New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) The Congress party marked the National Panchayati Raj Day on Friday by recalling some landmark laws enacted by governments headed by Rajiv Gandhi and Manmohan Singh to boost grassroots democracy in villages. Crediting Rajiv Gandhi for the 73rd Amendment to the Constitution on this day in 1993, Congress MP and Communications In-charge Jairam Ramesh said, “This truly transformational initiative was due wholly to the insistence and persistence of Rajiv Gandhi.”“It w…
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Chamarajanagar (Karnataka), April 21 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday accused the Central government of weaponising the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to target Congress leaders while shielding the Bharatiya Janata Party members from similar scrutiny. Speaking to reporters at the helipad, the Chief Minister claimed the Centre was selectively focusing on the Opposition, specifically citing the recent ED raid at the residence of Mohammed Nalapad, the son of Congress legislator…
Mumbai, April 20 (IANS) Raising the stakes in the ongoing political battle over gender representation, Congress Working Committee member and MP Praniti Shinde on Monday accepted Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis’ challenge for an open debate on the Women’s Reservation Bill.Shinde further escalated the challenge by demanding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi also join the discussion.Addressing a press conference with party MP Shobha Bachhav, Shinde accused the BJP of using the reservation issue …
Chandigarh, April 20 (IANS) The Punjab Congress on Monday warned against the delimitation of Lok Sabha and Assembly constituencies, saying it will reduce the proportionate share of states like Punjab and increase that of states like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. The party also criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party government for sabotaging the Women’s Reservation Bill and trying to blame the Opposition for it.The party further took a dig at Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s foreign trip…
Ahmedabad, April 20 (IANS) Fifty per cent reservation for women in local self-government institutions was made possible due to the efforts of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and the Congress party, Rajya Sabha MP Shaktisinh Gohil said on Monday while campaigning for the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) elections. Addressing election meetings across various wards in Ahmedabad, Gohil said the measure had strengthened women’s participation at the grassroots level.He added that altho…
Bhopal, April 20 (IANS) The political temperature rose sharply in Madhya Pradesh on Monday as the Congress and the BJP engaged in a fierce war of words following the defeat of the women’s reservation Constitutional Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha, with both sides accusing each other of undermining women’s empowerment.At a press conference in Bhopal, Congress leader Shobha Oza mounted a strong attack on the BJP-led Centre, alleging that the proposed law was designed to delay implementation by…
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Opposition leaders on Sunday strongly criticised the BJP following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to nation on the defeat of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, accusing the government of undermining the Constitution and federal structure in the name of women’s reservation.Leading the attack, Congress MP Pramod Tiwari alleged that the government’s intentions were not aligned with genuine empowerment. He said, “I want to say it very clearly, Prime M…
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The Congress leaders launched a sharp attack on the Union government following the rejection of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, in the Lok Sabha, accusing it of lacking intent and politicising the issue of women’s reservation.Congress MP Imran Masood criticised the Union government’s approach, saying, “I had said it yesterday itself — they don’t want to do anything. For them, this was just event management, and it flopped. I had already said that this i…
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday launched a sharp attack on the Congress party in the Lok Sabha, accusing it of consistently opposing caste-based census and reservations for Other Backwards Classes (OBCs) throughout its decades in power. Replying to the ongoing debate on the Women’s Reservation Bill and associated delimitation proposals during the special Parliament session, Shah asserted that the Congress has never genuinely supported social justice measur…
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday labelled Congress as the biggest anti-OBC (Other Backwards caste) party, while asserting that at least 27 ministers in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government belong to the OBC community. Replying to the debate on the women’s reservation bill in the Lok Sabha, Amit Shah charged the Congress with not only opposing women’s reservation but also being perennially against the OBCs and Dalits.He said that the Co…