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  • MP: Congress leader in Jabalpur booked over offensive remarks

    MP: Congress leader in Jabalpur booked over offensive remarks

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    MP: Congress leader in Jabalpur booked over offensive remarks

    Bhopal: A Congress leader has been booked over his alleged offensive remarks during a public speech in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur district, sources said on Saturday.

    While addressing the people on Friday, district president of the Congress Nilesh Jain exhorted his supporters to tackle the corrupt with an iron hand. “First request the corrupt against corruption with folded hands, and if they don’t listen, then break their hands.”

    He was booked the same day on the basis of a complaint registered by a Bharatiya Yuva Morcha of Jabalpur.

    His utterances came a day after the state unit Congress kicked-started its ‘Hath Se Hath jodo’ campaign, a political march that will cover all 230 Assembly seats in the state. At the event, Jain said – “Haath jodo, nahi mane to brahmachari ke haath todo’ (First request the corrupt with folded hands, and if they don’t listen, then break their hands)”

    Rajmani Singh, who is the district president of Bharatiya Yuva Morcha of Jabalpur district, lodged a complaint at Shahpura police station. The Congress leader has been charged under two sections, including 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), said police.

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  • Bharat Jodo Yatra to resume tomorrow from Chersoo, Awantipora: Congress

    Bharat Jodo Yatra to resume tomorrow from Chersoo, Awantipora: Congress

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    Srinagar, Jan 27: The Bharat Jodo Yatra is set to resume from Chersoo Awantipora in South Kashmir Pulwama district and conclude at Pantha chowk tomorrow (Saturday).

    As per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), JKPCC President Waqar Rasool, while talking to reporters at Anantnag said that on Saturday, Yatra will resume from Nimbal Chersoo near petrol Pump.

    He said that tomorrow, maximum women folk will join the Yatra and PDP President Mehbooba Mufti will also join the march.

    “Our leader Priyanka Gandhi is also expected to join the Yatra tomorrow from Awantipora to Pantha chowk,” he said.

    He said that near Birla School Pampore there will be tea break and night halt will be at Pantha Chowk truck yard from where Yatra will resume next day.

    The Yatra will resume from Pantha Chowk on January 29 and will end at Nehru Park Srinagar. Other leaders including former JK PCC President G A Mir on the occasion condemned the security lapse in Qazigund area.

    They said that despite assurances from government authorities from the last 20 days that they will facilitate everything, in the last 24 hours, they changed everything and it was very disastrous.

    “We have already lost Indhira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi and couldn’t take risks and had to save our leader before everything and we are highly condemning the security lapse,” they said. Till last stage, Rahul wanted to continue his Yatra at Qazigund but when his security recommended against foot March, he decided to leave the spot, they said—(KNO)

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    ( With inputs from : roshankashmir.net )

  • Attempt being made to ‘make judiciary part of PMO’: Congress

    Attempt being made to ‘make judiciary part of PMO’: Congress

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    Khanabal: Attacking the government, the Congress on Friday alleged that an “undeclared emergency” prevailed in the country and an attempt was being made to “make the judiciary part of the PMO”.

    Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said the Bharat Jodo Yatra is aimed at highlighting such “dangers” facing the country.

    Addressing a press conference here, Ramesh said the yatra is aimed at flagging increasing economic disparity, the RSS and the BJP allegedly spreading social polarisation for electoral advantage and the “political dictatorship” prevailing in the country.

    “There is an undeclared emergency in the country. There is rule by one person, Parliament is being ignored, debates don’t take place in Parliament. One example is of the danger on our borders, two-and-a-half years have passed but it has not been discussed,” Ramesh said, referring to the border standoff between India and China.

    “Constitution is being ignored, constitutional bodies are being weakened and an attempt is being made to destroy the judiciary. Everyday comments are being made, there is an attempt to make the judiciary part of the PMO (Prime Minister’s Office),” he alleged.

    His remarks come in the backdrop of a raging debate on the issue of appointments to the higher judiciary with the government questioning the current collegium system and the Supreme Court defending it.

