Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday expressed regret after a row erupted over his "poisonous snake" remark on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Union Minister for State Home Affairs Nityanand Rai on Thursday slammed Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge for calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi a "poisonous snake" and said that the Congress party is a habitual offender to defame the Other Backward Classes (OBC) and the PM.
Slamming Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge for his controversial remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday said Kharge made the statement because no one accepted him as the chief of his party.
In her letter to Election Commission, she mentioned that Congress President DK Shivkumar in a press conference on April 25 threatened journalists for asking relevant questions.
Angkita Dutta, the former president of Assam Youth Congress who was expelled from the party for anti-party activities after coming out with allegations of harassment against Indian Youth Congress president BV Srinivas, said on Monday that the "truth will come out".
Ahead of Karnataka assembly elections, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday said that based on the opinions of elected legislators and high command the party will elect the Congress's chief ministerial face.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said that the state police action against Indian Youth Congress president Srinivas BV is in accordance with the law and that it is "unfair to blame" him for the "lack of a safe environment within the Congress party for female workers".
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge labelled the central government as a "dictatorial government" on Saturday in a tweet after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi vacated his official residence following his disqualification as a Lok Sabha MP.
Assam police registered a case on Saturday based on the complaint filed by Dr Angkita Dutta, former President of Assam Youth Congress against Indian Youth Congress President Srinivas BV.
Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) expels Assam youth president Dr Angkita Dutta from the party for six years for "anti-party activities" on Saturday.
When asked if the Karnataka unit of Congress is united, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday told ANI that exodus to other parties is going on from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) which shows that there is dissatisfaction inside BJP and not the Congress.
Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar on Saturday alleged that the Bharatiya Janta Party's (BJP) legal team is making all attempts to disqualify the grand old party candidates' nominations ahead of the May 10 Assembly elections.