From Hindustan Times
Center Owned by HT MediaRahul Gandhi’s ‘alcohol’ remark on Bhagwant Mann sharpens AAP-Congress tussle ahead of Punjab polls
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Home Minister Amit Shah challenged Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi to stop street allegations against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and debate the issue in Parliament, speaking at a gathering in Karnal. BJP leaders, including national vice‑president Ram Madhav, accused the Congress of spreading lies to malign the SIR process. In response, Congress criticised Shah’s handling of internal security, referencing violence in Manipur and other unrest, and called for a change in Home Ministry leadership, with leaders such as Pawan Khera and the party demanding Shah relinquish the portfolio.
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The Union Home Minister that if Rahul keeps insisting on gathering people on the streets, the BJP will give him a fitting reply
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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…
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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…
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Rahul Gandhi accused Mann of reeking of alcohol at 11 am in the morning and suggested that if he wants to fight drugs, he should not be intoxicated.