The Congress, on Friday, announced that it would soon challenge in the Supreme Court the constitutionality of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, which was passed by Parliament last night.
Congress General Secretary in-charge of Communications Jairam Ramesh said Article 15(5) was introduced through the Constitution’s 93rd Amendment Act, 2005, and came into effect from January 20, 2006.
In a setback to the Congress, on Thursday, Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar rejected grand-old party lawmaker Jairam Ramesh’s notice of privilege against Home Minister Amit Shah.
The Congress chief whip in the Rajya Sabha accused the Union home minister of casting aspersions on Chairperson of the Congress Parliamentary Party Sonia Gandhi during his speech.
Amid the ongoing row over the proposed delimitation of Lok Sabha constituencies, the Congress on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should take the lead and consult with all the stakeholders in this regard.
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Saturday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of attempting to appropriate national flag which his ideological kin have long "disowned", a day after Modi urged the countrymen to make Har Ghar Tiranga campaign a memorable mass movement.
The Congress on Saturday took a jibe at the BJP-led government at the Centre over Indians renouncing their citizenship and said it was due to "climate of fear and intimidation" under the ruling dispensation.
Reacting to the reports about his proposed visit to Ukraine, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's priorities seeking to know if he would also visit Manipur.
The Congress general secretary attributed the situation to a combination of “erratic policy, rampant cronyism, and the ED/IT/CBI raid raj”.
The party also accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi that he had imposed an undeclared emergency in the country in the last 10 years.
