Tag: Congress

For the fifth day in a row, the opposition Congress party on Friday continued to pile pressure on the government over the recent Delhi riots. The seven suspended Congress Members of Parliament (MP) sat down to protest outside the Parliament, demanding the resignation of Union Home Minister Amit Shah.....

A day after Congress loyalist Jyotiraditya Scindia joined the BJP, the ruling party MP Uday Pratap Singh on Thursday called his exit an "internal failure" of Congress and suggested that the party should "rather introspect than make allegations."....

In the wake of 22 MLAs owing allegiance to Jyotiraditya Scindia resigning from the 16-month old Madhya Pradesh government putting it into crisis, Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Friday met Governor Lalji Tandon and requested him to conduct floor test. ....

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress MLAs gathered at Raja Bhoj airport here on Friday after they got to know that MLAs supporting Jyotiraditya Scindia were returning from Bengaluru.....

Top of the line legal eagle, Congress leader and former Union minister Kapil Sibal wears many hats, adept as he is at multi tasking. Speaking to Sandeep Bamzai, Editor in Chief and Executive Editor Deepak Sharma of IANS TV on several contentious issues, he rejected the notion of religion being used as the basis of granting of Indian citizenship, debunking the very template of the controversial CAA.....

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said quick and aggressive action was required to tackle coronavirus, warning India will pay "extremely heavy price" for the Centre's inability to act decisively.....

A day after the migrant workers were sprayed with chemical in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly, Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Tuesday slammed the government saying treat the labourers with dignity as they build India.....

Eleven Congress MLAs in Uttarakhand have contributed Rs 15 lakh each from their MLA funds to help the needy and buy medical equipment in their respective constituencies to fight coronavirus amid the nationwide lockdown.....

Former Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram has slammed the government for reducing the interest rates on small savings and PPF and said it may be "technically correct but it's wrong time" as the country is amid lockdown due to fear of coronavirus and people have no way of income. ....

In a reference to the present situation arising out of the coronavirus lockdown, which has led to the exodus of migrant labourers, Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Wednesday said there were two types of people in the country, one was at home and the other was struggling to reach home. ....