Congress held a meeting with its floor leaders on Monday to discuss strategies for the upcoming Monsoon Parliament Session. Several key topics, including Pahalgam Terror attack and Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar.
Reacting to the arrest of Congress student leader Udit Pradhan for allegedly raping a 19-year-old woman, Odisha Pradesh Congress President Bhakta Charan Das said that the party has suspended him with immediate effect and reaffirmed its "zero tolerance" policy towards crimes against women.
MP Jebi Mather called it "very shocking" and unexpected, senior leader Danish Ali raised questions over whether the step was really due to health reasons, suggesting "mysterious things are happening which are not in the favour of the nation."
The Congress MP said that even in the agenda of the BAC meeting, the Pahalgam attack and Operation Sindoor were not included. He stated that the government should clarify their stance on the issues.
Congress MP Neeraj Dangi expressed suspicion over Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar's sudden resignation, claiming the decision may not have been voluntary and hinting at possible pressure from the Government. His remarks came hours after Dhankhar stepped down citing health concerns, prompt
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Following Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar's resignation on medical reason, senior Congress leader and former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram extended his best wishes, hoping for his good health and long life.
As per the police, the incident happened on Friday night when the girl was allegedly given an intoxicating substance in a drink by the accused before he allegedly committed the offence.
BJP MP Jagdambika Pal on Monday slammed the Opposition parties, saying they "created ruckus" on the first say of the monsoon session of Parliament , saying the government has said that it is willing to discuss all issues as per rules.
Earlier today, Congress MP Syed Naseer Hussain moved a notice of motion in Rajya Sabha to discuss the issue of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise of electoral rolls in Bihar, conducted months ahead of the legislative assembly elections in the state.