Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief over the death of Swaraj Kaushal, describing him as a distinguished lawyer and a public figure committed to using the legal profession for the welfare of the underprivileged.
While the February 20 event tomorrow will see film stars, seers and business tycoons in attendance, the October 13, 1998 ceremony had handful of top politicians at Raj Niwas.
Former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has passed away. He breathed his last at 9:51 PM on Thursday, December 26, at AIIMS in Delhi, after a prolonged battle with heart and respiratory issues. Dr. Singh was likely one of the last leaders to engage in intellectual debates with his political adversaries, using wit, humor, and reason rather than resorting to harsh and inflammatory rhetoric. One such memorable moment from his life, captured by Parliament’s cameras in 2011, has recently gone viral. During this moment, Opposition leader Sushma Swaraj criticized the Prime Minister by quoting lines from Shahab Jafri: "tu idhar udhar ki na baat kar ye bata ki kaafila kyon luta..." Unfazed, Dr. Singh responded with a poetic retort from Allama Iqbal: "Maana ki teri deed ke qaabil nahin hoon main. tu mera shauq dekh mera intezaar dekh [I accept that I am not worthy of your sight, but look at my passion and my waiting]."
Bansuri Swaraj, daughter of the late BJP leader Sushma Swaraj, took membership in the Lok Sabha on June 24 (Monday). In the first session of the 18th Lok Sabha, she followed in her mother's footsteps by taking her oath in Sanskrit, just as Sushma Swaraj did in the 16th Lok Sabha. This marks Bansuri Swaraj's first term as an MP. Watch this historic moment as she continues her mother's legacy.
The BJP is contesting from all seven seats in Delhi. An interesting debut to watch out for is that of Bansuri Swaraj, daughter of former Union minister Sushma Swaraj, who is contesting from the New Delhi seat.
Bansuri Swaraj, the daughter of the late Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) veteran Sushma Swaraj, in an exclusive interview to CNN-News18, said her mother would have advised her to keep working fearlessly. Swaraj has been a sharp critic of Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and his Aam Aadmi Party. Interestingly, Kejriwal’s assembly seat falls under the New Delhi Lok Sabha constituency. Watch for more.
On March 2, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) released its first list of 195 candidates who will be contesting in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The list included the name of Bansuri Swaraj, who is the daughter of late Sushma Swaraj. Bansuri Swaraj is a lawyer and an Oxford graduate, and she will be contesting from the New Delhi constituency. If you want to know more about Bansuri Swaraj, watch the video.