‘Only Rajya Sabha polls discussed’: Congress rejects Karnataka CM change buzz
Venugopal said that the discussions held with Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah and his deputy DK Shivakumar centred around the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls.
Venugopal said that the discussions held with Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah and his deputy DK Shivakumar centred around the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls.
Venugopal said that Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has cleared the induction of MLAs Rajesh Kumar and P Vishwanathan into the Tamil Nadu Cabinet.
One of the posters warned that “Kerala will never forgive you,” while another declared that “Wayanad will become another Amethi,” invoking Rahul Gandhi’s 2019 electoral defeat in Uttar Pradesh. The posters also mocked Venugopal as Rahul Gandhi’s “bag bearer” and warned the Congress leadership against ignoring sentiment within Kerala.
Backroom consultations in Delhi and competing camps within Congress continue to delay Kerala’s next chief minister announcement despite the UDF’s decisive election victory.
With growing signs of infighting within the state unit of the party, Congress central leadership today held a marathon meeting with state leaders to discuss the issue.
The All India Congress Committee (AICC) has engaged in efforts to reach out to Tharoor to resolve the differences. Reports indicate that Rahul Gandhi’s office sent feelers to him to enquire about his attendance at a recent meeting to defuse the tension.
In a meeting with Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi in Delhi a few days ago, Tharoor had reportedly made it clear that he would not be a contender for the chief minister post in Kerala .
The camp will be held at a private resort in Sulthan Bathery, Wayanad. The high-level meeting, involving around 200 delegates, will focus on chalking out an action plan and strategy for the upcoming Assembly elections in the state.
Addressing the gathering, the President said that it is a matter of pride and joy for all the Santhali people that the Constitution of India is now available in the Santhali language, written in the Ol Chiki script
Special ACJM Alok Verma of the MP/MLA court has fixed January 5 for the hearing of the case.