Shashi Tharoor said, "If we look at the figures, the BJP does not have a leg to stand on. The Congress takes pride that from 2004 to 2014, more than 140 million people came out of poverty. World Bank, United Nations and other international institutions agreed with this."
"He is exposed once again. It is visible to everyone that he can do a roadshow in 47-degree temperatures but asks for bail on the pretext of ill health," Thakur said.
Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President and Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka DK Shivakumar on Tuesday said that there are 300 aspiring leaders for the Legislative Council elections and the high command would decide the selection criteria.
Speaking to reporters on the selection of candidates for the Legislative Council, he said, "I had one round of meeting with the high command and the list of eligible candidates has been submitted. The list will be finalised after another round of meeting with the AICC President and other lea
Referring to alleged atrocities against a Dalit family in BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi alleged on Tuesday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had ended 'rule of law' in the country.
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday said that Bharatiya Janata Party has nothing to show for the work they did in the last 10 years of their tenure, adding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is asking the public to vote for his party in the name of Gods and Goddesses.
Speaking to reporters at the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) office, he said, "Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has ordered an enquiry into the attack on the police station in Channagiri. The investigation is on and the culprits will be brought to book at any cost."
Hitting back at the BJP, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's attack on the INDIA alliance, President of Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee Bomma Mahesh Kumar Goud on Monday said that the PM is aware of loosing the Lok Sabha elections and hence he is making such statements.
Rebutting Home Minister Amit Shah's accusation of misappropriation of Rs 3,200 crore during the monsoon calamity in Himachal Pradesh, Congress leader Vikramaditya Singh said that only 300 crore was given by the Centre to the state.
Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday reached Gurdwara Qila Baba Bedi Sahib, the residence of Guru Nanak Dev ji's descendant Baba Sarvjot Singh Bedi. Congress star campaigner Rahul Gandhi at Gurudwara Qila Baba Bedi Sahib paid obeisance and offered prayers. Rahul Gandhi also accepted Kadah
"This election is people vs. Modi, people vs. BJP, and people vs. RSS. People are fighting for us and themselves. There is a high possibility of our victory. This is why I said earlier that on June 4, the INDIA bloc will form a government," Kharge said.