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Amit Shah challenges Rahul Gandhi to debate in Parliament, says Centre ready for special session on SIR

Amit Shah challenges Rahul Gandhi to debate in Parliament, says Centre ready for special session on SIR

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A remark by Jharkhand minister Irfan Ansari on Bangladesh and Nepal unrest has triggered a row, with the BJP accusing the Congress of mobocracy. The party also criticised the Congress over the minister’s comments. Meanwhile, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday (Nov 5) challenged opposition leader Rahul Gandhi to a parliamentary debate on the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, saying the Centre is prepared to convene a special session for the discussion.

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  • left · 2 outlets

    On Capital Beat, political commentator Sunil Prabhu and Congress spokesperson Anshul Trivedi examine the political significance of the challenge and its impact

    — The Federal

  • center · 6 outlets

    New Delhi, Nov 4 : Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Wednesday issued an open challenge to Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, asking him to come to Parliament for a debate after he demanded a public debate with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Taking a swipe at the Congress leader, Gupta invoked the…

    — The Assam Tribune

  • right · 5 outlets

    Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday (Nov 5) challenged Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi to come to Parliament for a debate on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, reiterating that the Centre was willing to convene a special session to discuss the…

    — Organiser

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday (Nov 5) challenged Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi to come to Parliament for a debate on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, reiterating that the Centre was willing to convene a special session to discuss the…

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Organiser Right Bharatiya Prakashan (RSS) Current article

Amit Shah challenges Rahul Gandhi to debate in Parliament, says Centre ready for special session on SIR

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday (Nov 5) challenged Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi to come to Parliament for a debate on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, reiterating that the Centre was willing to convene a special session to discuss the…

The New Indian Express Center Express Publications (Madurai) Ltd.

Anti-SIR campaign an attempt to belittle Modi’s electoral success: BJP national V-P Ram Madhav

HYDERABAD: Describing the anti-SIR campaign as “false propaganda”, BJP national vice-president Ram Madhav on Thursday said that the Congress and Rahul Gandhi should realise that they have no support in their attempt to “undermine democratic institutions”. Addressing the media at the state party…

The Economic Times Center-Right Bennett, Coleman & Co.

Amit Shah challenges Rahul Gandhi to debate SIR in special Parliament session, says BJP ready

Union Home Minister Amit Shah challenged Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to debate the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Parliament, offering to convene a special session for the discussion. Addressing a BJP rally in Haryana's Karnal, Shah accused Gandhi of disrupting parliamentary…

India TV Right Independent News Service

'Come face-to-face': Amit Shah challenges Rahul Gandhi to debate in Parliament, warns of 'fitting reply'

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday (November 5) challenged the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to take up his concerns in Parliament, saying the government is ready to convene a special session to debate the issues raised by the Opposition.

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