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India Gazette
2 days ago
- Politics
- India Gazette
"Super Premium Frequent Flier PM...": Cong MP Jairam Ramesh attacks PM Narendra Modi ahead of his 5-nation visit
New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): Congress MP Jairam Ramesh took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, ahead of his five-nation visit. The Congress leader alleged that PM Modi is running away from national issues. Sharing an X post, Jairam Ramesh wrote, 'When the going gets tough, the self-styled toughs get going. The Super Premium Frequent Flier PM is off on a 5-nation, 8-day jaunt. He is running away from at least 4 issues that are agitating the nation.' Listing the national issues, Ramesh targeted PM Modi over the ethnic violence in Manipur. '1. Manipur, which he has not visited ever since the double engine in the state got derailed and ever since normal life in the state has got totally destroyed,' he wrote on X. On the issue of Operation Sindoor, he alleged that India suffered setbacks on the first two days of the operation and also mentioned US President Donald Trump's claim of mediation between India and Pakistan. '2. Revelations by defence officials that India suffered reverses in the first two days of Operation Sindoor because of the PM's decisions. 3. Continued claims by President Trump that he effected a ceasefire between India and Pakistan using the trade deal as a carrot and stick,' he wrote. Ramesh also targeted the Prime Minister for not bringing the perpetrators of the Pahalgam attack to justice. '4. The continued failure to bring the Pahalgam terrorists to justice, even after 70 days. The failure is all the more glaring given they may have been earlier involved in terror attacks in Poonch (Dec 2023) and Gagangir & Gulmarg (Oct 2024),' the post further read. Earlier, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi launched an attack against the BJP-led government over his allegations of mediation by the United States in Operation Sindoor, alleging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi 'followed' Donald Trump following a call by the US leader. Addressing a convention of Congress workers in Bhopal, Rahul Gandhi attacked the BJP-RSS and alleged that if slight pressure is exerted on them, 'they run away out of fear'. 'Now, I understand RSS-BJP well. If slight pressure is put on them, they run away out of fear. When Trump called Modiji, Modiji kya kar rahe ho, Narender-Surrender and with 'ji hazooor', Narenderji followed Trump. In the 1971 war, the Seventh Fleet came from the US. Indira Gandhi said, I will do whatever I have to do. This is the difference. This is their character; all of them are like this. Since the Independence movement, they have had this habit of writing letters of surrender,' Rahul Gandhi said. Meanwhile, PM Modi will embark on a five-nation visit from July 2, during which he will attend the BRICS Summit in Brazil and hold meetings with leaders of Ghana, Trinidad and Tobago, Argentina and Namibia to strengthen bilateral ties. (ANI)
Time of India
2 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
"Super Premium Frequent Flier PM...": Congress MP Jairam Ramesh attacks PM Narendra Modi ahead of his 5-nation visit
Congress MP Jairam Ramesh took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, ahead of his five-nation visit. The Congress leader alleged that PM Modi is running away from national issues. Sharing an X post, Jairam Ramesh wrote, "When the going gets tough, the self-styled toughs get going. The Super Premium Frequent Flier PM is off on a 5-nation, 8-day jaunt. He is running away from at least 4 issues that are agitating the nation." Listing the national issues, Ramesh targeted PM Modi over the ethnic violence in Manipur . "1. Manipur, which he has not visited ever since the double engine in the state got derailed and ever since normal life in the state has got totally destroyed," he wrote on X. On the issue of Operation Sindoor , he alleged that India suffered setbacks on the first two days of the operation and also mentioned US President Donald Trump's claim of mediation between India and Pakistan. Live Events "2. Revelations by defence officials that India suffered reverses in the first two days of Operation Sindoor because of the PM's decisions. 3. Continued claims by President Trump that he effected a ceasefire between India and Pakistan using the trade deal as a carrot and stick," he wrote. Ramesh also targeted the Prime Minister for not bringing the perpetrators of the Pahalgam attack to justice. "4. The continued failure to bring the Pahalgam terrorists to justice, even after 70 days. The failure is all the more glaring given they may have been earlier involved in terror attacks in Poonch (Dec 2023) and Gagangir & Gulmarg (Oct 2024)," the post further read. Earlier, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi launched an attack against the BJP-led government over his allegations of mediation by the United States in Operation Sindoor, alleging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi "followed" Donald Trump following a call by the US leader. Addressing a convention of Congress workers in Bhopal, Rahul Gandhi attacked the BJP-RSS and alleged that if slight pressure is exerted on them, "they run away out of fear". "Now, I understand RSS-BJP well. If slight pressure is put on them, they run away out of fear. When Trump called Modiji, Modiji kya kar rahe ho, Narender-Surrender and with 'ji hazooor', Narenderji followed Trump. In the 1971 war, the Seventh Fleet came from the US. Indira Gandhi said, I will do whatever I have to do. This is the difference. This is their character; all of them are like this. Since the Independence movement, they have had this habit of writing letters of surrender," Rahul Gandhi said. Meanwhile, PM Modi will embark on a five-nation visit from July 2, during which he will attend the BRICS Summit in Brazil and hold meetings with leaders of Ghana, Trinidad and Tobago, Argentina and Namibia to strengthen bilateral ties.
