Thiruvananthapuram, May 4 (IANS) With counting entering the final lap, the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) is heading for a thumping victory in Kerala, leading in 97 of the 140 Assembly seats, while the Left Democratic Front (LDF) trails at 41, and the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), led by the Bharatiya Janata Party, is ahead in two. Amid surging trends, state Congress President Sunny Joseph expressed gratitude to voters and party leadership.”Thanks to the people of Kerala. Thank…
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Bhubaneswar, April 30 (IANS) The members of Odisha Mahila Congress, the party’s women’s wing in the state, on Thursday staged a large protest near the Lower PMG in Bhubaneswar, against the alleged ‘anti-women’ stance of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led double-engine government and demanding immediate implementation of Women’s Reservation Act, 2023, ensuring 33 per cent reservation for women in Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies. The demonstration followed a public meeting where senior Cong…
Bengaluru, April 30 (IANS) Responding to a question on whether negligence by officials led to the wall collapse incident caused by heavy rains, hail and thunderstorms that claimed seven lives in Bengaluru, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, who also holds the Bengaluru Development portfolio, on Thursday denied any lapse.Answering another question, he said he would pray for good rainfall and they must be prepared because if rainfall is deficient, it will affect all dams.Speaking to reporters …
Kochi, April 28 (IANS) With the countdown to election results entering its final stretch, the Congress party in Kerala is witnessing an intensifying internal battle over the chief ministerial face, marked by public mudslinging, factional mobilisation, and growing unease among allies.Despite a strict directive from the All India Congress Committee (AICC) to rein in discussions on leadership, the tussle between camps backing opposition leader V.D. Satheesan and senior leader Ramesh Chennithala has…
Hyderabad, April 21 (IANS) Central ministers from Telangana, G. Kishan Reddy and Bandi Sanjay Kumar, have condemned AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge, calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi a ‘terrorist’, terming it an insult to 1.47 billion Indians. They demanded an unconditional apology from the Congress chief.Union minister for coal and mines, G. Kishan Reddy, said that calling the democratically elected Prime Minister a “terrorist” is not just irresponsible, it is deliberate, it is an …
Bengaluru, April 15 (IANS) In a major development, the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) on Wednesday suspended MLC Abdul Jabbar from the primary membership of the party for engaging in anti-party activities. Deputy Chief Minister and State Congress President D.K. Shivakumar signed the suspension order.The letter stated: “Abdul Jabbar, Member of the Legislative Council, is hereby suspended from the primary membership of the Indian National Congress (INC) with immediate effect, in vie…
Bengaluru, April 14 (IANS) Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s Political Secretary, Naseer Ahmad, was removed from his post on Tuesday for allegedly working against Congress candidate Samarth Shamanur during the just-concluded Davanagere South bye-election.It may be noted that Congress MLC Naseer Ahmad, is a close associate of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.The Karnataka government issued an order in this regard on Tuesday morning.Deputy Secretary, Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms (DP…
Thiruvananthapuram, April 11 (IANS) Even before the election results are announced, a quiet but unmistakable race for the Chief Minister’s chair has begun within the Congress-led UDF in Kerala, which is spoiled for choice due to the strong leaders it has from the state.While a section within the party feels that any discussion on the top post should be avoided at this stage, remarks by Ernakulam DCC President Mohammed Shiyas have stirred debate.Shiyas who is a candidate and the closest aide of…
Bengaluru, April 8 (IANS) Senior BJP leader and Rajya Sabha MP from Karnataka, Lahar Singh Siroya, on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on Congress leader Pawan Khera, alleging that he was attempting to evade legal action by “escaping” to Hyderabad to avoid the Assam Police.Khera is the Chairman, Media and Publicity department, AICC. He is also Member of the Congress Working Committee.In a statement, Siroya said he had been closely following reports about Khera’s movements and described th…
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) People from Gujarat staged a protest outside the Congress national headquarters on Wednesday, opposing objectionable remarks made by AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge against Gujarat and its people. The protest follows a controversial statement made by Kharge on April 5 during an Assembly election campaign speech in Kerala, where he reportedly referred to people in Gujarat as “illiterate” and claimed they were being “fooled” by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. At t…