The Allahabad High Court has observed that a 21-year-old woman, married to a Muslim, “has the option to live her life on her own terms.” Now she has reunited with her husband. In an order approved on December 18, a court of judges Pankaj Naqvi and Vivek Agarwal observed that …
Read More »Does Sonia Gandhi expect compensation when she finally agrees to meet with the G23 ‘dissidents’?
The moment of Sonia Gandhi’s approach to the so-called Group of 23 or G23 who wrote to her in search of a review of the party’s leadership cannot be missed. Sources say that paying attention to top leader Kamal Nath and a few others who advised him to meet with …
Read More »Why the ‘young versus old’ fight may finally end
The Congressional Working Committee meeting paid tribute to two veterans last week, Tarun Gogoi and Ahmed Patel, who succumbed to COVID-19-Related complications. But it is the tribute paid to Ahmed Patel that stands out and has telling significance in the future politics of the party. The CWC said: “Shri Patel’s …
Read More »Kapil Sibal Says Leadership Doesn’t Address Problems, Polls Show Congress Is Not The People’s Choice
Written by Manoj CG | New Delhi | Updated: November 16, 2020 7:30:55 am Kapil Sibal said the reluctance to address the issues stems from the fact that the CWC (the party’s highest policy-making body) was “an appointed body.” (File photo) One of the 23 top congressional leaders who wrote …
Read More »After the 2020 Bihar Assembly elections, another shakeup in Congress is expected
Congress President Sonia Gandhi is expected to execute another organizational shakeup shortly after the assembly elections in Bihar, introducing some new faces in different wings of the party, including the important communications department, people familiar with the development said. A congressional official said, on condition of anonymity, that there are …
Read More »Sonia and Rahul return to India amid opposition clash with government over agricultural laws
Congress President Sonia Gandhi, accompanied by her son Rahul Gandhi, returned to India on Tuesday morning after undergoing a routine medical check-up in the United States, people familiar with the development said. The two had left for the United States on September 12. They both missed a significant part of …
Read More »In a major shakeup, Sonia Gandhi modifies the congressional working committee to accommodate Team Rahul and loyalists.
A file photo of Congress Party chair Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi. (AFP) The great impact of the letter, written to Sonia Gandhi calling for reform in the party, is the downfall of Ghulam Nabi Azad, who no longer remains secretary general although he remains a member of the CWC. …
Read More »Congress revises CWC, removes high-level leaders like Azad and Kharge as general secretaries
New Delhi: In one of the biggest organizational reforms in Congress in recent times, the party has removed some of its oldest leaders from the list of its general secretaries, including Ghulam Nabi Azad, leader of the opposition in Rajya Sabha, among others. The changes come in the context of …
Read More »In a major shakeup, Sonia Gandhi modifies the congressional working committee to accommodate Team Rahul and loyalists.
Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi (Reuters file) Ghulam Nabi Azad has been removed from the post of secretary general, while former minister Tariq Anwar, who had previously resigned from Congress to float the NCP, received a double promotion. News18.com New Delhi Last update: September 11, 2020 9:57 PM IST FOLLOW …
Read More »Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury as new head of Bengal’s Congress: Nehru-Gandhi loyalists reign supreme | India News
The newly appointed President of the West Bengal Congress, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury NEW DELHI: Since a section of Congressional leaders expressed reservations about the party’s leadership last month, loyalists are being rewarded one after another. In the latest development, the Acting President of Congress Sonia Gandhi appointed top party leader …
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