New Delhi: Hours after Congress declared the name of Tanushree Tripathi as its candidate for Maharajganj constituency for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, the party withdrew her name on Wednesday and fielded journalist Supriya Shrinate for the seat. I will be taking an active plunge in politics, am grateful to[Read More…]
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Congress main cause of poverty in India, says PM Narendra Modi
Dehradun: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called for ‘wiping out’ the Congress from the country and said if the party remained in any corner of India, poverty will never go. “Now even the poor people are saying that if the Congress is removed, we will get rid of poverty.[Read More…]
Congress attacks BJP after ‘abuse’ charges against Bangalore South candidate Tejasvi Surya surface
Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Tejasvi Surya from Bangalore South has come under fire after the Karnataka Congress on Wednesday attacked him, citing allegations of ‘abuse’ by a woman against him. A woman with Twitter handle Dr. Som Dutt claimed to have ‘suffered’ at the hands of Surya and questioned why the BJP[Read More…]
Rajasthan: 12 Independent MLAs, former BJP leader Ghanshyam Tiwari join Congress
Jaipur: In a shot in the arm for the ruling Congress regime in Rajasthan, 12 Independent MLAs along with 7 others, including former senior BJP leader Ghanshyam Tiwari joined the party ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The politicians joined the grand old party in presence of Congress chief[Read More…]
Election Commission seeks Niti Aayog VC’s explanation for remarks over Congress’ income support promise
Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar’s criticising remarks over Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Minimum Income Guarantee‘ promise has brought him under fire as the Election Commission of India has sent him a letter seeking an explanation for his comments. The election body on Tuesday said that Kumar’s comments violated the poll code which prohibits[Read More…]
Consulted top economists including Raghuram Rajan on Minimum Income Guarantee Scheme: Rahul Gandhi
Jaipur: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said that former Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan was among top economists who were consulted in the process of coming up with the draft of party’s minimum income guarantees scheme called Nyuntam Aay Yojana (NYAY), according to which 20 per cent[Read More…]
Minimum Income Guarantee is steroid, not crutch
The question then arises, why do poor remain poor? Why does poverty perpetuates in a family, generation after generation?
Maharashtra: Upset over denial of ticket, Congress MLA takes away 300 chairs from party office
Aurangabad: Abdul Sattar, Congress MLA from Sillod, upset over not getting the ticket to contest Lok Sabha elections took away 300 chairs from the local party office in Central Maharashtra with the aid of his supporters. The local unit of the grand old party had scheduled a meeting with ally[Read More…]
West Bengal: Congress names nominees for Assembly bypolls
Kolkata: The Congress on Tuesday announced the names of its candidates for the bypolls in two Assembly constituencies in West Bengal scheduled to be held simultaneously with the Lok Sabha polls in the state. “Bijoy Biswas has been chosen as the party candidate for Nadia’s Krishnagunj seat and Sk. Alam[Read More…]
Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Former BJP MP Suresh Chandel likely to join Congress
New Delhi: Former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Suresh Chandel is likely to join the Congress party on Tuesday, 26 March. Reportedly, Chandel met several key Congress leaders in New Delhi on Monday. Chandel was a member of the 12th, 13th and 14th Lok Sabha, representing the Hamirpur constituency of[Read More…]
Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Former BJP leader Ghanshyam Tiwari likely to join Congress
Jaipur: One of the prominent Rajasthan leaders who has played a significant part in the establishment of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Ghanshyam Tiwari is likely to join the Congress party in Jaipur on Tuesday. Tiwari could join the grand old party in the presence of party chief Rahul Gandhi,[Read More…]
Congress announces Krishna Byre Gowda as candidate for Bangalore North seat
New Delhi: Congress on Monday night announced Krishna Byre Gowda as its candidate for Bangalore North parliamentary seat in the coming Lok Sabha elections. The seat was surrendered by the JD-S to Congress apparently because it did not have a suitable candidate. The two parties had arrived at 20-8 seat-sharing[Read More…]
Lok Sabha 2019: Congress releases list of candidates for Goa, Daman & Diu, Chhattisgarh constituencies
With the first phase of Lok Sabha elections 2019 just a few days away, political parties are busy announcing candidates for the polls so they can start campaigning on the ground. Hours after Congress on Monday announced the second list of candidates for 25 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal.[Read More…]
