The Congress on Tuesday demanded that the Centre should immediately reduce the domestic LPG and fuel prices to the level at which they stood at under the UPA government, asserting that international prices of these commodities are presently much lower than at the time of its rule. Congress’ chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said despite opposition … Read more
CHANDIGARH: The Centre must suspend the three “black” farm laws without delay and Prime Minister Narendra Modi should directly hold talks with the protesting farmers, Congress leader Randeep Surjewala said on Wednesday. The talks between the Centre and agitating farmer unions a day ago had failed to end the standoff over the new farm laws, … Read more
New Delhi: Barack Obama’s description of Rahul Gandhi has left the crisis-torn and faction ridden Congress camps in visible anger as well as in “we-told-you-so” glee even as the BJP expectedly took some pot-shots at Gandhi. CWC member Manickam Tagore, a Team Rahul member, on Friday unfollowed Obama on Twitter in protest and gave an … Read more
NEW DELHI: Congress chief Sonia Gandhi Sunday said the Indian democracy is passing through its “most difficult phase”, as she chaired a party meeting during which the roadmap for its agitation over farm bills and alleged atrocities on Dalits was deliberated upon. Addressing a meeting of AICC general secretaries and state-incharges, which she presided over, … Read more
New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi left for the United States on Saturday for a routine medical check-up, sources close to her said. They said her son and former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi is accompanying her during her travel to the US. Rahul is expected to return within a week. Gandhi, 73, is expected to … Read more
Did Rahul Gandhi say it or did he not? This was the question on everyone’s mind after his purported remarks on a letter written by over 20 party leaders seeking urgent organisational reforms created a flutter. High drama played out at the nearly seven-hour Congress Working Committee meeting with sources saying that Rahul Gandhi lashed … Read more
Several Congress leaders on Sunday threw their weight behind the Gandhi family amidst a growing tumult with the party deeply divided on the leadership issue on the eve of the crucial Congress Working Committee(CWC) meeting. After 23 party leaders wrote to Sonia Gandhi seeking revamp of major bodies, sources close to her said she might … Read more