Chennai, Jan 1 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and former Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Thursday asserted that assessing a state’s financial health solely on the basis of its total debt is fundamentally flawed, as such comparisons ignore broader economic realities.In a statement where he extended New Year greetings, Chidambaram said that rising public debt is a global phenomenon and should not be selectively used to criticise individual states like Tamil Nadu. Developed economies such…
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New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee has ignited a political controversy after stating that the Opposition needs to fight on the ground rather than confining its efforts to media or social media platforms, citing electoral defeats in Haryana, Delhi, Maharashtra and Bihar.Following his remarks, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) launched a sharp attack on Opposition parties, many of whom had earlier projected unity under an alliance during the Lok Sabha elections.The BJP …
Nagpur, Dec 24 (IANS) Congress Legislature Party Leader in Maharashtra, Vijay Wadettiwar, on Wednesday welcomed the alliance between Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and MNS president Raj Thackeray, describing family reunions as a positive development, but made it clear that the Congress would not politically align with the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS).“Whenever a family comes together, it is a matter of joy,” Wadettiwar said, adding that the Congress is prepared to contest the Bri…
Berlin, Dec 23 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has once again mounted a sharp attack on the BJP, reiterating allegations of ‘vote chori’ and claiming that India is witnessing a “full-scale assault on the institutional framework” of the country.Addressing a gathering at the Hertie School in Berlin, Germany, on the theme ‘Politics Is The Art Of Listening’, Gandhi said the Haryana Assembly elections in 2024 and the Maharashtra Assembly elections in 2024 “were not fair”…