Expressing his dissatisfaction over the Gujarat High Court's order on Rahul Gandhi's plea, former Union Law Minister Ashwani Kumar on Friday said that the court's verdict denying a stay on the Congress leader's conviction in the 'Modi Surname' case is saddening for the entire country.
Shortly after the Gujarat High Court on Friday declined to grant a stay of Rahul Gandhi's conviction in a case involving a defamatory statement about the "Modi surname, Congress treasurer Pawan Bansal said that the Congress respects the court's verdict but does not agree with the judgement.
Pointing out that there was rampant gun violence in the US, the Congress MP said, "We never told the US to learn from us as to how to rein that in. US faces riots over racism. We never told them that we will lecture them."
Chief Minister Sukhu emphasized that after six months of assuming power, the Congress government successfully initiated operations at the Mini Secretariat, bringing all essential services under one roof.
"The Congress government is completely stable here and nothing similar to Maharashtra or any other state will happen here. Himachal Pradesh is always a trendsetter and it will continue to be a trendsetter. Not even a single person from the Congress party will join BJP, we all are united and
Senior Congress leader Ashok Chavan Thursday dismissed speculations of him quitting the Congress and joining hands with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Amid the political churning in Maharashtra after the split in Nationalist Congress Party(NCP), the Congress Legislative Party meeting began on Tuesday at Maharashtra Vidhan Bhavan.
BJP demanded time to discuss the "delay" in the implementation of the poll "guarantees" announced by the Congress. They stormed into the well of the house and Speaker UT Khader was then forced to adjourn the house briefly.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Monday hinted at several surprises in the Congress party's poll manifesto, including the promise of providing LPG to every household at Rs 500.
The incident occurred during the debate on a private TV channel last Saturday (July 1) in the district. After the incident, the local Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders raised an objection and lodged a complaint against the Congress MLA, Shashank Bhargava.