Cabinet reshuffle in Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot-led Rajasthan government is on the cards as the Congress is set to implement “one leader-one post” policy, said sources. “There will be ‘one leader, one post’ formula in the cabinet reshuffle. Three senior members of Gehlot Cabinet are likely to be removed from their post as they have … Read more
Congress has hit out at former Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh for his statement that not only he would launch a regional party but could consider aligning with BJP if the contentious farm laws are withdrawn by the Centre. “His (Singh’s) statement is really shocking. It seems he has killed the ‘secular Amarinder’ within … Read more
Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi has called an extended CWC meet on Saturday, taking no chance against change seekers in the Congress Working Committee, even though they are just a handful. She rejected Ghulam Nabi Azad’s demand that only full-fledged members be invited to discuss the state of the party and leadership. The establishment has … Read more
The All India Congress Committee (AICC) on Monday demanded the dismissal of minister of state for home affairs Ajay Mishra and the arrest of his son over the latter’s alleged involvement in the death of four protesting farmers at Lakhimpur in Uttar Pradesh. The AICC also called upon its supporters to stage protests against the … Read more
Former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday attacked the Congress, alleging that “preposterous lies” were being floated by party leaders in a “clear bid to cover up their mishandling of the crisis” in the state. His remarks came hours after Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala claimed that 78 party legislators had sought Singh’s ouster … Read more
The relation between the Congress leadership and the party’s group of change seekers turned more bitter after a group of Congress and youth Congress workers staged a demonstration outside Kapil Sibal‘s residence and damaged his car on Wednesday after he called for course correction in the party. Several other change seekers termed the incident “command … Read more
A cautious AICC on Thursday avoided any tit-for-tat response to former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh‘s frontal attack on the PPCC and AICC leadership. Senior AICC functionaries desisted from locking horns with Singh and Congress fielded a relatively junior spokesperson to say Singh, an elderly leader, may have got angry and said many things and … Read more
Chandigarh, Amid the ongoing tussle in ruling Congress‘ Punjab unit, the party affairs’ state in-charge Harish Rawat on Thursday admitted that there were still some issues which are being resolved. When reporters asked Rawat if it was safe to assume that “all is well” in Punjab Congress, the AICC general secretary quipped, “I won’t say … Read more
Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu met Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee chief Sunil Jakhar on Saturday, amid mounting speculation over whether the party will appoint the cricketer-turned-politician as the next head of its state unit. After the meeting, which lasted more than half-an-hour, Sidhu said Jakhar is his elder brother and a guiding force. Jakhar, in … Read more
Congress’ Bihar unit is the latest one to highlight its internal rift, this time over the appointment of a new PCC president. A number of senior Congress leaders from Bihar have opposed the proposal of AICC in-charge of the state, Bhakta Charan Das, to make party MLA and Dalit leader Rajesh Kumar Ram the new … Read more