Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday rejected West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's claim that her microphone was switched off while she was speaking at the NITI Aayog meeting and said that every chief minister was "allotted due time to speak".
Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said that the decision to implement the new criminal laws from July 1 has been taken in haste and more consultation is required before enforcing them.
Reacting to the alleged incident of assault on a minority woman in Cooch Behar, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury slammed the West Bengal government and said that the attacks on women are "unacceptable", adding such incidents are not being witnessed in any part of the country after t
After Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was elected as Leader of the Opposition, Independent MP Pappu Yadav on Tuesday said that Rahul Gandhi is an "internationally recognised" leader.
After the CWC meeting, here on Saturday, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said, "Everyone unanimously wants Rahul Gandhi to be the LoP. This government will not last long."
As the counting of votes is underway, the latest trends suggest that Union Ministers Smriti Irani, Arjun Munda, and the Leader of Opposition of the outgoing Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, are among those high-profile candidates heading for a big loss.
After a BJP worker was killed in an attack by miscreants in Nandigram, Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Thursday demanded that the Election Commission take strict action in the matter.
BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla asked Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal whether his former personal secretary Bibhav Kumar knew any of his secrets that he was not able to speak about and was shielding him.
"This is a serious offence which should not have happened. Any person, whether Minister or not, does not have the right to assault a woman, regardless of the fact she is an MP, MLA or not," Chowdhury said speaking at a press conference on Friday.
Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Thursday said that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's decision to extend outside support to INDIA bloc has come only after Trinamool Congress chief realised that she needs INDIA bloc to "save her face and fortune" in West Bengal.
Congress MP and party candidate from Berhampore, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, said that he was competing with the BJP and TMC. He said that the TMC unnecessarily nominated Yusuf Pathan from Berhampore.