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Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan hit back at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his criticism of the draft UGC guidelines on "de-reservation" of posts in higher education institutions, saying his politics is completely based on lies.

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday hit back at Rahul Gandhi for demanding the postponement of medical entrance exam NEET, saying he was a "pseudo expert" with an "overflowing vanity and a misplaced sense of entitlement".

Rahul Gandhi's swipes today at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the second wave of Covid and the vaccination slowdown provoked a swift and acrid fightback from the government with at least two Union Ministers hitting back at the Congress leader.

Odisha's ruling BJD has close ties with the Congress which had always neglected the state, a senior BJP leader said today, hitting back at Congress chief Rahul Gandhi's allegation that Prime Minister Narendra Modi "remote controls" chief minister Naveen Patnaik.

The BJP on Friday attacked the Congress over its Odisha chief Niranjan Patnaik being summoned by the Delhi Police in a case of cheating, and asked its president Rahul Gandhi to explain whyMr Patnaik was "avoiding the law".

Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today came out in defence of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and notes ban, saying new shoes bite for the first few days, but become comfortable to wear thereafter.

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan hit back at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his criticism of the draft UGC guidelines on "de-reservation" of posts in higher education institutions, saying his politics is completely based on lies.

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday hit back at Rahul Gandhi for demanding the postponement of medical entrance exam NEET, saying he was a "pseudo expert" with an "overflowing vanity and a misplaced sense of entitlement".

Rahul Gandhi's swipes today at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the second wave of Covid and the vaccination slowdown provoked a swift and acrid fightback from the government with at least two Union Ministers hitting back at the Congress leader.

Odisha's ruling BJD has close ties with the Congress which had always neglected the state, a senior BJP leader said today, hitting back at Congress chief Rahul Gandhi's allegation that Prime Minister Narendra Modi "remote controls" chief minister Naveen Patnaik.

The BJP on Friday attacked the Congress over its Odisha chief Niranjan Patnaik being summoned by the Delhi Police in a case of cheating, and asked its president Rahul Gandhi to explain whyMr Patnaik was "avoiding the law".

Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today came out in defence of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and notes ban, saying new shoes bite for the first few days, but become comfortable to wear thereafter.