Rahul Gandhi Sikh Remark

Having clarified his remarks on reservation, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday broke his silence on the other statement - on religious freedom - he had made during his recent US visit that made him the target of attacks from BJP leaders.

PM Narendra Modi said "those filled with hate are defaming India", in sharp comments seen as his first (and veiled) response to Rahul Gandhi's remarks in the US on various topics, including reservations and religious freedoms.

A BJP-backed Sikh group is holding a protest march to the residence of Congress's Sonia Gandhi in Delhi, objecting to Rahul Gandhi's remarks in the US on religious freedom enjoyed by the community in the country.

Congress President Rahul Gandhi's disclaimer that his party had no role to play in 1984 anti-Sikh riots has "rubbed the salt into the wounds" of the Sikh community, the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) said. Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal said if Mr Gandhi gets an opportunity, he is capable of saying that the massacre never took place and no Sikh eve...

The opposition criticised the ruling Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday for avoiding any expression of regret for the killings of Sikhs in riots three decades ago, a sensitive issue that threatens to dog him in a tight election due by May.

A day after Rahul Gandhi shared an emotional account of his grandmother Indira Gandhi's assassination in 1984 by her Sikh bodyguards, a senior Akali Dal leader has struck back with a controversial rebuttal.

Having clarified his remarks on reservation, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday broke his silence on the other statement - on religious freedom - he had made during his recent US visit that made him the target of attacks from BJP leaders.

PM Narendra Modi said "those filled with hate are defaming India", in sharp comments seen as his first (and veiled) response to Rahul Gandhi's remarks in the US on various topics, including reservations and religious freedoms.

A BJP-backed Sikh group is holding a protest march to the residence of Congress's Sonia Gandhi in Delhi, objecting to Rahul Gandhi's remarks in the US on religious freedom enjoyed by the community in the country.

Congress President Rahul Gandhi's disclaimer that his party had no role to play in 1984 anti-Sikh riots has "rubbed the salt into the wounds" of the Sikh community, the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) said. Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal said if Mr Gandhi gets an opportunity, he is capable of saying that the massacre never took place and no Sikh eve...

The opposition criticised the ruling Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday for avoiding any expression of regret for the killings of Sikhs in riots three decades ago, a sensitive issue that threatens to dog him in a tight election due by May.

A day after Rahul Gandhi shared an emotional account of his grandmother Indira Gandhi's assassination in 1984 by her Sikh bodyguards, a senior Akali Dal leader has struck back with a controversial rebuttal.