New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday criticised the BJP-led Centre over the alleged use of force against protesting students, while referring to the use of an AK-47 during a protest in Bihar. Speaking to reporters outside Parliament, Priyanka Gandhi said, “First guns, now AK-47s, pellet guns! Are they terrorists? What’s wrong with these people? They (BJP) have again registered FIRs against students in Bihar and Bengal. They have not given up their old habits. I h…
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Chennai, July 26 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, will visit Tamil Nadu on August 1, Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) President K. Manickam Tagore said on Sunday, describing the visit as a significant occasion for the party’s cadre and supporters across the state. The announcement was made by Tagore through a post on social media platform X, following a declaration by All India Congress Committee (AICC) General Secretary (Organisation) K.C. Venugopal confirming Rah…
Thiruvananthapuram/Alappuzha, July 25 (IANS) AICC General Secretary and Alappuzha MP K.C. Venugopal and Leader of the Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday welcomed the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, describing it as a victory for the country’s students while asserting that the battle for education reforms must continue.Addressing reporters in Alappuzha, Venugopal said Pradhan’s resignation was a major blow to the Centre’s “arrogance of power”.”This is a blow to th…
Bengaluru, July 24 (IANS) Karnataka Public Works Department (PWD) Minister, Satish Jarkiholi, on Friday said the decision on creating additional Deputy Chief Minister posts rests with the Congress high command and indicated that such a move could strengthen the party organisation.It can be noted that Satish Jarkiholi, a close associate of former CM Siddaramaiah, is in the forefront in the race for getting the Deputy CM’s post.The high command is considering creation of two more posts of Deputy C…
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) The Samajwadi Party and the Congress on Tuesday launched a blistering attack on the BJP-led NDA, on the second day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, questioning the government’s accountability over the NEET paper leak and likening the Delhi Police’s action against the agitators during their protest march to that of Adolf Hitler and the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.Scores of people, led by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), undertook a march to the Parliament demanding th…
Thiruvananthapuram, July 18 (IANS) The latest confrontation between Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan and KSU state president Aloysius Xavier may have been triggered by the controversy over the appointment of Government Pleaders, but within the Congress, few believe the dispute is merely about legal appointments.Rather, it is widely seen as the latest manifestation of the factional politics that has defined the Kerala unit of the party for decades.From the bitter rivalry between K. Karunakaran and …
Bengaluru, July 18 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Saturday met AICC President and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, at his residence in Sadashivanagar, Bengaluru, amid uncertainty over the much-anticipated expansion of the State Cabinet and an impending organisational overhaul within the Congress party.Deputy Chief Minister, G. Parameshwara, was also present during the meeting.According to party insiders, Shivakumar briefed Kharge on the series of m…
Thiruvananthapuram, July 14 (IANS) Kerala State Police Chief Ravada A. Chandrasekhar has returned the Special Investigation Team (SIT) report on the alleged 2023 assault on Youth Congress workers by the gunmen of the then Chief Minister in Alappuzha, directing investigators to provide greater clarity on certain findings and conduct further investigation before resubmitting the report.While the police security officials attached to the then Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan have been suspended, the…
New Delhi, Jul 11 (IANS) In a significant move to bolster its engagement with tribal communities across the country, the All India Congress Committee (AICC) on Saturday announced the appointment of new State Chairpersons for the All India Adivasi Congress. The decision, approved by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, aims to invigorate the party’s grassroots presence in key tribal-dominated regions. According to a press statement issued by AICC General Secretary K.C. Venugopal, the appointmen…
Thiruvananthapuram, July 11 (IANS) AICC General Secretary K.C. Venugopal on Saturday made it clear that the UDF government would not extend protection to any police officer facing allegations, asserting that no one, however highly placed, is above the law, as suspense mounted over the fate of ADGP M.R. Ajith Kumar in connection with the alleged assault on Youth Congress workers in Alappuzha.Venugopal said he understood that the Special Investigation Team (SIT) had not yet submitted its final rep…