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From a fresh controversy in Punjab, where Shiromani Akali Dal MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal has challenged the official narrative surrounding Daljit Singh’s death and demanded answers from the AAP government, to the nationwide debate triggered by Sonia Gandhi’s long-awaited memoir Belonging, political tempers are running high. Meanwhile, in Tamil Nadu, allegations of irregularities in public…
In Belonging: A Journey of Love, Sonia Gandhi revisits some of the most defining and controversial moments in modern Indian history, from the Shah Bano case and the Babri Masjid demolition to the Godhra riots and beyond. The memoir offers a detailed defence of key Congress-era decisions, sheds light on Rajiv Gandhi’s thinking, and presents…
Is Sonia Gandhi’s memoir a rare personal account from one of India’s most influential political figures, or a selective retelling of history? As the BJP attacks the book over its treatment of the Emergency, Operation Blue Star and the Congress legacy, and supporters defend it as an intimate story of family and political struggle, we…
News explainers Sonia’s Memoir Reopens Painful Chapters: Will Recap Of Op Bluestar, 1984 Riots Haunt Congress In Punjab Polls? Last Updated:November 10, 2026, 7:09 PM IST Sonia Gandhi’s memoir: With critical Assembly elections looming in Punjab, the remarks may have strategic implications for Congress, say experts Copies of Congress leader Sonia Gandhi’s newly released memoir,…
News india ‘Will Congress Ever Apologise?’ Akali Dal Rakes Up Op Blue Star, 1984 Riots After Sonia Gandhi Memoir Last Updated:November 10, 2026, 2:10 PM IST The Akali Dal spokesperson also linked controversy to the anti-Sikh violence that followed Indira Gandhi’s assassination in October 1984, when Rajiv Gandhi became Prime Minister. Akali Dal spokesperson Arshdeep…
News india ‘Indira Gandhi Was Moved To Tears’: Sonia Gandhi Recounts Op Blue Star In Memoir, Triggers Political Row Last Updated:November 10, 2026, 12:07 IST Sonia Gandhi detailed how Indira Gandhi, facing mounting threats after the military operation, was actively preparing her family, including Rahul Gandhi, for her death Sonia Gandhi (left) and Indira Gandhi….
News india AAP Delegation Meets Akal Takht Jathedar, Seeks Action Over Police Action At Gurdwara Bangla Sahib Last Updated:October 12, 2026, 5:27 pm IST The MLAs also invoked memories of Operation Blue Star and questioned the silence of Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal. AAP delegation met Jathedar Kuldeep Singh Gargajj and submitted a…
Chidambaram on Operation Blue Star: In 1984, the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had given permission for military action to control the militants inside the Golden Temple, the holiest site of the Sikhs located in Amritsar, Punjab. Due to this operation, his political position was greatly affected and ultimately he was murdered. Regarding this, Congress…
Last Updated:October 12, 2025, 11:17 IST Chidambaram said that people cannot blame former PM Indira Gandhi for Operation Blue Star, a 984 military op to flush out Sikh separatists from Amritsar’s Golden Temple. P Chidambaram, veteran Congress leader, said that Operation Bluestar was “a wrong way of retreiving the Golden Temple”, referring to the operation…