NEW DELHI: On the eve of Lok Sabha elections counting day, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday wrote a letter to civil servants and officers urging them to discharge their duties “in the spirit of the Constitution, without any coercion, threat, pressure or intimidation either from the ruling party/coalition or from the opposition party/coalition”.Contending that…
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday named Rahul Gandhi as his choice for the prime minister’s post if the INDIA bloc is voted to office on June 4.Asked about West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee’s proposal at a Nov meeting of the INDIA group that Kharge should be projected as the opposition’s PM candidate, he said…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s whirlwind Lok Sabha election campaign, which included a total of 206 public outreach programmes – some laced with a lot of acrimony and aggression, ended on Thursday with a rally in Punjab’s Hoshiyarpur. The Prime Minister also gave a total of 80 media interviews, averaging more than one daily…
A leading campaigner for the opposition front, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge told TOI’s Subodh Ghildiyal that INDIA bloc is performing well in the 2024 parliamentary elections, with price rise, unemployment and threat to the Constitution and attack on democracy emerging as the top issues resonating with voters. BJP will not be able to return to…
NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday said that he is going to write another letter to the Election Commission of India (ECI) asking reasons for the rejection of his allegations of mismanagement and delay in release of voter turnout data by the commission.“I am going a write a letter again asking the reasons…
NEW DELHI: The Congress termed the EC’s response to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge‘s letter as a “permanent blot” on the face of a body, which is there to “ensure a level-playing field to all political parties”. Demanding transparency and promptitude” from EC, an INDIA bloc delegation on Friday met the ECI and raised concerns over…
NEW DELHI: Sam Pitroda on Wednesday quit as the chairman of the Indian Overseas Congress after a massive row over his racist remarks. Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge has accepted his resignation. “Sam Pitroda has decided to step down as Chairman of the Indian Overseas Congress of his own accord. The Congress President has accepted his…
NEW DELHI: Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday expressed concerns regarding the alleged discrepancies in the voting data released by the Election Commission of India.In a letter addressed to Sharad Pawar, Kharge questioned the delay in the release of the final voting percentages for the first and second phases of the Lok Sabha elections, suggesting…
KALABURAGI: PM Narendra Modi’s decision to kick-start the national campaign from Karnataka’s Kalaburagi district was a calculated move, aimed at sending a clear message on Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s home turf, which falls under Gulbarga Lok Sabha seat. At that time, none of the parties had released their list of candidates and speculation was rife…
NEW DELHI: Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his letter to NDA candidates. In his letter, Kharge suggested that the tone and content of the letter indicate desperation and worry, leading the Prime Minister to use language unbefitting of his office. The Congress president emphasized that voters are…