    At the press conference, Ramesh said, “So this question why is the Congress out to unite India when nobody is breaking the country, we are saying it is getting divided, there are dangers and if we don’t act, the dangers will increase. So we are raising our voice against economic disparities, social polarisation and political dictatorship. We are taking on the BJP and the RSS ideologically. Election strategy has nothing to do with the yatra.”

    “There are two ways — one way is of the RSS-BJP and according to their path they are using the cannon of ‘one person, one system’ and the other way is the way of harmony, the way of the Congress, the way of Mahatma Gandhi, the way of Rahul Gandhi, where the ‘shehnaai’ of democracy is being played…. These are the two ways that are before our country,” Ramesh said.

    The Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Rahul Gandhi started from Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu on September 7. It will culminate with Gandhi unfurling the national flag at the party headquarters in Srinagar and addressing a grand rally at the Sher-e-Kashmir Cricket Stadium on January 30.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • ‘Release surgical strike video…’ Congress’ Rashid Alvi backs Digvijaya Singh

    ‘Release surgical strike video…’ Congress’ Rashid Alvi backs Digvijaya Singh

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    New Delhi: Amid the ongoing controversy over Congress leader Digvijaya Singh questioning the authenticity of the ‘2019 Surgical Strike’, Congress leader Rashid Alvi on Friday came in support of his party colleague and asked the Centre to release the surgical strike video that it claimed it has.

    “Government says it has a video (of a surgical strike) so what is wrong with Digvijaya Singh asking the government to show it? We’re not asking for proof (of strike) but the government should show the video it claims it has,” said Rashid Alvi while speaking to ANI.

    Alvi’s reaction comes days after Digvijaya Singh’s remark on the surgical strike.

    Digvijaya Singh had said the government talks of surgical strikes. “They (government) claim to have killed so many people but no proof is given,” Singh had said.

    Congress leader Rashid Alvi said that the country has confidence in the security forces but can’t trust the BJP government. “We have faith in our security forces but can’t trust the BJP government,” he added.

    Rashid Alvi further raised questions about various ministers’ statements surrounding the surgical strike.

    “Sushma Swaraj, who was a minister in the government, had said that the air strike was done at a place where there was no possibility of anyone getting killed. Amit Shah claims that more than 300 terrorists were killed in the air strike.

    Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath claims that more than 400 terrorists were killed in the air strike,” Alvi pointed out.

    Citing the above statements, Congress leader Alvi said that it varies and therefore if the government claims to have video proof it should be shown.

    “These contradictory statements raise questions as to what exactly happened in the surgical air strike. That’s why the government if it claims that it has the video evidence of the air strike should make it public,” Rashid Alvi demanded.

    Congress leader Alvi further sought an apology from the Centre in case it does not have video proof.

    “If they do not have any video evidence to prove its claims, then the government should apologize,” he added.

    In strong disapproval of Digvijaya Singh’s remarks on surgical strikes, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said the party leader had stated a “ridiculous thing” and that he disagrees with the views.

    “I do not agree with what Digvijaya Singh said. We have full trust in our Army. If Army takes action, there is no need for proof. I disagree with his (Digvijay)’s statement and Congress’ official position is also that this is his opinion,” Rahul Gandhi said.

    The party had officially also distanced itself from Digvijaya Singh’s remarks on Monday.



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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • Telangana: Former MLA Gurunath Reddy joins congress

    Telangana: Former MLA Gurunath Reddy joins congress

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    Hyderabad: Former MLA and BRS leader R Gurunath Reddy and two senior leaders joined the Congress party.

    According to a press release from the Congress, Kodangal Municipal Chairman Jagadishwar Reddy, and MPP Muddappa are the two senior leaders.

    Gurunath Reddy has served as MLA seven times and is the undisputed leader in Kodangal. He played a key role in the victory of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi MLA in the last election.

    The members had a meeting with Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee chief Revanth Reddy, where they discussed his padayatra.

    Revanth Reddy began his walk from Madanapalli village of Bomraspet Mandal in Vikarabad district after the formal launch of the ‘Haath Se Haath Jodo Abhiyan’ by the Congress on Thursday.

