Mr. Malhotra, no one can deny the suffering of the Sikh community or the tragedy of Operation Blue Star. But acknowledging that suffering does not require denying someone else’s grief. History deserves honest examination, not political insults and selective outrage.
VIDEO | Delhi: On Sonia Gandhi’s book release, MoS Harsh Malhotra says, "Congress leaders are liars and hypocrites. I come from Punjab and know the situation during Operation Blue Star. Indira Gandhi herself ordered the military operation inside the Golden Temple and was aware of its consequences through intelligence inputs. Sonia Gandhi is trying to distort history and present a false narrative through her book. It was not Indira Gandhi who was distressed; it was the Sikh community that suffered and was distressed by the bloodshed for which Indira Gandhi herself was responsible."
(Full video available on PTI Videos - ptivideos.com)
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Mr. Chugh, the wounds of 1984 and the Emergency must never be forgotten. But accountability cannot be selective. Will you also question the BJP’s record on communal violence, civil liberties and democratic institutions? History deserves truth, not political convenience.
VIDEO | Congress leader Sonia Gandhi's memoir, titled 'Belonging: A Journey of Love' releases today.
Reacting to it, BJP leader Tarun Chugh (@tarunchughbjp) says, "The history of the Congress party is filled with the wounds inflicted on the Sikh community and the suppression of democracy. I would like to request Mrs. Sonia Gandhi to also tell us what her impression of Mrs. Indira Gandhi was when the Emergency was imposed in the country in 1975. When democracy was being strangled and lakhs of people were being sent to jail, what was her impression at that time? Mrs. Sonia Gandhi has mentioned 1984. How can we forget that tanks were sent into Sri Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple)? The Akal Takht was riddled with bullets and shells from artillery. The sacred pool was filled with blood. How can we forget that on November 1, 2, 3 and 4, 1984, 52 cities across the country were turned into graveyards? What was Mr. Rajiv Gandhi's impression at that time? The country wants to know what Rajiv Gandhi's impression was regarding the Bhopal Gas Tragedy, when the accused was allowed to flee. What was his impression then? The country cannot forget the sins of the Congress party. The pain that it has inflicted on the nation cannot be forgotten. But Mrs. Sonia Gandhi, the country also wants to know what Rajiv Gandhi's impression was when allegations of commissions and kickbacks surfaced in the Bofors scandal. And when, in 1990, he stood up in Parliament to oppose reservations, thereby attempting to deny the underprivileged sections of society the rights they were entitled to, what was his impression then? The country wants to know."
#SoniaGandhi #belonging
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Mr. Kesavan, history must be judged honestly, including the Emergency and 1984. But since when did tears become a measure of patriotism? If the BJP believes in accountability, let it answer for its own failures too. History cannot be rewritten through selective outrage.
VIDEO | Congress leader Sonia Gandhi's memoir, titled 'Belonging: A Journey of Love's is releasing today
Reacting to it, BJP spokesperson CR Kesavan (@crkesavan) says, "Sonia Gandhi could have titled her memoir as 'whitewashing' instead of 'belonging' because the motive of this book appears to be sugarcoating the historical wrongs perpetrated by the Nehru-Gandhi family and camouflaging the cardinal sins committed by the Congress party. Sonia Gandhi says she cried for Babri Masjid. Did Sonia Gandhi even shed one tear for when the gurdwaras were attacked and innocent people, thousands of innocent people were violently killed during the 1984 Sikh massacre which happened under the Congress rule. Sonia Gandhi wept for the Batla House terrorists. Did Sonia Gandhi even shed a single tear for the brave CRPF jawans who were martyred in the line of duty when protecting our nation and people? Did Sonia Gandhi cry when innocent lives were lost during the horrendous 26/11 terror attacks which happened under the Congress rule? Will Sonia Gandhi's book answer. The cowardly Congress-led UPA government even failed to retaliate against these attacks. The way in which Sonia Gandhi has tried to justify and normalise Indira Gandhi imposing the notorious emergency which murdered our Constitution and suspended fundamental rights is indeed most shocking and appalling. In the more than 55 years the Congress regime was at the Centre, directly or indirectly controlled by the Nehru-Gandhi family, they inflicted enormous damage and scars on the Indian polity and democracy, we are thankful, as a nation, to Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji for effectively course-correcting the historical wrongs and sins committed by the Congress party."
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Mr. Ravi Shankar Prasad, if Rahul Gandhi is so irrelevant, why does the BJP spend so much time attacking him? Questioning the government is not provoking the Army. Parliament belongs to the Opposition too. Democracy demands debate, not lectures on who deserves to be heard.
VIDEO | Patna: BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad says, "Who takes Rahul Gandhi seriously? Does his own party take him seriously? But it is very shameful that he is now trying to provoke the country's Army and paramilitary forces. Remarkable work has been done in Bastar. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Amit Shah, Naxalism has been completely eliminated there. We had gone there to congratulate them. Rahul Gandhi was asked to come to Parliament and debate, but he does not allow the House to function. So, will he now hold debates at street corners? Is this the level he has stooped to?
