#WATCH | Delhi | On Congress Rajya Sabha candidate Meenakshi Natarajan's nomination rejected, Karnataka CM DK Shivakumar says, "It is shocking news to the entire country. I have also contested several elections. The electoral officer or the returning officer doesn't have the power to reject it..This is purely a political vendetta...This is unfair what has been done in Madhya Pradesh. It is a shame on democracy"
#WATCH | Delhi | Karnataka CM DK Shivakumar says, " I came to pay my respect to my leader. I went to the Youth Congress office, NSUI office, Indira Bhawan. They are all part of our foundation. They are the four pillars of our party...I met my leader, Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra..."
#WATCH | Delhi | On the nomination of Congress RS candidate from Madhya Pradesh, Meenakshi Natarajan getting rejected, Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel says, "The credibility of the Election Commission has been shattered; the Returning Officer (RO) gave us a time of 5:30 PM, yet the Election Commission office closes at 5:30 PM. If we are dissatisfied with the RO's decision, where are we supposed to submit an appeal? To the Election Commission, but it shuts at 5:30 PM. We wanted to meet someone, but there was no one available. We had to stage a sit-in protest just to submit our application, and only then was it accepted. We will proceed after seeking legal advice."
#WATCH | Delhi | On the nomination of Congress RS candidate from Madhya Pradesh, Meenakshi Natarajan getting rejected, Congress leader Sachin Pilot says, "...Our candidate's election has been cancelled without any grounds. In a democracy, if we do not come here (to the Election Commission), where else would we go?..."
When asked whether the party would approach the courts, he added, "We will make a decision based on what the Election Commission says tomorrow, but this is a blatant murder of democracy, and it is being done deliberately. The Election Commission must intervene, and they will have to do so."
#WATCH | Delhi: On the letter written by 20 TMC MPs to the Lok Sabha Speaker, Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel says, "If we look at this sequence of events after the elections and the way the attacks have happened, the background itself is telling us why these 20 members have come forward. First thing, are they not afraid of ED, IT? Second thing, are they somewhere afraid of the attacks? Third thing, if they have undergone such a massive change of heart, then they should resign because these elections were won under Mamata Banerjee's leadership..."
#WATCH | Delhi | On AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal's tweet, Congress MP Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa says, "...Arvind Kejriwal should tell what is the difference between ED party and Vigilance party? What do you think about the Vigilance strikes you're carrying out in Punjab, scaring political people? Both the actions being taken by ED and Vigilance are wrong... I want to ask them why their (AAP) leaders were caught by ED, CBI filed a case and then let them go. So, are they the B team (of BJP) or are we?..."
#WATCH | Delhi | Congress General Secretary (organisation) KC Venugopal leaves for the office of the Election Commission after the nomination of Congress RS candidate from Madhya Pradesh, Meenakshi Natarajan got rejected
He says, "...Democracy has been killed..."
#WATCH | Delhi: On 20 TMC MPs writing a letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Congress MP Imran Masood says, "They are cowards, spineless people. Democracy has been looted by looters. Parties are being broken through intimidation. The fight is straightforward, and apart from Rahul Gandhi, no one else has the strength to fight this battle firmly..."
#WATCH | Delhi | On 20 TMC MPs' letter to Lok Sabha Speaker, Congress spokesperson Shama Mohamed says, "The BJP does not believe in democracy. Wherever democracy exists, they display authoritarian tendencies. We saw what happened in Maharashtra; the Shiv Sena was split in two. We saw the NCP split as well; the same pattern is playing out. They are doing the same with the TMC because they need MPs to pass bills. They are playing these games to secure numbers in the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha...They want a dictatorship in India, and we will oppose it to the very end"
#WATCH | Delhi: On DMK not attending the INDIA alliance meeting, Congress MP Syed Naseer Hussain says, "DMK has always been part of the INDIA alliance. There might be some slight resentment regarding certain post-poll adjustments, but I believe they will eventually come on board..."
On TVK, he says, "Since they are not currently part of the INDIA alliance, they did not receive an invitation; however, once they join the alliance, they will participate in subsequent meetings..."
