Congress workers on Saturday performed evening aarti of the Constitution in honour of Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar in Vikasnagar of Dehradun district. Former cabinet minister and chairman of the Congress Discipline Committee Navprabhat stated the intent of holding this programme is to create
Assam Pradesh Congress Committee President Bhupen Kumar Borah on Saturday wrote a letter to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over the death of Congress worker Mridul Islam during a protest march by Congress workers to Raj Bhavan on December 18.
As two Congress party workers lost their lives during nationwide protests called by the party on Wednesday, Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition, Rahul Gandhi offered condolences to their grieving family members and alleged that Constitution was murdered in BJP-ruled Assam and Uttar Pradesh.
Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Ajay Rai and other leaders were detained by police who were holding a protest march in Lucknow against the state government.
Kolkata Police on Wednesday detained Congress workers as they held a protest against Union Minister Amit Shah's statement on Bharat Ratna BR Ambedkar in the Rajya Sabha.
In Chandigarh, Congress leaders organized a similar march to the Raj Bhavan, echoing concerns over the same issues. Meanwhile, in Guwahati, Assam Congress workers staged a protest outside the Raj Bhavan, while in Patna, Bihar Congress members held demonstrations at the Raj Bhavan as part of
Uttar Pradesh Congress President Ajay Rai on Wednesday the state government for putting up pointed barricades near the Vidhan Sabha ahead of the party's planned protest, comparing them to those used during the farmers' protests at the Ghazipur border.
In a press release issued by the Congress party, chief spokesperson Rajeev Sharma said that prominent citizens from several resident welfare associations, villages and NGOs also participated in the protest. A notable aspect of the protest was the significant presence of women, who outnumbere
Commuters raised slogans and a scuffle also broke out between Congress workers and commuters as they waited for the traffic to clear due to barricading related to the Congress leaders' visit to Sambhal.
In the wake of Cyclone Fengal causing devastating destruction, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday offered his condolences to the families of those affected and killed due to the accidents amid heavy downpours triggered by the cyclonic storm.
A Congress delegation led by Uttar Pradesh party President Ajay Rai is scheduled to visit Sambhal on Monday, where a stone-pelting incident took place on November 24.
A clash broke out between Congress workers and CRPF personnel during the United Democratic Front's Wayanad Lok Sabha byelection candidate Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's roadshow at Vaduvanchal here on Sunday evening.