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Kapil Sibal expresses disappointment over Rahul Gandhi’s ‘colluding with BJP’ allegation, deletes tweet later

Rahul Gandhi and Kapil Sibal

Rahul Gandhi and Kapil Sibal

Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal, on August 24, expressed disappointment after Rahul Gandhi allegedly said during Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting that some party leaders had ?colluded with BJP. Sibal had later tweeted that he has never made a statement in favour of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). 

Sibal tweeted: Rahul Gandhi says we are colluding with BJP’

 

Succeeded in Rajasthan High Court defending the Congress Party
Defending party in Manipur to bring down BJP Govt.
Last 30 years have never made a statement in favour of BJP on any issue
Yet ‘we are colluding with BJP!’?

 

Gandhi during the CWC meeting had questioned the timing of a letter to Sonia Gandhi by Congress party colleagues for reforms in the party, and criticised the move saying that it came when the interim party President was admitted to a hospital.

Sibals tweet received severe backlash and minutes after his tweet, party leader Randeep Singh Surjewala clarified that Rahul Gandhi had not said a word of this nature, nor alluded to it and asked Sibal not to be misled. 

 

Surjewala tweeted: “Sh. Rahul Gandhi hasn’t said a word of this nature nor alluded to it.

 

Pl don’t be mislead by false media discourse or misinformation being spread.

But yes, we all need to work together in fighting the draconian Modi rule rather than fighting& hurting each other & the Congress.

Later, Sibal deleted his tweet with an explanation, Was informed by Rahul Gandhi personally that he never said what was attributed to him. I therefore withdraw my tweet.

Replying to his tweet, Head of BJP’s Foreign Affairs Department, Dr Vijay Chauthaiwale said, Surrendered unconditionally.

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Hardik Patel quits Congress, says no youngster is willing to work, vote; accuses leaders of ‘enjoying in abroad’

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Radhika Dhawad | Vadodara
Gujarat Working President Hardik Patel tendered his resignation from the Congress party today morning. Patel took to Twitter to announce his decision and shared an image of his resignation.
 
Patel said, “Big leaders of Congress in Gujarat are far away from issues of the state but are more focussed on ensuring that chicken sandwich for leaders who have come from Delhi is delivered on time!”
In the letter, he also said, “The party has constantly been working against the interests of the country and society.”

Hardik Patel’s letter to Congress President Sonia Gandhi

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BJP on course to retain power for 2nd straight term with CM Yogi Adityanath as CM again

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Radhika Dhawad | Lucknow

Yogi Adityanath

Yogi Adityanath

Early numbers reveal that the BJP has crossed the halfway mark with over 271 seats in Uttar Pradesh at 12:07 pm thus making its way to retain power for the second straight term in the state. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is all set to become the Chief Minister for the second time. 


While the BJP was leading in 271 seats, Samajwadi Party (SP) managed to secure 121 seats so far. The BSP has managed to secure five seats while Congress so far has four seats.

(With total 403 seats in UP, 202 is the halfway mark)

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Indian student killed during shelling in Ukraines Kharkiv

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An Indian student was killed during shelling in Ukraines Kharkiv on Tuesday morning, Ministry of External Affairs informed in the afternoon. The Ministry tweeted: ?With profound sorrow we confirm that an Indian student lost his life in shelling in Kharkiv this morning. The Ministry is in touch with his family. We convey our deepest condolences to the family.

In Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city, videos showed extensive damage from the Russian military assault. One video showed the city’s largest government building blown up.

While the student is yet to be named by the MEA, sources in the Karnataka state government told The Quint that he had been identified as Naveen Shekhrappa, from Haveri district, Karnataka. The 21-year-old was a student of medicine at Kharkiv National Medical University.

The News Minute reported that Shekhrappa was standing in a queue at a supermarket in Kharkiv to buy food when Russian shelling began.



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