Recent remarks by senior Congress leaders Anand Sharma and Kamal Nath, praising the Narendra Modi government’s handling of the West Asia crisis and domestic fuel supply, have exposed fault lines within the party, in turn raising a larger question — is the Congress unraveling, or undergoing a deliberate generational shift?
In a move laden with both symbolism and consequence, senior Congress leader Anand Sharma has stepped down as chairman of the party’s Foreign Affairs Department, ending a decade-long stewardship that helped shape the party’s global engagements.
Trump on Wednesday announced the 26 per cent reciprocal tariffs on India, half the rate India imposes on imports of US goods. Additionally, the US President announced a 25 per cent tariff on all automobile imports.
After that, a public meeting will be organized in a show of strength at Seri Manch. Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu and party state president Pratibha Singh will address the public meeting.
Congress Rajya Sabha MP Anand Sharma, who has been fielded by his party to contest from Kangra Lok Sabha seat in Himachal Pradesh, said that he is ready to "accept the challenge."
'Q3 results are generally very strong...But this year's result has been the lowest in the last seven years,' said Anand Sharma. Raising concerns over the deteriorating GDP trend, he stressed on the nominal GDP, which he claimed should be much higher than it is as of today.
As per the reports, the Congress has also scheduled a demonstration at Rajghat in Delhi on Monday against the police atrocities on the protestors.
As discussions on cyber snooping continued in Rajya Sabha on Thursday, Congress leader Digvijaya Singh questioned the government on who was spied upon using the Israeli spyware software Pegasus.
Hasina also met former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, interim Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and senior Congress leader Anand Sharma on Sunday.
“Prime Minister has called a meeting of the Presidents of all the political parties represented in Parliament on 19th June. He would like to discuss important issues including One Nation, One Election and 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi,” said Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi.
