Rahul Gandhi defames India abroad: Pradhan
Jajpur (Odisha) (PTI): Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan came down heavily on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, alleging he "defames India abroad".
On the sidelines of a function in Odisha's Jajpur district, the senior BJP leader from the state on Wednesday alleged that Gandhi is showing "mental bankruptcy and is unable to digest India's development".
"He maintains a pro-China stance and defames India abroad," Pradhan claimed.
Speaking at the Surakhya Bandhan Utsav in Sukinda area in the district, Pradhan, the Union Minister for Education, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, said that there is no shortage of funds from the Centre but beneficiaries are being deprived of various schemes because of the "inefficient and corrupt" BJD government in the state.
He claimed Odisha had received only Rs 3 lakh crore from the Centre during the 10 years of UPA rule but the state received Rs 18 lakh crore from the BJP-led Union government in the last nine years.
Pradhan said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a big gift to mothers and sisters by reducing LPG prices by Rs 200 per cylinder.
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Niqab incident: Nitish Kumar perhaps revealing his true colours, says J-K CM
Srinagar (PTI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday criticised his Bihar counterpart over the niqab incident and said that Nitish Kumar might be slowly revealing his true nature.
"Nitish Kumar, who was once considered a secular leader, may be slowly showing his true colours," Abdullah told reporters here on the sidelines of a function.
Abdullah said Kumar removing the face veil of a Muslim woman doctor was wrong and cannot be justified by any means.
"We have seen this kind of incident here several years ago. Have you forgotten how Mehbooba Mufti removed the burqa of a legitimate voter inside a polling station? That act was wrong, and this act (of Kumar) is also wrong.
"If the (Bihar) chief minister did not want to hand over the order to her (Muslim woman), they could have kept her aside. However, to humiliate her like this is totally wrong," the Jammu and Kashmir chief minister said.
Kumar stirred a huge controversy after he removed the face veil of a Muslim woman at a function earlier this week.
