Congress general secretary KC Venugopal on Friday remembered former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as one of the best statesmen of India who transformed the lives of ordinary people through policies initiated during his tenure as prime minister and finance minister.
"The last rites of former PM Dr Manmohan Singh will be held the day after tomorrow. We will announce officially..." Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal told reporters in Delhi late Thursday night.
The Congress Party on Thursday announced the launch of a massive nationwide public outreach campaign, the Samvidhan Bachao Rashtriya Padayatra, to be held between January 26, 2025 and January 26, 2026.
Congress MP KC Venugopal on Tuesday accused the BJP of taking a partisan stance on communal issues, claiming that "wherever communal issues are happening, BJP is standing on one side."
Congress MP KC Venugopal on Tuesday elaborated on the programmes to be held on December 26 and 27 in Belagavi to celebrate the centenary of the 1924 session of the party, and said it will be a "historic event" which will see the participation of around 200 leaders.
This came in the wake of a recent Punjab and Haryana High Court directive in the Mahmoud Pracha vs ECI case, where the court ordered the sharing of all documents related to the Haryana Assembly elections, including CCTV footage under Rule 93(2) of the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961.
Speaking to ANI, Venugopal said "Today onwards all over India, party, CWC members and senior leaders will be holding a press conference on the issue of the Union Home Minister Amit Shah's speech against B R Ambedkar. Congress MPs will also do the same press conferences in their respective co
Congress general secretary KC Venugopal on Saturday demanded a reversal of purported changes in Conduct of Election rules by the BJP-led government and said it shows "they have a lot to hide, and want to keep the public in the dark about how the electoral process is functioning".
Congress said on Saturday that its agitation demanding Home Minister Amit Shah's resignation will continue and the party will hold Babasaheb Ambedkar Samman Marches on December 24 and submit a memorandum to President Droupadi Murmu through district collectors.
Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal alleged that the FIR against Rahul Gandhi is a diversionary tactic in response to his staunch protest against Home Minister Amit Shah's remarks on B R Ambedkar.