After meeting Election Commission officials, Meenakshi Natarajan said the Congress would continue its challenge through constitutional channels while seeking reversal of her rejected Rajya Sabha nomination.
With Rajya Sabha polling days away, the Congress has mounted a legal and political challenge against the rejection of Meenakshi Natarajan's nomination papers in Madhya Pradesh.
The Youth Congress workers gathered outside the MP Congress Headquarters and raised slogans against the BJP alleging high-handed behaviour and undue pressure by the ruling party in the decision by the Returning Officer to cancel Natarajan’s nomination.
According to the returning officer, Natarajan failed to mention a court case in Form 26 (the affidavit), thereby submitting an incomplete affidavit.
The rejection of the Congress candidate's nomination has ensured a stunning victory for the BJP's Mahesh Kevat.
Police action and political sparring escalate as Assam Police search for Pawan Khera following an FIR linked to allegations against the Chief Minister’s family.
Ahead of polling, Congress sharpens attack on Kerala CM with pointed questions on policy decisions, investigations and political links, signalling a high-stakes campaign battle.
The Congress-led UDF appears to have seized the momentum at the fag end of the campaign, riding on what it projects as a growing undercurrent for change.
Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Monday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, accusing them of possessing a “king-like” mindset.
Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Monday sharpened his attack on the government, alleging that the slogan “Na Khaunga Na Khane Dunga” had turned out to be a “complete hoax,” as he pointed to the Supreme Court of India’s directive to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to launch a preliminary inquiry into contracts allegedly awarded to relatives of the Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister.
