Congress MP Shashi Tharoor praised the International Space Station (ISS) mission of Astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla on Monday (August 18, 2025). He described it as an “powerful symbol” of India’s human space flight ambitions and an important part of the upcoming Gaganyaan program.

Tharoor’s statement on the absence of opposition
Tharoor said, “Since the opposition is not participating in a particular discussion, I want to say that all Indians are proud of Commander Shubhanshu Shukla’s recent ISS mission. It is an important step towards our country’s Gaganyaan Human Space Flight Program.”

Opposition shied away from session
Earlier, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiran Rijiju had appealed to the opposition parties to attend the special discussion on Shukla’s mission and India’s space program in the Lok Sabha. However, many opposition leaders did not attend this session demanding a discussion on alleged voter fraud.

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– Shashi Tharoor (@Shashitharoor) August 18, 2025

ISRO got precious experience
Tharoor said that Shukla’s flight gave the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) such an invaluable direct experience and data that cannot be achieved in simulation. This includes understanding of spacecraft systems, projection procedures, and direct experience of psychological and physical effects of microscravity. He said that this experience will be very important in making Gaganyaan Mission safe and better.

Scientific and technical benefits
During this mission, Indian systems and protocols were tested in the actual environment of space. This also led to scientific conclusions-such as human health studies and uses on plant growth-which will shape life-support and medical systems for future Indian space flights.

Diplomatic importance
Emphasizing the diplomatic aspect of the mission, Tharoor said that it is a milestone in “global space diplomacy”. This proved to be the preparation of India’s multilateral cooperation and opened new avenues of joint research and investment.

Inspiration for youth
Tharoor said that the historic flight of Commander Shukla has given a strong symbol to India’s human space flight ambitions. It has inspired the new generation of the country to make a career in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and space studies, which is necessary for India’s long -term space goals.

Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister and Minorities Minister Kiren Rijiju has made a statement on Friday (August 1, 2025) during the monsoon session of Parliament about the uproar by the opposition. Kiren Rijiju targeted the opposition and said that everyone must have seen the monsoon session of our Parliament, from the very first day the opposition parties started creating a ruckus.

He said, “Opposition’s demand was discussed on Opposition Sindoor. There was more discussion from the scheduled time. During this time, everyone participated and when the discussion on one issue is over, notices come to discuss the other issue, the speakers and the chairman discuss it by deciding. But this time, the people of the opposition are separating. The opposition is going directly to the well. As many as the rules come directly. Under the rule, there is a chance to speak for everyone to speak.

Union minister targeted Rahul Gandhi

The Union Minister targeted Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi in the Lok Sabha. He said, “Rahul Gandhi speaks anti -India language, many opposition leaders are also opposing it. Rahul Gandhi is doing the work of tarnishing the image of India. Rahul Gandhi is no longer small children. Everyone should take care of the honor of the country. Many leaders of the opposition are also opposing it.”

Parliamentary Affairs Minister said about the uproar in Parliament

Rijiju said, “Parliament is unable to raise the voice of the people, MPs are also suffering from loss. The cost of crores of rupees is done daily. The speaker said that the rule that comes in the rule can be discussed, the one who does not come in the rule cannot be discussed. The melody has been managed by the CISF and the responsibility of security has been done. Will go

Rijiju spoke on Mallikarjun Kharge’s letter

Regarding the letter of Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said, “I have just inquired about it. Marshal and CISF are security. It was the MPs that MPs had demanded that security should be strong. Many people start climbing the table, some people used to dance on the table.

Rijiju’s comment on Rahul Gandhi’s Election Commission statement

At the same time, commenting on the statement given about the Election Commission, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi said, “Rahul Gandhi has repeatedly threatened constitutional institutions. We have not won in 2014, then we did not win. We still had no government in many states, how they win. They win. If they live, they have spent everything and lose, then they talk.

He said, “This is an attack on India’s democracy, not child. The chairman will decide. “

He said, “The government brings its agenda. But the opposition only creates a ruckus on one issue. We cannot work under pressure. Who will answer the issue on which we cannot answer. The electoral reform may be discussed but the functioning cannot be discussed. Balram Jakhar had given ruling in 1986.

