JaipurCongress has weakened India’s stand on terrorism on several occasions: RajnathUnion Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said India’s stand against terrorism has been weakened on several occasions by the Congress party. Addressing a press conference here, Mr. Singh said, “They [Congress] have given a new theory of Hindu terrorism. Their new theory weakened India’s stand against terrorism.”He said repealing the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) was another such case which undermined India’s stand. After hearing K C Kaushik, the Congress leader’s counsel, RO Ram Manohar Misra declared Gandhi’s nomination papers for the Amethi Lok Sabha seat as valid. New DelhiDust settles on tough Phase 3 campaignCampaigning for the third phase of polling in 116 Lok Sabha constituencies across 15 States and union territories ended on Sunday.

Source: The Hindu April 22, 2019 05:01 UTC