MP: Congress stages protest over farmers’ issues in Bhopal, police use water cannons to disperse crowd

Bhopal : Madhya Pradesh Congress workers staged a massive protest over issues related to farmers in state capital Bhopal on Monday. State Congress President Jitu Patwari, Leader of Opposition (LoP) Umang Singhar, MLA Sachin Yadav and several other party workers participated in the protest, held at Rang Mahal square in the state capital. The crowd…

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“They formed a four-member committee,” Atishi says BJP did not keep promise of crediting money into women’s accounts

New Delhi – Delhi Assembly’s Leader of Opposition and former Chief Minister Atishi has criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “jumla” gaurantee that Rs 2 500 would be credited into bank accounts of eligible beneficiaries under the BJP government’s Mahila Samridhi Yojana. Despite PM’s promise, she said no concrete steps were taken to roll out the…

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Congress-led opposition UDF launch awareness campaign against drugs and crimes

Thiruvananthapuram : The Congress-led opposition UDF has launched an awareness campaign against drugs and crimes on Wednesday.  UDF leaders will observe a hunger strike in front of the Kerala secretariat called “No drugs, No crime” campaign. The opposition leader, VD Satheesan, inaugurated the campaign. Speaking to ANI, Congress leader and Kerala state assembly LoP VD…

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Congress asks leader to delete post on Rohit Sharma after backlash

New Delhi- The Congress party on Monday directed its national spokesperson, Shama Mohamed, to delete her social media post fat-shaming Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma following widespread criticism from political circles and the sports fraternity. Facing strong backlash, the party high command intervened after being left embarrassed, instructing Mohamed to take down her post,…

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RTI revealed Rs 455 crores have ‘disappeared’ from Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao: Mallikarjun Kharge

New Delhi – Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday raised serious questions about the Centre’s commitment to women’s safety and empowerment. He claimed that a recent RTI revelation has exposed that a whopping Rs 455 crores have gone missing from the Modi government’s “Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao” scheme, launched in 2015 to address gender imbalance…

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CAG reports must be tabled in Parliament: Congress leader Pawan Khera

New Delhi : Congress leader Pawan Khera has criticized the Narendra Modi-led central government and the Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government for allegedly disrupting democratic traditions by not tabling the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) reports in the legislature, on Monday. Speaking to ANI, Khera questioned the government’s commitment to transparency, stating, “You have been in…

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Priyanka Gandhi urges Kerala CM Vijayan to release funds for compensating families of victims of human-wildlife conflicts

Wayanad – Congress leader and Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi wrote to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, highlighting the delays in compensating families of victims of human-wildlife conflicts. Her letter was based on heartfelt petitions received from the relatives of the deceased. In a letter to CM Pinarayi Vijayan, she said, “I am writing to you…

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