Tag: Congress
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After years of political wilderness in Uttar Pradesh Congress announces seven panel committees but leaves out big names
On Sunday the Congress party announced seven committees for polls, though the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections are two years away. This is a clear message to the rivals in the key heartland state that the party is serious to upgrade their game and get an uphill improvement in electoral challenges it faces in the state. ... -
BJP MP questions Shashi Tharoor’s stance for summoning Facebook without consulting I&T members
After the Wall Street Journal report on hate speech on social media, there has been growing controversy over the BJP’s nexus with Facebook. On Monday, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey asks all NDA MPs in the House Panel to write to the Lok Sabha Speaker against I&T Committee Chairman Dr. Shashi Tharoor on summoning Facebook without ... -
Sachin Pilot’s demands fulfilled,Congress replaces Rajasthan in-charge
As former Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot and his faction reunited with the Congress, party president Sonia Gandhi accepted his demand for the removal of Avinash Pande, the general secretary in charge of the state. Pandey has been replaced with Congress veteran Ajay Maken as the party’s general secretary in-charge of Rajasthan. On Sunday, ... -
Congress’ ambivalence on Ram Temple is unbecoming of it
On the eve of the groundbreaking ceremony for the Ram temple in Ayodhya, several Congress leaders came out in open support while others chose to stay silent. The Ram temple in Ayodhya is the crowning achievement of the Modi government and BJP-RSS will continue to seek mileage from it for many elections to come. The ... -
Is Rahul Gandhi going rogue?
His latest videos on China suggest a growing schism between the old and new guards of the Congress. On Monday, Rahul Gandhi released a new video over Twitter, the fourth one over the past few days questioning the government’s position and statements on the China issue. He said it was clear that the Chinese had ... -
Vote against Gehlot’s Government: BSP whip to 6 MLAs who had joined Congress
BSP has issued a press note on Sunday from Delhi that whips its six party MLAs who had joined Congress last year. The whip directs them to vote against Rajasthan’s Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot’s government in any proceeding or no-confidence motion during Assembly session in the state. The press note, which has been signed by ... -
Rajasthan Guv Mishra’s 6-question reply to CM Gehlot’s urgent Assembly session request
Political crisis in Rajasthan has deepened amid the furore between the Sachin Pilot-led rebel faction and CM Ashok Gehlot’s camp of Congress loyalists. Rajasthan CM has been mulling over convening an assembly session to prove his majority. However, Rajasthan governor Kalraj Mishra questioned CM Gehlot over his request to convene an Assembly session ‘when his ... -
Fate of Rajasthan government to be decided by the high court
A petition by Sachin Pilot and his rebel MLAs against the disqualification notices sent to them is coming for hearing tomorrow. A bitter drama has been playing out in Rajasthan since last week with Sachin Pilot in open rebellion against his party. While he has said that he is not joining the BJP, political pundits ... -
Sachin Pilot’s gambit in Rajasthan fails
Stripped of his cabinet position and presidency of the state unit, all eyes are on the young Congressman in anticipation of his next move. After Sachin Pilot and his MLAs failed to attend the second consecutive Congress Legislative Party meeting on Tuesday, it was decided to remove him from the post of Deputy Chief Minister ... -
BJP attacks Rahul Gandhi over absence from Parliamentary Committees
Even as the Congress steps up its criticism over the handling of the China crisis, the BJP has accused Rahul Gandhi of skipping nearly a dozen parliamentary committees on defence. Since June 15, when 20 Indian soldiers lost their lives in a skirmish with the Chinese at the Line of Actual Control, the Congress has ...
