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Center Owned by Eastern Media Ltd (Sambad Group)Remove ‘Italian lenses’ to see India’s progress, BJP tells Sonia Gandhi
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The BJP on Saturday criticised Congress leader Sonia Gandhi for her recent comments on the Modi government and the 1975 Emergency, telling her to drop the ‘Italian lenses’ and recognise India’s all‑round progress over the past twelve years. The party accused her of justifying the Emergency’s imposition. Gandhi responded that democratic rights were curtailed during the Emergency but that it was carried out constitutionally, noting that Indira Gandhi later publicly expressed regret and apologized for the excesses.
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New Delhi: “Great damage” has been done over the last 12 years to the fabric of India, democracy and institutions, Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi has alleged, asserting that even after the Modi government goes, it will take time to restore the country’s systems back to health…
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NEW DELHI: Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi has alleged that the Narendra Modi government has caused "great damage" to India's democracy, institutions and the country's social fabric over the past 12 years, warning that restoring the systems even after the government leaves…
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The former Congress president, Sonia Gandhi, has said she decided to write about her own life after years of others doing so, describing her memoir, Belonging: A Journey of Love, as a story of growing attachment to India as well as a love story. Gandhi made the remarks in a written interview to The…
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New Delhi: The BJP Saturday lashed out at Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi for her remarks against it and the Modi government, asking her to remove Italian lenses to see India’s all-round progress in the past 12 years. The party also decried Gandhi for justifying the imposition…
