Arun Shourie Attacks Government

The attack on the Rafale deal comes after a series of statements made by Congress president Rahul Gandhi who has said that the government is trying to block attempts in the media to independently report what the Congress calls a scam.

Arun Shourie, former union minister, tore into the NDA government on Tuesday for the now-cancelled rule to punish journalists for "fake news", insisting that this was a clear attempt to "suppress" the media and there would be more attempts.

The pressure to bring about change in the present electoral system, which is "not showing up leaders" with competence and integrity, should come from the society, former Union Minister Arun Shourie said today.

Congress today latched on to former Union minister Arun Shourie's sharp attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to embarrass the BJP.

BJP today took a dig at Arun Shourie, a former party veteran, over his sharp criticism of Narendra Modi, saying he was unable to hear the Prime Minister because he had not learnt to listen to others and was being "carried away by emotions".

Arun Shourie, who had launched a scathing attack on the Modi government yesterday, is no longer a party member, the BJP clarified today. The party countered the criticism of its one-time influential leader who was also a minister in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government.

Former Union Minister Arun Shourie today launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government, saying that its "lack of direction is making people miss Dr Manmohan Singh", referring to the former Prime Minister.

The attack on the Rafale deal comes after a series of statements made by Congress president Rahul Gandhi who has said that the government is trying to block attempts in the media to independently report what the Congress calls a scam.

Arun Shourie, former union minister, tore into the NDA government on Tuesday for the now-cancelled rule to punish journalists for "fake news", insisting that this was a clear attempt to "suppress" the media and there would be more attempts.

The pressure to bring about change in the present electoral system, which is "not showing up leaders" with competence and integrity, should come from the society, former Union Minister Arun Shourie said today.

Congress today latched on to former Union minister Arun Shourie's sharp attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to embarrass the BJP.

BJP today took a dig at Arun Shourie, a former party veteran, over his sharp criticism of Narendra Modi, saying he was unable to hear the Prime Minister because he had not learnt to listen to others and was being "carried away by emotions".

Arun Shourie, who had launched a scathing attack on the Modi government yesterday, is no longer a party member, the BJP clarified today. The party countered the criticism of its one-time influential leader who was also a minister in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government.

Former Union Minister Arun Shourie today launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government, saying that its "lack of direction is making people miss Dr Manmohan Singh", referring to the former Prime Minister.