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Center-Left Owned by Mathrubhumi Printing & Publishing Co.'Remove Italian lenses': BJP hits back at Sonia Gandhi over Modi government criticism
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The BJP rebuked Sonia Gandhi after she criticised the Modi government and defended the 1975 Emergency, telling her to discard “Italian lenses” to recognise India’s progress. Gandhi responded that while democratic rights were curtailed during the Emergency, it was carried out constitutionally, and noted that Indira Gandhi later publicly expressed regret and apologised for the excesses. The exchange highlights ongoing political disputes between the BJP and Congress over the legacy of the Emergency.
AI-generated overview from 11 outlets. It summarises their reporting and adds no reporting of its own.
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left · 5 outlets
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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center · 7 outlets
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…
— DT Next
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right · 5 outlets
The Congress is working with like-minded parties, Sonia Gandhi said, claiming that her party's "prospects are improving day by day".
— NDTV
RSS excerpt
BJP slammed Sonia Gandhi for criticising the Modi government and defending the 1975 Emergency, urging her to remove Italian lenses to see India's progress.
