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'Gave up PM post, became Super PM': BJP targets Sonia Gandhi over UPA role after memoir release

'Gave up PM post, became Super PM': BJP targets Sonia Gandhi over UPA role after memoir release

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Sonia Gandhi’s memoir, Belonging: A Journey of Love, released on November 10 and published by HarperCollins India, revisits the 1984 crisis in Delhi by blaming Army chief General A.S. Vaidya for the delay in deploying the army after the night of Indira Gandhi’s assassination. The book raises again the question of why the army was not used to stop the killings of Sikhs in November 1984, and notes that the family later heard about the orders given to Vaidya.

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  • left · 6 outlets

    Sonia says she questioned Rajiv about people accusing him of sacrificing women’s interests; he had assured her that he was trying to deal fairly with a complicated situation

    The Federal

  • center · 12 outlets

    From recalling the demolition of the Babri Masjid and the assassination of her husband Rajiv Gandhi to revealing her battle with cancer and explaining why she declined the prime minister's post in 2004, Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi's memoir, Belonging: A Journey of Love…

    The New Indian Express

  • right · 10 outlets

    The memoir of Sonia Gandhi, Belonging: A Journey of Love, was released on November 10. The book, which traces her personal life, marriage to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and political journey, has drawn attention for its revelations about the Nehru-Gandhi family. However, its release has also…

    Organiser

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Center 13 (44%)
Center-Right / Right 10 (36%)

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  7. Rising Kashmir Center Rising Kashmir

    "No woman politician has endured as much": Mehbooba Mufti calls Sonia Gandhi's memoir 'beautiful'; slams BJP over Nehru remarks

    Srinagar , November 10 : Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday praised Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi's memoir 'Belonging: A Journey of Love', saying that no woman politician had endured as much as she had, while also defending the legacy of former…

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  9. India TV Right Independent News Service

    Sonia Gandhi's memoir makes factual errors on Anna Hazare movement, RSS history and Ahmed Patel's death

    Congress veteran Sonia Gandhi's much-anticipated memoir, Belonging: A Journey of Love , which hit bookstores on Tuesday (November 10), has drawn attention for its personal accounts of the Nehru-Gandhi family and insights into her political journey. However, the book has also sparked questions over…

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  23. Organiser Right Bharatiya Prakashan (RSS)

    Sonia Gandhi Memoir on 1984 Anti-Sikh riots under fire: H S Phoolka calls claims false, cites court evidence

    Senior Advocate, Supreme Court; former Leader of the Opposition, Punjab. H S Phoolka on November 10 made a series of allegations about Sonia Gandhi’s memoir. Senior advocate and BJP leader H S Phoolka described the claims about the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Sonia Gandhi’s recently released memoir…

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

    ‘Deeply aggrieved’: JD(U) objects to Sonia Gandhi's portrayal of Nitish Kumar in memoir

    The Janata Dal (United) on Wednesday criticised Congress leader Sonia Gandhi's portrayal of former Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in her memoir, asserting that he was the architect of the opposition INDIA bloc and had played a key role in bringing regional parties together. JD(U) national…

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  39. Deccan Herald Center-Left The Printers (Mysore) Pvt. Ltd.

    Nitish Kumar was under BJP's influence to leave I.N.D.I.A bloc, says Sonia Gandhi in her book; JD(U) expresses resentment

    New Delhi: The Janata Dal (United) on Wednesday expressed resentment over the portrayal of its president and former Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar in Congress leader Sonia Gandhi's memoir, asserting that he was the main architect of the Opposition INDIA bloc. JD(U) national spokesperson Rajeev…

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  49. The Shillong Times Center The Shillong Times

    ‘Nitish Kumar was looking for ways to exit INDIA Bloc’: Sonia Gandhi in memoir

    New Delhi, Nov 11: Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Chairperson, Sonia Gandhi’s memoir, ‘Belonging: A Journey of Love’, was released on November 10. Published by HarperCollins India, the 544-page book chronicles her personal life and several significant turning points in Indian politics. It also…

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

    'Is it a crime to be ambitious?': Pranab Mukherjee's daughter responds to Sonia Gandhi's memoir

    Sharmistha Mukherjee has spoken in defense of her father's ambition to become prime minister. She explained that Pranab Mukherjee's desire was rooted in his extensive political experience and hard work. In her response to Sonia Gandhi's memoir, Sharmistha expressed surprise at Gandhi's shock…

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