NEW DELHI: The Congress says it will work to restore the status quo ante on the northern borders with China instead of indulging in mere “chest-thumping” if it comes to office, as also scrap the Agnipath scheme, rectify anomalies in one rank, one pension (OROP), and restore the disability pension of soldiers and make it…
Congress’s strategy to field veterans to boost the party’s chances in the Lok Sabha elections appears to be coming a cropper in Rajasthan. While seniors like Digvijaya Singh and Bhupesh Baghel have entered the fray in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, respectively, heavyweights in Rajasthan appear unwilling to enter the battleground.Ignoring clamour from grassroots, former chief…
The Congress party’s manifesto focuses on upholding minority safety and rights, pledging to tackle hate crimes and communal tensions. It opposes mob lynching and ‘bulldozer justice’, advocating for personal freedoms and community consent in legal reforms. Source link
NEW DELHI: In a show of combativeness designed to amplify the charge of corruption and cronyism against the Modi govt, Congress has promised to investigate Rafale deal, demonetisation, Pegasus spyware purchase and electoral bonds scheme, and committed to act against those who made “illegal gains” through this “cloak of corruption”.Also, Congress announced it will probe…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that the decision for the prime ministerial candidate will be made collectively by the opposition’s INDIA bloc members after the elections.Gandhi expressed confidence that the NDA’s 2024 campaign will meet a fate similar to the ‘India Shining’ campaign in 2004. He emphasized that the ongoing Lok…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, who is eyeing the fourth straight term as Thiruvananthapuram MP in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, has declared assets of over Rs 55 crore in his nomination papers.Tharoor has declared a total income of over Rs 4.32 crore in the financial year 2022-2023.In the affidavit he filed along with…
● Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, 53, began his Bharat Jodo Yatra from Kanyakumari on Sept 7, 2022 and ended in Srinagar on Jan 30, 2023, covering 3,970km, spanning 12 states and two UTs. His Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra started on Jan 14 from Thoubal, Manipur, and ended in Mumbai on March 20, covering 6,700km across…
NEW DELHI: Gaurav Vallabh, for long the face of Congress‘s aggression on prime time television, joined BJP on Thursday in protest against the opposition party’s attacks on wealth creators and boycott of the consecration ceremony of Ram Mandir as well as attacks by INDIA bloc parties on Sanatan Dharma.“I am not able to feel comfortable…
NEW DELHI: Sanjay Nirupam, who was expelled on Thursday by Congress for anti-party activities, said there are five power centres in the grand old party, each of them having their own lobbies which clash with each other. Nirupam claimed that there was no future for the Congress and alleged there was “tremendous arrogance” in the…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam‘s stint in the party ended bitterly as he was expelled for “indiscipline” and “anti-party statements,” which arose in the backdrop of Congress ceding the Mumbai North West Lok Sabha constituency to Uddhav Thackeray’s party.Reacting to the party’s expulsion letter, the ex-Congress leader took a dig at the party’s “promptness,”…
