New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday alleged that the government’s true intent is to alter the constitutional framework and concentrate executive power in its hands. He stated that the Congress in 2023, supported the Women’s Reservation Bill and ensured its passage but now the Centre is linking the Bill with delimitation, which was unacceptable to the Opposition. Mallikarjun Kharge took to social media ‘X’ and said, “The Congress Party has always been in…
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Chennai, April 18 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, will undertake a high-intensity campaign tour across Tamil Nadu on Saturday, stepping up the Congress party’s efforts ahead of the Assembly elections scheduled for April 23. The counting of votes will take place on May 4, with results expected the same day.The Congress, a key ally in the DMK-led alliance, has been allotted 28 seats in the State.LoP Gandhi’s visit is aimed at energising party cadres and st…
Bengaluru, April 17 (IANS) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and State Congress President, D.K. Shivakumar, on Friday played down his meeting with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s close aide and Public Works Department (PWD) Minister, Satish Jarkiholi.Amid the party facing backlash over the initiation of action against minority leaders, rapid developments are taking place within the state Congress.Jarkiholi met Shivakumar at his government residence in Kumara Park in Bengaluru on Friday morning and…
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi, while participating in the debate on three bills on Friday, accused the Centre of “pushing its agenda” under the garb of the women’s reservation bill and claiming that this was merely a ‘façade’ unrelated to women’s reservation.”This is not a women’s reservation bill, and it has nothing to do with women’s empowerment. This is an attempt to change India’s electoral map under the guise of women’s rights. The…
Jaipur, April 17 (IANS) A political confrontation has intensified in Rajasthan over the removal of four books from the school curriculum, with state Congress chief Govind Singh Dotasra alleging a “conspiracy to erase history,” while Education and Panchayati Raj Minister Madan Dilawar has strongly rebutted the claims.Hitting back, Minister Madan Dilawar on Friday accused the Congress party of misleading the public and asserted that the party itself has a history of disrespecting eminent leade…
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Thursday initiated the debate from the Opposition’s side in the Lok Sabha during the discussion on the women’s reservation and delimitation-related Bills, stating that while his party supports reservation for women, it strongly opposes linking the measure with delimitation.Gogoi said the issue of women’s reservation had already been raised earlier by Home Minister Amit Shah in 2023 and questioned the government’s narrative around the current…
Thiruvananthapuram, April 16 (IANS) Even before the votes are counted, the Congress party in Kerala is grappling with a familiar problem, internal rivalry. With polling for the 140-member Assembly concluded on April 9 and results due on May 4, growing optimism about a possible United Democratic Front (UDF) victory has triggered an intense debate over who should be the next Chief Minister.What began as murmurs within party circles has now spilled into the public domain.Social media platforms are …
New Delhi/Kolkata, April 14 (IANS) BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj strongly defended Prime Minister Narendra Modi and launched a sharp attack on Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi while speaking to the media. She asserted that PM Modi never compromises on national interest or his core principles, in contrast to what she described as Rahul Gandhi’s “confused” approach to politics.“I would like to remind Rahul Gandhi that the voters — the true deities of this nation — have repeatedly delive…
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and former Lok Sabha Speaker, Meira Kumar, was among prominent women leaders and activists present in the front row at the Nari Shakti Vandan Sammelan, expressing her support for greater representation of women in legislative bodies. Her support came at a time when Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson and Rajya Sabha member Sonia Gandhi made a scathing critique of the timing of the Bill … calling it “underhand tactic.”In her article, Sonia …
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Chairman of Congress party’s Law, Human Rights and RTI Department, Abhishek Manu Singhvi, announced that the interviews of shortlisted applicants for the INC Legal Fellowship will be completed by Sunday. Pointing to the overwhelming response to the fellowship programme, Singhvi said, “Encouraged by the response, the Department is committed to significantly expanding the Fellowship in the coming years.”“We received 2, 000 applications, and following a rigo…