Congressional Senior Leader Manmohan Singh on Wednesday called his party colleague Ahmed Patel “one of the most trusted leaders of the Congress Party and a great friend of mine,” as he recalled lawmaker Rajya Sabha. Patel died that same day at the age of 71. Patel, who had been in …
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Congress lost Ahmed Patel when it needed him most. Always underrated and low-key, he was fiercely loyal to the party and its top leaders, especially Sonia Gandhi, whom he served as a political secretary even before the formation of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) regime in 2004. Patel was to …
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GURUGRAM: Congress leader Ahmed Patel, who was receiving treatment at a Gurugram hospital after testing positive for Covid-19, breathed his last after multi-organ failure in the early hours of Wednesday, his son Faisal confirmed. He was 71 years old. In a tweet, Faisal said Gujarat MP Rajya Sabha died at …
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The Election Commission (EC) has asked the Bihar authorities, which is targeting the ballot box, to speed up search and seizure operations to ensure free and fair elections in the Assembly in the state, an official said. The instructions were issued by the voting panel on Friday during a meeting …
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