Congress vows JPC to investigate ‘Modani MegaScam’ if INDIA bloc comes to power

Congress vows JPC to investigate ‘Modani MegaScam’ if INDIA bloc comes to power

Congress Party senior leader Jairam Ramesh. File | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh on May 22 said the “tempo of revelations about the Modani MegaScam has also picked up as the election momentum of the INDIA coalition accelerates”. An investigation by the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), reported … Read more

‘Bhrasht Janata Party’ sought to dilute Adivasi rights: Jairam Ramesh

‘Bhrasht Janata Party’ sought to dilute Adivasi rights: Jairam Ramesh

The Congress on May 19 claimed that the Modi Government’s Forest Conservation Amendment Act had “undid” the progress of the historic Forest Rights Act of 2006 and accused the BJP of diluting tribal rights. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh posed questions to Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of his rally in Jharkhand’s Jamshedpur. “Why do … Read more

Sack Brij Bhushan, withdraw his son’s Lok Sabha ticket: Jairam Ramesh to BJP

Sack Brij Bhushan, withdraw his son’s Lok Sabha ticket: Jairam Ramesh to BJP

Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh. File | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar The Congress on May 10 demanded the BJP sack former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh after a Delhi court ordered framing of sexual harassment and other charges against him. It also demanded the Lok Sabha ticket given to his son be withdrawn. … Read more