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‘Deeply sinister’: Rahul Gandhi slams Rajiv Ranjan Singh for his voter ID-linked welfare payments statement

‘Deeply sinister’: Rahul Gandhi slams Rajiv Ranjan Singh for his voter ID-linked welfare payments statement

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  • left · 1 outlet

    ‘Deeply sinister’: Rahul Gandhi slams Rajiv Ranjan Singh for his voter ID-linked welfare payments statement

    — The Indian Express

  • center · 3 outlets

    The exchange comes amid a growing political face-off between the BJP and Congress over the SIR exercise and Rahul's demand for a public debate with PM Modi.

    — Hindustan Times

  • right · 3 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

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

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Rahul Gandhi has renewed his challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for an open debate, asking Amit Shah to convince the PM to accept it rather than confuse him. The exchange follows Shah's invitation to discuss the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Parliament, intensifying the…

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