When asked about Sonia Gandhi's memoir, Ravi Shankar Prasad says, "I will read it and give a detailed response..."
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Few years back he was an eminent AAp leader! Always a joke!
VIDEO | Delhi: Eminent lawyer and BJP leader HS Phoolka buys a copy of Sonia Gandhi's memoir, says bought copy to check what she has written on 'Operation Blue Star' and anti-Sikh riots
Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi's memoir "Belonging: A Journey of Love", published by HarperCollins India, hit the stands on Tuesday.
The book covers major tragedies that impacted the Gandhi family, including the death of Sanjay Gandhi in a plane crash, Indira Gandhi's assassination in 1984 and Rajiv Gandhi's assassination in 1991.
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You seem more interested in blaming the Gandhi family than understanding history. Sonia Gandhi’s account does not absolve anyone of responsibility. Indira Gandhi imposed the Emergency, and history must judge that decision. But criticism must rest on facts, not political prejudice
#SoniaGandhi ने अपनी किताब में Emergency के दौरान संजय गांधी के बढ़ते प्रभाव और महत्वकांक्षाओं पर जो दावे किए हैं उनका फैक्ट चेक सिर्फ मेनका गांधी ही कर सकती हैं।
इस किताब में सोनिया गांधी ने लिखा है कि इमरजेंसी के फैसले पर संजय और राजीव गांधी की राय अलग थी और इंदिरा गांधी ने संजय की बातों से प्रभावित होकर ये फैसला ले लिया।यानी उनके परिवार का कोई दोष नहीं।
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Joke !
🚨 अनुमति समाप्त! अब पटाखे जलाना प्रतिबंधित है।
पटाखे जलाने की अनुमति केवल 7 और 8 नवंबर को निर्धारित समयावधि के दौरान ही थी। अब पटाखे जलाने या निर्धारित नियमों का उल्लंघन करने वालों के विरुद्ध सख्त कानूनी कार्रवाई की जाएगी।
नियमों का सम्मान ही जिम्मेदार नागरिक की पहचान है।
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Mr. Tuhin Sinha, since when did patriotism become a competition over who cried and when? Sonia Gandhi owes you no explanation for her emotions. Moral courage lies in questioning those in power, not in mocking someone’s grief. Is this the political discourse the BJP is proud of?
VIDEO | Mumbai: As Congress leader Sonia Gandhi's memoir, titled 'Belonging: A Journey of Love' is releasing today, BJP national spokesperson Tuhin Sinha says, "I would like to congratulate Sonia Gandhi on the release of her book today. However, a memoir or autobiography should be based on honesty, which requires great moral courage. Does Sonia Gandhi possess this moral courage? That is a big question. She formally acquired Indian citizenship only in 1983, 15 years post her marriage. Yet, information available in the public domain suggests that she had cast her vote in India in 1980. How was that possible? Sonia Gandhi herself has said that she cried after the demolition of the Babri Masjid. Salman Khurshid has also said that Sonia Gandhi was moved to tears after the Batla House encounter. The country wants to know on which occasions Sonia Gandhi cries. Does she do so only when her vote bank is under threat? Does Sonia Gandhi cry when Naxalite commanders and militants kill our CRPF personnel? Did she cry or not? When 200 innocent people were killed in the 26/11 attacks, did Sonia Gandhi cry or not?"
(Full video available on PTI Videos - ptivideos.com)
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So you are responding! Very strange!
#WATCH | Deoghar, Jharkhand: BJP MP Nishikant Dubey says, "What kind of relaunch is this? Sonia Gandhi has written a book in which she has portrayed Sanjay Gandhi as a villain and Rajiv Gandhi as a hero. Neither Sanjay Gandhi, Indira Gandhi, nor Rajiv Gandhi is alive to respond to these claims. Ultimately, who will decide whether what she has said is right or wrong? If she was so opposed to the Emergency, why did Indira Gandhi field Sanjay Gandhi in the 1980 elections? Why was Rajiv Gandhi not fielded instead? Secondly, Rajiv Gandhi performed the foundation-laying ceremony for the Ram Janmabhoomi temple in 1989, just before the elections. When Kar Sevaks were subjected to firing, Sonia Gandhi did not shed tears. But when the Babri Masjid was demolished, tears came to her eyes. I feel that she does not properly understand India's civilisation and culture, including the values of a joint family, the role of elders, the role of younger members and the role of a mother-in-law. When Maneka Gandhi was being forced out of the family home, did Sonia Gandhi not feel bad? I feel this book is merely about praising herself, portraying herself as someone very good while suggesting that everyone else in the world is bad. I believe this is against Indian culture."
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Can this not be with BJP ! Rejection nothing is permanent!