    After offering his prayers at Hanuman’s temple in the village Bomraspet which comes under his native constituency Kodangal, Revanth started his march.

    Revanth interacted with farmers working in the groundnut field pausing the yatra on his way from Madanapalli to Dudyala.

    He enquired about the challenges they face and their opinions on the input costs and the price being offered in the market.

    “Congress leaders and workers will tour the villages for 60 days, taking the message of party MP Rahul Gandhi to every doorstep in the state”, said Revanth.

    The chief further added, “Freedom is facing an existential threat and democracy is heading towards a dangerous path. It feels like the rule of the Nizams and Britishers. Both the state and the Centre are spreading a poisonous culture by treating Telangana and the entire country as laboratory for their immoral politics.”

    “We need to save the Constitution by exposing the failures of the Centre and the state government in the past nine years,” urged Revanth.

    Revanth while talking with reporters at the Gandhi Bhavan on Thursday, opined that BJP MLA Eatala Rajender was a victim who fell into the ‘venomous’ trap laid by chief minister KCR, claiming that he is being used by the KCR.

    Revanth Reddy was accompanied by the chairman, AICC Pawan Khera as he walked along the public.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • Congress’ 2018 return in Rajasthan because of my previous work: Ashok Gehlot

    Congress’ 2018 return in Rajasthan because of my previous work: Ashok Gehlot

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    Jaipur: In an apparent rebuttal to his former deputy, Sachin Pilot, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday said the Congress returned to power in 2018 because of the work done by him in his previous dispensation.

    As he said this, he set the target of winning 156 seats in the assembly election due later this year.

    Pilot, who has been locked in a power tussle with Gehlot for long, had recently said the return of Congress to power was due to the struggle of the party leaders and workers from 2013 to 2018, when he was the PCC chief.

    In one of the public programmes, Pilot also spoke about the need for the older lot to make way for the younger generation of leaders.

    Pilot has repeatedly said that the number of Congress MLAs, which had been reduced to 21 in 2013, was shot up only after the party high command made him the Pradesh Congress Committee chief in the state.

    Gehlot, without naming Pilot, said the 2013 rout was largely because of the ‘Modi wave’ but within six months of the BJP government in state, people had realised their mistake.

    “So an atmosphere was created and that was a big reason for the Congress to come back. Other reasons are always there, such as the party workers’ struggle on the streets. But the main reason was that it was in the mind of people that they had made a mistake by changing the government in 2013,” he told reporters after a state Reupulic Day function at Sawai Man Singh Stadium here.

    Gehlot said that the BJP has no issues to rake up against his government and there is no anti-incumbency feeling among the people, who are happy with its schemes and programmes.

    He said that state schemes such as Chiranjeevi Health Insurance are being talked about across the country, and employees are happy with the revival of the Old Pension Scheme.

    “Our path is clear. When our government came in 1998, there were 156 seats, I was the PCC chief then. I would like to move ahead with ‘Mission 156’. We have already started work in that direction,” he said.

    Gehlot said his MLAs supported him and helped him tide over the infight during the political crisis in 2020 that saved his government.

    He said he fought hard to save his government and to serve people, and will continue to do so till his “last breath.”

    “When I speak, I speak after thinking, I do not speak anything without thinking. It is a God’s gift to me that when I speak, the voice of my heart comes on my tongue,” he said.

    “This time there is no resentment among the public, no displeasure with the government, nor is there the Modi wave which was there earlier. I hope people will support me,” he said.

    On the Opposition, he said that the BJP has mastered the art of “horse trading” and toppling governments, which it has done in other states, but they failed in Rajasthan because of support of the MLAs and the public to him.

    The CM said the state BJP has no real issues to target his government with and this is why it has been reprimanded by the high command.

    Gehlot said that he and Rajasthan are on the target of BJP and this is the reson BJP chief JP Nadda and other leaders repeatedly come to Rajasthan.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • Congress launches ‘hath se hath jodo’ campaign

    Congress launches ‘hath se hath jodo’ campaign

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    New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday launched nationwide ‘Hath se Hath Jodo’ campaign, under which it plans to reach out to people and make them aware about the “failures” of the Modi government.

