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Chhattisgarh cops file FIR against Congress leaders over violence at BJP protest

Chhattisgarh cops file FIR against Congress leaders over violence at BJP protest

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The Chhattisgarh police have registered a First Information Report (FIR) against 12 Congress leaders and workers following violent clashes during a Bharatiya Janata Party-led demonstration near the Congress state headquarters, Rajiv Bhavan, on Wednesday, police said. The ruling BJP in Chhattisgarh held a protest and attempted to gherao the state Congress headquarters on Wednesday in protest against Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi’s demonstration outside Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence in New Delhi. (Videograb) The FIR accuses state Congress functionaries of hurling stones, glass bottles, wooden sticks, shoes and other objects at police personnel during the protest. The violence took place when Congress workers confronted the BJP, which picketed the state party headquarters, a tit-for-tat protest following Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s demonstration near Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence in New Delhi. The Congress alleged that the violence was a “premeditated attack orchestrated by the BJP government under police protection.” Former chief minister Bhupesh Baghel accused BJP workers, including ministers, of attacking Congress headquarters and alleged that police used water cannons against Congress workers instead of restraining …

Congress urges EC to reverse Meenakshi Natarajan’s Rajya Sabha nomination rejection

Congress urges EC to reverse Meenakshi Natarajan’s Rajya Sabha nomination rejection

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The Congress has approached the Election Commission seeking an immediate reversal of the rejection of Meenakshi Natarajan’s Rajya Sabha nomination from Madhya Pradesh. The party termed the order “egregious” and alleged it undermines democratic principles Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

‘Action illegal, no case against Meenakshi Natarajan’: Congress after EC meeting on RS candidature

‘Action illegal, no case against Meenakshi Natarajan’: Congress after EC meeting on RS candidature

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A team of Congress leaders met Election Commission officials on Wednesday over the Rajya Sabha candidature of Meenakshi Natarajan being cancelled in Madhya Pradesh. Following the key meet, Congress MPs Abhishek Manu Singhvi and KC Venugopal held a presser, calling the nomination cancellation “illegal”. AICC General Secretary and Madhya Pradesh in-charge Harish Chaudhary, state Assembly LoP Umang Singhar along with party candidate Meenakshi Natarajan, front centre. (PTI) Explaining the argument, Singhvi said the nomination was rejected citing a criminal case pending against Natarajan, but that is not the case. “The irony is that there is no criminal case that actually exists in law, that is established, that she could have disclosed,” Singhvi said. Venugopal on the other hand said the Congress delegation has made submissions to the EC and have been assured by the poll panel that they will look into the matter. The scrutiny and cancellation of Natarajan’s papers over alleged non-disclosure of some elements had sparked a huge controversy, with several Congress leaders staging a dharna outside the EC offices in Delhi and …

Muslim candidates dominate Congress wins in Assembly polls

Muslim candidates dominate Congress wins in Assembly polls

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Most of the Congress candidates who won in the recent Assembly elections were Muslism, sources analysing the poll results said. In Assam, 18 out of 19 MLAs that Congress has won are Muslims. In Kerala as many as 30 MLAs are from the Congress-led UDF alliance. Eight Congress MLAs are Muslims The grand old party won two seats in West Bengal — both of whom are Muslims from Muslim-dominated seats. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Ahead of Parliament winter session, senior Congress leaders meet at Sonia Gandhi’s residence

Ahead of Parliament winter session, senior Congress leaders meet at Sonia Gandhi’s residence

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Top Congress leaders on Sunday evening met at the residence of Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi and held discussions on the party’s strategy for the Winter session of Parliament starting Monday. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi were present in the meeting.(File/AICC) Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi were present in the meeting. At the meeting, the leaders decided to raise the demand for a discussion on the electoral reforms which would include Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. Congress deputy leader in Rajya Sabha Pramod Tiwari said opposition leaders would meet at the office of Kharge, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, at 10 am on Monday to chalk out their joint strategy in Parliament. He said an all-party meeting was held and then a meeting of the Business Advisory Committee of the Rajya Sabha was also held. After considering the views of the entire Opposition, the parliamentary affairs minister has indicated that a discussion on electoral reforms can …

Congress slams Centre for picking only 1 of its 4 nominees in all-party delegation: ‘Cheap political games’ | Latest News India

Congress slams Centre for picking only 1 of its 4 nominees in all-party delegation: ‘Cheap political games’ | Latest News India

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The Congress on Sunday criticised the Centre after only one of its four nominated leaders was named in the all-party delegations to expose Pakistan’s link to terror and Operation Sindoor to several key partner countries. Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh addresses a press conference on caste census, at AICC in New Delhi. (ANI) The opposition party, however, said the four Congress leaders who were included at the Modi government’s instance will go with the delegations and make their contributions. The Congress had earlier said it was asked by the government to submit the names of four MPs for the all-party delegations, following which it had nominated Anand Sharma, Gaurav Gogoi, Syed Naseer Hussain, and Amrinder Singh Raja Warring.   Of the four, only Anand Sharma has been included in the seven delegations that will be visiting various countries. Four other Congress leaders – Shashi Tharoor, Manish Tewari, Amar Singh and Salman Khurshid – who were not part of the list forwarded by the Congress, have been included in the delegations by the government. “Very late …

