Tag: Congress MP

Adhir unhappy with district congress workers

There is nothing wrong if the Congress begins from zero, said Chowdhury, also the leader of the Congress party in Parliament.

June 29, 2022

Rajoana should be released as he is in prison for 26 yrs: Manish Tewari

The Union government had approved the commutation of Bhai Rajoana's death sentence to life imprisonment as a humanitarian gesture in 2019.

April 20, 2022

Cong MP asks Punjab CM to ensure quota to Mazhabi Sikhs, Balmikis

Manish Tewari on Friday had asked the state government to move the Supreme court.

November 16, 2021

Congress MP from Tamil Nadu’s Kanyakumari H Vasanthakumar dies due to Covid-19; PM Modi condoles

The 70-year-old leader was admitted to the Apollo Hospital in Chennai on August 10 after testing positive for coronavirus.  

August 28, 2020

Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury’s office vandalised by 4 unidentified men, staff abused

 Chaudhary is a  Member of Parliament from Berhampore. His private secretary Pradipto Rajpandit lodged a complaint in police. According to the complaint the four men entered the Congress leader's office around 5.30 pm inquiring about him.

March 4, 2020

‘Best legal resources would be employed’: Rahul Gandhi at Wayanad protest over Bandipur Tiger Reserve Night traffic ban

Earlier, the Congress leader had discussed the matter with Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in Delhi on Tuesday.

October 4, 2019

Tharoor accepts Modi’s language challenge, tweets ‘Bahuvachanam’

Tharoor further said that PM Modi's suggestion that all Indians learn one word a day in any Indian language is a "departure from Hindi dominance" in the country.

August 30, 2019

Sanjay Singh resigns from Congress, Rajya Sabha, to join BJP tomorrow

After tendering his resignation, Singh said the Congress was still in the past, unaware of the future.

July 30, 2019

Criminal defamation charge against me frivolous: Shashi Tharoor

Asked whether he felt the criminal defamation suit against him “is an attempt to throttle his voice”, Tharoor said, “Apparently it seems so”.

November 3, 2018

Congress MP advocates alliance with TMC in West Bengal

West Bengal state Congress president Somen Mitra reacting to Noor's statement said the issue of alliance will be decided by the party high command.

November 1, 2018

Sonia leads Congress protests against Rafale deal

Rajya Sabha Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad, former Defence Minister A.K. Antony, Ambika Soni and senior party lawmakers participated in the protest.

August 10, 2018

Sunanda Pushkar case: SC seeks police response on Subramanian Swamy’s plea

The Supreme Court on Friday sought Delhi Police’s response to a plea by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy seeking a court-monitored SIT probe into the death of Sunanda Pushkar — wife of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor. While issuing a notice to the city police, a bench of Justice Arun Mishra and Justice A.M. Khanwilkar kept open …

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February 23, 2018

Current situation doesn’t allow cricketing ties with Pakistan: Rajiv Shukla

The current situation in Pakistan is not conducive for India to resume cricketing ties with it and there is no chance of the two countries playing a match in the near future, IPL Chairman and Congress MP Rajiv Shukla said on Sunday. Addressing a press meet here, he said India was very concerned about the …

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December 25, 2017

Hooda urges PM to set up committee on pollution

Congress MP Deepender Singh Hooda on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to constitute a committee to tackle air pollution in the capital. “I am planning to move a ‘Right to Clean Air Bill’ as a private member’s bill in the Lok Sabha. I shall put together thoughts of the citizens and …

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November 13, 2017

Scathing snub

In his colourful and chequered political career Subramanian Swamy has been described as “maverick”, “firebrand”, “irrepressible” ~ and a few other things too impolite to print. He has taken them all in swaggering stride. It will, however, not be easy even for him to live down the scathing strictures delivered by the Delhi High Court …

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October 30, 2017

Delhi HC dismisses Swamy’s plea to probe Pushkar’s death

The Delhi High Court today dismissed BJP leader Subramanian Swamy’s plea seeking a court-monitored SIT probe into the death of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor’s wife Sunanda Pushkar, terming his PIL as a “textbook example of a political interest litigation”. A bench of Justices S Muralidhar and I S Mehta said the petition by Swamy cannot …

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October 26, 2017

Tharoor takes a dig at BJP, bats for changes in curricula

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Sunday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi but found fault with him and the BJP for being rooted in hostility even while hailing Mahatma Gandhi. Speaking at the Jaipur Literature Festival, writer Tharoor also expressed a desire to introduce the Mahabharata and Ramayana in curricula. The discussion on 'Remembering the Raj' …

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January 22, 2017