Tag: Congress leader
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Ajay Maken slams Vijay Goel for violating Odd-Even, says ‘grow up’
In 2016, Goel had violated the first edition of the Odd-Even scheme and paid a penalty of Rs 2,000.
November 4, 2019 -
Telangana court issues warrant against Renuka Chowdhury
A Telangana court on Friday issued a non-bailable warrant against senior Congress leader and former Union Minister Renuka Chowdhury in connection with a four year old cheating case in Khammam, after she remained absent from court proceedings.
August 30, 2019 -
11 Karnataka coalition lawmakers quit, ferried to Mumbai hotel
The Congress and JDS together have 116 in the 224-member state assembly where 113 is the majority mark. The coalition will crash if 11 lawmakers quit.
July 7, 2019 -
Ready to be Congress leader in Lok Sabha: Tharoor
He, however, insisted that Rahul Gandhi should continue as the Congress President. "The party could consider appointing a series of regional working presidents to assist him," the former Union Minister said.
May 27, 2019 -
Grounding of Jet Airways seems a scam: Congress leader Anand Sharma
"I can smell and see that it is a big scam. Collapse of Jet Airways appears to be a scam which was well thought out and being executed in the name of elections, so that nobody will ask questions."
April 21, 2019 -
Mallikarjun Kharge blames government for delay in meeting for next CBI chief
Mallikarjun Kharge, the Congress party leader in the Lok Sabha, accused the Centre of the delay in the appointment of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) director.
January 25, 2019 -
BJP, BJD indulging in match-fixing: Anand Sharma
The Congress leader said the institutions of the state are under assault under the BJP government at the Centre.
August 13, 2018 -
Gujarat Congress leader subdues snake outside home, video creates buzz
Dhanani, the leader of opposition in the Gujarat Assembly, could be seen handling the Russel's Viper in the video he uploaded on Facebook and Twitter.
July 12, 2018 -
Report on Mandsaur firing manipulated, alleges Congress leader
The report of the Jain Commission constituted to probe the firing on farmers in Mandsaur last year has been manipulated and reveals the anti-farmer face of the BJP government in Madhya Pradesh, alleged the Congress state working president and chief-whip in Assembly, Ram Niwas Rawat, here on Wednesday. Six farmers were killed in police firing …
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June 20, 2018 -
The fight within
Despite former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda’s supporters continuously exerting pressure on the Congress high command to make him the state unit chief, the grand old party has conveniently chosen to ignore the pressure and done little to suggest if the Jat strongman will be the party’s CM candidate in the 2019 Assembly polls. As …
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June 17, 2018 -
Chidambaram appears before ED in Aircel-Maxis PMLA case
Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the Aircel-Maxis money laundering case. The senior Congress leader arrived at the agency’s headquarter annexe office here at about 10:58 AM and was accompanied by a lawyer. The agency had issued a fresh summon to him yesterday to appear before …
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June 5, 2018 -
Congress leader G Parameshwara to be deputy CM of Karnataka
Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president G Parameshwara will take oath as the deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka on Wednesday, 23 May, in Bengaluru.
May 22, 2018 -
J-K Congress leader resigns
A senior vice-president of the Congress in Jammu and Kashmir, Sham Lal Sharma, on Monday sprung a surprise for the party leadership when he announced his resignation from the post while speaking in a function that was organised here to observe the 27th death anniversary of the former Prime Minister and Congress leader Rajiv Gandhi. …
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May 21, 2018 -
Congress leader in J-K resigns while speaking at function
PCC chief GA Mir was present in the function in the Congress headquarters of the state when Sharma announced his resignation without giving any reason and walked away.
May 21, 2018 -
Modi government should apologise for betraying public: Anand Sharma
The Modi government should apologise for making false promises and betraying the public, Congress leader Anand Sharma said here on Friday. “After Independence, the Modi regime has been most painful for the country and its people because of its wrong decisions, mainly demonetization and GST,” the former Union Minister said. Sharma accused the government of …
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May 11, 2018 -
Dilution of land law for bullet train project: Ahmed Patel
Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel has accused the Gujarat government of implementing a “diluted” version of the Land Acquisition Act for land acquisition for the bullet-train project and doing away with farmers’ consent and impact assessment. In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, released to the media on Wednesday, Patel sought his intervention and …
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May 2, 2018 -
Chidambaram asks BJP to explain stand on Raja’s remarks
Senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Wednesday asked the BJP to make its stand clear on the statement of its Tamil Nadu leader H. Raja, calling DMK MP Kanimozhi an illegitimate child party chief M. Karunanidhi. “There is no such thing as an ‘illegitimate child’. All children are perfectly legitimate. Will the BJP please explain …
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April 18, 2018