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Entire ecosystem in full swing, can’t treat India as personal fiefdom anymore: Kiren Rijiju’s dig at Congress’s criticism over Justice Nazeer’s appointment as governor

Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju, Sunday, took a snide jibe at Congress after the opposition party questioned the appointment of a retired Supreme Court judge S Abdul Nazeer was appointed as the governor of Andhra Pradesh.

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Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju, Sunday, took a snide jibe at Congress after the opposition party questioned the appointment of a retired Supreme Court judge S Abdul Nazeer was appointed as the governor of Andhra Pradesh.

In a tweet, Rijiju, without naming anyone, took an apparent shot at the Congress said the “whole ecosystem” is in full swing once again in attacking the government over the appointment, adding that “they” can no longer treat the country as their “personal fiefdom” as India will be guided by the provisions of the Constitution by its people.

On Sunday, President Droupadi Murmu appointed former Supreme Court Judge Justice S Abdul Nazeer as the Governor of Andhra Pradesh.

Justice Nazeer retired on January 4 and was a part of the historic 2019 Ayodhya Ram Janmabhoomi judgement besides also working on landmark verdicts such as, right to privacy, the Centre’s 2016 decision on demonetization and legislators’ free speech.

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The last time a retired Supreme Court judge was made a governor was in 2014 when former Chief Justice of India P. Sathasivam was made governor of Kerala.

Dubbing Justice Nazeer’s appointment as “great threat” to the independence of the judiciary, the Congress said that it “condemns and opposes” the appointment.

Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh tagged a video on Twitter of former Union minister Arun Jaitley saying in 2012 that “pre-retirement judgements are influenced by post-retirement jobs”, calling Jaitley’s video as “adequate proof of this in the past 3-4 years for sure.”

In a statement, Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi continued the tirade using Jaitley’s video as proof. Singhvi claimed that late BJP leader said in the Parliament of September 5, 2013, as well as several times outside the House, that “the desire of a post-retirement job influences pre-retirement judgements.”

Singhvi also dismissed claims that such appointments have happened before.

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Bihar BJP chief Samrat Choudhary compares Congress leader Rahul Gandhi  with Osama Bin Laden, says one cannot become the PM just by growing beard

Choudhary’s comments came months after former Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during his Bharat Jodo Yatra sported a beard

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Bihar BJP chief Samrat Choudhary compares Congress leader Rahul Gandhi  with Osama Bin Laden, says one cannot become the PM just by growing beard

BJP’s Bihar unit chief Samrat Chaudhary was addressing a public rally in Bihar’s Araria district when he compared Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with slain terrorist former Al Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden and said Rahul Gandhi cannot become the Prime Minister of the India just by growing a beard.

Choudhary’s comments came months after former Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during his Bharat Jodo Yatra sported a beard. The BJP leader also slammed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar that he is going around the country telling everyone that he is the Prime Minister of the country. He said Kumar has lost his mental balance.

He commented on the opposition’s inability to select a Prime Ministerial candidate for the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. He said kumar’s mental state resembled the character of Bollywood actor Aamir Khan in the film Ghajini. A meting of opposition parties is going to take place in Patna to chalk out a strategy for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections and fight united against the BJP.

A range of senior opposition leaders like Sharad Pawar, Mallikarjun Kharge, Mamata Banerjee, Rahul Gandhi and others are going to be a part of the meeting.

Earlier, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma had made similar comments on Rahul Gandhi’s look. He had made a comparison of Gandhi with Saddam Hussein and advised him to shave his beard so that he could look like former Indian PM Jawaharlal Nehru. Meanwhile Choudhary said, if BJP government is formed in Bihar action will be taken against those involved in cow slaughter. Continuing on his remarks on Gandhi Choudhary said Gandhi is a child and even questioned his political acumen.

He said although Rahul is 50 years old he lacks the political intelligence comparing him with a child having intellectual capacity of a child. Choudhary even addressed the issue of love Jihad. He said, if BJP government comes to power in Bihar, love jihadists will be identified and prosecuted.

He said, the BJP stressed on identifying and deporting Bangladeshi infiltrators from across the border.     

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Sharad Pawar on appointing two working presidents: Wrong to give responsibility of all states to one person

Sharad Pawar explained that the decision was to ensure that the NCP’s leadership team has enough hands to associate with the party’s affairs across the country.

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Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar explained his decision to appoint two working president for the party. He elaborated that the decision was to ensure that the NCP’s leadership team has enough hands to associate with the party’s affairs across the country.


In a press conference, Sharad Pawar points out that the situation in the country is such that it would have been wrong to give the responsibility of all states to only one person. Commenting on the decision to appoint Patel and Sule overseeing Ajit Pawar, Sharad Pawar claimed that his nephew already handles multiple responsibilities and that he won’t be unhappy with the decision.


Ajit Pawar who was seen visibly upset with the announcement, is currently the leader of opposition in the Maharashtra Assembly. In 2019, Ajit Pawar associated with the BJP and took oath as Deputy Chief Minister with Devendra Fadnavis as the Chief Minister.


Meanwhile, Praful Patel who is surprised by the decision expressed that he will continue to work hard for the party and will ensure to increase the footprint of the party. He further added that he have been working with Pawar since 1999. As per reports, Praful Patel was also made NCP’s in-charge of Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Goa and Rajya Sabha while Supriya Sule was made NCP’s in-charge in Maharashtra, Haryana, Punjab and issues pertaining to women, youth, students and Lok Sabha.


Supriya Sule also expressed gratitude to NCP chief Sharad Pawar, senior leaders, party workers, party colleagues and other well-wishers of the Nationalist Congress Party for bestowing this responsibility of working president along with Praful Patel.

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Artist gifts painting of former Congress President Sonia Gandhi to Rahul Gandhi in US, Twitter praises

Sarita Pandey who is also a media and communications professional and an artist said on twitter that she gifted Gandhi a charcoal and watercolor painting of former Congress President Sonia Gandhi.

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Artist gifts painting of former Congress President Sonia Gandhi to Rahul Gandhi in US, Twitter praises

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was surprised in his US visit, when he received a special gift from an artist portraying his mother Sonia Gandhi.

Sarita Pandey who is also a media and communications professional and an artist said on twitter that she gifted Gandhi a charcoal and watercolor painting of former Congress President Sonia Gandhi. It was an emotional moment for Rahul as Pandey handed over the painting him. She said it was a gift from one mother to another mother. Gandhi responded to the tweet, saying that he will pass on the painting to his mother.

On Twitter, users commented, where one user said the painting was lovely. Another said it was a beautiful painting with a beautiful message. The users seem unstoppable in praising the artistic talent of Pandey. Another user applauded her thought behind the painting.

Meanwhile Rahul Gandhi’s visit to the US has got mixed reactions of skepticism, curiosity  and excitement. During his three city US tour his reactions and public appearances have made headlines. He attacked the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) for using all its strength to stop the Bharat Jodo Yatra – a 4000 km long unity march he led across the nation over the course of five months.

He accused the BJP government of using the central agencies in weakening the health of democracy in the country. He said the Central government was attacking the democratic institutions of the nation in a planned systematic way.

The Congress leader during the 10 days of his visit to the United States, which started in the end of last month, delivered his address in the Washington Press Club, Stanford University, a public event among others. The leader also interacted with business leaders, experts in various fields, politicians and others.

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