political discourse

Guwahati, March 11 – Assam Cabinet Minister Pijush Hazarika accused the Congress party on Wednesday of attempting to politicize the name of the iconic Assamese singer, Zubeen Garg, saying such actions reflect the party's "cheap mentality."In a post on social media, Hazarika stated that Zubeen...

New Delhi, March 11 BJP MP Anurag Thakur called Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi the "Leader of Propaganda" on Wednesday and said he violates House rules and attempts to disrupt proceedings. He also asserted that parliamentary functioning would be governed by established rules, not by any...

New Delhi, March 11 Former law minister and senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Wednesday that the resolution to remove the Speaker of the Lok Sabha should not be used as a tool to "satisfy the ego" of a leader.Participating in the debate in the Lok Sabha on an opposition resolution...

New Delhi, March 11 The Congress on Wednesday criticized Union Minister Kiren Rijiju for contrasting the 10 hours allocated for a debate on the resolution to remove the Lok Sabha Speaker with the two-and-a-half-hour debate on a similar resolution in 1954, saying that Jawaharlal Nehru had then...

London, March 10 The UK government has condemned any form of religious hatred as "abhorrent" after the targeting of a group of British Hindus who had gathered for a Holi celebration in northwest London was raised in Parliament.Opposition Conservative Party MP Bob Blackman asked the Labour...

New Delhi, March 10 – In a debate on Tuesday, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju questioned the morality of the opposition for moving a no-confidence motion against the Speaker of the Lok Sabha. He also criticized Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition, for his behavior in the...

Chandigarh, March 10 – Punjab BJP working President Ashwani Sharma on Tuesday condemned the "derogatory and insulting" remarks made by Congress MLA and Chairman of the All India Kisan Congress, Sukhpal Singh Khaira, against women.Sharma said such statements reflect a deeply insensitive mindset...

New Delhi, March 8 Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's decision to move to the Rajya Sabha could lead to an "ideological takeover" and a shift in the political discourse in the state, CPI(ML) Liberation general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya said on Sunday, calling it a "betrayal of the people...

Guwahati, March 7 – Union Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs, Pabitra Margherita, launched a sharp attack on Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi and Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) president, Lurinjyoti Gogoi, in response to recent remarks targeting the BJP's ongoing outreach programs in the...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 7 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Saturday that China has built a "superb and unmatched" industrial system in the world, but the neighboring nation is "coercive and undemocratic".Rahul, responding to questions during a dialogue with the Information Technology...

New Delhi, March 3 The All India Muslim Personal Law Board strongly condemned Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's alleged "anti-Muslim" statements on Tuesday and urged the Supreme Court to take immediate cognizance of this "grave matter."It also appealed to President Droupadi Murmu to...

Patna, March 3 – Speculation about the possible political entry of Nishant Kumar, the son of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, has once again intensified amid the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections in the state.Senior JD(U) leader and Water Resources Minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary addressed the...

New Delhi, February 24 The BJP accused Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday of spreading "falsehoods" about the India-US interim trade deal and asked the Congress leader if he had become a "mouthpiece" for anti-India forces.Addressing a press conference at the BJP headquarters here, party MP Bansuri Swaraj...

Kolkata, February 24 – West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee stated on Tuesday that the renaming of Kerala, which is governed by the Left Democratic Front (LDF), was due to an understanding between the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which also...

Guwahati, February 24 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma reacted on Monday to the nomination of Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi as the President of the India–Philippines Parliamentary Friendship Group, making a sharp political comment about the senior Congress leader.Lok Sabha Speaker Om...

Washington, February 22. Bangladesh's radical Islamist party, Jamaat-e-Islami, failed to translate its electoral gains into executive dominance in the 13th Parliamentary election. However, it significantly increased its share of seats, bringing back the scars of the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation...

Kolkata, February 22 – A day after International Mother Language Day was celebrated with much fanfare in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Sunday that she was deeply saddened that divisive forces were attempting to malign and target those who speak Bangla, labeling them as...

Ahmedabad, February 21 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann said on Saturday that the state government would present its fifth budget in March, reiterating that it would once again be a people-centric budget focused on the welfare of all sections of society.Speaking to the media here, CM...

Chennai, February 21 – Even as sections of the DMK’s senior leadership attempt to connect with younger audiences through contemporary outreach styles, the DMK Youth Wing has begun reviving traditional "mandrams" across Tamil Nadu as structured training platforms for a new generation of cadres at...

Kolkata, Feb 21 – Political discourse in Bengal is increasingly characterized by personal attacks, crude exchanges, and combative rhetoric, with observers warning that it has reached a low point ahead of the 2026 assembly elections, overshadowing policy debates.While Bengal's politics was once...