‘Fighting our battle…’: Congress’ Meenakshi Natarajan hopeful of ECI relief after rejection of her RS nomination
"The Election Commission has heard our case today, and now we are waiting. We are in our fight," Natarajan told reporters in Delhi.
"The Election Commission has heard our case today, and now we are waiting. We are in our fight," Natarajan told reporters in Delhi.
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.
Cracking the whip too late, the Congress on Friday suspended from the party six of its candidates who had refused to withdraw their nominations for the election to the Puducherry Territorial Assembly, leaving the INDIA bloc, comprising the DMK, Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) and the CPI, in total disarray.
BJP MP Nishikant Dubey cites letters and historical references to allege US and CIA involvement in India’s 1962 war decisions, triggering a fresh political confrontation with the Congress.
The Congress on Thursday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of shielding leaders facing serious charges of rape and sexual harassment, alleging that 44 of its MPs and MLAs are currently under such accusations.
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has strongly condemned statements made by Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge, accusing them of making provocative remarks against Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and questioning the party’s secular credentials.
Congress leader Dolly Sharma on Thursday alleged widespread corruption in Puducherry, claiming that people are being forced to pay a "30 per cent commission" to get their work done.
