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Rahul Gandhi’s ‘alcohol’ remark on Bhagwant Mann sharpens AAP-Congress tussle ahead of Punjab polls

Rahul Gandhi’s ‘alcohol’ remark on Bhagwant Mann sharpens AAP-Congress tussle ahead of Punjab polls

What's behind this

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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What each side is saying

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  • left · 5 outlets

    The Union Home Minister that if Rahul keeps insisting on gathering people on the streets, the BJP will give him a fitting reply

    — The Federal

  • center · 5 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 · 6 outlets

    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…

    — The Economic Times

RSS excerpt

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.

Coverage arrived over 67 hours — first from The Indian Express, latest from The Pioneer.

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Hindustan Times Center HT Media Current article

Rahul Gandhi’s ‘alcohol’ remark on Bhagwant Mann sharpens AAP-Congress tussle ahead of Punjab polls

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.

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

Unable to handle Home Ministry: Congress leader Pawan Khera takes a dig at Amit Shah

Congress has called out the Home Minister Amit Shah for his failure to effectively control the ministry. The party highlighted several incidents, including infiltration and regional unrest, over the past years. Pawan Khera expressed that the ongoing situation requires a change in leadership. He…

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

Ashwini Vaishnaw hits back at Congress over EVMs, defends voter roll revision

JAIPUR : Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday hit back at the Congress over its criticism of electronic voting machines (EVMs), asking, "Who brought EVMs? The Congress did." Addressing a BJP rally at Ramlila Maidan, Vaishnaw also said railway and state government officials were…

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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