Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said the PM was indulging in ‘coercive’, not cooperative, federalism by blaming states for ‘fuel price hike’ or ‘coal supply shortage’ despite the Centre’s role in these. As a counter, the party also dragged the Centre into the issue of the non-reimbursement of GST dues to states. “High fuel … Read more
The Narendra Modi government’s “negligence and lack of care” have resulted in a “blunder” while legislating the National OBC Commission, jeopardising the right of states to notify their own list of Other Backward Classes (OBCs), the Congress said on Saturday. Demanding immediate amendments to correct the flawed legislation, Congress MP and lawyer Abhishek Singhvi said … Read more
The Congress on Saturday alleged that the government was trying to find an “excuse” to curtail the Monsoon session of Parliament after “obstructing” its functioning by not agreeing to a discussion on the Pegasus issue and refusing to answer whether it has bought the Israeli spyware to snoop on people. Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi blamed … Read more
The SP Group is parallely trying to monetise its assets such as Eureka Forbes, Sterling and Wilson Solar, and Afcons Infrastructure to prepay loans worth ₹9,348 crore. Synopsis Lenders to SP Group will have to offer the first right of refusal to Tata Sons under Article 75 of the holding company’s articles of association, if … Read more
NEW DELHI: Whether the Rajasthan Speaker should withdraw the special leave petition (SLP) pending before the Supreme Court — against the state HC restricting him from issuing notices on the disqualification petitions against the Congress rebel MLAs — and file a fresh appeal against the HC ordering “status quo” is an option being discussed among … Read more
New Delhi; The Congress on Sunday accused the Rajasthan Governor of resorting to the “worst kind of obstruction of democracy” by raising “superficial and motivated” queries on Ashok Gehlot government’s demand for convening a session of the state assembly. Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi said his party wants a floor test in the state assembly and … Read more