"Up to 2004, the Ganges had eroded 356 square km of fertile land and displaced around 80,000 people in the period 1988 - 1994, in Murshidabad district. Erosion along the banks of the Ganga had washed away more than 50 houses, two temples and acres of agricultural land in the Shamserganj area
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday chaired a meeting of Congress General Secretaries, State incharges, PCC Presidents and CLP leaders at party headquarters in Delhi.
Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Thursday took on the Centre for "conspiring" to stop Bharat Jodo Yatra, saying the central government which did not pay heed to Rahul Gandhi's precious advice during 2019 of the pandemic is now indulging in making excuses of the surge in Omicron cases.
"I want to ask BJP did PM Modi followed Covid protocols during Gujarat Polls?, the Congress leader raised a counter question to the Centre by asking whether the Bharatiya Janata Party is upset with the popularity of Bharat Jodo Yatra of Rahul Gandhi.
In the backdrop of ongoing exodus of Kashmiri Pandits taking place from the valley due to targeted terror attacks, Congress wants discussion on Jammu and Kashmir.
Congress leader and Waynad MP Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday remembered the security personnel, who laid their lives during the terror attack in Parliament in 2001, by saying that their sacrifice inspires us to dedicate everything in the service of the country.
Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Friday said that the government should discuss the border issues between India and China instead of reciting about G20.
Earlier in the day, leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury raised the issue of denying parliamentary standing committee chairmanships to Opposition parties in the Lok Sabha.
Lok Sabha will adjourn for an hour post-reading of the obituary today. Opposition MPs, led by Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury have requested Speaker to adjourn the House for half the day as a mark of respect to veteran politician and sitting MP Mulayam Singh Yadav who passed away this year.
After the all-party meeting held in Parliament on Tuesday, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary said that the government should have kept in mind festivals like Christmas before announcing dates for the Winter Session of Parliament.