    Taking to Twitter, the Congress posted: “As we celebrate the biggest festival of democracy today, we announce the launch of the #HaathSeHaathJodo campaign. After the immense love received for #BharatJodoYatra, we are sure that the Haath Se Haath Jodo campaign will also win everybody’s hearts.”

    The party workers will deliver a letter written by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and a “charge sheet” against the Central government to each household.

    During the programme which is scheduled to end on March 26, party workers will reach out to 2.5 lakh Gram Panchayats, six lakh villages and 10 lakh booths.

    Congress leader Jairam Ramesh had said, “This programme ‘hath se hath jodo’ will take forward the Congress party symbol and the political message from the Bharat Jodo Yatra.”

    However, he said that this is a tough task as in some states the organisation is weak, but it will be accomplished.

    In the letter, Rahul Gandhi wrote, “There is a palpable economic crisis brewing – joblessness among the youth, unbearable price rise, severe farm distress, and a complete corporate capture of the country’s wealth.”

    He wrote, “People are worried about losing their jobs, their incomes are falling further, and their dreams of a better future are shattering and there is a deep sense of hopelessness across the country.

    “Today, even our plurality is under threat. Divisive forces are attempting to turn our diversity against us – different religions, communities, regions are being pitted against each other. These forces, which are only a handful in number, know that only when people feel insecure and scared can they sow the seeds of hatred for the ‘other’.”

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • Congress leader Antony falls silent after son’s tryst with BBC documentary

    Congress leader Antony falls silent after son’s tryst with BBC documentary

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    Thiruvananthapuram: One of Congress’s top-notch leader A K Antony has reportedly gone into a shell after his son Anil Antony quit his party post, alleging “intolerant calls to retract a tweet”, in which he had defied his party line and criticised a BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, terming it a “dangerous precedent”.

    According to those in the know of things, 82-year-old Antony, who currently holds the record of being the longest-serving Defence Minister in the country, is deeply upset over a remark made by his junior colleague Jairam Ramesh.

    Without naming, Ramesh drew a comparison between former Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy’s son — Chandy Oommen — and Antony’s son Anil Antony.

    “A tale of two sons of two CMs from the same state. One is a Bharat Yatri and walking tirelessly, mostly barefoot to unite our nation in the Bharat Jodo Yatra. The other is reveling in his day in the Sun today having ignored his duties to the party and the yatra,” the former Union minister Ramesh wrote on his Twitter handle.

    After his term ended in the Upper House in April last year, Antony returned to the state capital to his house here.

    Since then, other than his occasional visits to the office in the state party headquarters, he is rarely seen in public party functions. During a recent party meeting, he asked all in the party presently divided as always amongst various faction leaders to keep aside all differences and focus on the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

    Antony, who is known for always keeping a low profile, is also known for his sensitive nature.

    A media critic on condition of anonymity said Antony is perhaps going through a very tough time because of the way his son reacted.

    “Knowing the Congress leaders’ mindset, it can be said that the attack is not against Anil, but against Antony. When in Delhi, Antony has always wielded the sword of discipline against erring state leaders by prevailing upon the party’s high command. And when it came to the distribution of party tickets, his was the last word. The ground rule in the state unit of the party in the past over two decades was never to rub Antony on the wrong way,” said the critic.

    Incidentally, yesterday when he came to attend a private function, Antony ducked the media’s questions on his son saying that he is in a private function.

    Now all eyes will be on the ongoing Assembly session as the treasury benches will lose no chance to hit the Congress-led opposition when they take Antony and his son’s statement to checkmate the opposition.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • Meghalaya Polls: Congress releases first list of 55 candidates

    Meghalaya Polls: Congress releases first list of 55 candidates

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    New Delhi/Shillong: The Congress on Wednesday released the first list of 55 candidates for Assembly elections in Meghalaya scheduled on February 27.

    AICC General Secretary in-charge of Central Election Committee, Mukul Wasnik, announced the names of the 55 candidates in Delhi.

