Salman Khurshid

BJP's Poonawalla accused the Congress of seeking unrest in India, while Patra linked Khurshid’s comments to Rahul Gandhi’s previous remarks about India’s potential for conflict, accusing the Congress of attempting to "spread anarchy" and damage India's reputation.

Congress will follow COVID guidelines, but Bharat Jodo Yatra will not be stopped: Khurshid

His statement came after Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday wrote a letter to Rahul Gandhi and Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot asking them to consider suspending the march if COVID-19 protocols could not be followed.

Everybody is trying to persuade Rahul Gandhi to return as Congress President, says Salman Khurshid

Rahul Gandhi said "everybody" is trying to persuade Rahul to take on the mantle, and favoured the consensus route to pick the Congress President.

Amid book row, vandals target Salman Khurshid's Nainital home

Salman Khurshid posted video clips on social media in which some people appear to be burning his effigy and shouting derogatory slogans against him and the Muslim community.

Salman Khurshid has rubbed salt into Congress’ wounds

Since its electoral setback in 2014, the Congress has been at pains to shed its pro-Muslim/anti-Hindu image. Salman Khurshid’s comment has put the party yet again on the back foot 

Party that gets 120-130 Lok Sabha seats will lead opposition front: Salman Khurshid

The Congress Working Committee (CWC) member also reminded regional parties opposed to the BJP of the defeat in the 2019 general elections when Narendra Modi powered the NDA to a second straight term in office due to a fragmented opposition, warning the "BJP is coming after them" in their respective states.

Priyanka Gandhi Congress' captain in Uttar Pradesh, says Salman Khurshid

Salman Khurshid also asserted that the Congress will emerge as the principal challenger to the BJP before the assembly elections and Priyanka Gandhi is determined to ensure that the party fights the polls with all its might.

Reform is not achieved by questioning something one has 'taken advantage of': Salman Khurshid slams G-23

Days after G-23 leader M Veerappa Moily stressed the need for a "major surgery" on the party to make it electorally more competitive, Khurshid said these "wonderful phrases" are not the answer as party leaders need to sit down and come up with solutions to the challenges that have arisen in the last 10 years.

Congress must give consensus a chance instead of elections for leadership: Salman Khurshid

Khurshid also said Rahul Gandhi enjoys the "full support" and "endorsement" of party leaders and workers, and it does not matter whether he wears the label of a president or not.

Fresh plea in Delhi HC alleges hate speech by Sonia Gandhi, Salman Khurshid & BJP leaders

The plea has sought registration of cases against those making hate speeches and setting up of a special investigation team (SIT) to assess property damage in last month's riots in northeast Delhi.

Congress will slide no further, can now reverse tide: Salman Khurshid

The party has now come out of a bad period of confusion and self-doubt, the former Union Minister said, obviously referring to the party's poor show in the Lok Sabha elections, Rahul Gandhi quitting as the party President and some leaders deserting in a few States.

'Rahul Gandhi has walked away': Salman Khurshid's remark underlines Congress' leadership crisis

Senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid said the Congress could not analyse reasons for the party's debacle in the Lok Sabha polls held in May this year as its leader, Rahul Gandhi, "had walked away".

Salman Khurshid: 2G case was a fake perception created by circumstances

"That 2G was not really a scam but a fake perception created by circumstances (that included the CAG, national media and the Opposition) is clearly established by the judgment of CBI Special Court Judge Saini," he said.

Welcome Salman Khurshid's remark, other leaders should also introspect: Farooq Abdullah

Earlier this week, former union minister Salman Khurshid stoked a controversy with his statement where he admitted of his party's hand stained with Muslims' blood.

'We have blood on our hands': Congress veteran Salman Khurshid's comments spark controversy

Khurshid responded to a query by an AMU student, who asked about Muslims being massacres during the Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar riots.

It's about manners than protocols: Khurshid on Rahul Gandhi's 6th-row seat

Gandhi attended the Republic Day Parade at Rajpath and took the designated sixth-row seat, along with Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad.

Net neutrality report leaning towards telcos lobby: Cong

Salman Khurshid said that party Vice President Rahul Gandhi had flagged the issue of net neutrality in Parliament. Noting that distinctions have been made between domestic and international calling applications, he said the attempt to bring in regulation was "not healthy and not acceptable".

Sindhuratna mishap: Why saint politicians fail so miserably

I am asking this question in the context of Feb 26 naval mishap involving a fire on submarine INS Sindhuratna, which has seen the exit of the Navy Chief Admiral DK Joshi, who has chosen to take constructive responsibility for this and other mishaps under his watch.

Khurshid's remark on Modi draws BJP ire

The External Affairs Minister's fresh salvo against the BJP Prime Ministerial candidate at a rally in Farrukhabad came as he raised questions on the Gujarat Chief Minister's handling of the post-Godhra riots in 2002.

Make educational scholarships demand driven: Montek

The ministries have in the past asked the planning commission to adopt various approaches, including a community focused one, so that resources reach the beneficiaries.

Won't quit AAP despite disagreeing with it: Capt Gopinath

Though I've disagreed publicly on many acts and pronouncements of AAP and its leaders, including Kejriwal, I continue in the party as I continue to admire the 'Man Kejriwal' though I continue to disagree with many of the actions or inactions of the party and also the manner in which some in the party have conducted themselves.

No sex racket runs without Delhi Police's knowledge: Del CM

Criticising the Delhi Police, Arvind Kejriwal says, "One after the other rapes are happening and the Delhi Police only says that they are investigating, but they take no action."

Indian business takes aim at AAP's economic policies

Surjit Bhalla, chairman of Oxus Investments, a financial advisory company, takes a similarly jaded view, calling the AAP "even more populist" than Sonia Gandhi, the leader of India's governing Congress party. "They have really zero clue about how the world has changed. Their economic policies hark back to the 1960s or 70s."

India hopeful of solution despite US' refusal to drop case

Terming as "valuable" the bilateral ties, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said India was conscious of this while dealing with the "hurtful" and "unacceptable" treatment meted out to its diplomat in New York.

India will protect Devyani; US must drop the case: Khurshid

Even as Khurshid stopped short of demanding an apology from the US, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath said, "An apology from America, acceptance of their fault is what we will be satisfied with."