Tag: Indian National Congress

Mahamana Legacies

Pt. Madan Mohan Malaviya was a four-time President of the Indian National Congress: in 1909, 1918, 1932 and 1933. Pandit Nehru referred to him as a ‘Mahapurush‘ who ‘ever since Congress was started, had been a unique symbol of our political movements. Malaviyaji had a big role in its inception, in its making and its growth.‘ In its present phase, Congress is ignoring, marginalizing its unique legacies

March 27, 2023

More than an idea

ver the century, there was the bigger goal of 'freedom and independence' for which a spectrum of political parties, groups and individuals were campaigning in the legislatures, writing vociferously in the media, pleading openly to the imperial powers-that-be, and taking to the courts, and streets, unafraid of being in jails. These were journeys where intentions and imagination, ideals and action went hand in hand 

March 1, 2023

BJP fuelling fire of fear: Sonia

Former Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Saturday accused the BJP of fuelling the fire of fear among the people of the country.

February 25, 2023

What has Rahul gained from yatra?  

Rahul's strategists initially suggested a less strenuous bus tour. But he chose to undergo hardship, like walking thousands of kilometers with blisters on his feet and knee pain, sleeping in a caravan, and roughing it out.

February 5, 2023

Will the ‘alternating party pattern’ in Himachal change this time?

The northern state, which is going to polls for its assembly, has a long tradition of ousting the state's ruling administration. Since 1985, the BJP and the Indian National Congress have alternately held power in the state after winning a close race.

November 5, 2022

Ups and Downs~I

The demise of Queen Elizabeth ll in August not only denotes the end of an era in Britain’s post War history but also the beginning of a new phase in Britain’s relations with India, the Commonwealth, and the rest of the world.

October 26, 2022

Baghel, Pilot to meet Sonia Gandhi on Friday: Sources

Friday's meeting comes a day after Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot met Sonia Gandhi over a possible cabinet reshuffle and according to the sources, Pilot has been called to resolve issues related to the state.

November 12, 2021

Gandhi’s Path

Gandhi‘s death snapped the dialectic link between politics and his Constructive Programme. While contemporary India is vastly different from Gandhi‘s times, many of his fundamental concerns are alive. Today‘s India is more prosperous, but also vastly more unequal.

July 17, 2021

The pre-INA Netaji Bose

In 1928 the Nehru Report, prepared by Motilal Nehru who headed a committee of an all- parties conference to prepare a draft for the constitution of free India, was made public.

January 22, 2021

Inept students

The Congress has bumbled from crisis to crisis after its momentous loss in the 2014 parliamentary election.

November 14, 2020

Cong to form 3-member panel to hear Sachin Pilot’s grievances

In a statement, party General Secretary (Organisation) K.C. Venugopal said, "Congress President Sonia Gandhi has decided that the AICC will constitute a three-member committee to address the issues raised by Sachin Pilot, the aggrieved MLA, and arrive at an appropriate resolution thereof."

August 10, 2020

Clinging on to a colonial legacy

By retaining the law on sedition, we do no service to our credentials as a democracy, argues Siddhartha Guha Ray.

April 25, 2020

Victim of half-truth~I

Even more than seven decades after an assassin's bullet ended his life on 30 January 1948, he is still the victim of cynicism, misinformation and disinformation. We have misunderstood and misrepresented Gandhi over the years. He has been accused of appeasing the Muslims, and has also been blamed for the Partition of India. But this is far from truth.

January 30, 2020

Bengal Resolves…

Monday’s huge rally by a cross-section of Christian denominations and teachers of schools, run by Protestant and Catholic churches, has conveyed a robust message to the likes of Amit Shah.

January 24, 2020

Stressed ties

In the recently conducted local body election in parts of Tamil Nadu, the DMK is accused of not allotting enough seats to the Congress to contest.

January 20, 2020

Perilous path

The increase in wealth did not lead to any appreciable improvement in our ranking in the Global Hunger Index which would indicate that "trickle-down economics" is not working in our case; the lot of the poor does not seem to be improving while the rich are definitely getting richer. The inescapable conclusion is that better and leak-proof implementation of poverty alleviation programmes and more direct interventions to end poverty and hunger are needed.

October 23, 2019

Congress to lead protests across country over economic slowdown

In a meeting chaired by Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) headquarters in Delhi, the Opposition party decided to hold massive agitations across the country from October 15 to October 25.

September 13, 2019