Union Minister Kiren Rijiju countered Rahul Gandhi's remarks on caste representation and claimed the Prime Minister is the most prominent OBC leader. He questioned Congress's history with Tribal, Dalit, and OBC appointments. Rijiju also disputed Gandhi's claims about the External Affairs Minister and China's territorial incursions, asserting these statements malign India's image.
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BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir expressed concerns over efforts to downplay the significance of the 1971 Liberation War, warning that such attempts threaten Bangladesh's independence. Fakhrul highlighted that some groups are trying to erase the war from memory and distort history, emphasizing the need to preserve the nation's historical events for younger generations.
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