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Kiren rijiju on kapil sibbal: Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju called him a “average lawyer”, calling him a scathing attack on senior advocate and Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal and said that he could not impose his personal agenda on Parliament. Rijiju’s statement came when Kapil Sibal said that the opposition should not support any impeachment motion against Justice Yashwant Verma until the process of impeachment begins to investigate the alleged communal comment of Justice Shekhar Yadav.

Sibal is an average lawyer – Rijiju
Rijiju described Kapil Sibal as a very average lawyer and said that he considers himself a person to light up every subject, but it is not so. He said that many MPs have more understanding and knowledge than him.

Parliament belongs to everyone, not any one
The Union Minister said that Parliament runs through collective participation of all members and not with the intentions of any one lawyer-Sansad. We are working in the interest of the country, not to run someone’s agenda.

Parliament only right to remove judges
Rijiju also clarified that Parliament is the only platform to remove a judge of the Supreme Court or High Court. He said that no other institution can do this because Parliament is the highest elected institution of the country.

Government reversed Sibal’s allegations
Kapil Sibal has accused the government of saving Justice Shekhar Yadav and said that the petition filed by opposition MPs against him is pending since December 2024. Reacting to this, Rijiju said that Sibal’s behavior is biased and personal.

Kiren rijiju targets congress: Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday launched a scathing attack on the Congress party. He shared a video of Doordarshan’s famous 90s TV show ‘Chanakya’, in which there is a debate in the Maurya Empire’s Rajya Sabha whether the refugees should be given shelter or not.

Supporters of ‘illegal intruders’ told Congress
Rijiju wrote with the video, ‘The Congress party remembered this scene after seeing the illegal intruders supporting. Can no longer repeat the mistake made 2000 years ago. We cannot include illegal migrants in our voter list. His statement has come in the background of the ongoing Voter List Amendment Campaign in Bihar and the criticism being done by the Congress.

What was in the video?
In this clip, a minister in Chanakya’s Rajya Sabha says – ‘To give shelter or not, depends on your human attitude.’ At the same time, the second minister warned that ‘Tomorrow these refugees will claim authority over Taxila’s land’. The irony is that the Mauryan Empire of Chanakya and Chandragupta Maurya is connected to ancient Bihar itself. At the same time, there is a fierce battle in today’s Bihar about the voter list.

Politics on BJP’s historical and cultural background
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has often been strengthening its political ideology through history, culture and ancient texts. In this case too, the party has taken a tough stand on illegal stay citing national security.

In West Bengal too, the BJP has been continuously accusing the Mamata Banerjee government of promoting illegal infiltration. Earlier this year, Home Minister Amit Shah accused the Mamta government of showing ‘mercy’ on the intruders and stopping the border – which is a threat to the security of the country.

What is CAA and India’s refugee policy?
In 2019, the BJP government passed the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), under which the process of giving Indian citizenship to non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan was easier. But there were large -scale protests against this law. Critics described it as discriminatory because Muslims were not included in it.

India has not yet signed the UN refugee conference of 1951 or its protocol of 1967. There is no national refugee law in India, so that in such cases, decisions depend on the discretion of the government completely.

India is also facing migrant policies in the world
On the other hand, in other countries including America, rigorous migrant policies have also affected India. During the tenure of Donald Trump, strict action on immigration in the US increased the risk of billions of dollars of remedies (migrant money) loss to India.

Kiren rijiju dalai lama birthday: Union Minister Kiren Rijiju and Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu attended the 14th Dalai Lama’s birthday celebrations in Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) on Saturday (June 5, 2025). The visit took place when the Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama revealed the plan of his successor (rebirth) a few days ago, to which China reacted strongly.

According to the Gregorian calendar, the Dalai Lama’s birthday is celebrated on 6 July. A day before this visit to Union Minister Rijiju, China had advised India to take precautions on issues related to Tibet. China had said that this could affect efforts to improve India-China relations.

