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Ghulam Nabi Azad's resignation adds third dimension to forthcoming Jammu & Kashmir polls
While the election commission has already set the electoral ball rolling in the Union Territory by revision of electoral rolls and their final publication before December, sources have denied the possibility of these being held in 2022. Same sources told IANS that the assembly elections in J&K are likely to be held in the spring of 2023.
Office of Profit': Soren to lose Assembly membership; may quit as CM
The development has given rise to speculation that Soren might tender his resignation from the post of Chief Minister soon. Soren found himself in the midst of a fresh crisis after the BJP complained to Governor Ramesh Bais about a stone quarry that he had taken on lease on his name even as he was holding the office of Chief Minister.
GNA's DNA has been modi-fied: Jairam Ramesh
Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh on Friday said, "A man who has been treated by the greatest respect by the Congress leadership has betrayed it by his vicious personal attacks which reveals his true character. GNA's DNA has been modi-fied." Earlier, after the resignation of veteran leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, the Congress said that it was "unfortunate".
Azad blames Rahul, says 'party destroyed as non-serious person being foisted for 8 yrs'
Azad alleged that they were abused, humiliated, insulted and vilified in a specially summoned meeting of the extended Congress Working Committee meeting after their letter seeking reforms in the party in 2020 which was signed by 23 leaders.
Cong has survived such setbacks in past: Farooq Abdullah on Azad resignation
NC vice president and former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on his Twitter "Long rumoured to be in the offing but a body blow to the Congress none the less. Perhaps the senior most leader to quit the party in recent times, his resignation letter makes for very painful reading. It's sad, and quite scary, to see the grand old party of India implode."
Rahul's tearing of ordinance in 2013 led to party's defeat, undermined PM's authority: Azad
"One of the most glaring examples of this immaturity was the tearing up of a government ordinance in the full glare of the media by Shri Rahul Gandhi. The said ordinance was incubated in the Congress Core Group and subsequently unanimously approved by the Union Cabinet presided over by the Prime Minister of India and duly approved even by the President of India.
WBSSC scam: Partha Chatterjee unhappy over virtual presence arrangement in next hearing
After being informed of the new arrangement, Partha Chatterjee told his counsel that the Presidency Central Correctional Home authorities had made the appeal for his virtual presence without intimating him. Chatterjee also rubbished the security reasons cited by the prison authorities, the counsels informed the mediapersons.
Before 'Bharat Jodo', Cong should exercise 'Congress Jodo': Ghulam Nabi Azad in his resignation letter
He sent his resignation letter to Congress President Sonia Gandhi. Azad said that he has severed all ties with the Congress. In his resignation letter, Azad said that he was tendering his resignation with a "heavy" heart. He said that before starting 'Bharat Jodo', the Congress should have started the 'Congress Jodo'.
Ghulam Nabi Azad resigns from Congress
Azad had earlier resigned as the head of the Congress campaign committee in J&K. This was followed by some of his loyalists resigning from the Congress. Azad joined the Congress in the mid 1970s and has held many important positions both in the party and the government.
Sonali Phogat was taken to Goa on pretext of film shoot, claims her brother
"Sudhir Sagwan (PA of Phogat) told us that film shooting was there on August 24. But hotel rooms were booked only for two days, on August 22 and 23. There was no film shoot. It was false. We didn't see any actor or film shoot here," Rinku Dhaka, the brother of Sonali Phogat, told reporters here on Thursday.
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