Tag: Sonia Gandhi

Delhi HC dismisses Gandhi and AAP’s petitions challenging Income Tax assessment transfer

While dismissing the plea, the bench observed that there is no fundamental or vested legal right to be assessed by the faceless assessment.

May 26, 2023

Sonia Gandhi, Kharge, pay homage to former PM Rajiv Gandhi on his death anniversary

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also paid tribute to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.

May 21, 2023

Posters featuring Gandhi family, Siddaramaiah, Shivakumar put up in Bengaluru ahead of K’taka swearing-in ceremony

The posters of former Congress presidents Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, current party chief Mallikarjun Kharge, party's national general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other leaders were also seen.

May 20, 2023

Next Karnataka CM suspense: Siddaramiah leaves Sonia Gandhi’s residence after meeting

Siddaramaiah arrived at 10 Janpath to meet Rahul Gandhi. Later, DK Shivakumar also reached 10, Janpath to meet party leader Rahul Gandhi.

May 17, 2023

Siddaramaiah gets MLAs backing, Shivakumar pins hopes on Sonia Gandhi

As the race for the next Karnataka Chief Minister intensifies, sources in the Congress party confirmed that majority of MLAs have expressed their willingness for senior leader Siddaramaiah to take up the top post.

May 16, 2023

“I had promised…will deliver State into party’s fold,” DK Shivakumar breaks down, thanks Sonia Gandhi

"I can't forget Sonia Gandhi visiting me in jail...when BJP people put me in jail," Shivakumar who was almost choking with emotion said.

May 13, 2023

Karnataka poll results: Early trends show Congress leading on 25 seats, BJP on 12

Congress is expected to have a clear edge with four exit polls giving it a full majority and some predicting a hung assembly with an advantage to the party.

May 13, 2023

“No one contacted me till now…no demand for me”: Kumaraswamy ahead of counting of votes in K’taka

"No one has contacted me till now. Let us see the final results first. According to the exit polls, there is no need for options. Let us see," the JD(S) leader added.

May 13, 2023

Karnataka elections 2023: Key contests that are going to decide battle for Assembly

The counting of votes will start at 8 am across 36 designated centres in the southern state, the Election Commission informed.

May 13, 2023

Sonia Gandhi never spoke of Karnataka ‘sovereignty’: Congress deletes erroneous tweet

The Congress also shared the May 6 speech by Sonia Gandhi which she delivered in Karnataka's Hubballi in the political campaigning for her party.

May 11, 2023

BJP moves ECI over Sonia’s ‘sovereignty’ remark in Karnataka

Union minister Bhupender Yadav said, “She (Sonia Gandhi) deliberately used the word sovereignty. Congress manifesto is the agenda of the 'Tukde-Tukde' gang and hence they are using such words,” told reporters.

May 8, 2023

Sonia, Rahul will go to jail in National Herald case: Subramanian Swamy

The case was brought by Swamy, who accused the Gandhis of misusing party funds to buy a firm that published the now-defunct National Herald newspaper.

April 22, 2023

Sonia, Priyanka meet Rahul ahead of filing appeal in Surat court

Ahead of an appeal to be filed in the Surat Court on Monday, Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra arrived at Rahul Gandhi's residence here.

April 3, 2023

Position on disqualification

Under section 10A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, an elected member can be disqualified by the EC for failure to lodge account of election expenses. A member of Rajya Sabha was disqualified by the EC in July 1991 and the Rajya Sabha Secretariat issued the notification of disqualification. The matter was not referred to the President.

March 31, 2023

Rahul, Sanjay Raut meet to resolve differences over Savarkar row

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut met here on Wednesday to resolve differences over the Savarkar row which has caused uneasiness in relations between the two sides.

March 29, 2023

Sonia, Rahul participate in protest near Gandhi statue in Parliament

Congress Parliamentary party leader Sonia Gandhi and MP Rahul Gandhi on Friday participated in a protest outside Mahatma Gandhi’s statue in Parliament, along with several opposition parties. Trinamool Congress, however, did not participate in the protest. The protest began soon after both Houses were adjourned for the day in a standoff over Rahul Gandhi’s “democracy-under-attack”...

March 17, 2023

BJP launches fresh attack on Rahul for remarks in UK

The saffron party fielded senior leader Ravi Shankar Prasad who asked Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and senior leader Sonia Gandhi to clear their party's stand on his remarks.

March 7, 2023