New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, and his sister, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, on Wednesday paid homage to their great-grandfather, former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, on his death anniversary. On the occasion, the Gandhi siblings recalled Nehru’s efforts towards building a “progressive India” and dedicating his entire life towards it. Taking to X after offering floral tributes to Nehru at Delhi’s Shanti Van, Rahul Gandhi said, “On …
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Guwahati, May 25 (IANS) Senior BJP MLA Biswajit Daimary on Monday launched a sharp attack on the Congress party in Assam, claiming that the party’s internal distrust and factionalism were the primary reasons behind its failure to elect a Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the state Assembly. Speaking to IANS, Daimary said Congress legislators lacked confidence in one another, making it difficult for the party to arrive at a consensus on leadership.“There is no trust among them. Nobody is able to …
Guwahati, May 24 (IANS) Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday said that the Congress high command will soon take a decision on the appointment of the Leader of Opposition in the Assam Assembly after completing consultations with party legislators. Talking to reporters here, Baghel said the Congress Legislature Party meeting was successfully concluded with the participation of all party MLAs. He stated that Congress legislators unanimously passed a resolution authorising the…
Guwahati, May 22 (IANS) Newly elected Congress MLA Zubair Anam Mazumder has said that entering the Assam Legislative Assembly for the first time and taking oath as a legislator felt like a student attending school on the first day. Mazumder, who won from the Algapur Katlichera Assembly constituency in Hailakandi district with a record margin of more than one lakh votes, on Thursday described the experience as entirely new and emotionally significant.Speaking to reporters after taking oath in the…
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday backed the BJP’s demands for clarity on the “funding” of Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi’s foreign trips as well as the “unaccounted” income that was being spent on facilitating the same. Speaking to the media, Rijiju also stated the ‘opaqueness’ around certain foreign visits by the Congress MP was worrisome as it amounted to a violation of Parliamentary protocols.“The questions being r…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 15 (IANS) In one of the most politically symbolic moments in recent Kerala politics, Chief Minister designate, V.D. Satheesan, on Friday drove to the residence of his predecessor and long time political adversary Pinarayi Vijayan, marking a dramatic reversal of roles in the state’s power corridors.For nearly a decade, Vijayan occupied the state’s top office while Satheesan led the Opposition Benches through some of the fiercest political battles in the Assembly.Now, w…
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday raised questions over the Centre’s law governing the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners (ECs), observing that the present selection mechanism appeared to place effective control with the executive and reduced the role of the Leader of Opposition to a mere “show of independence”. Hearing a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Chief Election Commissioner and other Elec…
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Heads of Missions (HoMs) of the 27 European Union (EU) Member States met Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi on Thursday, discussing the “thriving EU-India strategic partnership” and the current geopolitical situation. Chairman of Congress party’s foreign affairs department, also attended the luncheon hosted by the EU delegation at Shanti Niketan.”As part of our engagement with Indian political parties, EU HoMs had lunch …
Thiruvananthapuram, May 14 (IANS) After the Congress high command finally picked V.D. Satheesan as Kerala’s 13th Chief Minister, he spoke exclusively to IANS and said he was dedicating his Chief Ministership to the people of the state. Speaking to IANS, Chief Minister-designate Satheesan said, “I am very grateful to the AICC leaders for entrusting me with this big responsibility. I dedicate my Chief Ministership to the people of Kerala. We will build a strong team that will work for the futu…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 13 (IANS) After the CPI-M Politburo gave a dressing down to Pinarayi Vijayan, the former Kerala Chief Minister finds himself at the centre of another intense political conversation, about whether he should take over as the Leader of Opposition in the Assembly.All eyes remain fixed on the crucial three-day CPI-M state leadership’s three-day meeting that began here on Wednesday, where Vijayan is expected to face tough questions over the collapse of the party’s red bastion…