Congress MLA Yennam Srinivas Reddy on Wednesday said that people in Mahbubnagar are showing keen interest in the ongoing municipal elections and are inclined to vote for development, citing infrastructure growth and welfare initiatives undertaken in the past two years.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday condemned Congress MLC Yathindra Siddaramaiah's statement supporting his father and CM Siddaramiah to continue as the Chief Minister, saying such statements cause "damage" to the party.
Karnataka Congress MLA Iqbal Hussain said that at least 80 party MLAs have given Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar's name for the CM post to the high command.
Meanwhile, Congress MLA and Leader of Opposition VD Satheesan today alleged that there was a "conspiracy" between the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the cases of alleged gold theft from the Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple and the office of the Chief Minister.
"Before taking the initiative to teach school students, the Speaker should first teach these members (Congress MLAs) the Constitution. Only then can the Assembly function smoothly," Education Minister V Sivankutty said.
Former Punjab Education Minister and Congress MLA Pargat Singh on Saturday accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Punjab government of politicising education by painting government schools in party colours, calling it a violation of neutrality and basic humanitarian values.
Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee (HPCC) will observe a two-hour fast at the Ridge in Shimla on Friday to protest against what it termed the "demolition of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act" (MGNREGA), party leaders said on Thursday.
Congress MLA PC Vishnunath on Wednesday submitted a notice for an adjournment motion in the Kerala Legislative Assembly, seeking suspension of House proceedings to discuss alleged medical negligence in government hospitals and the crisis facing the state's health sector.
Addressing supporters at the protest site, Sri Ganesh said the agitation was focused on a single demand--the integration of the Cantonment area into GHMC. He stated that a committee constituted three years ago to study the merger had yet to deliver results and pointed to a Central Governm
Karnataka Congress leaders on Friday strongly criticised the Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot's recent walkout from the assembly without reading the complete address drafted by the state government, with Congress MLC M Nagaraju Yadav calling for his removal from the post.