New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) The government has issued a notice to the Congress party asking it to vacate its headquarters at 24, Akbar Road by Saturday, party sources said, adding that a formal notice has been issued by the concerned authorities.According to sources, the Estates Department has served a notice to the Indian National Congress, asking it to vacate the premises, which has functioned as the party’s central office for nearly five decades.Congress, however, has said that it is an attemp…
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Gandhinagar, March 25 (IANS) Gujarat government spokesperson and Minister Jitu Vaghani on Wednesday accused the Congress party of attempting to block the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill in the Assembly, warning that the people would respond by rejecting the party in the next elections.Vaghani said, “The Congress members spoke in the House about ‘defeating’ the bill so that the mothers and sisters of the state do not receive equal rights,” adding, “The people of Gujarat will respond by poli…
Mumbai, March 24 (IANS) Congress Legislative Party Leader Vijay Wadettiwar on Tuesday launched a fierce attack on the MahaYuti government during last week’s motion debate, citing the collapse of law and order, rising atrocities against women, the drug menace, and the spread of superstition. He expressed his outrage, stating that the prestige of progressive Maharashtra has been tarnished by this government and that “democracy is being murdered” in the state.Wadettiwar alleged that in the progress…
Jaipur, March 24 (IANS) To amplify the voice of common people affected by the gas shortage and demand accountability from the government, the Congress Party in Rajasthan will organise a massive protest at Shaheed Smarak, Jaipur, on March 27. It was announced by Govind Singh Dotasra, President of the Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee, while convening a meeting on Tuesday at the State Congress Headquarters in Jaipur with the presidents and conveners of the party’s frontal organisations, de…
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Tuesday questioned the diplomatic approach of the then government led by former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, referring to historical developments involving Sri Lanka. He said that former Sri Lankan President Ranasinghe Premadasa had written a strongly worded letter to Rajiv Gandhi, alleging that inappropriate policies were being followed, the actions of Indian soldiers were not proper, and peace was not being maintained, but rather, conflict w…
Bagalkot (Karnataka), March 23 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said he is confident that people will ensure the Congress party’s victory in the Bagalkot and Davanagere by-elections, which are committed to social justice. Speaking to the media in Bagalkot on Monday, he said Umesh Meti has filed his nomination as the Congress candidate for the Bagalkot Assembly by-election and extended his best wishes to him.“Late H.Y. Meti was a popular leader in the region, and his sudden de…
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday sharply criticised the Congress party’s past policies while addressing the TV9 Network’s ‘What India Thinks Today Summit’.Speaking at the event themed “India and the World”, he highlighted India’s rising global standing amid ongoing international conflicts and emphasised the need for national unity and restraint.In his keynote address, the Prime Minister accused the previous Congress-led UPA government of issuing “oil bonds” as …
Guwahati, March 23 (IANS) Reacting to the defection of Nandita Gorlosa to the Congress, Assam BJP President Dilip Saikia on Monday said he had personally urged her to remain in the party, but she chose to take a “personal decision”.Saikia recalled that ahead of the 2021 Assembly elections, he had assured during the campaign that Gorlosa would be given a ministerial berth and that he would take up the matter with the Chief Minister.“That promise was fulfilled, and she was inducted as a mini…
Guwahati, March 23 (IANS) In a significant political development ahead of the Assam Assembly elections, state Minister Nandita Gorlosa has joined the Congress party after being denied a ticket by the BJP and will now contest from the Haflong constituency. The Congress party formally announced her candidature on Monday, stating that its earlier nominee, party General Secretary Nirmal Langthasa, has stepped aside in the “greater public interest” to accommodate Gorlosa.Gorlosa, the sitting MLA …
Chennai, March 22 (IANS) BJP spokesperson C. R. Kesavan on Sunday reacted strongly to Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi’s remark that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government “has neither direction nor strategy”.Gandhi, in a post on X on Saturday, alleged that the fuel prices and prices of everyday items, including production and transport, will increase as a result of the ongoing West Asia conflict. In addition to this, he said that MSMEs and the stock market will …