Guwahati, Feb 16 (IANS) The All India Congress Committee (AICC) has refused to accept the resignation of former Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Bhupen Borah, as senior party leaders stepped in to contain internal unrest ahead of the Assam Assembly elections.Borah had submitted his resignation letter to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, but the party leadership has kept it on hold amid reconciliation efforts.The veteran Congress leader said that he would announce his final …
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New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) The Indian National Congress on Tuesday reaffirmed its focus on organisational revival at the district level, conducting a productive one-day intensive training programme for newly appointed District Congress Committee (DCC) Presidents from eight states as part of the ongoing Sangathan Srijan Abhiyan. A total of 286 DCC Presidents participated in the session held at Indira Bhawan, where Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gan…
Jaipur, Jan 30 (IANS) The All India Congress Committee (AICC) on Thursday announced the appointment of new District Congress Committee (DCC) presidents in Rajasthan and Punjab with immediate effect. The appointments have been approved by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge under the party’s ongoing organisational strengthening initiative, Sangathan Srijan Abhiyan.According to an official press release issued by AICC General Secretary K.C. Venugopal, four districts in Rajasthan and two distri…
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) The Congress on Thursday flagged alleged discrepancies in electoral roll revision created by “misuse of Form-7” applications to delete voters’ names and sought ECI’s immediate intervention to prevent other parties from gaining “unfair electoral advantage” through this route.Congress General Secretary K.C. Venugopal, in a letter addressed to the Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and two other ECs, said, “Initiate immediate corrective measures by instituting …
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) In a significant move to revitalise its grassroots organisation amid evolving political dynamics, the All India Congress Committee (AICC) has announced the appointment of more than 120 AICC observers under its “Sangathan Srijan Abhiyan” initiative.The organisational drive is aimed at strengthening district-level leadership through the selection of District Congress Committee (DCC) presidents across six states — Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Nagaland, Manipur and Meghalaya…
Chennai, Jan 22 (IANS) Congress leader Praveen Chakravarthy has once again stirred political unease in Tamil Nadu, with a social media post seen as endorsing actor-turned-politician Vijay and his fledgling party, the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), despite the Congress high command’s clear directive to remain aligned with the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). Chakravarthy, whose earlier remarks had already irked the DMK for allegedly promoting TVK and Vijay – despite the latter’s sharp…
Chennai, Jan 20 (IANS) Senior Congress leader Girish Chodankar who is incharge of Tamil Nadu, said on Tuesday that the final decision on alliance strategy for the forthcoming Assembly elections would be taken by the All India Congress Committee (AICC) leadership, based on feedback collected from party leaders in the State.Speaking to reporters after the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) Working Committee meeting held at Sathyamurthy Bhavan in Chennai, Chodankar underlined that the party was c…
Chennai, Jan 20 (IANS) Veteran Congress leader and former Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister T.S. Singhdeo, who is leading the All India Congress Committee (AICC) screening committee for the upcoming Assembly elections, said on Tuesday that the party has received an overwhelming response from aspirants in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, signalling heightened internal mobilisation ahead of the polls. Addressing reporters in Chennai, Singhdeo said the Congress had received nearly 5,285 applications fro…
Chennai, Jan 19 (IANS) In the backdrop of clear political and organisational direction issued by the All India Congress Committee (AICC), the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) is set to convene a crucial Executive Committee meeting tomorrow. The meeting will be held at 12 noon at Sathyamurthy Bhavan, the party’s state headquarters in Chennai, under the leadership of TNCC president K Selvaperunthagai.The meeting assumes significance as it comes shortly after a preparatory session held by the…
Mumbai, Jan 17 (IANS) Former Mumbai Congress chief and party legislator Bhai Jagtap on Saturday was served a show-cause notice by the All India Congress Committee (AICC) after he publicly criticised Mumbai Congress President and Lok Sabha MP Varsha Gaikwad, demanding her resignation over the party’s performance in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) polls.In the BMC elections, Congress won 24 seats, down by seven from its 2017 tally of 31.Blaming Gaikwad, Jagtap said: “The party was…