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Congress and BJP clash over Rahul Gandhi's debate challenge to Prime Minister Modi

Congress and BJP clash over Rahul Gandhi's debate challenge to Prime Minister Modi

What's behind this

Congress and BJP are clashing after Rahul Gandhi issued a challenge for a debate with Prime Minister Modi. The BJP has responded by attacking Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, telling her to remove “Italian lenses” to see India’s progress and accusing her of damaging democracy over the past 12 years. Sonia Gandhi has criticised the BJP, saying it has caused serious damage to democracy and institutions, and defended the Emergency as constitutional, noting Indira Gandhi’s later regret.

AI-generated overview from 11 outlets. It summarises their reporting and adds no reporting of its own.

What each side is saying

One outlet's own words from each side of the spectrum. Quoted, not summarised.

  • left · 6 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…

    — The Siasat Daily

  • center · 9 outlets

    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…

    — The New Indian Express

  • right · 6 outlets

    Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi has sharply criticised the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), accusing it of causing serious damage to the country’s democracy and institutions over the past 12 years. According to the ANI news agency, Gandhi, in an interview with The…

    — ABP Live

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Coverage Bias Distribution

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Left / Center-Left 6 (27%)
Center 9 (40%)
Center-Right / Right 7 (33%)

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ABP Live Center-Right ABP Group

‘Great Damage Has Been Done To The Country’: Sonia Gandhi’s Blunt Verdict On 12 Years Of BJP Rule

Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi has sharply criticised the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), accusing it of causing serious damage to the country’s democracy and institutions over the past 12 years. According to the ANI news agency, Gandhi, in an interview with The…

Orissa Post Center Eastern Media Ltd (Sambad Group)

Remove ‘Italian lenses’ to see India’s progress, BJP tells Sonia Gandhi

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…

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

Sonia Gandhi should remove 'Italian lenses' to see India's progress: BJP

New Delhi: The BJP on 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…

The Shillong Times Center The Shillong Times

Sonia says late PM Indira Gandhi ‘publicly expressed regret and apologised’ for Emergency excesses; cites pressure on her

New Delhi, Nov 7: Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson, Sonia Gandhi, has said that late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, at a later stage in her life, publicly expressed regret and apologised for the excesses committed during the Emergency, while refusing to put the entire blame for the period on…

India TV Right Independent News Service

Sonia Gandhi says Congress has 'nothing to learn' from BJP, RSS; slams Modi govt for damaging India's fabric

Veteran Congress leader Sonia Gandhi has asserted that her party does not need to learn anything from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rise to power, emphasising that India's fabric of democracy has suffered a "great…

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

'Modi govt has done great damage to our democracy, institutions': Sonia Gandhi

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…

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

Rahul Gandhi calls SIR a ‘conspiracy’, alleges voter deletions could deny people welfare benefits

Rahul Gandhi has accused the BJP-led Centre of using the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls to deprive people opposed to the ruling party of voting rights and access to welfare schemes. His criticism followed Union minister Lalan Singh's remarks on identifying scheme beneficiaries…

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