Tag: Digvijaya Singh
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Nobody hates constitution as much as RSS: Digvijay
At an unconventional meeting organised at Mavalankar hall in New Delhi on Saturday, Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh addressed a gathering of party supporters from all over the country at an event titled "Challenges and opportunities for Congress ahead of 2019 Lok Sabha elections". The organisers said they chose Digvijays Singh as he was the...
May 20, 2017 -
Congress terms CBI raid on Chidambaram ‘a conspiracy’
Hours after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raided P Chidambaram's residence in Chennai on Tuesday, senior Congress leader Randeep Surjewala termed the raids a government conspiracy and said the opposition will not be silent over the issue. "The CBI raid is a political witch-hunt and conspiracy by the government and the opposition members will...
May 16, 2017 -
Digvijaya Singh booked for remarks about bogus IS site
Congress leader Digvijay Singh has landed in a soup yet again for his controversial remarks that the Telangana Police had set up a bogus site of terror outfit Islamic State to trap Muslim youths. The Hyderabad Police has registered a case against Singh at Jubilee Hills police station on complaints by M Gopinath, a local legislator belonging to the...
May 4, 2017 -
Dialogue with Pakistan must not stop, says Digvijaya Singh
Even as Pakistani army on Monday killed an Indian soldier and a BSF trooper and mutilated their bodies across the Line of Control (LoC), Congress leader Digvijaya Singh said India should continue dialogue with the neighbouring country. "I fully condemn the the attack on Indian soldiers. The government must be supported in dealing with the...
May 1, 2017 -
Opposition parties call for a President with secular credentials
Reeling under the BJP's advance after the recent elections, opposition parties, including Congress, Janata Dal-United and CPI-M, on Monday came together on a single platform to stop "communal forces" and emphasised the need to elect a president with secular credentials in the upcoming presidential elections. The opposition parties, which also included CPI, NCP, JD-S, Samajwadi...
May 1, 2017 -
Is Digvijaya Singh surviving on controversial remarks?
Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh is known for his foot-in-mouth moments and remarks that have often landed him in controversies. Many a times, he had to either clarify those statements or retract them. He triggered a fresh controversy on Monday when he posted series of tweets on the Telengana Police, saying the state police were encouraging Muslim...
May 1, 2017 -
Digvijaya Singh: Muslim youths are encouraged to join ISIS?
Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Monday landed in a fresh controversy after tweeting about Telangana Police saying the state police were trapping Muslim youth by encouraging them to join Islamic State (IS). Congress in-charge of Telangana and neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, Digvijaya alleged in a series of tweets that the police in the southern state...
May 1, 2017 -
Digvijaya Singh removed as Goa, Karnataka in-charge
The Congress on April 29 replaced General Secretary Digvijaya Singh as in-charge of poll-bound Karnataka as well as Goa, where it failed to form government despite emerging as the single-largest party. The charge of Karnataka has been given to party MP KC Venugopal, who has been appointed a General Secretary while Chella Kumar has been named...
April 30, 2017 -
Sonia removes Digvijaya as in-charge of Goa, Karnataka
Several weeks after the Congress party failed to form its government in Goa despite having emerged as the single largest party in the recent assembly elections there, party president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday removed senior leader Digvijaya Singh as the general secretary in charge of Goa and Karnataka affairs. The Congress-ruled Karnataka is bound for elections in...
April 29, 2017 -
‘Civilians in Kashmir being targeted by militants, security forces’
Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Sunday said civilians in Kashmir have become the target of both militants and the security forces, adding that a feeling of distrust among people has developed after the PDP-BJP government came to power. "The civilians are being killed from both sides in Kashmir Valley. From one end, the militants...
April 16, 2017 -
EVMs can be pre-tampered: Digvijaya Singh
Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Sunday alleged that Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) can be tampered with even before they are deployed. The Election Commission, he tweeted, was "limiting objections to EVM to hacking. It must allow examination of possibility of software tampering at (the) stage of writing it from server. "There is a strong possibility...
April 16, 2017 -
Thank Gadkari for aggressive MLA buying: Digvijaya to Parrikar
Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Saturday sought an apology from Goa CM Manohar Parrikar for "cheating the people of the state", and asked him to thank Union Minister Nitin Gadkari for "aggressive MLA buying", thus helping him form the government in the coastal state. "Shame on you Mr Parrikar and your hunger for Power. You have...
April 1, 2017 -
Digvijaya Singh complains against Rahul Gandhi, calls for ‘new Congress’
After the Congress party's poll debacle in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand Assembly elections, senior party leader Digvijaya Singh on Friday urged party vice-president Rahul Gandhi to act decisively. “He has to act. My complaint against Rahul Gandhi is that he is not acting decisively. I have told him a number of times. Sometimes, he gets angry when...
March 18, 2017 -
Goa Governor acted unilaterally, invited BJP to form govt: Digvijaya
The Congress party on Tuesday said that Goa Governor Mridula Sinha unilaterally invited the BJP to form the next government in the state, despite a letter by the Congress party to her seeking an invitation to form the government, AICC General Secretary Digvijaya Singh said on Tuesday. "We wanted to stake claim since March 12....
March 14, 2017 -
Goa elections 2017: Digvijaya Singh draws flak for failure to form govt
One day after Goa Governor Mridula Sinha invited the BJP to form the government in the state, senior Congress leaders such as Digvijaya Singh are coming under attack as they weren't quick to negotiate support from smaller parties and stake claim despite its higher numbers. Newly elected legislators of the Congress were seen arguing loudly...
March 14, 2017 -
BJP used money to win power in Goa: Digvijaya Singh
Congress leader Digvijay Singh on Monday took on the BJP for wooing smaller parties and independents to form the government and keep the Congress, the single largest party, away from power in Goa. "Money power has won over people's power. I apologise to the people of Goa as we couldn't muster the support to form...
March 13, 2017 -
Goans have given us last chance to perform or perish: Digvijaya Singh
With the Congress emerging as the single largest party though short of a majority in Goa, senior leader Digvijaya Singh on Sunday said the Goans have given them a last chance to either perform or perish. The Congress won 17 seats, surpassing the BJP which bagged 13, while the others, including Goa Forward, Maharashtrawadi Gomantak...
March 12, 2017