NEW DELHI/PATNA: RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Tuesday endorsed Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee‘s desire to take over the reins of INDIA bloc from Congress, days after Sharad Pawar too had backed her.“Congress’s reservations (on this) amount to nothing. Mamata ko do (give her the leadership role),” Lalu said.Congress, though, played down the issue. At a…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra met with victims of the recent violence in Sambhal in Delhi on Friday, a week after they were stopped by police from visiting the region.Congress, sharing photos of the meeting on X, said, “Today Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and Congress General…
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday told his party MPs not to react to comments of “middle- and low-rung” leaders from the INDIA bloc while asserting that the Congress party, being the largest in the alliance, was capable of addressing issues.The sources told news agency PTI that Rahul Gandhi,…
Mamata Banerjee (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Congress, weakened by its electoral losses in Haryana and Maharashtra, now faces a strong challenge to its leadership of the INDIA(Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance) bloc. Days after the Congress dismissed Mamata Banerjee‘s pitch to lead the opposition coalition as a ” good joke”, some of its allies…
NEW DELHI: Union minister of parliamentary affairs Kiren Rijiju hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, saying while MPs from other parties like TMC, SP want to engage in Parliament debate and discussion, Rahul Gandhi wants to bring the proceedings to a standstill by creating “tamasha”. Referring to Rahul Gandhi’s mock interview along with colleagues…
Lok Sabha leader of opposition, Rahul Gandhi NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi, leader of opposition in Lok Sabha, hit out at the Centre, saying the government is hiking the rates of the income tax and other taxes for the common man while giving concessions to billionaires.The Congress leader on Saturday claimed that the Narendra Modi government…
NEW DELHI: A day after West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee expressed her willingness to take up responsibility as the leader of the INDIA bloc, a flurry of responses from alliance partners poured in. While the Congress played down her capability to assume a national role, Shiv Sena (UBT) adopted a different stance by accommodating…
NEW DELHI: Delhi high court on Friday directed the Centre to clarify its position on a petition by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy, urging the ministry of home affairs to decide on Rahul Gandhi’s Indian citizenship status.A bench comprising acting Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela made an oral observation, requesting the Central…
Priyanka Gandhi and Sambit Patra (R) NEW DELHI: Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi on Friday responded to BJP MP Sambit Patra‘s remarks, where he referred to leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi as a “traitor of the highest order.” She said that, for her brother, “nothing is above this country.”“Those who can call Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi,…
NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Thursday joined the opposition leaders, including Priyanka Gandhi, in their protest against the central government over Gautam Adani indictment issue outside the Parliament. Playing upon PM Modi‘s recent poll rhetoric of “ek rahenge, safe rahenge,” Rahul sported t-shirt which said “Modi Adani ek hai”…
