Hardeep Singh Puri, a former diplomat and current Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs in the Modi Government. He is also the longest-serving Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs in India's history.

An Indian Foreign Service officer from the 1974 batch, Puri served as Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations from 2009 to 2013. During this time, he also chaired the United Nations Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee from January 2011 to February 2013. Subsequently, in June 2013, he joined the International Peace Institute as a senior advisor.

In a recent episode of the ANI Podcast with Smita Prakash, Hardeep Singh Puri made startling revelations about leaders of the Congress Party planning a presidential form of government during the peak of the Emergency. He also alleged that Sanjay Gandhi had a sinister plan to suspend elections for three to four decades.

Puri also discussed the evolution of dynasty politics within the Congress Party over the years. Furthermore, he criticized foreign media for their biases towards the Narendra Modi government. Additionally, Puri shared insights on the BJP's prospects in the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

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Timestamps

0:00 - Coming Up

2:01 - Introduction

3:00 - BJP's '400 Paar' Slogan

8:40 - Indian Constitution Row

10:40 - Controversies over BJP Candidates

14:50 - New Joinees in the BJP

21:37 - BJP's Delhi Leadership

23:14 - Sympathy Votes in Delhi & Maharashtra

27:03 - Parivarvaad & Washing Machine Jibes

29:27 - Western Media's Election Coverage

31:50 - Pakistan's Interest in Indian Elections

34:14 - Rahul Gandhi's Raebareli Plunge

35:39 - Priyanka Gandhi's Influence

37:05 - Emergency Untold Story

40:52 - Congress Manifesto

42:59 - Has Modi's Government Failed?

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