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Min George Claims Legal Lapse in Bail, Hits Out at Cong for Double Standards
The New Indian Express Kochi
|August 01, 2025
UNION Minister of State George Kurian on Thursday criticised the Congress party for what he called double standards in responding to the arrest of two Malayali nuns in Chhattisgarh, while also pointing out lapses in the legal process that followed their detention.
The absence of the Congress party's lone MP from Chhattisgarh during the Delhi protests raised serious doubts about its sincerity, Kurian told reporters in Thiruvananthapuram. "The Congress has only one MP in Chhattisgarh. Why did that MP not participate in the protest in Delhi?" he asked.
This story is from the August 01, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Kochi.
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