Search For "senior congress leader"
Govt reaches out to Opposition ahead of Parliament's Monsoon Session
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): Newly-appointed leader of Rajya Sabha and Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday held consultations with former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, NCP chief Sharad Pawar, and senior Congress leader Anand Sharma ahead of the Monsoon Session of Parliament beginning
Read More
Rising fuel price, unemployment caused by BJP's mismanagement of economy:
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 16 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over rising fuel prices and unemployment, saying it is a result of the ruling party's mismanagement of the economy.
Read More
Govt should give due regard to the SC observation on Sedition law: Former
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): Former Union Law Minister and Senior Congress leader Dr Ashwani Kumar welcomed the Supreme Court observation on the Sedition law on Thursday that it is a colonial law which was used by the British to suppress freedom. "It was used against Mahatma Gandhi a
Read More
President Kovind, PM Modi condole demise of Cong leader Virbhadra Singh
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 8 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday condoled the demise of former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Virbhadra Singh, who passed away earlier today due to post-COVID complications.<
Read More
New IT portal 'created mess', 'failed' to attain objective, says Tharoor
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): Slamming the Centre over the reported glitches in the new Income Tax portal, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday said that even after spending Rs 4200 crore, the government 'failed' to attain the objective and 'created a mess' instead.
Read More
Tradition of debates, dialogue ended in Congress, need for introspection m
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], July 1 (ANI): Former Union Minister and senior Congress leader Sushil Kumar Shinde on Wednesday said the tradition of debates and dialogue had ended in the party and there is a need for introspection meetings.
Read More
Answer to this crisis is to put money in hands of the people: Chidambaram
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 29 (ANI): A day after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a package to support the pandemic-hit economy, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Tuesday said the answer to this crisis is to put money in the hands of the people, especially the poor and lower-
Read More
Congress, J&K parties want statehood first and elections later: P Chi
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 25 (ANI): Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Friday said that the Congress, Jammu and Kashmir parties and leaders want statehood first and elections afterwards, but the Centre's wants elections first and statehood later.
Read More
Not appropriate to make statements projecting me as K'taka CM candidate: S
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 24 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Thursday asked MLAs not to make public statements and project him as the chief ministerial candidate for the 2023 assembly polls, even as there is a perceived split within the party on the issue with faction
Read More
Naqvi questions Digvijaya Singh over remarks on alleged 'Taliban meet'
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 23 (ANI): After senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Wednesday demanded a statement from the Centre quoting a media report regarding the alleged meeting of Indian officials with Taliban leaders, Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi questione
Read More
Shivraj Singh Chouhan slams Digvijaya Singh over remark on alleged 'Taliba
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], June 23 (ANI): After senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Wednesday demanded a statement from the Centre quoting a media report that 'Indian officials discreetly met Taliban leaders', Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that mentalit
Read More
Congress accepts PM Modi's invite for all-party meeting on J-K, leaders Gh
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): Senior Congress leader and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, former Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand and party's state president Ghulam Ahmad Mir will be part of the Congress delegation that will attend the June 24 all-party meeting c
Read More