This statement came from the Foreign Ministry of China when Kiren Rijiju said that the successor of the Dalai Lama would decide what he wants. Rijiju’s statement is being considered as the answer to China in which he claimed that the successor of the Dalai Lama should be selected with the acceptance of Beijing.

VIDEO | Delhi: “Next dalai lama will be decided only by the Leader of Tibetan Buddhists. I am spending as a follower”, Says Union Minister Kiren Rijiju (@Kirenrijiju) Amid reports that china is insisting that any future heir must receive its seal of approval.#Dalalamasuccessor, pic.twitter.com/edkm34j66q

– Press Trust of India (@Pti_News) July 4, 2025

Ministry of External Affairs Cleaned Stance

The Ministry of External Affairs (Mea) on Friday made it clear that the Government of India has no official stand on the process of selection of the Dalai Lama’s successor. Mea spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in a conversation with the media, “We have seen the report of the statement of the Dalai Lama ji, in which he has spoken about the continuation of the Dalai Lama’s organization. The Indian government does not comment on the processes related to religious belief and faith.” He further said, “Religious freedom has been respected for all in India and we will remain on the same principle in future.”

The Dalai Lama said this big thing

Recently, the Dalai Lama had said that his successor would be selected by the Gaden Fodrang Trust established in India, which he himself has created. He made it clear that no other institution or country has the right to intervene in it.

This statement is considered to be a direct message to China, as China has been constantly claiming that the Dalai Lama’s successor should be elected with the acceptance of Beijing.

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Asaduddin Owaisi on all-party meeting: The central government is holding an all -party meeting today (24 April), in which the leaders of all political parties will be informed about the Pahalgam terror attack and their views will also be heard. According to government sources, in this meeting, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and Home Minister Amit Shah will give information related to the attack. The meeting will be chaired by Defense Minister Rajnath Singh.

AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi has said that he was not invited to this meeting. After this, he spoke to Union Minister Kiren Rijiju over the phone. Owaisi has also appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to include all the parties in this meeting.

Asaduddin Owaisi said this

Asaduddin Owaisi said that he had talked to Kiren Rijiju last night about the all -party meeting to be held on Pahalgam. Rijiju said that they are thinking of calling only those parties who have 5 or 10 MPs. When Owaisi asked why parties with less MPs are not being called, Rijiju said that the meeting will be very long. When Owaisi said “what is our then?” So Rijiju jokingly said that your voice is very loud anyway.

Owaisi said that this is not a meeting of the BJP or any one party, but it is an all -party meeting, which aims to give a united and strong message against terrorism and the countries that give them shelter. He asked, “Can Prime Minister Modi not give an hour -long extraction to listen to all the parties? Your own party does not have a majority alone.” Owaisi said, “Whether a party has 1 MP or 100, they have all been elected by the people of India and everyone should be heard on such a big issue.”

Owaisi requested PM Modi

Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi said that this is not an issue of politics, but it is a big issue related to the country. Therefore, every party should be heard. Appealing to Prime Minister Modi, he said, “I request the Prime Minister to make this meeting a true all-party meeting. All the parties who are MPs in Parliament should be called to this meeting.”

Why is an all -party meeting?

On Wednesday, it was decided that a meeting of all parties would be called. For this, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and Home Minister Amit Shah spoke to different parties. When there is a big threat to the security of the country, then the government calls all political parties together and discusses. This has also happened before, such as the Pulwama attack in 2019 or the tension between India-China in 2020. The purpose of such meetings is that the unity of the country is seen and all the leaders should talk together on the solution. At the same time, the opposition also gets a chance to ask the government and get complete information.

Mehbooba mufti on waqf act: There is still a debate in the country about the Waqf Amendment Act. PDP President Mehbooba Mufti has again reacted to this. He said that the Supreme Court will have to reject this bill while doing a big heart. The Supreme Court has to show that it is with the Muslims of the country.

According to news agency ANI, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti said, “If we had an MLA, we would not let this bill be implemented in Jammu and Kashmir, the National Conference should also work against it in the assembly.”