Priyanka Gandhi coined the term “NYAY”, Minimum Income Guarantee promised by Rahul Gandhi
Following the Congress Working Committee’s meeting, while interacting with the press, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Monday made announcements regarding the party’s manifesto promises. Talking about the minimum income support proposal which he called to be ‘nyay’, Congress president Rahul Gandhi said. “We will do justice by the poor people of[Read More…]
Nyunitam Aay Yojna (NYAY): Know about Rahul Gandhi’s Minimum Income Guarantee scheme
India’s main opposition party The Indian National Congress has raised the stakes for the incumbent Narendra Modi government ahead of Lok Sabha Elections. Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday announced the details of his ‘Minimum Income Guarantee’ plan for every poor person if the party won the 2019 elections. What[Read More…]
Trend for Congress win to ignite Diwali in Pakistan, says Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani
Gandhinagar: Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has said if poll results showed a trend of Congress winning, “Diwali would be celebrated in Pakistan”. “While it is unlikely to happen, but if that happens on the May 23 on the results day, and the results show a trend that Congress is[Read More…]
Congress’ minimum guarantee to benefit 25 cr poor: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday said nearly 25 crore poor people in the country will get financial assistance of Rs 72,000 per annum if the party is voted to power. Announcing the details of the party’s promised Minimum Income Guarantee scheme, Nyay, Gandhi said it will provide[Read More…]
Sapna Chaudhary to join BJP? Shares selfie with Manoj Tiwari
Haryana’s singer-dancer sensation Sapna Chaudhary yesterday made headlines over not joining Congress party despite after photographs surfaced in which she was seen signing some papers. However, Sapna on Monday added more to the speculation over her political debute after her selfie with Bharatiya Janata Party’s Manoj Tiwari went viral on social[Read More…]
Lok Sabha elections 2019: Kirti Azad likely to contest against Manoj Tiwari in Delhi
New Delhi: Kirti Azad could contest against Delhi BJP chief and MP Manoj Tiwari in Northeast Delhi constituency, according to sources. Kirti Azad is the son of former Chief Minister of Bihar Bhagwat Jha Azad and followed the path of his father joining the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was elected[Read More…]
Karnataka Congress files case with EC against Twitter user for spreading misinformation
The Karnataka unit of the Indian National Congress filled case with the election commission against Twitter user AgentSaffron for spreading misinformation. The user had shared a message in which it was alleged that Syed Mohammed Yusuf Shah, also known as Syed Salahuddin, had fought 1987 Kashmir assembly elections on a[Read More…]
Rahul Gandhi to decide on contesting from Wayanad: Oommen Chandy
Kottayam (Kerala): The decision to contest on the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat in Kerala rests with Congress President Rahul Gandhi, said All India Congress Committee general secretary Oommen Chandy said on Sunday. “There is no confusion at all regarding Gandhi contesting the Lok Sabha polls from Wayanad. Our party here[Read More…]
Congress leader Jitin Prasada to contest from Lucknow against Rajnath Singh?
A day after Senior Congress leader and two-time Lok Sabha MP Jitin Prasada, who is considered to be very close to Congress president Rahul Gandhi, was rumoured to join the Bharatiya Janata Party, sources suggest that the former minister of state for Human Resources is likely to contest from Lucknow.[Read More…]
Urdu poet Imran Pratapgarhi: Congress candidate to contest from Moradabad in Lok Sabha Election 2019
The Congress on Friday released the seventh list of its 35 candidates for the April-May Lok Sabha election. Poet Imran Pratapgarhi has been nominated from Moradabad where Babbar’s candidature was announced earlier. The party shifted Uttar Pradesh state unit chief Raj Babbar from Moradabad to Fatehpur Sikri, the party said in a statement.[Read More…]
Why should I answer: Congress leader Jatin Prasada maintains speculations over switching to BJP
Senior Congress leader and two-time Lok Sabha MP Jitin Prasada, who is considered to be very close to Congress president Rahul Gandhi, is speculated to be joining Bharatiya Janata Party today. Prasada, however refused to either confirm or deny rumours of him joining the BJP, while his party dismissed the speculation as[Read More…]
Karnataka minister CS Shivalli dies after suffering massive cardiac arrest
CS Shivalli, minister for municipal administration passes away after suffering massive heart attack on Friday. For the last three days, he was at the building collapse site in Dharwad monitoring the rescue operation. Shivalli had earlier undergone heart surgery. He was a Congress MLA from the Kundgol constituency, where he[Read More…]