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Govt insensitive to pain of common people, alleges Congress ahead of rally

The Congress on Saturday accused the Centre of being "insensitive" to the pain of the common people due to rising prices and said it will continue fighting for their cause on the streets as the principal opposition. Speaking with the media ahead of the 'Mehngai par halla bol' rally of the party at the Ramlila Maidan here on Sunday, General Secretary (Organisation) K C Venugopal hit out at the Modi government for its "wrong policies" and alleged it was busy "buying MLAs" and toppling Opposition governments. "This government is totally insensitive. You can compare the prices, from 2014 to 2022, how the prices of essential commodities have shot up," said Venugopal, flanked by Congress general secretaries Jairam Ramesh and Ajay Maken at the Ramlila Maidan here. The Congress has been raising the issue on the streets, protested with a Black Day in August when several leaders, including Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, courted arrest, and also pressed for a debate in Parliament on t

Protesters demand reopening of Sterlite Copper plant, submit memorandum

The urgency stemmed from more than 15,000 families losing their livelihood since the plant's closure. These also include the port workers, lorry drivers, contract labour workers and breadwinning women

Students, activists protest Bilkis Bano convicts release at Jantar Mantar

CPI-Marxist-Leninist-backed AISA and several other organisations on Saturday staged a demonstration at Jantar Mantar against the release of 11 convicts by the Gujarat government in the Bilkis Bano case. The activists said that the decision to release the 11 convicts on 'remission' on August 15 was a slap on the constitutional values and secular fabric of the country. The protest was also joined by documentary filmmaker Gauhar Raza who recited Faiz Ahmed Faiz's nazm 'Chand Roz Aur'. "The pattern from Kathua to Unnao to Hathras and Gujarat is the same - rapists being shielded by the government," All India Students' Association (AISA) said in a statement. Kavita Krishnan, National Secretary of All India Progressive Women's Association (AIPWA), said the early release of the convicts was actually a reward for their heinous acts, which was evident in their garlanding. "This was a signal to the voters of Gujarat that the government of Gujarat and BJP-RSS stands with the rapists and ...

TMC's women wing protests release of 11 convicts in Bilkis Bano case

Members of the TMC women's wing hit the streets across West Bengal on Friday, protesting against the release of 11 convicts in the 2002 case of Bilkis Bano's gangrape and murder of her family members. Minister Chandrima Bhattacharya said releasing the convicts has set a dangerous precedent. "We are ashamed. Prime Minister Narendra Modi talks about 'nari shakti' and giving respect to women. Yet, his party members in Gujarat allow the convicts of the heinous crime to be released," she said. Bilkis Bano was 21 years old and five months pregnant when she was gang-raped while fleeing the riots that broke out after the Godhra train burning in 2002. Her three-year-old daughter was among the seven killed. The 11 men convicted in the case walked out of the Godhra sub-jail on August 15 after the Gujarat government allowed their release under its remission policy. They had completed more than 15 years in jail. The Trinamool Mahila Congress has been protesting since Thursday over a host of ..

BJP attacks Nitish govt over baton charge on protesting job aspirants

The baton charge on protesting teaching job aspirants in Patna on Monday gave BJP leaders another opportunity to hit out at the Nitish Kumar government

Protests against me with black flags 'state sponsored,' says Siddaramaiah

A day after eggs were hurled at his car and black flags were waved during his visit to Kodagu, Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly Siddaramaiah on Friday termed it a "state sponsored" protest. Alleging that those who pelted eggs at his car were from "an organisation to which Mahatma Gandhi's killer Nathuram Godse belonged," the senior Congress leader and former Chief Minister wondered whether such people will spare him, as he was speaking against them. "Yesterday at Titimati there were about 10 youths shouting slogans; after that at four places they had gathered, Couldn't the police have stopped it? If the Chief Minister comes, will they let people protest with black flags? Won't they carry out preventive arrests? What was wrong with the Superintendent of Police (SP)?" Siddaramaiah said. Speaking to reporters, he said on August 26, he along with Congress workers will lay siege to the SP's office in Kodagu, alleging that there is no law and order and that the official had

BJP to stage protest against rising crime in Rajasthan on Saturday

In the wake of rising incidents of crime, BJP will stage a major protest in Jaipur against issues like atrocities on women and saints, illegal mining, mob lynching, attacks on Hindus among others

Four months on, anti-govt protests over crisis in Sri Lanka fizzle out

Demonstrations planned by Sri Lankan opposition parties and trade unions have fizzled out, with smaller crowds turning up to mark the fourth month of an anti-government protest campaign

Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Vadra, other Congress leaders detained amid protest

Congress MPs including Rahul Gandhi were detained at Police Lines Kingsway Camp during their protest against the Centre

What was built in 70 yrs destroyed now: Rahul calls it era of dictatorship

After the Congress was denied permission to hold protests in New Delhi, Rahul Gandhi alleged that 'this was an era of dictatorship' and whatever was built in the past 70 years has been destroyed

Delhi Police denies permission to Congress for protest in New Delhi

Delhi Police has denied permission to the Congress for holding a protest in the national capital on Friday, citing that prohibitory orders are in place in New Delhi district, officials said

Pakistan FM Miftah to withdraw taxes on energy bills amid traders' protest

Amid strong opposition from small retailers over the collection of taxes through electricity bills, Pakistan FinMin Miftah Ismail has decided to exempt bills of less than 150 units from the tax

'No home to go': Sri Lanka's Prez Wickremesinghe on protestors threat

Sri Lanka's President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Sunday said that there is no point in demanding that he "goes home" as he has no home to go to while referring to the threats received from the protestors

Suspended MPs continue 50-hour day-night sit-in protest in Parliament

Opposition MPs continued their 50-hour day-night sit-in protest on Friday morning inside Parliament premises to mark their strong protest against their suspension and the Centre

Hundreds of Iraqi protesters storm Baghdad's parliament: Report

The majority of the protesters were followers of influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr

RS suspends 19 opposition MPs from House for remaining days of week

Nineteen opposition MPs, including seven from the TMC and six from the DMK, were suspended on Tuesday from attending the sitting of the Rajya Sabha for the entire week for disrupting the proceedings

RS conducts Question Hour amid oppn sloganeering, protest over price hike

Rajya Sabha on Tuesday conducted Question Hour proceedings amid protests by opposition parties over various issues including price rise, and a brief adjournment

Protest over MGNREGA affect traffic movement between Manipur, Nagaland

Over 300 trucks, transporting essential items, were stranded for hours due to the economic blockade; all-important road was blocked near Mao Gate in Senapati district, throwing traffic out of gear

Anganwadi workers protest in Delhi against layoffs, demand honorarium hike

A representative body of anganwadi workers held a protest here, demanding the reinstatement of workers who were served termination notices by the Delhi govt for taking part in a strike

BJP slams Congress for protests ahead of ED's questioning of Sonia Gandhi

BJP criticised the Congress' protests ahead of the Enforcement Directorate's questioning of its president Sonia Gandhi as its "duragrah" (obstinate demand) for protecting the Gandhi family