The massive political row over former Indian Overseas Congress chairperson Sam Pitroda's racist rant against Indians in an interview refused to die down on Thursday, with Union Minister Giriraj Singh demanding that Congress heavyweights Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi extend an apology to t
"Mr Sam Pitroda has decided to step down as Chairman of the Indian Overseas Congress of his own accord. The Congress President has accepted his decision," Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said on X.
Sam Pitroda, whose remarks "people of the east look like the Chinese and those of the south look like Africans" caused a major political furore in election season and embarrassed the Congress, resigned as Chairman of Indian Overseas Congress on Wednesday.
In a major setback for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab, former Amritsar Deputy Mayor, Avinash Jolly resigned from the party and joined the BJP in Amritsar on Tuesday amid ongoing Lok Sabha elections.
The Kargil unit of the National Conference has submitted a mass resignation letter alleging that the party's high command is pressurising them to support the Congress candidate for Ladakh.
After resigning from the Congress party, Radhika Khera on Monday coined Priyanka Gandhi's "Ladki Hoon, Lad Sakti Hoon" slogan (I am a girl, I can fight) and said that silences of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge are still troubling her adding that the slogan of the
Chhattisgarh Congress leader Radhika Khera, who resigned from the party on Sunday after alleging "disrespect" from the state unit, claimed that the Congress began to "hate her" after she visited the Ayodhya Ram Temple and was reprimanded for sharing videos or photos of the grand temple.
"She was insulted by her own people in the Congress Bhawan. They talk about 'Naari Nyay', but there is a huge difference between what they say and what they do. This is the reason why Congress is in such a situation," Sai said.
Launching a scathing attack on the Congress, Samajwadi Party, and INDIA alliance, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath alleged that the leaders of the opposition have "Ram droh" filled in their DNA. The Uttar Pradesh CM made these remarks while speaking on the resignation of Former C
In another blow to Congress amid Lok Sabha elections, party leader Radhika Khera resigned from the primary membership of the party after she alleged mistreatment by party members.