Election Commission issues show-cause notices to Dilip Ghosh, Supriya Shrinate for remarks targeting women

Election Commission issues show-cause notices to Dilip Ghosh, Supriya Shrinate for remarks targeting women

A view of Election Commission of India, in New Delhi. File. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The Election Commission on March 27 issued show-cause notices to BJP leader Dilip Ghosh and Congress leader Supriya Shrinate for their offensive remarks against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Kangana Ranaut respectively. Ranaut has been fielded … Read more

State of economy cause of ‘extreme concern’: P Chidambaram at Congress Chintan Shivir

State of economy cause of ‘extreme concern’: P Chidambaram at Congress Chintan Shivir

Asserting that the state of the economy is a cause of “extreme concern”, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday said taking into account global and domestic developments, it may be necessary to contemplate a reset of economic policies. Addressing a press conference, Chidambaram said a slower rate of growth has been the “hallmark” of … Read more

AICC ducks Amarinder Singh’s bouncers but expects flare up in Punjab Congress

AICC ducks Amarinder Singh’s bouncers but expects flare up in Punjab Congress

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

Is there space for ‘humiliation, insult’ in Congress, asks Amarinder Singh

Is there space for ‘humiliation, insult’ in Congress, asks Amarinder Singh

Congress veteran Amarinder Singh on Thursday referred to his “humiliation” by the party and asked if he is treated like this, what would be the fate of common workers. Amarinder Singh was reacting to remarks by Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate, who said in Delhi on Thursday that there was no room for anger in the … Read more