Chandigarh, July 4 (IANS) Congress MP Manish Tewari on Saturday questioned the purpose of resuming dialogue with Pakistan, asserting that any engagement would be meaningless unless Islamabad first stops sponsoring terrorism against India.His remarks came after Omar Abdullah on Thursday said that no one should object to India-Pakistan dialogue if the objective is to improve relations between the two neighbouring countries.The Chief Minister noted that the conflict between India and Pakistan was n…
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Chandigarh, July 3 (IANS) Congress leader Manish Tewari on Friday reiterated Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement regarding the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) following the deadly Pahalgam terror attack last year, saying “Blood and water can’t flow together”.His response came after the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday reminded Pakistan that the IWT will remain in abeyance until it stops backing cross-border terrorism.”India’s position on the Indus Waters Treaty is consistent. IWT stand…
Chandigarh, July 3 (IANS) Supporters, comprising several former legislators, of former Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, one of the state’s prominent Dalit faces, on Friday expressed solidarity and demanded that their leader be appointed the state Congress chief, replacing incumbent Amarinder Singh Raja Warring. They gave a week’s ultimatum to the party’s central leadership to take a call on Channi’s leadership, saying that under Warring’s leadership the Congress cannot come to power…
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) Amid dissent and infighting among Congressmen after the revamp of Punjab’s organisation ahead of Assembly elections, party MP Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa on Friday called on Union Home Minister Amit Shah here. However, he clarified on X that the meeting was pre-scheduled in connection with his representation on the deteriorating law and order in the state.“About two months ago, on June 4, 2026, I wrote to the Prime Minister and sent a copy to the Home Minister, raising…
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) Reacting to reports that senior Congress leader Manish Tewari was allegedly sidelined during the appointment of new working presidents and election committee chiefs for the Punjab Congress unit, the BJP on Friday said the development was ‘nothing new.’ Speaking to IANS, BJP MP Praveen Khandelwal said, “This is nothing new. There is infighting and internal conflict in the Congress party. Whether it is Punjab, Delhi, or any other state, Rahul Gandhi’s leadership has proven…
Chandigarh, July 2 (IANS) In a seeming “dissent” with the organisational and election-related roles in the party’s Punjab revamp, three-time Congress Member of Parliament Manish Tewari on Thursday said he was left in the cold as the party appointed new working presidents and poll panels for Punjab.“Wish I had an antidote for the insecurities of individuals and institutions! Having said that @INCIndia has given me enough over the past 45 years and I have also devoted my entire adult life …
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) The Centre has summarily rejected the Opposition’s ‘narrative building exercise’ over Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s old statement on Operation Sindoor in the Parliament, related to loss of lives in the military exercise, and termed its assertions as “deliberately misleading and factually incorrect.” The Defence Ministry, taking note of certain social media posts, said that this is a deliberate attempt to “misrepresent” Raksha Mantri’s address delive…
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Congress on Sunday criticised United States’ coarse response and also disapproved of India’s ‘feeble’ response to American Navy strike on an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman, which claimed the lives of three Indian seafarers. They also called out External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar for not being “firm enough” in presenting India’s situation during his conversation with US counterpart Marco Rubio.Speaking to IANS, Congress MP Manish Tewari called the incident “extremely…
Chandigarh, June 3 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and member of the party’s national council, Sanjay Tandon, on Wednesday criticised Chandigarh MP Manish Tewari, alleging that despite being in office for two years, the Congress leader has failed to fulfil the promises and guarantees he made during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Tandon said the MP had misled people by making tall promises and offering “fake guarantees.” He remarked that two years later, people are demandin…
Chandigarh, May 7 (IANS) Congress MP Manish Tewari on Thursday alleged that the Election Commission acted like a “tool of the BJP” during the West Bengal elections, claiming that democratic institutions and government machinery were misused to influence the electoral process in the state.Speaking to IANS, on assumptions if Congress and the Trinamool had contested the elections together in West Bengal, Tewari said that the outcome of the elections required “assessment and analysis,” while accusin…