Tag: Congress
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Sonia Gandhi works on revamping Congress, sets committees for economic, national and foreign affairs
Sonia Gandhi works on revamping Congress: Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, in a move to revamp her party image after rise in internal criticism over monopolistic hold of Gandhi family over the party, decided to set three separate committees to look over national affairs and policy issues. On Friday, the senior congress leader announced the establishing ... -
Kerala gold smuggling case: Cong-led UDF targets CM Pinarayi
Kerala gold smuggling case: Congress-led UDF has attacked CM Pinarayi Vijayan amid ongoing probe in Kerala gold smuggling case As the Central agencies continue to probe a multi-crore gold smuggling case in Kerala, Opposition UDF (United Democratic Front) has intensified its attack on Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and his ruling CPI(M) party (Communist Party of ... -
AAP BJP engage in war of words over Chhath Puja in Delhi
AAP BJP engage in war: BJP accused AAP govt of discriminating against Purvanchalis after ban on Chhath celebration in Delhi The AAP (Aam Aadmi Party) government’s decision to ban Chhath puja celebrations in public places in Delhi has spurred a war of words between leaders from the ruling party and Bharatiya Janata Party. On Tuesday, ... -
Congress supports Gupkar alliance but not sure if it wants to be party to it
Congress supports Gupkar alliance: Congress leaders in Jammu and Kashmir supported Gupkar alliance’s sentiment but have not been sure if they want to be part of the coalition completely, especially after BJP labelled the group’s leaders as ‘anti-nationals’. Congress broke its silence over its level of association with the group after Gupkar Alliance released names ... -
BJP candidate accused of distributing money ahead of Gujarat elections, inquiry ordered
An inquiry has been ordered against the BJP candidate from Kajran constituency of the Vadodara district in Gujarat. Kajran is one of the eight constituencies where voting started today at 7 am. The inquiry was ordered by the returning officer following the complaint by Congress candidate Kiritsinh Jadeja against his opponent, BJP candidate Akshay Patel ... -
Pandemic and price rise a double edged sword for the public, Congress accuse Modi government of aiding the situation
Last two months have seen sky-rocketing of retail price of essential vegetables. The recent surge of tomato, potato and onion prices, the staple of Indian household are proving to be a massive whammy in festive season, especially when family earnings have been disturbed due to pandemic. Congress accused Narendra Modi government on Sunday of aiding ... -
Sonia Gandhi address to Bihar ahead of polling
The Congress president Sonia Gandhi took to Twitter, putting out a 5-minute video to talk about the dire situation facing Bihari voters and asking them to choose the Congress-RJD-Left alliance. Speaking before the first phase of elections in Bihar, Congress president Sonia Gandhi called for a change in the state, saying the NDA government that ... -
Sonia Gandhi condemns BJP-led govt, says Indian democracy in danger
On Sunday, Congress President Sonia Gandhi strongly condemned BJP-led government and its polices for undermining Indian democracy, agriculture, economy and made scathing remarks against Modi Government’s mishandling of the Covid-19 pandemic and ongoing atrocities against Dalits in the society. She said that Indian democracy was passing through its “most difficult phase”. While giving an address ... -
Rahul Gandhi attacks Modi govt over COVID-19 handling
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday condemned the Union Government’s handling of the COVID-19 crisis in India. Taking to Twitter, he shared a BBC video showing how India responded to the pandemic crisis. The video briefed about various aspects of India’s response to COVID-19 ranging from the plight of migrant workers after a nationwide lockdown ... -
Khusbhu Sundar quits Congress in TN, joins BJP
The actor-turned-politician had been a prominent face and the national spokesperson for the party in the state for the past six years. Ending months-long speculation about a growing rift with the party, actor-turned-politician and national spokesperson, Khusbhu Sundar, announced her resignation from the Indian National Congress and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in an event ...