Former Prime Minister of the country HD Deve Gowda has written a letter to Congress Parliamentary Party President Sonia Gandhi on Monday (March 16, 2026), expressing concern over the behavior of the opposition in Parliament during the budget session. He said that he is deeply troubled by the way chaotic atmosphere is being created inside the Parliament and its premises, which is mainly being done by the opposition parties. He further said that if this is not stopped then it can damage the foundation of democracy of the country and create a situation of bitterness forever.

What did the former Prime Minister say to Sonia Gandhi?

The former PM wrote in the letter, ‘I don’t know to what extent you are able to see the consequences of such uncontrolled activities and the spread of negative environment, but I honestly feel that this can cause deep damage to the foundation of our democracy and it can create a situation of bitterness forever. He said that I did not write this letter to you earlier because I thought that with time the situation would improve on its own, but I am not seeing any signs of improvement.

Former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda writes to Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi.

“I have been greatly disturbed by a certain chaos that has been unthinkingly introduced inside Parliament, and in its larger premises, primarily by the Opposition parties. I am… pic.twitter.com/mgV7TKNXxK

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Opposition’s attitude hurt my sentiments: Deve Gowda

HD Deve Gowda said, ‘I strongly feel that the Congress MPs, under the leadership of the leader of the opposition (Rahul Gandhi), have created more problems than necessary inside the Parliament and in its premises. Their protests and blockades outside Parliament are unprecedented. In recent times, Parliament has seen incidents like excessive sloganeering, showing placards and accusing each other by name. This shows a kind of non-serious attitude, which has hurt my basic concept about Parliament and parliamentary democracy.

He said that it goes without saying that my understanding of parliamentary democracy has been based on the learning and guidance received from our founding leaders like Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, BR Ambedkar and Abul Kalam Azad. In my long public life, I have never seen Parliament in such an atmosphere of chaos and uproar as has been seen in recent times.

What did HD Deve Gowda appeal to Sonia Gandhi?

HD Deve Gowda appealed to Sonia Gandhi and said, ‘I do not want to go further on this issue. I am sure you understand my concerns and even more so my intentions. My intention is not to degrade anyone or limit anyone’s role, but being the senior-most leader of the opposition, I urge you to talk to the leaders of your party and other opposition parties and convince them with your long political experience.

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After heated politics over Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi calling Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu a traitor, a dispute is once again being seen between the two leaders. Union Minister of State for Railways and Food Processing Industries Ravneet Singh Bittu has made a scathing attack on Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday (February 11, 2026) regarding the allegations made by Rahul Gandhi on the trade deal between India and America.

Bittu said about Rahul Gandhi that he is the first LOP (Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha) who makes allegations and then runs away. Does not listen to the answer. He also targeted many other leaders and said that there are many other opposition leaders who only make allegations and then run away from the House.

Bittu also attacked opposition leaders

Making a scathing attack on Rahul Gandhi, he said that the opposition also wants to provoke farmers in the name of trade deal between India and America. Just as they were made to sit on the streets at the time of the agricultural law, they want to make them sit in the same way even now. He said that there is nothing against Indian farmers in the trade deal.

What was the dispute between Rahul and Bittu?

In fact, Union Minister of State Ravneet Singh Bittu on Saturday (February 7, 2026) accused Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi of calling him a traitor. Criticizing Rahul Gandhi, he said while talking to the media that when he was going towards the Parliament, Rahul Gandhi was losing his temper and moving towards him. During this time, Congress leader KC Venugopal and Punjab’s Gurdaspur MP Sukhjinder Randhawa held both his hands. Because he had become violent. Only God knows what his intentions were.

During the budget session of Parliament, the opposition has made full preparations to bring a no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. The opposition has also given a notice to bring a no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, but in this notice the opposition has made a big mistake. In the notice given by the opposition to bring the no-confidence motion, the year 2025 has been written in place of the year 2026.

ABP News has an exclusive copy of the notice given by the opposition to remove Om Birla from the post of Lok Sabha Speaker, in which the mistake in writing the date is clearly visible. In such a situation, it is also clear that the proposal given by the opposition will now be directly rejected.

Rahul Gandhi held a meeting with opposition leaders

In fact, opposition MPs allege that Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla is not allowing Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi to speak in the House. In such a situation, if this attitude continues, they will bring a no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. Opposition leaders took a decision in this regard by holding a meeting with Congress MP Rahul Gandhi.

