In his brief statement, Rahul Gandhi said that all citizens who love the idea of justice and believe in the Supreme Court were looking at the developments, and therefore it was important that those were addressed.
Addressing the media, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra slammed Congress president Rahul Gandhi for playing politics over the matter and termed “it an internal matter of the apex court”.
In a statement issued here, the grand old party said that the “observations made by the honourable judges and the issues raised by them in the press conference and in the letter are extremely disturbing”.
Mamata Banerjee said "extreme interference" of the Centre in the functioning of the judiciary was "dangerous" for democracy, but did not elaborate.
The meeting comes as the BJP gears up to fight a number of assembly polls, including the key election to the Karnataka Assembly and the Modi government readies to present its final full-fledged budget.
While the BJP, known for its pro-Hindutva stand, is trying to woo Muslims, the TMC which was accused of following policy of minority appeasement, is now being seen as toeing soft Hindutva line.
“We believe that changing colours will not change anything...It is only the colour of development that is permanent...Instead of doing anything for people’s welfare, the BJP is involved in works that divert attention,” Yadav said.
Congress Delhi unit chief Ajay Maken said that the chief election commissioner assured the delegation a "quick final decision" in the matter.
Yechury made it clear that his party would not have truck with any “communal and corruption-tainted” party in the next Lok Sabha polls.
Patole resigned from the BJP on December 8, a day before the first phase of the Gujarat elections.
"Under compulsion, millions of persons have already shared Aadhaar number with many service providers. New security layer is like locking the stable after horses have bolted," Chidambaram said in a tweet.
The Madras High Court had in November upheld a trial court order sentencing Natarajan and three others in the case registered 23 years ago.
Mamata Banerjee said her government has taken several steps like waiving off the taxes from the fair, providing adequate transportation and giving an overall insurance cover in case of accidental deaths of the pilgrims and other during the fair.
Shah alleged that the Siddaramaiah government was pursuing "vote bank" politics as part of which it withdrew cases against SDPI workers despite the organisation being involved in "anti-national activities".
A government order surfaced on Tuesday directing payment of Rs 8 lakh be paid from the Ockhi relief fund for Vijayan's chopper ride on December 26.
It was on December 11 last year when Rahul Gandhi took over the reigns from mother Sonia Gandhi as the new Congress President.
Randeep Surjewala sarcastically said Modi had not even listened to the sound counsel of economists because "innate wisdom of Modinomics needs no counsel".
Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday said his priority was strengthening the party organisation and he was not thinking of an alliance ahead of the "crucial" 2019 general elections.
Speaking in the Assembly, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah demanded that the government give a clarification on Dineshwar Sharma's mandate.
The Congress has drafted a clearly defined plan in this regard under which the party will help in repairing and renovation of temples in Saurashtra region.
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