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OPPOSITION NEWS
Vandita Mishra writes: What about the school in Damoh? A question for the Opposition
June 18, 2023 10:55 pm
In Madhya Pradesh, the Congress’s poll template sidesteps a besieged school
Worried over Oppn unity, BJP may go for early Lok Sabha polls: Nitish Kumar
June 16, 2023 9:16 pm
Nitish Kumar's statement comes ahead of the crucial Opposition meeting on June 23, likely to be attended by top leaders including Rahul Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal, Mamata Banerjee, among others.
Oppn’s common ground against Modi govt since 2014: Land and farm laws to Covid crisis to ‘misuse’ of agencies
May 25, 2023 1:06 pm
19 Oppn parties have jointly declared their boycott of opening of new Parliament building by PM Modi, which, they allege, would amount to ‘sidelining’ President Murmu and ‘assaulting’ Indian democracy
Row over new Parliament building inauguration intensifies: Who's attending & who's not
May 24, 2023 9:18 pm
Amid the tussle, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the inauguration of the new Parliament by PM Modi should not be linked with politics
'Parliament not made of bricks of ego,' Rahul Gandhi hits out at BJP amid inauguration row
May 24, 2023 2:10 pm
As the row over the new Parliament building snowballs, a slew of Opposition parties – including the AAP, TMC, and Shiv Sena UBT – boycotted its inauguration, issuing a joint statement on Wednesday.
Leg-up for Nitish outreach after Cong Karnataka victory, grand Oppn meeting likely next month
May 16, 2023 9:43 am
The meeting will most likely be held in Patna after the Bihar CM’s first round of talks with non-BJP leaders.
Social justice manifesto: Opposition should demand proportional representation in all public offices
May 02, 2023 11:05 am
The opposition must adopt the following “real and tangible social justice manifesto” if it really wants to attract the depressed classes and make a big dent in the BJP’s “social justice plus Hindutva” plank.
Caste census still in the distance, road to it marked by hurdles, twists and turns, politics
April 23, 2023 9:16 am
Rahul Gandhi sought release of data of SECC done in UPA time, but the Modi govt holds out, claims the process was marked by several “flaws”
Pratap Bhanu Mehta writes: The mirage of social justice
April 22, 2023 2:11 pm
Pratap Bhanu Mehta writes: The Opposition projecting political unity on the basis of social division is unlikely to be a winning formula in elections
Oppn parties to take out 'Tricolour March' from Parliament House to Vijay Chowk
April 06, 2023 11:52 am
MPs of like-minded Opposition parties such as the DMK, the Samajwadi Party, the RJD and the NCP, and from the Left, besides the Congress, will begin their march at 11.30 am.
OPPOSITION PHOTOS
Opposition does not respect women: Rahul Gandhi's veiled attack on Modi
February 17, 2014 11:46 am
In a clear sign that the Congress will be targeting the support of women in the polls, vice-president Rahul Gandhi reached out to women voters at an all-women rally in Tumkur.
OPPOSITION VIDEOS
If you want to test your allies, find a better way to do it: Narendra Modi on no-confidence motion
June 22, 2020 6:21 pm
The much-awaited speech by PM Narendra Modi packed the usual punches for the Congress and its President Rahul Gandhi. One such was Modi's statement that the no-confidence motion was a test for Opposition unity, not his government's strength.
I’m always available for OROP veterans: Capt. Amarinder
February 25, 2016 9:53 am
New Delhi, Feb 25 (ANI): Expressing solidarity with the One Rank One Pension (OROP) veterans, Punjab Congress President Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday said it is his duty to stand with them. He said he was always available for the OROP veterans. He added that this issue has been raised for a long time by the Opposition and they would continue to do so till their demands were accepted.
BJP president Amit Shah meets L.K. Advani
January 25, 2016 4:58 am
New Delhi, Jan 25 (ANI): Re-elected Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah met veteran leader L.K. Advani to seek his blessings. The meeting comes after Advani had openly criticised Shah after the Bihar debacle. However, the Congress Party said that Shah's reappointment is a 'good omen' and would provide an opportunity for the Opposition to make a comeback.
Buddhadeb Bhattacharya urges leftists to come together in WB
January 17, 2016 9:45 am
Singur (West Bengal), Jan 17 (ANI): Former chief minister of West Bengal Buddhadeb Bhattacharya on Sunday urged the leftists to come together and save the state from a hell-like situation. He said people in the state need to think over and again as to which party they should support. He asked them to join hands to destroy the enemy, which is the opposition.
It's not an arrest, its surrender: WB Cong chief
January 17, 2016 7:26 am
New Delhi, Jan 17 (ANI): West Bengal state Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhary on Sunday said Sambia Sohrab’s arrest was not really an arrest, but surrender. He added that efforts were being made to protect Sohrab. He stated that since pressure was being mounted by people and opposition parties, the accused had to be arrested. He further added that the drama surrounding the case was enacted by the police and Trinamool Congress Party (TMC).
