Uttar Pradesh Congress President Ajay Rai on Sunday blamed the BJP government in the state for the violent incidents in Sambhal. He added that a Congress delegation will visit Sambhal to assess the situation.
Amid the chaos over Samajwadi Party (SP) delegation being stopped by the police from visiting Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh Congress President Ajay Rai on Saturday informed that his party's delegation was also visiting the violence-affected district in the state on December 2.
In the last parliamentary election early this year, Congress won 99 seats after winning only 52 seats in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls and 44 in the 2014 general elections.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday said the party is not performing up to expectations in many states, and the biggest need is to strengthen the organisation.
Former Bihar Chief Minister and RJD chief Lalu Yadav on Friday said that Electronic Voting Machines should be replaced with ballot papers in the elections.
A meeting of Congress Parliamentary Strategy Group meeting was held here which was presided over by the Congress president and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge
The Uttar Pradesh Congress on Monday expressed concerns over the recent violence in Sambhal, accusing the state government of politicising the issue. Congress President Ajay Rai criticized the administration, calling its actions part of a broader "politics of hate and oppression."
Congress President alleged that public money was used to give bribery, and there are serious allegations of "corruption, bribery and financial irregularities."
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, following her resounding victory in the Wayanad parliamentary by-election, met Congress President Shri Mallikarjun Kharge Ji on Saturday in the national capital.
BJP National General Secretary Vinod Tawde has served a defamation notice to Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and the Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate for accusing him of distributing money to voters.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has deputed All India Congress Committee (AICC) observers for Jharkhand and Maharashtra to oversee the post-election scenario there.