The Print
5 days ago
- Politics
- The Print
Hindi in schools: Sapkal dubs it BJP-RSS agenda to sideline Marathi, end linguistic diversity
'This is not merely about a language policy. The BJP-RSS agenda is to erase all other languages and impose Hindi hegemony across the nation. But we will not allow Marathi to be throttled. This deceitful design will be defeated. We respect Hindi as a language, but coercion is unacceptable. Marathi is not just our language. It is our identity and way of life,' Sapkal told reporters. On June 17, the Maharashtra government issued a GR making Hindi the third language, though not mandatory, for students of Classes 1 to 5 in English and Marathi medium schools. Mumbai, Jun 28 (PTI) The Maharashtra government's decision to introduce Hindi in schools from Class I is a conspiracy by the BJP-RSS to sideline Marathi and eliminate linguistic diversity enshrined in the Constitution, alleged state Congress chief Harshwardhan Sapkal on Saturday. He said the Congress has reached out to prominent literary figures through letters asking them to put up a united front to ensure the state government is forced to revoke the order on Hindi. Accusing the ruling BJP of duplicity, Sapkal questioned why Hindi is not a compulsory language in neighbouring Gujarat. 'Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and (minister) Chandrashekhar Bawankule must speak about these double standards,' he said. Sapkal said all sections of society must take part in the protest against the Hindi order as it is a 'cultural struggle and not just a political battle'. The opposition parties have accused the ruling BJP of pursuing a hidden agenda through the three-language policy to give precedence to Hindi over regional languages, including Marathi. PTI MR BNM This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
India Gazette
5 days ago
- Politics
- India Gazette
"New forms of dictatorship under BJP-RSS rule must be fought" Brinda Karat
New Delhi [India], June 27 (ANI): Communist Party of India (Marxist) politburo member Brinda Karat said that the emergency imposed in 1975 was the 'first taste of dictatorship' for India while highlighting the need to fight against 'new forms of dictatorship under BJP-RSS rule'. However, she said that the new forms of dictatorship and neo-fascism that remain under the rule of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) must be fought with the same rigour as the emergency. Karart claimed that there was an 'attack on the constitution' and that efforts were being made to undermine it by subverting institutions and democratic rights and targeting certain communities. 'It's very important that copies of the constitution should be held and displayed all over India because the emergency was the first taste of condemned it and fought against it. But today, the kind of attack on the constitution is evident, with efforts to undermine it at every stage, including subverting institutions, democratic rights within parliament, and the targeting of certain communities. Just as we fought the emergency, today the new forms of dictatorship and neo-fascism, which are so clearly visible under the BJP-RSS rule, must be fought,' Karat told ANI. Her remarks come amid the ongoing controversy over recent remarks made by RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale, where he suggested reconsidering whether the terms 'secular and socialist' mentioned in the Preamble of the Indian Constitution should remain. Hosabale was addressing a program on the 50th anniversary of the emergency, held at the Dr Ambedkar International Centre, jointly organised by the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (under the Ministry of Culture) and the Ambedkar International Centre. Speaking at the event, he emphasised that the emergency wasn't just a misuse of power but an attempt to crush civil liberties. Millions were imprisoned, and freedom of the press was suppressed. He said that those who imposed the emergency and trampled the constitution and democracy have never apologised. If they cannot apologise personally, they should do so on behalf of their ancestors. He remarked that during the emergency, terms like 'socialist' and 'secular' were forcibly inserted into the constitution -- a move that needs to be reconsidered. Meanwhile, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today said that Hosabale's suggestion was not a 'casual remark' but a 'long-standing agenda' to reshape the country's democracy. However, Union Minister Jitendra Singh defended Hosabale, stating that any 'right-thinking person' would endorse such a demand, as these terms were not part of the original constitution. 'Any right-thinking citizen will endorse it because everyone knows they are not part of the original constitution, which Dr Ambedkar and the rest of the committee wrote. This is not the question of BJP vs is a matter of preserving democratic and constitutional values, and those violating the constitution are actually the biggest violators,' Singh told reporters here. He pointed out that 'secular and socialist' were added after the 42nd amendment to the constitution, which means that it was not Dr Ambedkar who thought of including these terms. (ANI)
Deccan Herald
5 days ago
- Politics
- Deccan Herald
Hosabale's call for reviewing 'socialist', 'secular' words about restoring Constitution to 'original spirit': RSS-linked magazine
This is a necessary discussion to honour the Constitution's original intent while 'exposing' the Congress party's 'hypocrisy' in accusing the BJP-RSS of threatening the Constitution when it was Congress that altered it during an 'authoritarian era', it added.
