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Rahul Gandhi demands Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation over NEET paper leak issue

Rahul Gandhi demands Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation over NEET paper leak issue

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said his party will not rest until Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigns and a foolproof system is put in place to prevent paper leaks like in NEET. He shared a video of students protesting in Hyderabad, highlighting the NEET paper leak and demanding Pradhan`s resignation. They also raised slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pradhan. “When millions of youth are on the streets, the future of 22 lakh children is at stake and the PM remains silent, then the government is not focused on responding but is busy evading,” the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha said. “Until Dharmendra Pradhan resigns and a foolproof system is established to prevent paper leaks like NEET, we will not stop,” Gandhi said in a post in Hindi on X. The Congress has been demanding that Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan step down or be sacked after the NEET-UG exam was cancelled due to paper leak. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or …

Congress protests alleged NEET paper leak in Jaipur; police use water cannons to stop march

Congress protests alleged NEET paper leak in Jaipur; police use water cannons to stop march

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Congress workers clashed with police in Jaipur during a protest over the alleged NEET paper leak. Led by Rajasthan Congress chief Govind Singh Dotasra, protesters demanded the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and a court-monitored probe into the matter 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

‘Hidden assault on MGNREGA, livelihood of poor under threat:’ KP slams Centre over VB-G RAM G | Chandigarh News

‘Hidden assault on MGNREGA, livelihood of poor under threat:’ KP slams Centre over VB-G RAM G | Chandigarh News

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Former Punjab speaker and senior Congress leader Rana Kanwarpal Singh KP on Friday launched a sharp attack on the BJP-led central government for passing the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Bill, 2025, for replacing the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), 2005, scheme, alleging that “the move is a covert attempt to dismantle one of India’s most important welfare laws”. Addressing a press conference here, Rana KP said, “This is not merely a change of name. It is a deliberate and well-planned effort to shut down MGNREGA quietly, which directly threatens the livelihood of crores of poor rural families across the country.” “The spirit of the Indian Constitution, laid down by Mahatma Gandhi, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, and other leaders of the freedom struggle, is rooted in social justice and inclusive development,” KP said, recalling: “After Independence, the Constitution-makers, after extensive deliberations, adopted parliamentary democracy as the most suitable model for a diverse country like India to ensure equal rights for all sections of society.” KP said, “A …

Congress to hold nationwide protest outside ED, central govt offices on April 16 | Latest News India

Congress to hold nationwide protest outside ED, central govt offices on April 16 | Latest News India

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The Congress party has announced that they will hold a nationwide protest against the Centre in front of state headquarters of Enforcement Directorate (ED) offices and the district level Central government offices on April 16. The Congress Party has condemned the charges made against Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi and other party leaders in the National Herald money laundering case(PTI) The move comes after the ED filed a prosecution complaint against Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi and others in the alleged National Herald money laundering case. Also Read: ₹661 crore assets in Congress-linked National Herald case”>ED issues notice to take possession of ₹661 crore assets in Congress-linked National Herald case The All India Congress Committee’s general secretary, KC Venugopal, issued a statement calling all Congress workers, leaders and supporters to protest against the alleged political vendetta being carried out by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In the statement, he wrote, “The Indian National Congress unequivocally condemns the latest draconian move by the Modi government’s arbitrary and unjust seizure of the assets of National Herald and filing of chargesheet …

Madhya Pradesh Congress MLAs protest with plastic snakes: BJP sitting on govt jobs like serpents | Latest News India

Madhya Pradesh Congress MLAs protest with plastic snakes: BJP sitting on govt jobs like serpents | Latest News India

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Mar 11, 2025 02:16 PM IST Congress MLAs, led by Leader of Opposition Umang Singhar, gathered in front of Mahatma Gandhi’s statue with plastic snakes and raised slogans against the BJP Congress legislators on Tuesday staged a protest with plastic snakes in the Madhya Pradesh assembly complex, accusing the BJP-led state government of sitting on government job vacancies like a serpent. Congress MLAs in Madhya Pradesh staged a protest with plastic snakes accusing the BJP of sitting on government job vacancies like a serpent(PTI) Also Read: ‘Death penalty’: CM Mohan Yadav says govt to enforce stricter provisions for religious conversion of girls Congress MLAs, led by Leader of Opposition Umang Singhar, gathered in front of Mahatma Gandhi’s statue with plastic snakes in baskets and raised slogans, accusing the state government of failing to provide jobs to the youth of the state. Also Read: 7 killed, 14 injured in SUV-truck collision on NH-31 in Madhya Pradesh Singhar claimed youngsters were running from pillar to post for jobs, while the government has stopped recruitment in the police, …

