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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NEW DELHI: Ahmed Patel, a loyal loyalist of the Nehru-Gandhi family and Congress PartyChief strategist, died at a Gurugram hospital on Wednesday due to multi-organ failure. Patel, 71, suffered from complications related to Covid-19. “I have lost an irreplaceable companion, a faithful colleague and a friend. I am sorry for …
Read More »Irreplaceable comrade, faithful colleague and friend
Ahmed Patel’s commitment to his duty were rare qualities that distinguished him from others: Sonia Gandhi Highlight Ahmed Patel served as Sonia Gandhi’s political secretary for years. “His faithfulness set him apart from the rest,” said Sonia Gandhi. In his tribute, Rahul Gandhi described him as a pillar of the …
Read More »Congressional Senior Leader Ahmed Patel Dies at 71 Due to Covid-19 Complications
Congress leader Ahmed Patel, a close associate of Sonia Gandhi, died in a Gurgaon hospital on Wednesday morning at the age of 71. The political veteran had been in Medanta Hospital since his health deteriorated after a COVID-19 infection. In a tweet, his son Faisal Patel said that Gujarat MP …
Read More »Congressional Dissidents Plan Before Internal Polls
This time there was no letter. This time the strategy was different: speak one by one to hit harder. The “letter writers” of Congress have not felt well in recent months. They were waiting to see the results from Bihar and other indirect results. So when the results started to …
Read More »‘Anyone Gets a Post’: Now, Azad Criticizes Cong’s Operation After Poll Decay India News
NEW DELHI: Senior Congress The leader and member of the G23 group of dissidents, Ghulam Nazi Azad, has again raised doubts about the party’s functioning and has said that elections for internal positions are necessary if Congress is to become a viable national alternative. Azad is part of a group …
Read More »‘Giving Gandhis a good note because …’: Azad on criticism of Congressional leadership
Congressional leader Ghulam Nabi Azad reiterated his demand for party reform on Sunday, saying there is no change in his demand for internal elections. He said these elections are necessary if Congress wants to become a national alternative. “Congress is at its lowest level in 72 years. Congress does not …
Read More »Support for Sonia Gandhi, Rahul evident to ‘anyone who is not blind’: Salman Khurshid
By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: November 22, 2020 3:50:33 pm Sonia Gandhi and Salman Khurshid in Kanpur (Express File Photo) Following criticism from some leaders of the state of affairs in Congress in the wake of the party’s poor performance in the Bihar elections and the …
Read More »Salman Khurshid says support for Sonia and Rahul, apparently for ‘anyone who is not blind’
Amid criticism of senior congressional officials from some leaders following a poor result in Bihar polls, senior leader Salman Khurshid said Sunday that there is no leadership crisis in the party and that full support for Sonia and Rahul Gandhi it is “evident to all. that he is not blind”. …
Read More »Is Gehlot the new Ahmed Patel for Congress?
When the interview with the leader of Congress, Kapil Sibal, questioning his party’s ability to be an alternative to the BJP in the context of the Bihar poll results, hit the newspapers, Congress was silent for a whole day. The silence was broken late at night when Rajasthan’s chief minister …
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