#WATCH | Delhi: On the political situation of the TMC, Congress MP Syed Naseer Hussain says, "... BJP can go to any lengths to weaken its opponents, eliminate the opposition space, and expand its own power. This is not the first time they have done this, nor is it happening for the first time in West Bengal; they have done this across India, in every state. They have broken parties and toppled governments. They have forcibly formed governments where they lacked a mandate. They have taken leaders whom they themselves once labelled as 'tainted,' washed them clean in the 'BJP laundry,' inducted them, and are now showcasing them; this has become a habit for them..."
#WATCH | Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand | The Shopkeeper who was saved by the Hulk Gym owner Deepak, Ahmed says, “I got to know that Rahul Gandhi is coming, but there was no communication with me. I do not have any such information about him meeting me. However, I wish to meet him…”
#WATCH | Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand | On Lok Sabha LoP and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi to visit his gym 'Hulk Gym', Kotdwar resident Deepak Kumar, alias 'Mohammad Deepak' says, “He promised me to come to the gym and purchase the membership… I believed that he would surely come and keep his promise…”
#WATCH | Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand | Lok Sabha LoP & Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to visit ‘Hulk Gym’ of Kotdwar resident Deepak Kumar, alias 'Mohammad Deepak'. Rahul Gandhi promised Deepak to visit his gym because of his bravery in shielding a 70-year-old shopkeeper, Ahmed, from a right-wing mob.
Karnataka CM-designate DK Shivakumar says, "It was not a dream. It was a dedication. Dedication with hard work. So it was a tough, troubling time.... Though it has been delayed, it was not denied. I feel there's no Shivakumar here. It is a Congress worker..."
#WATCH | Delhi: Karnataka CM-designate DK Shivakumar says, "It was not a dream. It was a dedication. Dedication with hard work. So it was a tough, troubling time. Though it has been delayed, it was not denied. I feel there's no Shivakumar here. It is a Congress worker, who stood on this democratic set-up with the history of the Congress party..." (02.06)
#WATCH | Delhi: Karnataka CM-designate DK Shivakumar says, "The faith and the confidence the people of this country have shown me, I am very much obliged, and I have to do a lot of hard work and deliver. I know roads will not be so easy. It will be difficult times, but still I have to manage things. I hope the people of Karnataka have confidence in me. I have to do my job. I'll do it very sincerely with a lot of dedication. I'll reshape because the world is seeing India through Bengaluru and Karnataka... I will have to take every section of society together, from the farmer to the woman, to the youth and a new 'Yuva Yuga' will start..." (02.06)
#WATCH | Delhi: Karnataka CM-designate DK Shivakumar says, "... I named my theatre on the death day of Indira Gandhi. That is the commitment I had with the Gandhi family, and they believed in me, and they gave me various opportunities. So it was my bond duty to be very loyal to the family of Rajiv Gandhi until now... Sonia Gandhi sacrificed; she could have become the Prime Minister. Rahul Gandhi could have become the prime minister, but they did not. Ultimately, they fought. Rahul Gandhi ji walked on the streets of this country... So it is my duty to do my job with trust..." (02.06)
#WATCH | Delhi: Karnataka CM-designate DK Shivakumar says, "... I named my theatre on the death day of Indira Gandhi. That is the commitment I had with the Gandhi family, and they believed in me, and they gave me various opportunities. So it was my bond duty to be very loyal to the family of Rajiv Gandhi until now... Sonia Gandhi sacrificed; she could have become the Prime Minister. Rahul Gandhi could have become the prime minister, but they did not. Ultimately, they fought. Rahul Gandhi ji walked on the streets of this country... So it is my duty to do my job with trust..."
#WATCH | Delhi: Karnataka CM-designate DK Shivakumar says, "The faith and the confidence the people of this country have shown me, I am very much obliged, and I have to do a lot of hard work and deliver. I know roads will not be so easy. It will be difficult times, but still I have to manage things. I hope the people of Karnataka have confidence in me. I have to do my job. I'll do it very sincerely with a lot of dedication. I'll reshape because the world is seeing India through Bengaluru and Karnataka... I will have to take every section of society together, from the farmer to the woman, to the youth and a new 'Yuva Yuga' will start..."