Jabalpur, April 13 (IANS) The Youth Congress on Monday organised a protest in Jabalpur district of Madhya Pradesh against a proposed trade deal, claiming it would adversely affect farmers and labourers. The demonstration was led by the organisation’s National President, Uday Bhanu Chib, as party workers marched towards the Collectorate to lay siege to the office.Anticipating the protest, police had put up barricades at key locations, preventing the rally from moving forward.A tense standoff en…
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Hubballi, April 11 (IANS) Union Minister for Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs Pralhad Joshi on Saturday alleged that there is a “systematic network” behind incidents related to so-called love jihad, claiming that such cases are occurring across the country and more frequently in states governed by the Congress. Speaking to reporters in Dharwad, Joshi urged the state government to take the issue of love jihad seriously and warned that it should not create a situation where pe…
Chennai, April 10 (IANS) In a major development within the Congress party, Alka Lamba, President of the All India Mahila Congress, has ordered the removal of Hzeena Syed from her post as President of the Tamil Nadu Pradesh Mahila Congress, citing alleged anti-party activities. The decision comes nearly two years after Hzeena’s appointment and has triggered significant political discussion in the state.Hzeena Syed was appointed to the position on April 21, 2024, succeeding Sudha Ramakrishnan, w…
Bhopal, April 3 (IANS) The Congress workers, on Friday, held a massive protest over multiple delays in the beginning of procurement of wheat crops under the Minimum Support Price (MSP) in Madhya Pradesh, alleging that delay (in procurement) was forcing farmers to sell their produce to middle-persons at low prices. A large number of Youth Congress workers along with local party leaders on Friday blocked a National Highway in Shujalpur in Shajapur district, resulting in long queues of vehicles and…
Pathanamthitta, March 30 (IANS) The Aranmula Assembly constituency in Pathanamthitta is shaping into one of the most closely watched electoral battles in Kerala, with Health Minister Veena George seeking a third consecutive victory amid stiff and layered opposition.A journalist-turned-politician who made a swift leap into electoral politics in 2016, Veena George now finds herself in a contest that is as much about perception as performance.The entry of Youth Congress leader Abin Varkey has injec…
Palakkad (Kerala), March 9 (IANS) Expelled Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil has said he will not contest the Palakkad Assembly constituency as an independent candidate in the upcoming Assembly polls in Kerala, even as speculation intensifies over his political future amid multiple legal battles.Responding to questions from party workers about whether he would enter the fray independently, Rahul said he felt encouraged by the support but made it clear that he would not contest without the party’…
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) Youth Congress President Uday Bhanu Chib on Friday said the organisation is preparing for a nationwide agitation against the proposed trade deal with the United States, alleging that it could severely impact Indian farmers and agriculture.Speaking to IANS, Chib asserted the Youth Congress would intensify its protests and even lay siege to the Parliament if the deal is not withdrawn.”It is a time of struggle. We have to struggle. We have to fight against the government. …
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) A Delhi court on Thursday sent five Youth Congress workers arrested in connection with the protest during the India AI Impact Summit to three days’ police custody. The Patiala House Court sent the accused – Saurabh, Arbaaz, Siddharth, Ajay and Raja Gurjar – to police custody and directed that they be produced before the court again on March 1. Among the five accused, Saurabh, Arbaaz and Siddharth were recently brought to Delhi after being arrested from Himachal Pradesh…
Shimla, Feb 26 (IANS) A Himachal Pradesh BJP delegation, led by the Leader of Opposition (LoP) Jairam Thakur, on Thursday, met Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla here and apprised him through a memorandum about the arrest of three accused by the Delhi Police relating to the AI Impact Summit case and subsequent “confrontation” with the state police. Saying placing police forces of two states in confrontation “a direct blow to the spirit of cooperative federalism”, former Chief Minister Thakur said the A…
Shimla, Feb 26 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh BJP President Rajeev Bindal on Thursday criticised the Congress-led state government, terming developments relating to the standoff between the police of Delhi and Himachal Pradesh over the custody of three Youth Congress activists as “unprecedented and deeply disturbing”. The three activists were arrested by the Delhi Police in connection with the “shirtless protest” at the AI Summit in the national capital.State BJP chief Bindal said what has unfo…