Tripura Congress says BJP goons tore its posters ahead of Jai Bapu, Jai Bhim, Jai Samvidhan protest against Shah | India News

Tripura Congress says BJP goons tore its posters ahead of Jai Bapu, Jai Bhim, Jai Samvidhan protest against Shah | India News

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Protesting against Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s statement about B R Ambedkar, the Opposition Congress and its frontal organisation Seva Dal will hold an event at Udaipur in Tripura’s Gomati district on Thursday as part of the party’s Jai Bapu, Jai Bhim, Jai Samvidhan campaign. “These protests started when Home Minister Amit Shah said inside Parliament that if you had chanted the name of God many times, you would have been blessed with heaven. Protesting against this, the Congress decided to organise these programmes with the slogan ‘Jai Bapu, Jai Bhim, Jai Samvidhan’ across the country,” Congress Seva Dal national president Lalji Desai told reporters in Agartala on Wednesday. Desai alleged that vandals linked to the ruling BJP destroyed publicity materials for the Congress campaign such as banners and posters. “The BJP’s gundabahini (goon force) is prevailing here and throughout the country as well. They (BJP) are saying that atrocities have declined, but the reality is different. The BJP’s goons destroyed banners and posters and publicity materials for the campaign on Tuesday,” he said. Story …

Madhya Pradesh Congress, BJP spar over ‘insulting’ Ambedkar 

Madhya Pradesh Congress, BJP spar over ‘insulting’ Ambedkar 

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Madhya Pradesh Congress President Jitu Patwari with party workers during the ‘Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Samman March’, in Bhopal on December 24, 2024 | Photo Credit: ANI The Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday (December 24, 2024) launched attacks against each other, accusing the other side of insulting Bhimrao Ambedkar. The Congress’ State unit took out protest marches in several parts of the State against Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s recent remarks on Ambedkar in the Parliament. Carrying placards and posters of Ambedkar and raising slogans, party workers who took part in marches in various cities alleged that the senior BJP leader had “insulted” the architect of the Constitution and demanded his resignation.  In State capital Bhopal, the march was led by M.P. Congress president Jitu Patwari, Rajya Sabha MP and former Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh, Leader of Opposition Umang Singhar, Rajya Sabha MP Ashok Singh, and Congress Working Committee member Kamleshwar Patel among other leaders.  Various other State leaders led the marches in their respective districts. Speaking to …

Cong forcibly tried to enter Raj Bhawan, says Himanta, orders cops to file FIR | Latest News India

Cong forcibly tried to enter Raj Bhawan, says Himanta, orders cops to file FIR | Latest News India

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GUWAHATI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday accused the Congress of forcibly trying to enter Raj Bhawan during a protest march on December 18 and said a police probe would be carried out into the breach. Guwahati, Dec 18 (ANI): Assam Congress supporters hold ‘Chalo Raj Bhavan’ protest on the Adani issue, in Guwahati on Wednesday. (ANI Photo) (Abdul Sajid) The chief minister’s statement came a day after Mridul Islam, a lawyer and Congress worker, who participated in the protest died, prompting the party to link his death to the excessive police force and use of tear gas by the police to disperse the protesters. Several journalists covering the event were also affected by the police action. “The institution of the Governor stands above partisan politics. Yesterday, Congress party leaders attempted to forcibly enter Raj Bhawan by breaching police barricades and causing chaos in the vicinity,” Sarma said in a post on X. The CM, who also heads the home portfolio, said the police will register a first information report (FIR) and conduct …

‘Govt is adamant’: Sonia on Tawang clash as oppn demands talks in Parliament | Latest News India

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Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday chaired a meeting with all of her party MPs in Parliament wherein she expressed concerns over the December 9 Tawang clash, and said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-headed Centre is “adamant” to not hold a discussion in the matter. “[The] government [is] being adamant and not holding a discussion on it. Public and House [are] unable to know [the] real situation. Why is [the] government not sending out a financial reply to Chinese transgression?” she asked at the Congress parliamentary party meeting, according to news agency ANI. Read all live updates of Parliament Winter session The meet was held at Parliament’s Central Hall with Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, and other party MPs in attendance. In Congress parliamentary party meet, Sonia Gandhi expressed concerns over Chinese transgression. She said, “Govt being adamant & not holding a discussion on it. Public & House unable to know real situation. Why is Govt not sending out a financial reply to Chinese transgression?” …