Congress Rajya Sabha MP and Senior Advocate, Abhishek Manu Singhvi, on Monday called the National Herald case a "national harassment case," denying the accusations of money laundering against party leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and six others.
Amidst a stir over a leadership change in the Congress government in Karnataka, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Sunday hinted at a visit to Delhi, saying state party leaders will go if needed.
Amid a lingering tussle in Karnataka for the post of Chief Minister, Congress leader M Veerappa Moily on Friday expressed concern over the delay in resolving the issue and said the party leadership should step in immediately.
He added that the deliberations also touched upon the ticket distribution process. "We had a lot of applications here, too, but tickets are given to only a few people. So, there's no benefit in blaming anyone," he said, emphasising the need for unity and introspection within the party.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Thursday denied a power tussle between him and CM Siddaramaiah, stating that "there is nothing there" and assured that he will adhere to the party's decision over the issue.
Congress leader Udit Raj on Thursday lambasted party leaders in Karnataka over the ongoing tussle for the Chief Ministerial post, saying they take "unnecessary advantage" of the party's leniency and liberal stand.
Bihar BJP President Dilip Jaiswal on Wednesday spoke about the party's victory in the Bihar Assembly elections, stating that important senior BJP leaders from various states were assigned responsibilities as migrant leaders across different Assembly and Lok Sabha constituencies.
He described the situation as an open conflict, with ministers vying for the Chief Minister position and criticised the Karnataka government, stating that the administration has collapsed and ministers are focused on the upcoming leadership shift rather than their duties.
Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka responded to several media queries regarding the current 'internal conflict' in Karnatka Congress in reference to the CM position. The queries were answered in Kanakapura, Bengaluru South district, on Tuesday.
Amid speculations about a possible change in Karnataka's leadership, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah stated that he, along with Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, will accept and act according to the decision of the Congress high command.
When asked if he will continue as the CM for 5 years, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said, "This is an unnecessary debate. Only after it was said that the cabinet can be reshuffled after two and a half years, the issue of changing the Chief Minister has come to the fore. The party leaders ne
Soon after Nitish Kumar took oath as Bihar Chief Minister, Bharatiya Janata Party leaders Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha on Thursday took oaths as Bihar Cabinet Ministers.