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Telangana: Shabbir Ali slams Modi over ‘failed product’ remark against Rahul Gandhi

Hyderabad, Oct 23 (UNI) Telangana Government Advisor Mohammed Ali Shabbir on Friday strongly criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for describing Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi as a “failed product”, accusing him of resorting to personal attacks instead of addressing questions on governance, unemployment, economic distress and electoral integrity.
In a statement, Shabbir Ali said Rahul Gandhi was raising concerns over voting rights, electoral irregularities and democratic institutions.
He defended the contributions and sacrifices of the Nehru-Gandhi family and alleged that Modi was attempting to divert public attention from pressing issues by targeting the Congress leadership.
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Remarks against DMK in Veeramani POCSO case : DMK plea to summon, question Vijay, two Ministers adjourned to Nov 12

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El Niño may trigger severe water crisis, Congress leader warns

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Avinash Pande demands CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s removal, announces ‘save the vote, save the nation’ campaign

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Hyderabad, Oct 26 (UNI) AICC General Secretary and Congress observer for Telangana Avinash Pande on Monday demanded the removal of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar and an inquiry into his actions, accusing the Election Commission of failing to address concerns over alleged voter deletions.

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