Raising the issue during Zero Hour in Rajya Sabha, Gandhi said, “I rise to address this House on a matter of great importance. The non-fulfillment of maternity entitlements under the National Food Security Act, 2013 and the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana."
The scam pertains to allegations of a Rs 64-crore bribe in a Rs 1,437-crore deal with Swedish firm Bofors for the supply of 400 155mm field howitzers, which played a significant role in India's victory during the Kargil War.
Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday raised in Rajya Sabha the issues concerning the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), and said the BJP-led government at the Centre has “systematically undermined” the scheme.
BRS MLC K Kavitha on Monday threatened to send lakhs of postcards from women of Telangana to Congress leader Sonia Gandhi if the Congress -led state government failed to provide monthly financial assistance of Rs 2,500 as promised by the party during the assembly polls.
Speaking in the Rajya Sabha during Zero Hour, she pointed out a four-year delay in conducting the census and expressed concerns that it is unlikely to be conducted this year as well.
Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and party's General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday exercised their franchise for Delhi Assembly polls.
The BJP MPs belonging to the tribal community on Monday moved a motion of breach of privilege against Rajya Sabha MP and Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, and Purnea Lok Sabha MP Pappu Yadav for using "derogatory and slanderous" words against President Droupadi Murmu.
Bharatiya Janata Party MP Anurag Thakur launched a blistering attack on both Aam Aadmi Party and Congress, claiming that the people of Delhi feel "betrayed" and have been looted by both the parties in their regime.
Dikshit is pitted in a triangular contest against AAP National Convenor and former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and BJP’s Pravesh Verma in the assembly elections.
The new office marks a historic moment for the party's legacy spanning over 139 years. The grand old party has operated from the 24, Akbar Road premises for the last 47 years.
