“What he has said is an attempt to give communal colour to the issue even though the decision is in national interest,” Mmukhtar Abbas Naqvi said. Chennai/New Delhi: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram has alleged that the BJP scrapped the special status of Jammu and Kashmir as the region is “dominated” by Muslims, a remark condemned by the ruling party on Monday as “provocative and irresponsible”. The former union home and finance minister also alleged that the BJP-led NDA government would not have taken the bold decision had Jammu and KashmirRead More

The CWC unanimously resolved to request Sonia Gandhi to take over as interim chief pending the election of a regular president by the AICC. New Delhi: The Congress Working Committee on Saturday passed three resolutions on Rahul Gandhi’s contribution as party chief, Sonia Gandhi being appointed interim chief till the AICC elects a regular president, and on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir. According to one of the resolutions, the CWC unanimously resolved to request Sonia Gandhi to take over as interim chief pending the election of a regular president byRead More

Roy was suspended from the Congress in June for anti-party activities after he celebrated BJP’s victory in Silchar and Karimganj constituencies in Lok Sabha polls by distributing sweets. Guwahati: Former Congress minister and prominent Barak valley leader Gautam Roy on Sunday joined the ruling BJP along with former Rajya Sabha member Santiuse Kujur. Joining the saffron party in presence of Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and BJP state unit chief Ranjeet Kumar Dass, Roy said he is inspired by the ideology of the BJP and will work for spreading theRead More

While Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath is unable to expand his cabinet after the party’s Lok Sabha defeat, Digviajaya Singh has steadily been divested of his power in states other than Madhya Pradesh. Bhopal: Sonia Gandhi’s return to the helm of the Congress has caused a ripple in national politics, and is expected to alter the dynamics of the party in Madhya Pradesh as well. Many believe that Sonia Gandhi’s appointment as the interim party president could help chief minister Kamal Nath’s position in Madhya Pradesh and the entire nation.Read More

Chouhan said the BJP has set an example as its leaders grow in the party naturally, while the Congress is unable to move beyond a family. Bhubaneswar, Aug 11 (PTI) Senior BJP leader Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday said dynasty politics was rejected in the last general elections, but the Congress did not learn from it and still wants Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi to lead the party. Chouhan said the BJP has set an example as its leaders grow in the party naturally, while the Congress is unable toRead More