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Manish Tewari left in the cold as Congress appoints new working presidents, poll panels for Punjab

Manish Tewari left in the cold as Congress appoints new working presidents, poll panels for Punjab

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Congress leader Manish Tewari. File | Photo Credit: ANI The Congress on Wednesday (July 1, 2026) announced a slew of election-related committees for Punjab, where polls are scheduled next year, and appointed three new working presidents for the party’s State unit, putting an end to speculation that Punjab Congress chief, Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, would be replaced. Also read | Faultlines surface in Punjab Congress as Manish Tewari is kept out of consultations By assigning different roles to senior leaders from the State, the exercise was an attempt to contain the intense factionalism in the State unit. However, the most notable omission was three-term Lok Sabha MP Manish Tewari, who has spent more than four decades in the Congress and is one of the party’s key faces appealing to its traditional Hindu votebank in the State. Roles for senior leaders The new working presidents are Sukhwinder Singh Danny, Raj Kumar Verka and Sangat Singh Gilzian. Former Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi has been named chairman of the campaign committee, Vijay Inder Singla will head the election …

MP Manish Tewari Warns India’s Global Power Depends on Protecting One Key Asset

MP Manish Tewari Warns India’s Global Power Depends on Protecting One Key Asset

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4 min readChandigarhMar 15, 2026 11:15 PM IST Written by Dhruv Noatay Emphasising that India’s greatest strength lies in the sanctity of its institutions and Constitution, Chandigarh MP Manish Tewari said the country’s ability to navigate an increasingly unstable world will depend as much on internal cohesion as on strategic diplomacy. Tewari was speaking at a discussion on his book A World Adrift, organised by the Punjab Lit Foundation at the Government Museum and Art Gallery auditorium in Sector 10 on Sunday. The conversation was moderated by former Punjab chief secretary Karan Avtar Singh. Reflecting on India’s role in a shifting global order, Tewari said the country faced a greater threat from within than from external actors. Preserving institutions and ensuring that the Constitution remains sacrosanct, he said, would be crucial to safeguarding India’s future. Half jokingly, he remarked that if parliamentarians simply ensured that Parliament functioned smoothly, “we would have done this country a great service”. He argued that India could move forward only if it remained politically anchored “in the middle”, warning against …

Manish Tewari pitches direct election of Chandigarh Mayor | Chandigarh News

Manish Tewari pitches direct election of Chandigarh Mayor | Chandigarh News

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2 min readChandigarhJan 29, 2026 01:15 AM IST With Chandigarh set to elect its Mayor, Senior Deputy Mayor and Deputy Mayor on Wednesday, Chandigarh MP Manish Tewari has called for a fundamental overhaul of the city’s civic governance structure, demanding the direct election of the Mayor for a fixed term of five years. In a statement, Tewari said Chandigarh has seen around 30 Mayors, 30 Senior Deputy Mayors and 30 Deputy Mayors since 1996, amounting to 90 office-bearers in less than three decades. He said the short one-year tenure has rendered these positions largely ineffective, leaving the Municipal Corporation plagued by persistent structural problems, including a chronic resource crunch. Tewari argued that the existing system has failed to deliver stable and accountable civic leadership. He said the only viable solution was to elect the Mayor and deputies directly by the electorate of Chandigarh for a five-year term, along with commensurate executive powers to enable them to discharge their responsibilities meaningfully. The Congress MP said he had already introduced a Private Member’s Bill in the Lok …

Watch: Manish Tewari questions Election Commission’s impartiality, calls for major reforms

Watch: Manish Tewari questions Election Commission’s impartiality, calls for major reforms

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Manish Tewari raises serious questions about the Election Commission’s impartiality and calls for major reforms in the selection process. He highlights concerns over EVM manipulation, advocates 100% VVPAT counting, and even suggests returning to paper ballots to restore public trust in democracy. 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

Manish Tewari introduces bill in Lok Sabha to free MPs from ‘whip tyranny’, promote ‘good law-making’

Manish Tewari introduces bill in Lok Sabha to free MPs from ‘whip tyranny’, promote ‘good law-making’

