communalism

Patna, April 11 RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav alleged on Saturday that the BJP and RSS were attempting to change the Constitution and replace democracy with dictatorship.Addressing a programme organised by the RJD minority cell in Patna, the leader of the opposition in the assembly called on party...

New Delhi, April 8 The BJP approached the Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday, demanding a First Information Report (FIR) against the Congress and a show-cause notice to its president, Mallikarjun Kharge, for his alleged "inflammatory" remarks in Assam and a "jibe" at the people of Gujarat and...

Bengaluru, April 8 Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge defended his father and AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge's "poisonous snake" remark against the BJP and RSS on Wednesday.He also criticized Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, calling him "frustrated" and accusing him of "caste...

Idukki (Kerala), April 5 Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge made a controversial statement during his campaign for the assembly elections here on Sunday, calling the people of Gujarat "illiterate" and claiming they were being "deceived" by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.At the same time...

New Delhi, April 5 All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader Shujaat Ali Quadri strongly objected to the Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind's description of his party as "communal" on Saturday, calling the remark "surprising" and "deeply unfortunate."Quadri acknowledged that AIMIM's political...

Thiruvalla (Kerala), April 4 Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that the countdown for the removal of the LDF government has begun, and a BJP-led NDA will come to power in Kerala.Speaking at an NDA rally led by the BJP in Pathanamthitta district, Modi said that the saffron party...

Kolkata, April 4 Attacking the BJP over its "double engine" strategy, TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday alleged that while one engine runs on misusing democratic institutions, the other runs on recruiting "local agents" like AIMIM, ISF and AJUP to create "communal discord".Banerjee said...

Rahul Gandhi targeted the ruling LDF in Kerala and the BJP, alleging that Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is in partnership with individuals who "attack minorities" in other parts of the country.Addressing an election gathering, Gandhi reiterated his allegations of a BJP-LDF understanding and...

Jaipur, April 3 Senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Friday alleged that democracy was eroding in the country under the BJP rule, which he termed "very dangerous".Speaking to reporters, the former Rajasthan chief minister also said that if democracy did not survive, it would have serious...

Perambra, April 3 – Election authorities have issued a notice to LDF convener and candidate T.P. Ramakrishnan in connection with the controversial campaign announcement in Perambra in Kozhikode district, Kerala, further intensifying the political tensions in the constituency.The controversy...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 31 Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday dismissed allegations that the ruling front sought SDPI backing in the April 9 Assembly polls as "baseless".Addressing reporters, Vijayan asserted that neither the LDF nor any of its candidates had reached out to...

Malappuram (Kerala), March 29 – Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan strongly reiterated on Sunday that the Left Democratic Front (LDF) maintains a consistent and uncompromising stance against all forms of communalism, dismissing allegations of any association with communal forces.Addressing...

Malappuram (Kerala), March 29 Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday said the CPI(M) has consistently maintained an uncompromising stance against communalism, while accusing the UDF of attempting to mislead the public for political gains.He said the Left party would not adopt an...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 27 – Kerala's Leader of the Opposition, V. D. Satheesan, launched a sharp attack on Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday, accusing him of frequently shifting positions for electoral gains and fostering both majority and minority communalism.Speaking to the media...

New Delhi, March 26 The CPI(M) accused the Congress of becoming a "feeder organization" for the BJP on Thursday and criticized its leaders, Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi, for "targeting" the Left instead of the saffron party in the election-bound state of Kerala.It stated that this...

Kochi, March 22 The People's Democratic Party has decided to support the LDF in the upcoming Kerala Assembly elections.The decision was officially announced by PDP chairman Abdul Nasar Madani in a statement on Sunday after a state leadership meeting held in Ernakulam.The statement said that...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 21 Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday criticized the Congress and its leader Rahul Gandhi, accusing them of being the "B-team of BJP".Vijayan made the accusation during an interview withIn response to a query regarding Rahul's recent remark that...

New Delhi, March 17 – Senior Congress leader Pawan Khera sharply criticised the prevailing atmosphere in the country on Tuesday, alleging that festivals that once symbolized shared joy and harmony have been transformed over the past 10 to 12 years into occasions for raucous processions and...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 9 Renowned historian and academic K.N. Panikkar passed away at a private hospital here on Monday due to age-related ailments, family sources said.He was 90 years old.Panikkar was a prominent figure in the field of history, widely recognized for his Marxist...

Chandigarh, March 2 Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring said on Monday that Punjabis have never accepted communalism and do not get swayed by theatrics.In an interaction with reporters, when asked to react to Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini sporting a turban in the...