New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh on Thursday said the Opposition has decided to boycott the election of the Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman scheduled for April 17. Taking to social media platform X, Ramesh outlined the reasons behind the decision.”First, the Modi Govt has not appointed a Deputy Speaker in the Lok Sabha for 7 years. This has never happened before,” he said.“Second, the Deputy Speaker’s counterpart in the Rajya Sabha is the Deputy Chairman. Shr…
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New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh on Sunday backed party chief Mallikarjun Kharge’s concerns regarding the Special Session of the Parliament on Women’s Reservation (Amendment) Bill on April 16, calling it a “clear breach of the Model of Conduct” as the Assembly election campaign will still be underway. Congress has sought an all-party meeting regarding the delimitation before conducting a special session. The party has demanded that all this be done after April …
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Amid the US-Iran talks in Islamabad, the Congress on Saturday targeted the Union government for its diplomatic inability to prevent the US from according to Pakistan a “new role” in the West Asia peace process. Jairam Ramesh, Congress General Secretary Communications In-Charge, on social media platform X, said, “The US-Iran meeting is beginning today in Islamabad. The entire world, including India, are hoping that this is the beginning of a durable peace process betwee…
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Rajya Sabha Chairman C. P. Radhakrishnan on Thursday administered the oath to Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Parth Pawar as a newly elected Member of Parliament (MP) from Maharashtra at Parliament House. Parth Pawar, 35, took the oath in English in the presence of the Leader of the House J. P. Nadda and Congress Chief Whip Jairam Ramesh and several other leaders. He is the son of NCP leader Ajit Pawar, who passed away in a plane crash earlier this year.Prior to…
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Congress General Secretary and Rajya Sabha member Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday criticised the Centre’s foreign policy in the wake of the two-week ceasefire agreement involving the US, Israel and Iran in West Asia, arguing that Pakistan’s reported role “undermines” India’s long-standing strategy of diplomatically isolating Islamabad over terrorism. In a post on X, made hours after the ceasefire announcement, Ramesh said, “The entire world will cautiously welcome …
Kolkata, April 7 (IANS) Congress on Tuesday released its manifesto for the two-phase assembly elections in West Bengal later this month, giving priority to an alternative economic model to improve fiscal health, attract investment and generate employment over distributing doles under different schemes, which is the signature propaganda tool of the ruling Trinamool Congress. After releasing the manifesto in Kolkata, Congress’s national president Mallikarjun Kharge explained why the party is giv…
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh criticised the searches carried out by the Assam Police at party leader Pawan Khera’s Delhi residence on Tuesday, stating that the “witch hunt” stands as proof that Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma is “facing imminent defeat”. Assam Police arrived at Khera’s residence in Delhi earlier in the day amid the controversy over the party’s claim that Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s wife holds three passports. The sear…
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) The Congress on Monday took a hard swipe at the BJP after the Supreme Court of India ordered a preliminary probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the alleged awarding of public works contracts in Arunachal Pradesh to firms linked to relatives of Chief Minister Pema Khandu.A Bench of the Supreme Court of India ordered the CBI to register a preliminary enquiry within two weeks and submit a status report within 16 weeks.The direction came in connection wit…
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) The Congress on Friday intensified its attack on the Centre over the proposed three-day special session of Parliament from April 16 to 18, alleging that the government’s intent behind bringing amendments to the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam bill or Women Reservation Bill is questionable and politically motivated.Addressing the media, Congress General Secretary, Communications, Jairam Ramesh, outlined a detailed sequence of events, citing correspondence between Union Mi…
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Congress Lok Sabha MP Tariq Anwar, on Friday, hit out at veteran party leader Kamal Nath over his remark that there is “no gas or LPG shortage”, calling the statement disconnected from ground realities and reflective of a lack of understanding of the hardships faced by common people.Speaking to IANS, Anwar said such claims were “laughable” and urged those making them to step out and witness the situation firsthand.”Now who can explain this to him (Kamal Nath)? If anyone…