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Ahead of Congress president poll, G-23 says time to strengthen party
"Leadership, Ideological clarity, narrative & transparent access to resources are pillars of 'A' political party, Given recent unfortunate events it's time to close ranks & strengthen @INCIndia recalling wise words of @CitiznMukherjee Y'Y& work for a Consensus & effective Presidency," Tewari said in his tweet.
Rahul Gandhi kicks off Bharat Jodo Yatra in Karnataka, says tricolour has no value without Constitution
Launching a scathing attack on the ruling BJP in the convention before the launch of Padayatra, Gandhi stated that tricolour has no value without the Constitution. To counter the BJP and RSS's ideology and end the hatred and violence in the country, the Congress has taken up this padyatra from Kanyakumari to Kashmir, he said.
MVA claims Eknath Shinde had gone shopping for a Congress alliance
Senior Congress leader and former Chief Minister Ashok Chavan, and Sena's veteran ex-minister Chandrakant Khaire besides other leaders have made the sensational claims, sparking off a political row. Speaking to mediapersons in Nanded, Chavan said that in 2017, ahead of the local body elections in the state, a delegation of Shiv Sena comprising Shinde -- then a Minister in the BJP-led government of ex-CM Devendra Fadnavis -- had met him in his office with a proposal to sever ties with the BJP.
Digvijaya finally joins race for AICC chief, but uncertainty still persists
The Madhya Pradesh Congress seems to have united to support Digvijaya Singh. More importantly, hours after Digvijaya Singh took the nomination form from the party headquarters in New Delhi and announced that he would file his nomination for the AICC president's election, state Congress head and ex-chief minister Kamal Nath called a meeting of Congress leaders at his residence in Bhopal and asked them to reach Delhi to back Digvijaya Singh.
Congress presidential polls: Kharge to meet Sonia Gandhi today
Earlier, on late Thursday night, G-23 leaders including Manish Tewari, Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Prithviraj Chavan met at Anand Sharma's residence but did not divulge detail of the meeting. Meanwhile, after Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot announced on Thursday that he will not be contesting the election, political observers in Madhya Pradesh have started assuming that the route for former Chief Minister and Rajya Sabha MP Digvijaya Singh to become chief of the party seems clear to some extent.
Digvijaya finally joins race for AICC chief, but uncertainty still persists
Congress leaders in Madhya Pradesh are of the view that the nomination of "Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor will not be a roadblock for Digvijaya Singh, but suspense remained as another veteran leader Pawan Bansal has also taken a candidature form."
PM Modi to open AIIMS in Himachal on Oct 5
Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, who reviewed the arrangements relating to the Prime Minister's visit on Thursday, issued directions to the concerned officials to make the visit memorable. The Chief Minister said that other than AIIMS, the Prime Minister will also inaugurate the Hydro Engineering College at Bandla in Bilaspur.
Looking into matter of woman IAS officer's sharp words for school girl: CM Nitish
Bamhrah, the MD of the Bihar Women and Children Development Corporation, stirred up controversy as her abrasive responses to question by girl students at the "Shashakt Beti Samridh Bihar", oraganised by the WCDC and Unicef, for Class 9 and 10 students, went viral.
People know who's 'uniting' country and who's dividing it: Bommai on 'Bharat Jodo'
Referring to the Congress leader Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat jodo yatra, which is scheduled to enter the state on Friday, he said people know who is involved in "Bharat jodo" and who is doing "Bharat todo". Replying to a reporter on KPCC president D.K. Shivakumar's statement on tearing of Bharat Jodi flex that he would not let a single poster of BJP's to come up, the chief minister said let Shivakumar say whatever but permission must be obtained for putting up the flex. The BJP need not tear the flex of any political party.
Akhilesh Yadav becomes SP President for third time
Samajwadi Party's secretary general Prof Ram Gopal Yadav said Akhilesh Yadav was the only candidate for the post. Akhilesh became SP President for the first time at an emergency meeting of the party in January 2017 when he took over the reins of the party from his father Mulayam Singh Yadav.
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