Ahmedabad/Anand, March 23 (IANS) The Gujarat unit of the Congress party has begun the process of selecting candidates for the forthcoming bye-election to the Umreth Assembly constituency, with party-appointed observers set to hear prospective candidates, party leaders confirmed on Monday.In a letter issued on Sunday, the party said the bye-election will be held on April 23 and that the exercise to shortlist candidates is being undertaken as per the instructions of state president Amit Chavda.”In…
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Ahmedabad, Feb 13 (IANS) The Gujarat Congress has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Election Commission of collusion. The State Congress, on Thursday, described the alleged actions as a “well-planned conspiracy” aimed at depriving lakhs of genuine voters of their voting rights.The party cited what it termed large-scale discrepancies in the number of Form-7 objections submitted and processed.Addressing a press conference in Ahmedabad, Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee President Am…
Ahmedabad, Feb 12 (IANS) The Gujarat Congress will organise a ‘Jan Aakrosh Sabha’ in Gandhinagar on February 16, coinciding with the commencement of the state’s Budget Session, to raise what it described as the growing grievances of various sections of society.Speaking on the programme, Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee president Amit Chavda said the public meeting would be held at 1 pm to highlight the concerns of youth, farmers, women, tribals, Dalits, the Bakshipanch community, workers…
Ahmedabad, Feb 11 (IANS) Gujarat Congress President Amit Chavda on Wednesday highlighted pending tribal land claims, farmers’ grievances, gaps in education and healthcare, and alleged exploitation of tribal communities during the 10th day of the ‘Jan Aakrosh Yatra’ in south Gujarat.Addressing farmers’ difficulties at the Narmada Sugar Factory, Chavda said: “Considering rising cultivation costs, high prices of fertilisers and seeds, and increasing labour expenses, farmers must be paid Rs 5,00…
Ahmedabad, Feb 9 (IANS) The proposed staging of the play ‘I Am Nathuram Godse’ has been cancelled in Ahmedabad following protests by the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) and the Youth Congress, extending a controversy that has already led to cancellations in Rajkot and Jamnagar. The play was scheduled to be performed on Monday at the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Auditorium in the Bodakdev area.Organisers decided to cancel the show after protests escalated in different parts of the city, c…
Surat, Feb 8 (IANS) Gujarat Congress President Amit Chavda, on Sunday, accused the state government of failing on law and order and alleged large-scale corruption at the Bardoli Sugar factory in Surat district. Addressing the media, Chavda claimed that illegal activities had increased in the Deputy Chief Minister and Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi’s area, alleging that “bootleggers and anti-social elements have become rampant”.”Residents were complaining that liquor and drugs were destroying the y…
Ahmedabad, Feb 7 (IANS) Gujarat Congress on Saturday triggered a political row in Gujarat by objecting to the proposed staging of the play “I Am Nathuram Godse” at Hemu Gadhvi Hall in Rajkot. The party alleged that the production seeks to legitimise or glorify the assassin of Mahatma Gandhi and demanded an explanation from the authorities over the grant of permission.Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee spokesperson Parthivrajsinh Kathwadia said the party would oppose the performance, asserting…