Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Congress on July 12 said the forthcoming Budget must address fundamental questions such as why private investment is “very sluggish” and private consumption is not picking up as the party dismissed claims that economic growth is accelerating sharply and large numbers of jobs being … Read more
Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi during the ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’, in Moradabad, Saturday, on February 24. | Photo Credit: PTI The Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra on February 24 resumed from Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh with Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra joining her brother in the yatra’s final leg in … Read more
Jairam Ramesh. File | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Calling for greater accountability in using technology in conduct of polls, the Congress on February 14 questioned the Election Commission (EC) of India’s “reluctance” to engage with INDIA parties over their demand that the number of VVPATs prescribed be steadily increased towards 100%. The Opposition party also … Read more
Jairam Ramesh. File | Photo Credit: ANI The Congress on October 28 promised that if it forms the government in Mizoram it would pass a new Bill in the very first session of the new Assembly guaranteeing the protection of the land, the forests and the rights of the tribal people of the State. In … Read more
Jairam Ramesh. File | Photo Credit: ANI The Congress on October 26 cited a media report that one of the Adani Group’s long-time auditors is being scrutinised by India’s accounting regulator to allege that “something is truly rotten” in the conglomerate. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh’s attack on the Adani Group came after a media … Read more