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Between ‘snake’ and ‘maiden’ jibes: Karnataka poll campaign takes the usual ‘poisonous’ turn

As if determined to not disappoint the cynics, the figure of speech is having a wild run in the ongoing Karnataka Assembly poll campaign. The controversies have taken a serpentine turn; the Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has been accused of calling PM Narendra Modi “a poisonous snake” (a comparison that,…

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Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge blames BJP for Manipur violence

Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Jairam Ramesh blamed the BJP for the violence in Manipur and accused the ruling party of trampling on the rights of indigenous communities.

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Cong’s centre alliance pitch in strife with its state politics

As it sets out to pitch itself as the pivot of the Opposition alliance to challenge the BJP-led regime at the centre in 2024 Lok Sabha polls, Congress has to grapple with a dilemma that isn’t new to alliance-making. The puzzle that’s teasing the party is how to deal with…

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Karnataka Assembly elections | BJP asks ECI to file criminal case against Kharge for ‘poisonous snake’ remark

The BJP on April 28 asked the Election Commission to file a criminal case against Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and bar him from campaigning for the upcoming Karnataka Assembly election, over his comment comparing Prime Minister Narendra Modi to a “poisonous snake”

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Congress vote share will reduce by 10% with Kharge’s ‘poisonous snake’ remark, says Yediyurappa

Taking a dig at AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge for his “poisonous snake” remark against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa has said that the Congress is going to pay a heavy electoral price for insulting Mr. Modi. Addressing an election rally at Kamalapur village (Kalaburagi Rural…

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Bommai takes Congress to task for its stand on reservation hike for Lingayats, Vokkaligas

Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, accompanied by actor-turned-BJP leader Shruthi, participated in a roadshow and campaigned for BJP candidate and legislator Rajkumar Patil Telkur in Sedam Assembly constituency on Friday.

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BJP president J.P. Nadda warns that voting for Congress is voting for PFI during Karnataka Assembly election rally in Sorab

BJP national president J. P. Nadda claims that, during the SIddaramaiah-led Congress government, cases filed against the PFI were withdrawn and those arrested were released. As a result, violence spread in Karnataka

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Congress seeks expulsion of MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal from BJP for calling Sonia Gandhi visha kanya (venomous woman)

BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal is the BJP candidate for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections from Vijayapura, and is in the list of star campaigners of the party

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Ex-Minister K.S. Eshwarappa clarifies Muslim vote remark in line with sab ka saath, sab ka vikas slogan of Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Former Minister and BJP veteran K S Eshwarappa says, “I will make this clear — we don’t want votes of anti-nationals, those raising slogans favouring Pakistan and engaged in violence against Hindus.”

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Congress educated all Indians, including Modi, says Kharge

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge says, ‘when the country got independence, literacy level was around 16%. Now, it is around 70%. Who made people literate? Who educated all the doctors, engineers, scientists, teachers and lawyers all these years?’

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Mallikarjun Kharge says Congress will complain to EC against Union Home Minister Amit Shah for remark on riots in Karnataka

‘Did he imply that BJP would orchestrate riots if the Congress replaced them?’

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Kharge seeks 150 seats for Congress to avoid ‘poaching’ by BJP

AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge appealed to the people to bring the Congress to power with more than the required number of seats to “avoid poaching of MLAs” and ensure a stable government.

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Opposition Unity: Nitish Kumar to meet Akhilesh Yadav, Mamata Banerjee today

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who has taken upon himself the task of uniting Opposition forces against the BJP-led government at the Centre, will meet with Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Karnataka polls: Sonia, Rahul, Kharge, Shettar in Congress' list of 40 star campaigners

Congress heavyweights, including the party's national president Mallikarjun Kharge, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, state chief DK Shivakumar, LoP Siddaramaiah, Shashi Tharoor former BJP leader and deputy chief minister Jagadish Shettar, among others, featured in the party's list of star campaigners for the May 10 Assembly…

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'Too Little, Too Late', says Cong President Kharge on PM's Rashtriya Rozgar Mela

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Rashtriya Rozgar Mela in which appointment letters were distributed to 71,000 new recruits. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Nitish Kumar, Tejashwi Yadav meet Rahul Gandhi, Kharge; Opposition unity on agenda

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar along with his deputy Tejashwi Yadav met Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and party president Mallikarjun Kharge in the national capital. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Karnataka polls: Congress appoints BN Chandrappa as fifth working president in state

With the Karnataka Assembly polls drawing near, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday appointed a fifth working president of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee in the form of former Lok Sabha BN Chandrappa. Read further on Dynamite News:

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‘Credibility thy name is Mallikarjun Kharge’: Navjot Sidhu after meeting Congress president

Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Friday called on party president Mallikarjun Kharge and party General Secretary incharge of Communications Jairam Ramesh. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Modi govt talks lot about democracy but does not follow what it says...: Cong chief Kharge

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday accused the Narendra Modi government of not walking the talk on democratic principles and causing disruptions in Parliament. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Indian opposition lawmakers rally against Modi government

More than 100 Indian opposition lawmakers, including members of the Congress party, have staged a protest march after the end of a parliamentary budget session that was marred by shouting and disruptions to proceedings amid a standoff with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government

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Opposition parties take out 'Tiranga March' from Parliament

Opposition MPs on Thursday took out a 'Tiranga March' from Parliament to Vijay Chowk on the last day of the Budget session of Parliament in the national capital. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Indian opposition decries new schoolbook's omission of Hindu rage at Mahatma Gandhi

Indian opposition parties on Wednesday condemned the removal from some schoolbooks of references to how independence hero Mahatma Gandhi's pursuit of Hindu-Muslim unity angered some Hindu extremists and led to his assassination.

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