Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday asserted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre has cheated Maa Ganga in the name of cleaning the river under Namami Gange Programme.
Senior Congress leader and erstwhile Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, has urged today railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to introduce special trains on the Malda, Murshidabad, and Dinajpur (North and South) routes ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr to accommodate the surge in passenger traffic during the festive season.
The all-party meeting convened by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin to discuss issues related to the delimitation of constituencies will take place on Wednesday at the secretariat here. The BJP, NTK and the Tamil Maanila Congress have decided to boycott the meet.
The Opposition BJP and Janata Dal (S) leaders have strongly criticized the Congress government in Karnataka for proposing a significant pay hike for legislators and spending large sums on luxury amenities in the assembly premises, including recliners and massagers.
The ongoing agitation by Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) workers for fair remuneration, now in its 24th day, led to a major disruption in the Kerala Assembly on Tuesday.
Manipur Pradesh Congress President on Thursday said there was complete failure of the law and order in the State where normalcy has not yet been restored and pointed that the "double-engine government has become the triple-problem."
If there is one similarity between the Prime Minister of India and the Chief Minister of West Bengal, it is that they take their politics seriously.
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Thursday recalled telling a Congress leader that he would jump into a well rather than join their party.
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his remark that petrol prices are under Rs 100 a litre in Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled states.
The Congress asked the government why no meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) was held to decide on the predator drone procurement, and why higher prices were being paid for these drones.
