Congress Holds Protest Against MCD
Congress held demonstrations across the city demanding immediate roll back of hike in toll tax for commercial vehicles, effected by BJP-ruled Municipal Corporation of Delhi.
The demonstrations are seen as Congress launching the election campaign for the municipal polls in the city which are scheduled to take place in April next year.
Slamming the BJP for [...]
Congress leader Arjun Singh passes away
Congress leader Arjun Singh, a former union minister, chief minister and governor, who made a strong bid to become the Prime Minister in the mid-1990s, died of cardiac arrest in a New Delhi hospital on Friday evening. He was 80. He is survived two sons and a daughter. “He was in the hospital for [...]
Congress councillors accused BJP at MCD budget session
At the ongoing MCD budget session, Congress councillors accused BJP for not carrying out enough development work in the city in the past four years of its tenure. Congress councillor Anita Babbar read out a long list of projects announced by the BJP-led civic body in the last few years which are yet to [...]
Congress celebrates 126th foundation day
Congress on Tuesday celebrated its 126th foundation day with its chief Sonia Gandhi unfurling the party flag at a function.
Top Congress leaders including Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, Union Ministers Pranab Mukherjee, A K Antony, S Jaipal Reddy, Kapil Sibal, G K Vasan, Kantilal Bhuria, Vayalar Ravi, Sachin Pilot, Delhi Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit [...]
Congress General Secretary Mukul Wasnik was heckled at the party plenary
Congress General Secretary Mukul Wasnik was heckled at the party plenary causing commotion with workers from Bihar accusing him of “selling” tickets in the just-concluded assembly elections in which the party got routed.
As Wasnik tried to fix a dysfunctional sound system on the dais, a number of delegates from Bihar raised slogans against him [...]
Congress 83rd plenary session begins in Delhi
The 83rd plenary session of the Congress party began Saturday here with party president Sonia Gandhi chairing a committee to oversee the political, economic and foreign affairs resolutions.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh attended the meeting along with Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Defence Minister A.K. Antony and party treasurer Motilal Vora at the Parliament House Annexe [...]
Congress appointed Digvijay Singh as in-charge of the party’s affairs in Assam
The Congress appointed party general secretary Digvijay Singh as in-charge of the party’s affairs in Assam in place of Law Minister M. Veerapa Moily.
Congress general secretary Janardan Dwivedi, who heads the party media department, said Singh will be the new general secretary for Assam.
A party source said the change has been made in view [...]