KOLKATA: Chief Ministers of Bengal and Assam, two stalwarts from their respective political parties as well as their respective states, met at Darjeeling Governor House on Wednesday. The meeting, which came with an invitation from Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankar, between Bengal’s Mamata Banerjee and Assam’s Himanta Biswa Sarma set the rumour mills buzzing. West Bengal […]
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Tuesday slammed the BJP government at the Centre regarding its governance “antics” using the judiciary saying it is no secret that this control freak government is manipulating the judiciary. Addressing a press conference at the party headquarters, Congress Rajya Sabha MP Abhishek Manu Singhvi said, “I am talking today about […]
NEW DELHI: In view of the assembly elections later this year, the Congress on Tuesday appointed Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Bhupesh Baghel as the senior observers for Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh respectively. Congress general secretary KC Venugopal in a statement said that party chief Sonia Gandhi has appointed Gehlot as a […]
PANAJI: The Congress on Monday sought disqualification of two of its leaders – Michael Lobo and former chief minister Digambar Kamat – from the Assembly. Congress alleged that the two senior functionaries were trying to “engineer a defection” in the party for a switchover to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Both the leaders have […]
PANAJI: Amidst fear of desertions, Congress today sent party general secretary and Rajya Sabha MP Mukul Wasnik to Goa to oversee the latest political developments in the state. Months after defeat in the assembly polls earlier this year, the Congress on Sunday once again faced another crisis as former Goa chief minister Digambar Kamat and […]