VIDEO | Bhopal: Reacting to the release of Sonia Gandhi’s book, Madhya Pradesh Minister Krishna Gaur says, "The book written by Sonia Gandhi is completely a bundle of lies. She felt the need to write a book at a time when the entire country has almost rejected the Congress. The statements emerging from the book clearly show that she wants to garner the country's sympathy by making such remarks. However, the people of the country have now understood the character of the Congress and this family very well. This is the family that played an important role in the partition of the country. This is the family that has always sown the seeds of appeasement politics in this country..."
(Full video available on PTI Videos - ptivideos.com)
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Bhai what a kulasa ! To please your masters!
#WATCH | Raebareli, UP: On mention of refusing PM post in 2004 in CPP chairperson Sonia Gandhi's memoir, 'Belonging: A Journey of Love', BJP leader Dinesh Pratap Singh says, "The entire country knows why Sonia Gandhi refused the PM post. People of Raebareli know this very well. Sonia Gandhi and AICC had written to the then President that she be administered the oath of office as the PM. The then President, APJ Abdul Kalam, clearly refused to administer the oath of office as Prime Minister to a woman of foreign origin...When President Kalam refused to do so, a message was sent across the country that Sonia Gandhi is 'tyag ki devi'. She mentioned in her memoir that she had decided that she would not take oath as Prime Minister. But the truth is that the then President had deemed her ineligible for the post of PM."
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Hon' ble judges how and which documents will satisfied Indian Citizenship! Before passing such order I think it will be fair if person passing such order share their documents ! To show that they had such documents to prove their citizenship! Law is the same for all! Is it not?
PAN Card And Voter ID Alone Cannot Prove Indian Citizenship Without Supporting Records : Gauhati High Court
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Mr. Bharadwaj, the tragedy of 1984 must never be forgotten or justified. But questioning Sonia Gandhi’s sincerity merely because her words are politically inconvenient is unfair. Acknowledging historical wrongs requires courage, not cynicism. Let remorse unite, not divide us.
#WATCH | Delhi | On Sonia Gandhi's memoir, 'Belonging: A Journey of Love', AAP Delhi president Saurabh Bharadwaj says, "Sonia Gandhi has probably now come to realise that deploying the army into the Golden Temple, an operation that involved the use of cannons and artillery, coupled with the open massacre of Sikhs on the streets of Delhi, casts serious doubt on the Congress party’s secular credentials... Sonia Gandhi is now attempting, in her own way, to help people move past these wounds. However, had Indira Gandhi herself expressed such remorse at the time, it would have carried far greater significance. This sentiment, coming from Sonia Gandhi, is merely hearsay—it cannot be independently verified. It should be viewed as a political statement, tailored to the current political climate."
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Very sad !
When Kejriwal was arrested, The INDIA alliance held a major rally in Delhi to protest his arrest.
Sonia Gandhi sat Sunita Kejriwal next to her and offered her strength.
Today, Saurabh Bharadwaj is launching political attacks on Sonia Gandhi’s non-political book.
They are worse than BJP, Note it.
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Sorry you also live in a house! Is it not?
Replying to @opnv1000
Arre bhai, there is nothing called a community dog. This is not your personal world where you can introduce invasive species anywhere and start calling them a community.
Dogs are supposed to live inside our homes. Stray dogs living on streets should be handled in USA/UK way.
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Senior ji , These are the facts lived by the author not examined by any commission, pls don't react for the heck of it ! Being a BJP leader after being a Akali then an AAP follower and now in BJP follower !
#WATCH | Delhi: On CPP chairperson Sonia Gandhi recounting Operation Blue Star in her memoir, 'Belonging: A Journey of Love', BJP leader HS Phoolka says, "I got several phone calls from media. They said Sonia Gandhi has written that during the 1984 Sikh massacre, the Army was called on 31st October itself. I have purchased the book to read whether this is indeed written in the book. If this is written in the book, it is against the records. It is absolutely false. As per the official record by the Commission, by the Govt, Army was called in on the evening of 1st November and the Army arrived only on the evening of 2nd November. In its report, Misra Commission stated that 5000 Army personnel were available within Delhi and they were not deployed. Misra Commission stated that had they been deployed, lives of 2000 Sikhs could have been saved. So, I will read the book and show that whatever falsehood has been written, it has been written to mislead people."
On former PM Indira Gandhi’s tearful reaction to Op Blue Star, as mentioned in the memoir, he says, "...This doesn't seem to be true. In September, Justice Tarkunde's team wrote a fact-finding report on Operation Blue Star. Actual postmortem report was included in the report. The entire team was arrested and the report was banned...If you look at the actual facts, you won't find any regrets or tears. It might be crocodile tears."
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Kalu is not my pet. He is a community dog who has lived here for 15 years. Caring for him doesn't mean claiming ownership. Your concern for his shelter is welcome, but why ridicule someone who feeds him instead of questioning celebrations that terrify helpless animals?
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You’ve outsourced cleaning, shelter and responsibilities of your pet for 15 years. After free loading for so long in its name you can’t let it stay in your home for a day in its twilight years.
You must be a great dog lover
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