Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Thursday termed the Pahalgam terror attack a national security issue and stressed the need for all parties to unite and take concrete action.
Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Tuesday visited the violence-hit area in Murshidabad that bore the brunt of rioters during the protest of the Muslim community against the Waqf Amendment Act on April 11, and forced the affected people to leave their homes to safer places.
"A lot of people have been admitted in the hospital, but the police and state government are silent. People are struggling to survive, yet the state government says nothing," Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said.
The leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi along with leaders like Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and Ghulam Ahmad Mir were present in the meeting.
After Sealdah Court sentenced Sanjay Roy, the convict in the RG Kar rape and murder case, to life imprisonment on Monday, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said that common people of Bengal are disappointed with the verdict as it is not as per expectation of them.
In his letter, Chowdhury highlighted the historical migration of Bengali-speaking people, particularly during the British era when the Bengal Presidency was the largest administrative division.
Meanwhile, Congress MPs Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Manish Tewari, Sukhdev Bhagat and Randeep Singh Surjewala will be in the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) for deliberations on the 'One Nation One Election' Bill, party sources said on Wednesday.
Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Sunday defended the Emergency imposed during Indira Gandhi's leadership, stating that it was not a threat to democracy but a measure taken for the country's security.
Amid the flood-like situation in West Bengal, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Wednesday said that over eight districts in the state have suffered heavy damage due to the flood situation, adding that lakhs of people are suffering in the state.
West Bengal Congress President Subhankar Sarkar and party leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Wednesday took part in the party's protest demanding speedy trial and punishments for culprits in the rape and murder of a woman doctor in RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, in Kolkata.