Row Over Congress Leader Irfan Ansari's Warning To Centre Citing Nepal And Bangladesh Unrest

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Jharkhand Health Minister and senior Congress leader Dr. Irfan Ansari has sparked a massive political controversy over remarks perceived as a direct warning to the central government. Citing recent political upheavals in neighbouring nations, he claimed that regimes in Nepal and Bangladesh collapsed because they ignored the voices of their people. Pointing towards public unrest, Ansari claimed that 40 lakh students are prepared to hit the streets across India and that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has restrained them so far. Issuing a stern caution, he asserted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should draw lessons from these developments before tensions escalate.

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00:00Breaking news coming in, Jharkhand Health Minister and Senior Congress Leader Dr. Irfan Ansari is in the eye of a

00:08storm over his statement, which is being seen as a warning, saying words to the effect, the government should learn

00:19its lessons.

00:20The government in Nepal thought they were everything, but the people of Nepal uprooted them. The government in Bangladesh fell

00:29because they did not listen to their people. He then went on to say, 40 lakh students, 40 lakh students

00:40are ready to take to the streets in India. Rahul Gandhi has held them back. Modiji should take a lesson.

00:50Anko. No.

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