According to sources, in the meeting with Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, all the opposition parties had agreed to bring a no-confidence motion against the Lok Sabha Speaker, after which the Lok Sabha Secretary General was to submit a notice for the no-confidence motion, but a major mistake has come to light in the notice submitted by the opposition.

There is a heated dispute going on between the ruling party and the opposition in the Parliament.

It is noteworthy that during the budget session of Parliament, the heated argument between the ruling party and the opposition has been going on since the beginning. Opposition parties are trying to corner the central government on many issues including MNREGA, VB-G Ram Ji Act, trade agreement between India and America. During this period, heated exchanges are continuously taking place between the ruling party and the opposition in both the houses of the Parliament, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. At the same time, the proceedings of the House have been adjourned several times due to opposition’s demonstrations and sloganeering.

There is an uproar in Karnataka over the recently published advertisement regarding Mahatma Gandhi. In this uproar, both Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are mainly face to face. The Congress government of Karnataka had published an advertisement of Mahatma Gandhi on the front pages of major Kannada and English newspapers of the state on Tuesday (February 3, 2026). In this, Mahatma Gandhi was shown wearing a white shirt and khaki pants, reprimanding Sangh-Appa for abolishing MNREGA.

This ad of the Congress government took a dig at the central government for replacing the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) with Developed India-Guarantee Mission for Employment and Livelihood (Rural) (VB-G RAM G). In response to which Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) also published an advertisement related to Mahatma Gandhi in the newspaper.

BJP responded to Congress’s advertising war

In response to Congress’s advertisement, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) published a full page advertisement in the newspaper on Saturday (February 7, 2026). In this, Mahatma Gandhi was shown raising his stick to hit Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Congress Party National President Mallikarjun Kharge.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), in an advertisement released by the party, has shown grave disrespect to the Mahatma Gandhi.

Portraying Mahatma Gandhi as someone wielding a stick and beating others is completely contrary to the path of non-violence he stood for. Such a… pic.twitter.com/DwQ020jlTC

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In this BJP ad, Mahatma Gandhi was shown saying to the three leaders, ‘You three Nungappa (losers of everything), who are using Mahatma Gandhi as your property.’ At the same time, Siddaramaiah, Rahul and Kharge were shown pleading Mahatma Gandhi not to kill him.

KGSN condemns ad war related to Mahatma Gandhi

Karnataka Gandhi Memorial Fund (KGSN) has condemned the advertisements related to Mahatma Gandhi published in newspapers recently in the state. The organization has alleged misuse of Mahatma Gandhi’s photo. KGSN President Woody P. Krishna and Honorary Secretary MC Narendra issued a statement calling it an insult to the core ideals of Mahatma Gandhi and a matter of grave national concern.

Senior Congress leader and Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor has praised Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi. He said that Rahul Gandhi is a vocal voice against communalism. The statement from Tharoor has come when recently he met Leader of Opposition and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge in Delhi.

Tharoor on Friday (January 30, 2026) completely rejected the speculations about his sour relations with the top leadership of Congress and also praised Rahul Gandhi. He said that Rahul Gandhi is a vocal voice against communalism in the country. He said that he will not leave the Congress party. Tharoor said that Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge are my two leaders. During this, he downplayed the controversy after the recently held Kochi Mahapanchayat.

Tharoor is making strategy for Kerala assembly elections

Ahead of the assembly elections in Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor has given a big message about unity in the party, where the Congress-led UDF is aiming to oust the current LDF government led by P. Vijayan from power in the state. On this occasion, Tharoor said that he is working on a plan to campaign extensively in the assembly elections to be held in Kerala in a total of 140 assembly constituencies of the state.

It is important to reach the right message to the voters: Tharoor

The Congress MP has given a big statement about his election campaign plans in Kerala. He said that people completely ignore the fact that in the last several elections, I had campaigned in 56 assembly constituencies of the state. This will not change. I hope that this time the names of some more assembly constituencies will be included in this list.

He said that it is very important that we send the right message to the voters and get the opportunity to make a significant impact on people’s lives.

What did Shashi Tharoor say about Rahul Gandhi?

During this, Shashi Tharoor described the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi as an honest and strong voice against communalism in the country. He said that I see it positively that there is an opportunity to discuss all the issues cordially and constructively.

He said that all our colleagues in the Congress Party are working together. These are my two leaders – first is Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and second is the leader of the opposition in my House in Parliament. Together we are all moving in a positive direction.

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