    According to the list, state Congress President and Lok Sabha MP from Shillong parliamentary constituency, Vincent H. Pala, would contest from Sutnga Saipung Assembly constituency.

    Saleng A. Sangma, who had resigned as Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MLA and joined the Congress on January 23, has been fielded from the Gambegre (ST) Assembly constituency from where he was elected in 2018 polls.

    Former police officer-turned-politician Champion R. Sangma would contest from the Songsak constituency.

    Several former MLAs and ministers also got party tickets for the upcoming Assembly polls.

    In all, eight women candidates found place in the first list of candidates, which was released after a meeting of the CEC meeting chaired by party President Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday.

    Of the 55 candidates, most are new faces.

    In the 2018 Assembly elections, the Congress had won 21 seats in the 60-member Assembly, but subsequently all its legislators joined other parties, including the Trinamool Congress and the ruling National People’s Party.

    Twelve MLAs, led by former Chief Minister Mukul Sangma (2010-2018), who had won in the 2018 Assembly election as Congress nominees, joined the Trinamool Congress in November 2021, making the West Bengal-based party the main opposition in the northeastern state overnight.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • Bengaluru: Congress will purify Vidhana Soudha with cow urine once in power, says DK Shivakumar

    Bengaluru: Congress will purify Vidhana Soudha with cow urine once in power, says DK Shivakumar

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    Bengaluru: Asking Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and Ministers to “pack up” with assembly polls around, Karnataka Congress president D K Shivakumar on Tuesday said his party will come to power and purify the ‘Vidhana Soudha’ with ‘Ganjala’ (cow urine), alleging that it was polluted by corruption during the BJP rule.

    Also, hitting out at the ruling BJP and Bommai for leveling “false allegations” against previous Congress regime led by him, Leader of Opposition Siddaramaiah challenged the Chief Minister to constitute a Supreme Court Judge led inquiry commission to probe both tenures, if his government has the guts.

    “It’s about 40-45 days left for your government, pack your tents and do whatever collection that is left and go. We will come with dettol to clean Vidhana Soudha. I have even got some Ganjala (cow urine) for purification….people are wanting to get rid of this evil government,” Shivakumar said.

    Speaking to reporters here, he said, “Bommai, better, tell all you ministers to pack up soon.”

    The Congress leaders’ attack on the BJP government came a day after the ruling party filed a complaint with the Lokayukta against Siddaramaiah and Congress, alleging irregularities in ‘TenderSURE’ projects, during their tenure.

    State Health Minister K Sudhakar, quoting a CAG report, had alleged that there were financial irregularities to the tune of Rs 35,000 crore under the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government.

    Hitting back at Sudhakar’s allegations, Shivakumar asked as to what BJP was doing for the last 3.5 years. “They were in power and should have ordered an inquiry and got it investigated.”

    BJP has a “brand” of 40 per cent commission, and to cover up they were trying to make baseless allegations against Congress, he said.

    Questioning as to why BJP old timers were not speaking or reacting to allegations of corruption, and the ruling party was using someone like Sudhakar who had defected from the Congress to make counter allegations, he said, “You (BJP) are not able to make one person from your party speak. There are 32 groups in your party, I have got a list done…and you talk about us.”

    Meanwhile, Siddaramaiah, hitting back at Bommai and BJP for levelling corruption charges against the previous Congress government headed by him, demanded a probe by a Supreme Court judge headed commission about alleged scams and corruption charges from 2013 to till now.

    “The allegations about 40 per cent commission, PSI recruitment and COVID scam- let all those allegations that we have made, be combined with the allegations that they (BJP) are making against us now, and together they be handed over to an inquiry commission headed by a Supreme Court Judge. If they have guts, let them do it,” he challenged.

    Targeting Minister Sudhakar, Siddaramaiah said, “he was Congress MLA during our government. Why was he quiet?”

    BJP is panicking with fear of defeat in the election and was making baseless allegations. Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) was repealed by High Court, not by the BJP government. “We did not shut the Lokayukta as alleged by BJP,” he said.

    (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by Siasat staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )