NEW DELHI: Congress functionary and Rajya Sabha member Jairam Ramesh submitted a notice to initiate privilege proceedings against Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, on Thursday, for “misleading” the House regarding the removal of the Preamble to the Constitution from NCERT textbooks for classes III and VI students.In his letter to Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar,…
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Wednesday targeted the BJP over road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari‘s letter to finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, calling it a “sure sign of internal dissent and rumblings” against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In his letter, Gadkari requested Sitharaman to withdraw the 18 per cent Goods and Services Tax (GST)…
NEW DELHI: The government on Sunday convened an all party meeting, chaired by Union defence minister Rajnath Singh, in preparation for the upcoming Budget session of Parliament. Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju organised the meeting with floor leaders from various political parties to discuss the issues they plan to address during the session.Congress leader Jairam…
Congress on Saturday escalated attacks on the central government regarding alleged irregularities in the UPSC examination following the resignation of UPSC chairman Manoj Soni amidst the controversy surrounding trainee IAS Pooja Khedkar.Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday accused the BJP-RSS of systematically taking over India’s constitutional bodies, damaging their reputation, integrity, and autonomy.Kharge expressed concern…
NEW DELHI: Taking a swipe at the Prime Minister Narendra Modi government, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh remarked on Monday that the delay in assigning ministerial portfolios indicates nervousness within what he termed the “one-third prime minister” government. “Almost 24 hours after being sworn in the one third Pradhan Mantri is yet to allocate portfolios….
NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Sunday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for paying tribute to Mahatma Gandhi before swearing-in ceremony and called it ‘breath-taking hypocrisy’.Taking to X, Jairam ramesh said, “Aap track record dekhiye–His ideological brotherhood created such a toxic environment of hostility and hatred that it resulted…
NEW DELHI: Harking back to the Sengol controversy that erupted last year ahead of the Parliament building inauguration, senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Sunday hit out at the PM-designate Narendra Modi, claiming that “Modi’s pretensions” got rejected by the Tamil electorate in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.“Remember May 28th, 2023? It was the day…
NEW DELHI: The Congress party on Saturday said that the INDIA bloc will collectively take a call on attending the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minter Narendra Modi and his council of ministers which is scheduled for Sunday evening.After a key meeting of extended Congress Working Committee, party’s general secretary K C Venugopal said, “The INDIA…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday accused the candidates of several Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh of pressurising district officials to ensure victory in their respective constituencies.Taking to X, Ramesh said,” District officials in Maharajganj, Bansi, Meerut, and Muzaffarnagar of Uttar Pradesh are being pressured over the phone to ensure victory in…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Monday refused to grant additional time to Congress leader Jairam Ramesh to back his claims that attempts were made to influence 150 district magistrates and collectors ahead of the June 4 vote count for Lok Sabha elections. Ramesh was asked by the poll panel to submit factual details by…
