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‘Deshdrohi Murdabad’: Begusarai locals protest against Kanhaiya Kumar by stopping his roadshow, ask him what ‘Azaadi’ does he want

OpIndia Staff - 17 April, 2019

Kanhaiya Kumar was gheraod by Begusarai locals and questioned about the 'Bharat tere tukde honge' slogans that were raised by him and his opposition to reservation for the economically backward sections of the society.

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Congress Manifesto: Declaration of disastrous legal reforms and a tale of contradictions

Siddharth Acharya - 13 April, 2019

Congress has claimed to be a centric party but how pretentious centric party claim can actually leave you in abeyance, this manifesto is a perfect example of that.

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Congress manifesto stinks of Pakistani language: PM Modi in his interview to ABP News

OpIndia Staff - 5 April, 2019

PM Modi in his interview to ABP News said there is a pro-incumbency wave in the country

Law

Delhi’s AAP government requests another month’s time for deciding whether to sanction prosecution of the accused in JNU sedition case

OpIndia Staff - 3 April, 2019

In February this year, the court had come down hard against the AAP government claiming that it is deliberately delaying the process of granting the sanction to prosecute Kanhaiya Kumar and others, accused of sedition.

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Congress party’s manifesto promises on repeal of criminal defamation, sedition are ‘nonsense’ and ‘impractical’: Soli Sorabjee

OpIndia Staff - 3 April, 2019

In the manifesto released by the Congress party, it has promised to omit Section 499 of the Indian Penal Code and make 'defamation' a civil offense.

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On sedition and AFSPA, does Congress want to turn India into JNU campus?

Abhishek Banerjee - 3 April, 2019

The question is where would the Congress get these ideas from for their Manifesto. Why would a party that has governed India for 58 years suddenly be so irresponsible?

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Radical Left Congress: Where treason and ‘bharat tere tukde honge’ is acceptable, but free speech on Social Media is not

K Bhattacharjee - 2 April, 2019

The Congress party in its manifesto, released earlier today, has promised a crackdown on social media. After hinting at Communal Violence Bill 2.0, the manifesto also hints at the possible return of Section 66A.

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Sentenced for 2 years in prison for rioting, Hardik Patel joins Rahul Gandhi’s Congress to ‘serve 125 crore people’

OpIndia Staff - 10 March, 2019

Right after the Election Commission announced the 2019 Lok Sabha Election dates, sedition accused Hardik Patel has announced that he will be joining Rahul Gandhi's Congress

Law

Court to hear JNU sedition case, as Arvind Kejriwal govt is yet to give sanction to prosecute Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid and others

OpIndia Staff - 28 February, 2019

Delhi's Patiala house court to hear JNU sedition case in which Kanhaiya Kumar and Umar Khalid are charged, amid Arvind Kejriwal government's refusal to give consent to prosecute

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