PDP protested in every district- Mehbooba Mufti

He further said, “PDP staged a protest in every district. We protested about this in all the districts of Kashmir. We can only do what is in our hands, we do not have enough MLAs to pass the resolution in the assembly, the National Conference could have done this. We also went to the Supreme Court and to some extent the apex court has given some relief but it is not enough.

Supreme Court has to show a big heart- Mehbooba Mufti

PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti also said about the Waqf Act, “The Supreme Court will have to show a big heart, respect the feelings of Muslims and keep this bill in mind.”

Leaders of the opposing side are constantly demanding the withdrawal of the Waqf law. PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti had also requested to pass a resolution from the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly on the last day of the budget session on April 09. Former Chief Minister Mufti had said that instead of pulling the political spectacle, the ruling alliance should give priority to pass a resolution to dismiss this bill.

The head of the PDP had also taunted the meeting between Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Union Minister Kiren Rijiju at the Tulip Garden. Explain that the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 was passed in Lok Sabha on April 3 and Rajya Sabha on 4 April.

Waqf amendment bill 2025: It was passed in the Lok Sabha after discussing the Waqf Amendment Bill for more than 12 hours. During the voting, the amendment of opposition MPs was rejected. 272 votes were needed to pass the bill, while the bill cast 288 votes in favor. 232 votes were cast in the opposition. Earlier, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju presented it in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday (April 02, 2025).

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1. After the bill is passed in the Lok Sabha, the discussion on the Waqf Bill in the Rajya Sabha will start from one o’clock. Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Nasir Hussain, Imran Pratapgadhi from the Congress will speak. Nademul Haq from TMC will keep Sushmita Dev Paksha. There will be about 6-8 speakers in the Rajya Sabha from the BJP, including Sudhanshu Trivedi, Brijlal, Megha Kulkarni, Shamik Bhattacharya, Radha Mohan Das Aggarwal and Ghulam Ali.

2. Kiren Rijiju criticized the opposition for calling the Waqf Bill unconstitutional. He said that parties should not use words like ‘unconstitutional’. It is wrong to abuse your own country and the generations to come will never forgive you for this.

3. Kiran Riziju, while taking a sarcasm at Asaduddin Owaisi, said, “Asaduddin Owaisi raised various issues and alleged that provisions are being made for Muslims in Waqf, for Muslims. Why no provision is being made for Hindus? I want to tell them that there is already a provision for Hindus. There is no need to make any law on this.”

4. AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi attacked the government over the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025 and called it an attack on the country’s largest minority. He tore a copy of the Waqf Amendment Bill during the ongoing debate in the Lok Sabha.

5. Jammu and Kashmir MP Engineer Rashid said that the world knows about the BJP that it reminds Muslims their status, this is a truth and there is no doubt in it but if the Congress is related, then it puts it in the sweet juice of secularism and stabs the dagger in the back of Muslims. This is also a truth.

6. Jagdambika Pal said that he brought 44 amendments in this bill, if he wanted, he could have passed the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha with a majority. This JPC held 38 meetings, JPC only has 24-25 meetings in a year. Owaisi has done the work of tearing the bill. He did unconstitutional work which has done the work of tearing the bill. The most important bill of the third term of the Modi government is.

7. He said that there were only 8 women in the Waqf Board, now it has been managed that every Waqf Board will have two women members. The Sachar report said that the board would have non -Muslim members. Worked to implement it. As you had worked to put Swaminathan’s report in cold storage, our government worked to make it engaged.

8. Rahul Gandhi said, “The Waqf (Amendment) Bill is a weapon made with the aim of marginalizing Muslims and grabbing their personal laws and property rights. This attack on the Constitution on behalf of RSS, BJP and their allies is targeted on Muslims today, but in future, it sets an example to target other communities. The Congress party attacks the original idea of ​​this law because it opposes this law because it opposes the basic idea of ​​India and the Congress party makes an example. Violations the right to religious freedom. “

9. Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that this is the law of the Government of India and it will have to be accepted by everyone. Accusing the opposition, he said that he is spreading confusion in the society and is trying to intimidate Muslims and make their vote bank.

