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The INDIA bloc parties, led by the Congress, staged a walkout from the Rajya Sabha on July 24, in protest against all States, except two, being “ignored” in the Union Budget, an allegation termed “outrageous” by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who said all the States never found a mention in any of the previous Budgets,…
Sarat Pattanayak was the president of the now-dissolved Odisha PCC. Bhubaneswar: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday dissolved the Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee, days after the party’s poor showing in the Lok Sabha and assembly polls in the state. Mr Kharge has approved the proposal of complete dissolution of the Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee, including…
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Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge questioned the PM on the National Recruitment Agency New Delhi: A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the creation of eight crore jobs in four jobs has silenced “those spreading fake narratives about unemployment”, the Congress has hit back, accusing the Prime Minister of weaving a “web of lies”. “Mr…
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Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge. File | Photo Credit: ANI Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on July 12 said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi “used PR” to keep the government away from basic issues but people were now demanding accountability after the June Lok Sabha poll results. Mr. Kharge took a swipe at the Prime Minister, saying…
In this photograph provided by the Indian Army, tanks pull back from the banks of Pangong Tso lake region, in Ladakh along the India-China border on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. | Photo Credit: AP Citing news reports of a Chinese military base being built near Pangong Tso, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge attacked the Narendra Modi…
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Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge (File). New Delhi: Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge went head-to-head with Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju Monday over the Prerna Sthal issue, which refers to moving statues of national icons, including Mahatma Gandhi and Dr BR Ambedkar, from the front to the rear of the Parliament complex. Announced last month, the relocation…
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Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar and Congress chief M Kharge share a laugh. Courtesy: Sansad TV New Delhi: Two days after Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar said he was pained when Leader of the Opposition and Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge entered the well of the House to protest, the two leaders shared several light moments…
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New Delhi: Congress’s Mallikarjun Kharge has written to the Lok Sabha Speaker and Rajya Sabha chairman, requesting that the statues of national icons — Mahatma Gandhi, Shivaji, BR Ambedkar and others — be returned to their original spots. The statues have been relocated to Prerna Sthal, a dedicated area at the back of the Parliament…
The minister later shared a picture of the meeting in a post on X. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju met Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday, a week ahead of the first session of the new Lok Sabha. Mr Rijiju met Mr Kharge at the Congress chief’s 10, Rajaji Marg residence in what was said…
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A political row has been simmering over the decision to shift the Gandhi, Shivaji, Ambedkar statues. New Delhi: Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge posted his reservations about the relocation of statues of national icons as the area of relocation within the Parliament Complex, Prerna Sthal, was inaugurated today. Pointing out that the dedicated committee for such…
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