Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge, on Wednesday, on the occasion of International Labour Day, emphasised the party's "five guarantees" to ensure the "self-respect" of those working in the unorganised sector if voted to power.
Devender Yadav won from the Badli assembly constituency in Delhi in 2008 and 2013 and lost to Ajesh Yadav of AAP in 2015, and is currently the All India Congress Committee's (AICC) Punjab in-charge.
SOB announced the appointment of VK Mahendru as Executive Director. In his new role, Mahendru will oversee all aspects of the organisation and management, while also serving as a mentor
"In Karnataka, Congress tried to include Muslims in 27% OBC reservation...this is the right given by BR Ambedkar's constitution...we will object to this," he added.
Referring to former Prime Ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, he said," We have lost our leaders and made sacrifices for the country and still, the BJP blames Congress".
As Arvinder Singh Lovely resigned as Delhi Congress chief, Haryana Congress in-charge Deepak Babaria on Sunday said that his resignation has been accepted by Mallikarjun Kharge with immediate effect.
In his letter to the Congress National President, Mallikarjun Kharge, Lovely said that all unanimous decisions taken by the Senior Delhi Congress Leaders have been unilaterally vetoed by the AICC General Secretary (Delhi In-charge).
"They are selling railways, roads, ports, airports. Modi and Shah both are sellers and who are the buyers? Adani and Ambani are the two buyers. This is how the country develops. They are not for the development of the Country. PM Modi looted the money of the country, of the poor and gave
Addressing a press conference here today, Kharge said that the BJP never fought for the independence of India, but Congress is a party of those who made India independent.
Dismissing Congress President's Mallikarjun Kahrge's "Buddha is an Avatar of Vishnu" remark, Bhante Mahendra, Former President of International Buddhist Research Institute on Saturday said that there is no such mention of an incarnation in Buddhism.
Venerable Bhikkhu Sanghasena, founder and president of Mahabodhi International Meditation Center expressed his gratitude to the Prime Minister for what he has done for the Buddhist people in India and said that no other government have supported the Buddhist cause in India.
AICC in a press release stated that Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has approved Capt. Ranjit Singh Rana from the Sujanpur constituency, Rakesh Kalia from Gagret and Vivek Sharma from Kutlehar.