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Congress MP Manish Tewari has introduced a private member’s bill in Lok Sabha that seeks to allow parliamentarians to take an independent line in voting on bills and motions other than those affecting the government’s stability in a bid to free them from “whip-driven tyranny” and promote “good lawmaking”. Mr. Tewari, who introduced the bill on last Friday (December 5, 2025) to amend the Anti-Defection Law, said his proposed legislation seeks to flag who has primacy in a democracy — the elector who stands in the sun for hours to elect his or her representative or the political party whose whip the representative becomes the helot of. Opinion | The hollowing out of the anti-defection law The bill, introduced by Mr. Tewari for the third time in Lok Sabha after 2010 and 2021, seeks to give parliamentarians the freedom to toe an independent line in voting on bills and motions other than a confidence motion, no-confidence motion, adjournment motion, money bills and financial matters that could affect the stability of a government. “This bill seeks …

‘Whip Tyranny’: Manish Tewari Introduces Bill To Allow MPs To Vote Across Party Lines | India News

‘Whip Tyranny’: Manish Tewari Introduces Bill To Allow MPs To Vote Across Party Lines | India News

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Last Updated:December 07, 2025, 17:36 IST The bill, introduced by Tewari for the third time after 2010 and 2021, seeks to give parliamentarians the freedom to toe an independent line in voting on bills and motions. Congress MP Manish Tewari (Image: PTI/File) Congress leader Manish Tewari has introduced a bill in Lok Sabha that seeks to allow MPs to take an independent stand when voting on bills and motions and free them compulsions of party lines and “whip-driven tyranny”, while promoting good law-making. Tewari, who introduced the private member’s bill on Friday last to amend the Anti-Defection Law, said his proposed legislation seeks to flag who has primacy in a democracy – the elector who stands in the sun for hours to elect his or her representative or the political party whose whip the representative becomes the helot of. This bill has been introduced by Tewari for the third time after 2010 and 2021. It seeks to give parliamentarians the freedom to toe an independent line in voting on bills and motions other than a …

Gully Boy fame Ankur Tewari: ‘Musicians are getting lonelier today’

Gully Boy fame Ankur Tewari: ‘Musicians are getting lonelier today’

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Loneliness can sometimes lead to great works of art. But music and loneliness don’t go together, believes Ankur Tewari. “I feel musicians are getting lonelier because they are only interacting with their computers, and working in silence,” laments the composer and singer. Bringing musicians together was one of the ideas that led to the creation of City Sessions, his first independent album under Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti’s Tiger Baby Records. The album, which released on May 9, features six original tracks by independent artistes Neel Adhikari, Pushan Kripalani (Slight Diversion), and Arijit Datta (Airport). For Tewari, City Sessions was a means to go back to how music used to be originally created. Think a bunch of people jamming together, each bringing their individuality and skill to the table. “The charm of why we started making music together is getting lost. So, we took the less beaten path of getting singer-songwriters, musicians, film technicians, and music producers together in a room and saying, ‘Now let’s make a song together’. We recorded it the old-school way …

IFS Officer Nidhi Tewari Appointed Private Secretary To PM Modi

IFS Officer Nidhi Tewari Appointed Private Secretary To PM Modi

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New Delhi: IFS officer Nidhi Tewari has been appointed private secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a Personnel Ministry order said. A 2014-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, Tewari is currently serving as deputy secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved Tewari’s appointment as private secretary on a co-terminus basis, said the order dated March 29.  (This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.) 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

IFS officer Nidhi Tewari appointed private secretary to PM Modi | India News

IFS officer Nidhi Tewari appointed private secretary to PM Modi | India News

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IFS officer Nidhi Tewari has been appointed private secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a Personnel Ministry order said. A 2014-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, Tewari is currently serving as deputy secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved Tewari’s appointment as private secretary on a co-terminus basis, said the order dated March 29 © The Indian Express Pvt Ltd Expand 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

IFS officer Nidhi Tewari appointed as private secretary to PM Narendra Modi

IFS officer Nidhi Tewari appointed as private secretary to PM Narendra Modi

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Nidhi Tewari has been serving as Deputy Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) since November 2022. Nidhi Tewari, a 2014 batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, currently serving as deputy secretary at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), has now been appointed as the Private Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Tewari. Tewari has been serving as Deputy Secretary in the PMO since November 2022. The memorandum stated that the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved her appointment with immediate effect. Also Read: ‘Eid Mubarak’: PM Modi extends Eid greetings to all, prays for hope, harmony in society Also Read: Curiosity about yoga, traditional medicines increasing across world: PM Modi in Mann Ki Baat | Video     Source link