Former Delhi MLAs Neeraj Basoya, Nasseb Singh resign from Congress over ‘humiliating alliance with AAP’ | Delhi News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Days after Delhi Congress chief Arvinder Singh Lovely resigned from his post, former party MLAs Neeraj Basoya and Nasseb Singh quit the grand old party on Wednesday.Like Lovely, the former legislators also cited Congress’s continued alliance with AAP for their decision.Neeraj Basoya sent his resignation letter to Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge. “Our…

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‘At least come for my funeral…,’ Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge’s emotional appeal to voters in Kalaburagi | Bengaluru News – Times of India

KALABURAGI: In an emotional appeal to the people of his home district, Kalaburagi, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge urged them to attend his funeral if they believed he had worked for them, even if they chose not to vote for the party candidate in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The 81-year-old leader expressed that if the…

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‘Indira Gandhi donated her jewellery in 1962 war…’ : Mallikarjun Kharge on PM Modi’s ‘mangalsutra jibe’ | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday responded to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘mangalsutra‘ remarks, questioning ‘what sacrifice has any BJP-RSS leader made for the country.’Kharge highlighted the contributions of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, who donated her jewellery during the 1962 India-China war, and the sacrifices made by Pandit Motilal Nehru and Pandit…

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‘I’m first-generation politician, no one can accuse me of parivarvad’: Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge | India News – Times of India

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge surprised everyone by deciding not to contest Lok Sabha polls. The 81-year-old told TOI of his commitment to his role as a national leader and why he decided not to contest. Excerpts:As chairman of INDIA bloc, your influence nationwide is palpable in these elections. However, your absence in Gulbarga constituency in…

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Rahul Gandhi unwell, to skip INDIA bloc’s ‘Ulgulan Rally’ in Ranchi, Jairam Ramesh says – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who was scheduled to campaign in Jharkhand’s Ranchi for the INDIA bloc‘s ‘Ulgulan Rally‘ on Sunday, will be skipping the event as he suddenly fell ill, informed senior party leader Jairam Ramesh.However, Jairam Ramesh said that Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge will attend the opposition INDIA bloc’s Ranchi rally after…

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Kharge’s J&K remark bares Cong’s ‘Italian culture’: Amit Shah | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah on Saturday attacked Mallikarjun Kharge‘s “Kashmir se kya waasta hai” remark in reference to BJP raising the issue of removal of Article 370 of the Constitution in Rajasthan, saying it was shameful that the Congress president is asking such a question, which reflected his party’s “Italian culture” due to…

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‘Cant’ raise anti-Sanatan slogans’: Gourav Vallabh joins BJP, hours after quitting Congress | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Hours after quitting Congress, Gourav Valabh on Thursday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at its headquarters in Delhi.After joining the BJP, Vallabh said that he was ‘hurt’ over Congress’s silence when some big leaders in the party and its partners in the INDIA bloc spewed venom on Sanatan Dharma. “I wrote to…

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Expelled Sanjay Nirupam lashes out at ‘promptness’ of Congress party | India News – Times of India

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,”…

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Congress expels Sanjay Nirupam for anti-party statements | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday approved the expulsion of party leader Sanjay Nirupam for 6 years after complaints of indiscipline and anti-party statements.This comes after the Congress had dropped Nirupam from the list of star campaigners in Maharashtra and announced that action will be taken against him for his remarks against the…

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