Tag: Sonia Gandhi

Sonia, Priyanka make unscheduled visit to families of accident victims in Amethi

The accident had taken place on Monday night when a truck collided with a SUV on the Amethi-Gauriganj highway.

January 23, 2020

Sonia Gandhi dissolves Punjab Congress committee, state unit chief Jakhar remains

This paves the way for a revamp of the Punjab Congress which may see many new faces in the party.

January 22, 2020

Congress meet at Sonia Gandhi’s residence to finalise list of candidates for Delhi Assembly election

According to party leaders, in the meeting which lasted for over an hour, the list of candidates has been finalised and will be released later in the day.

January 18, 2020

‘How dare she’: Nirbhaya’s mother hits out at Indira Jaising over ‘forgive convicts’ remark

Senior lawyer Indira Jaising had urged Nirbhaya's mother to 'follow Sonia Gandhi's example and forgive the convicts'.

January 18, 2020

‘BSP a disciplined party, doesn’t believe in violent protest’: Mayawati after skipping Oppn meet

Accusing the Congress of betraying the BSP despite giving outside support to the government in Rajasthan, party supremo Mayawati had earlier announced that her party would not be attending the meet.

January 15, 2020

TMC refutes Opposition claim on Mamata’s absence

Partha Chatterjee, the Trinamul Congress general secretary said, “Mamata Banerjee had said earlier that as the CPI-M and Congress were indulging in a nasty politics over bandh and maintaining a double standard in the state, it was not possible for her to ally with them and hence kept herself out of today’s meeting as a mark of protest against their attitude."

January 14, 2020

Rahul Gandhi challenges PM Modi to visit universities, address students on economy, unemployment

'The government is trying to suppress the voice of youth, its demands are legitimate but the government is not listening to it,' he said.

January 13, 2020

‘Modi-Shah diverting attention from economic slowdown by raising divisive issues’: Sonia Gandhi

She termed the protests against the CAA and NRC to be the result of widespread anger and frustration among the people against the BJP government.

January 13, 2020

Mayawati, Mamata to skip Oppn meet called by Sonia Gandhi; AAP likely to give a miss

Mayawati said her party will not attend the meeting, saying it will 'demoralise' her party workers in Rajasthan, where the Congress has caused defections in her party.

January 13, 2020

Neither CAA nor NRC would be implemented in Bihar: Prashant Kishor

Even as the JD-U strongly supported the Citizenship bill in Parliament, one of its top leaders and party’s national vice-president Prashant Kishor on Sunday formally declared that the new Citizenship law or the CAA as well as the National Register for Citizens (NRC) won’t be implemented in Bihar.

January 12, 2020

Narendra Modi and Mamata Banerjee have prior understanding: Opposition parties

While PCC chief Somen Mitra said the Prime Minister and the chief minister had a prior understanding, senior CPI-M leader Sujan Chakraborty felt that the chief minister ought to share with the people what she discussed with the Prime Minister.

January 12, 2020

Sonia Gandhi hits out at government, says CAA intends to divide on religious lines

'The sinister purpose of the law is clear to every patriotic, tolerant and secular Indian that it is to divide the Indian people on religious lines,' she said.

January 11, 2020

Mamata to skip Opp meeting with Sonia

Referring to yesterday’s violence in the state during the 24-hour nationwide strike by central trade unions, she accused the two parties of “playing dirty politics".

January 10, 2020

Cong, Left ‘playing dirty politics in Bengal’: Mamata to skip Oppn’s anti-CAA meet on Jan 13

She further stated that she will fight the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) alone.

January 9, 2020

‘Hitler, is that you at Lok Kalyan Marg?’: Cong mocks PM

The party tweeted "The very ideology of the RSS is inspired by Hitler and the ideas of the Nazis. It comes as no surprise that the present govt is trying to fulfil the vision of their ideological leaders - the RSS. #BJPHitlerRaj"

January 7, 2020

JNU violence ‘grim reminder of the extent Govt will go to stifle voice of dissent’: Sonia Gandhi

While condemning the hooliganism that unfolded at the Centre-administered Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Sunday night, Gandhi also demanded a judicial enquiry into the same.

January 6, 2020

Nankana Sahib attack is an ‘answer’, ‘eye-opener’ to those opposing CAA: Amit Shah

Hitting out at the Kejriwal's five years rule in Delhi, Shah appealed to the citizens of Delhi to seek details from the Kejriwal government of their work in last five years.

January 5, 2020