Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Sunday criticised the reported proposal of the Governor to impose President's Rule in West Bengal over violence in Murshidabad, saying it cannot be implemented "arbitrarily" and blamed the state administration for the deteriorating law and order.<
Congress' Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Sunday credited party leader Rahul Gandhi for the centre's decision to conduct caste census with general census, saying that the "ruling party had to bow down" in front of Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha's firm stand.
Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Thursday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi became nervous because of Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi's 'Jitni Aabadi Utna Haq' slogan and then decided to conduct a caste census.
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.