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No mention of population Census in Union Budget, government likely to avoi
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday said that Modi government has failed to conduct Census and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's budget speech on Tuesday did not mention funds for decadal Population Census which was supposed to take place in 2021
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Sitharaman has taken leaf out of Congress manifesto, say party leaders; sl
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Noting that there are "missed opportunities" in the Union Budget 2024-25 presented in Parliament on Tuesday, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has "virtually adopted" the Employment-linked incentive (ELI) outlined in Congress manifesto for the gen
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"Centre must provide special schemes for Himachal," says CM Sukhu on Union
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Expressing expectations on the Union Budget for 2024-25, to be presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, which essentially outlines the government's financial plan to drive economic growth, enhance infrastructure, and promote social welfare, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder
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Congress MP Jairam Ramesh arrives for Strategy Group meeting at Sonia Gand
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Congress general secretary (communications) Jairam Ramesh arrived at the residence of Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi to attend the party's Parliamentary Strategy Group meeting on Monday.
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Jairam Thakur congratulates newly sworn-in HP MLAs, expresses confidence i
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
After the three newly elected members of the Himachal Pradesh legislative assembly took their oaths as legislators on Monday after winning the recent by-elections, LoP Jairam Thakur congratulated the MLAs and expressed confidence that they would dedicate their lives to public welfare.
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"Legal status to MSP, Swaminathan formula, farm loan waiver": Jairam Rames
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
"Three important announcements are needed for farmer welfare in the budget - 1. Legal status to MSP 2. MSP is decided on the basis of Swaminathan formula 3. Loan waiver for farmers," Ramesh said in a post on 'X'.
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"Ban" on participation of Govt employees in RSS activities removed: Jairam
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The Congress leader, in his post on X, launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging that the ban that was in force even during former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee's tenure was removed on July 9.
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'JD(U), YSRCP demanded special status for Bihar, Andhra Pradesh at all par
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
In a recent all-party meeting ahead of the upcoming budget session, Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh highlighted a significant shift in the political landscape regarding special category status for states.
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"Multiple scandals that have plagued UPSC are cause of national concern":
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
After UPSC Chairman Manoj Soni's resignation amidst the controversy regarding trainee IAS Pooja Khedkar, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday accused the BJP-RSS of systematically indulging in an "institutional takeover" of India's constitutional bodies and said that multiple scanda
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"Had to be nudged out..." Congress leader Jairam Ramesh questions timing o
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Criticizing the Narendra Modi-led government after UPSC Chairman Manoj Soni's resignation amidst the UPSC controversy, Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh stated on Saturday that all constitutional bodies have been undermined since the BJP came to power in 2014.
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"Who will hold PM accountable?": Jairam Ramesh after Lokpal quashes plea a
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
After the Lokpal rejected a plea seeking a probe against Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his remarks made against Congress for taking money from Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani, Jairam Ramesh on Friday targeted the Lokpal and said that who will hold the PM accountable for speaking lies.
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Congress says decline in real wages of workers in past 10 years, seeks min
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Congress on Thursday said that multiple data sources, including government's own official statistics, show that "workers can buy less today than they could 10 years ago" and the Union Budget offers a chance to provide "justice to labourers" by guaranting a nationwide minimum wage of Rs 400 p
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