Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday congratulated Aryadan Shoukath on his victory in the Nilambur by-election and praised the party's dedication and focus.
After winning the Nilambur Assembly by-election, UDF candidate Aryadan Shoukath of Congress on Monday criticised the government for years of neglect in Nilambur and said the result reflects widespread frustration and suffering among the people of Kerala.
In a significant blow to the Pinarayi Vijayan-led LDF government in Kerala, UDF candidate Aryadan Shoukath of Congress defeated LDF's M Swaraj of CPI(M) by a large margin of 11,077 votes in the Nilambur assembly by-election.
UDF candidate Aryadan Shoukath maintains a lead of 10,482 votes after 16 rounds of counting in the Nilambur by-election, with UDF workers celebrating outside the Malappuram counting centre, confident of victory.
Pawan Khera called Nishikant Dubey a "quack" and urged the media not to pay attention to him. Taking a dig at Nishikant Dubey, the Congress leader said that he is not even a student from "WhatsApp University" but of "WhatsApp Nursery". Khera further asked Dubey to go to the Prime Minister's
Congress MLA and close loyalist of DK Shivakumar, Iqbal Hussain, confidently stated that Shivakumar will definitely become the Chief Minister of Karnataka.
Raising questions on India's silence over Iran-Israel tensions and US' attack on Iran's nuclear facilities, Congress leader Pawan Khera said that India's "silence" will make it "weak".
Congress MP Pramod Tiwari stated on Monday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should urge all sides to maintain peace, rather than address only one party in the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict. His remarks came following PM Modi's phone conversation with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian after
Congress leader Sachin Pilot, during his two-day visit to Chhattisgarh, said that the party is holding a meeting with all its members and departments to review past work and plan for the future.
Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Monday criticised US President Donald Trump's decision to launch airstrikes on Iran, calling it a contradiction to his earlier calls for talks with the country.