks on Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse, saying the BJP and its ideological mentor Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) are not "God-ke Lovers" but "God-se Lovers".

"You Should Be Ashamed": Rahul Gandhi To Sam Pitroda For 1984 Remark

India News | Edited by Shylaja Varma | Monday May 13, 2019

The Congress's Sam Pitroda's remarks on the 1984 anti-Sikh riots is "absolutely wrong and he should apologise to the nation for it", Rahul Gandhi said today, reiterating his stand on the controversial remarks made by the Congress leader.

Election Body Censures Giriraj Singh For "Burial Land" Remark

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday May 13, 2019

The Election Commission on Sunday "censured" Union minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Giriraj Singh for his controversial remarks against the Muslim community at an election rally in Bihar.

Giriraj Singh Surrenders In Court Over Alleged Poll Violation, Gets Bail

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 7, 2019

Union minister Giriraj Singh today surrendered before a local court in a model code of conduct violation case for making controversial remarks against the Muslim community at an election rally in the state.