New Delhi, June 02 (ANI): Congress leader Jairam Ramesh addresses a press conference, at AICC HQ in New Delhi on Sunday. (ANI Photo) | Photo Credit: ANI Congress leader and former Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh on Friday (November 1, 2024) said sulphur dioxide emissions from power plants contributed significantly to air pollution and any … Read more
Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala (file) | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT Congress legislator and Kerala’s former Leader of the Opposition Ramesh Chennithala has said criminal gangs in Thailand and Myanmar confined IT-skilled youths from Kerala and coerced them to commit online financial and banking frauds. Moving a submission in the Kerala Assembly on July 9 on … Read more
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
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 It also demanded the Lok Sabha ticket given to his son be withdrawn.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
Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh. took a swipe at the BJP soon after industrialist Naveen Jindal joined the party. File | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA : Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Sunday took a swipe at the BJP soon after industrialist Naveen Jindal joined the party and said this had to happen “when you … 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
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh. File | Photo Credit: – A day after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar ditched the ‘Mahagathbandhan‘ to return to the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on January 29 claimed that the JD(U) supremo’s exit will have “absolutely no impact” on the Opposition bloc INDIA. Interacting with reporters … Read more
Ramesh Jigajinagi is the Vijayapura MP. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO Member of Parliament Ramesh Jigajinagi has batted in favour of Mysuru and Kodagu MP Pratap Simmha stating that the “colour bomb incident inside Parliament has been a big lapse. I was present on the spot. However, it is not correct to say that it … 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
Congress MP Jairam Ramesh in the Rajya Sabha during the Special Session of the Parliament, in New Delhi on September 20, 2023. | Photo Credit: ANI Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on September 24 wrote to Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar demanding urgent action over the incident of “political sloganeering” by a group of people … Read more