Rahul Gandhi’s message of unity amid rift rumours, shares Kerala leaders’ photo | Latest News India

Rahul Gandhi’s message of unity amid rift rumours, shares Kerala leaders’ photo | Latest News India

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Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Sunday declared that Congress leaders in Kerala ‘stand as one’ and were ‘united’. Photo of Kerala Congress leaders shared by Rahul Gandhi.(Facebook/ Rahul Gandhi) The Congress leader’s statement came amid speculation of an internal rift between the party and Shashi Tharoor. Gandhi posted a photo from a press conference of Kerala Congress leaders following a meeting with the party’s leadership in Delhi on February 28. “They stand as one, united by the light of purpose ahead,” the Rae Bareli MP wrote in the caption. The hashtag ‘Team Kerala’ was also used. The meeting was attended by Tharoor, Rahul Gandhi, party chief Mallikarjun Kharge, general secretary K C Venugopal, Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Kerala unit chief K Sudhakaran, Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader of the Kerala Assembly VD Satheesan, party’s Kerala in-charge Deepa Dasmunshi. The Congress reportedly issued a stern warning to all its leaders, saying that strict disciplinary action would be taken against those making statements that deviate from the party’s stance, reported India Today. …

Tales of Manmohan Singh’s humility echo in the corridors of power | Latest News India

Tales of Manmohan Singh’s humility echo in the corridors of power | Latest News India

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It was July 2003 and the Congress brass had gathered in Shimla for a party chief ministers’ conference. Senior leaders were lodged at a five-star hotel close to the venue. Hours before the inaugural session, one of Pranab Mukherjee’s aides came rushing down the stairs to help his boss prepare for the day. As he took a turn on the corridor leading to Mukherjee’s room, the aide was gobsmacked. There, outside the closed doors of the hotel room, Manmohan Singh, then the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, was waiting patiently with a bunch of documents in his hand for Mukherjee to come out. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi along with other dignitaries watching the men’s hockey final match between India and Australia during the Commonwealth Games 2010, at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi. on October 14, 2010. (PTI) Tales of Manmohan Singh’s modesty, grace and humility are folklores in the corridors of power. As a Rajya Sabha member, Singh loved to come to the old …

Three Cong leaders from Pune enter Maharashtra poll fray as Independent candidates | Latest News India

Three Cong leaders from Pune enter Maharashtra poll fray as Independent candidates | Latest News India

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Pune, Three senior Congress leaders from Pune, including a former mayor and an ex-corporator, have entered the electoral fray as Independent candidates after failing to make it on the list of Maha Vikas Aghadi nominees for the November 20 assembly elections. Three Cong leaders from Pune enter Maharashtra poll fray as Independent candidates These leaders include Ulhas alias Aaba Bagul, a former municipal corporator, ex-mayor Kamal Vyavhare, and Manish Anand. Bagul filed his nomination papers from the Parvati assembly segment after the seat was allocated to NCP . Vyawhare and Anand submitted their nominations from Kasba Peth and Shivajinagar constituencies, respectively. The NCP has picked Ashwini Jagtap from the Parvati seat. Incidentally, Jagtap was defeated by BJP’s Madhuri Misal in the 2019 elections from this seat. In the Shivaji Nagar constituency, the Congress fielded Datta Bahirat against sitting BJP MLA Sidharth Shirole, causing heartburn among hopefuls including Anand. Congress renominated MLA Ravindra Dhangekar from the Kasba Peth constituency. Dhangekar had humbled BJP’s Hemant Rasne in a bypoll held earlier this year. He will once again …

Big jolt to Congress as senior Madhya Pradesh leaders join BJP | Latest News India

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In a major jolt to the INDIA bloc in Madhya Pradesh, five Congress leaders, including former union minister Suresh Pachouri and ex-MP Gajendra Singh Rajukhedi, quit the party and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday. Former MLAs Sanjay Shukla, Arjun Paliya, and Vishal Patel were among the leaders of the grand old party who also joined the ruling outfit. Big jolt to INDIA bloc, ex-union minister among 4 quit Congress, join BJP The five former Congress leaders joined the BJP in the presence of Madhya Pradesh chief minister Mohan Yadav, state BJP president V D Sharma, and former chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan at the party’s state headquarters. Hindustan Times – your fastest source for breaking news! Read now. According to Pachouri, who was once close to the Gandhi family, the Congress has “alienated itself from its principles and policies”. “It has alienated itself from the public and is unable to establish a relationship,” he said while addressing the media. Notably, Pachouri also served as a four-time Rajya Sabha member of the grand …