Chennai, July 26 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, will visit Tamil Nadu on August 1, Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) President K. Manickam Tagore said on Sunday, describing the visit as a significant occasion for the party’s cadre and supporters across the state. The announcement was made by Tagore through a post on social media platform X, following a declaration by All India Congress Committee (AICC) General Secretary (Organisation) K.C. Venugopal confirming Rah…
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Bengaluru, July 26 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar is scheduled to travel to New Delhi on Monday, with an official statement indicating that he will meet Congress top leaders on Tuesday. His return journey remains open-ended, lending significance to the visit amid persistent speculation over an impending cabinet expansion.The cabinet expansion process in the Karnataka Congress has gathered momentum, with several ministerial aspirants heading to the national capital to lobby the p…
Bhopal, July 24 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Congress on Friday accused the BJP-led Centre of using excessive force against students protesting at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi over the NEET paper leak and demanded the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.Addressing a press conference at the Congress office in Bhopal, AICC spokesperson Shobha Oza stated that the Centre responded to students’ demand for justice with police action instead of fixing accountability for the paper leak.She…
Thiruvananthapuram, July 20 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan will arrive in New Delhi on Monday night for a series of meetings that could have a bearing on both the government’s financial position and the Congress party’s organisational future in the state.Top on the Chief Minister’s agenda are meetings with Union Ministers to seek Central assistance for several pending infrastructure and development projects, while also pushing for approval of new proposals.The visit assumes added si…
Hyderabad, July 16 (IANS) Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) has banned milk and water ablutions during party programmes, party sources said on Thursday. The ruling party has also banned garlanding leaders with JCBs and bulldozers.State Congress Chief Mahesh Kumar Goud has issued instructions to the party cadres not to perform ‘palaabhishekam’ (milk ablutions) and ‘jalabhishekam’ (water ablutions) under any circumstances at any Congress party programme, irrespective of the occasion or v…
Thiruvananthapuram, July 14 (IANS) Kerala State Police Chief Ravada A. Chandrasekhar has returned the Special Investigation Team (SIT) report on the alleged 2023 assault on Youth Congress workers by the gunmen of the then Chief Minister in Alappuzha, directing investigators to provide greater clarity on certain findings and conduct further investigation before resubmitting the report.While the police security officials attached to the then Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan have been suspended, the…
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Congress in-charge Rajendra Pal Gautam on Monday claimed that the party delegation was stopped mid-day and denied a chance to meet the family of Meerut victim Lalita Gautam. Speaking to IANS, Rajendra Pal Gautam said that the party workers will assemble at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on July 27 to raise their voice against the Dalit student’s murder and also demand justice for her.He also said that the Congress delegation led by him, which included many seni…
Bengaluru, July 13 (IANS) The process for expansion of the Karnataka Cabinet is expected to gather momentum after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi returns from his foreign visit, with a series of political meetings in Bengaluru and New Delhi indicating that the party high command is likely to take a final call in the coming days.More than 40 days after Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar assumed office, the Cabinet remains incomplete with only 13 ministers. Although the Congress leadership has not announ…
Guruvayur, July 11 (IANS) Stepping up its attack on the BJP over the alleged financial irregularities in the management of the Ayodhya Ram Temple, the Congress on Saturday demanded a Supreme Court monitored judicial probe, alleging that the Uttar Pradesh government’s Special Investigation Team (SIT) was attempting to shield the real culprits.Addressing the media here on Saturday, AICC General Secretary, K.C. Venugopal, MP described the alleged diversion of temple funds as the biggest temple-rela…
Indore, July 10 (IANS) Amid speculation over differing public statements by senior Congress leaders on the alleged Ujjain land deal, All India Congress Committee (AICC) General Secretary and Madhya Pradesh In-charge Harish Chaudhary on Friday asserted that State Congress Chief Jitu Patwari’s allegations against Chief Minister Mohan Yadav represented the party’s official stand, while former Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh’s remarks on the issue were made in his personal capacity. During a press co…