10. BJP MP Anurag Thakur said, “The message is clear that the country will rule the constitution. The opposition has made Muslims the ATM of the vote bank. In the name of land dispute, land will not allow the land to be jihad. Only one law will run in the country. Mughal decree will not work in the country.” Anurag Thakur said, “The time has come to change the Waqf, it has become a base of atrocities. Once again the Congress is working to create confusion again. You have to decide whether you have to live with Waqf or live with the Constitution.”

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Rahul gandhi on waqf bill: The Waqf Amendment Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday (April 02, 2025) and debated. It will be introduced in Rajya Sabha on Thursday (April 03, 2025). Meanwhile, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has strongly protested. He said that this bill is a weapon to grab the property of Muslims.

On the social media platform X, he wrote, the Waqf (Amendment) Bill is a weapon made aimed at marginalizing Muslims and grabbing their personal laws and property rights. This attack on the constitution by the RSS, BJP and their allies is targeted on Muslims today, but sets an example to target other communities in future. The Congress party strongly opposed this law as it attacks India’s original idea and Article 25, violates the right to religious freedom.

What did Mallikarjun Kharge say?

At the same time, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said about the bill, the Waqf (Amendment) Bill of the Modi government is completely unconstitutional, which weakens the right to religious freedom and strives to bring personal laws under the control of the state. The BJP, which has been considering minorities as second -class citizen for a long time, is now targeting their properties through this bill. The Congress party will oppose this divisive RSS/BJP agenda which is against the law of the country.

MK Stalin requested to withdraw the bill

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding withdrawal of Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025. He claimed that this bill would harm the interests of Muslims. Stalin said that the constitution gives every citizen the right to follow their respective religion and it is the duty of the elected governments to maintain, protect it (right).

He said that the constitutional security given to the minorities in the proposed amendments in the Waqf Act, 1995 has not been taken into consideration and this will “cause serious damage to the interests of the Muslim community.”

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Waqf amendment bill in Lok Sabha: Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday introduced the Waqf Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha. Starting the discussion on the bill, Kiren Rijiju said, ‘A total of 97,27,772 petitions have been received as online, memorandum, request and suggestion. 284 delegation spoke before the committee and gave suggestions. The government has considered all of them carefully, whether they are through JPC (Joint Parliamentary Committee) or a memorandum given directly.

He further said, ‘Never before has any bill in history has received such a large number of petitions. Many legal experts, community leaders, religious leaders and others gave their suggestions before the committee. Last time, when we introduced the bill, I still told many things. I do not expect, but sure those who were opposing it will change their heart and they will support the bill. I want to say the mind of the mind, no one should consider anyone’s point that the pain of the land should never be considered as auspicious.

‘Waqf also claimed Parliament’

During the discussion, Kiren Rijiju said, ‘In the year 2013, the UPA government gave the Waqf Board the right that the order of the Waqf Board cannot be challenged in any civil court. Had the UPA government been in power, it was not known how many buildings including Parliament building, airport would have been declared Waqf property. In the year 2013, I was very surprised how it was forcibly passed.

He said, ‘After the provision of the Waqf Act in 2013, a case was going on in Delhi since 1977, including several properties including the CGO Complex and Parliament House. The Delhi Waqf Board claimed to have Waqf property on them. The matter was in the court, but at that time the UPA government denotified all the land and handed over to the Waqf Board. If we had not introduced this amendment today, then the Parliament House where we are sitting in it could have been claimed to have Waqf property.

‘Earlier Waqf was invalled’

He said, ‘Someone said that these provisions are non -constitutional. Someone said that they are illegal. This is not a new subject. The bill was passed for the first time before independence. Earlier, Waqf was an invalidate (illegal agreement). The Muslim Waqf Act was brought in 1923. The Act was passed on giving the basis of transparency and accountability.

He further said, ‘For the first time in 1995, the provision of Waqf Tribunal was made. Due to this, a person dissatisfied with any decision taken by the Waqf Board could challenge him in the Waqf Tribunal. This was the first time such a system was established. At that time it was also decided that if there is an income of more than 5 lakh rupees from a Waqf property, then the government would appoint an executive officer for its monitoring. This system was also started in 1995 itself. Why is this issue catching so much today? ‘