Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on September 16 reacted to Union Minister Pralhad Joshi’s statement that the opposition alliance is 'Ghamandi' alliance. Tharoor said, "The arrogance of power has been very visible. So to apply 'Ghamand' to the opposition is a bit unnecessary and a bit futile because those who are arrogant are the ones who are in power. That's what we're seeing every day. I think that clearly, the name we have given the alliance has got under their skin and that's why they are reacting in this exaggerated way and even trying to privilege the name Bharat which is also both our names in the Constitution of India. So what is the problem with using either of them?On the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting in Hyderabad, Tharoor said, "I think that there are two messages here. One is of course the new team, new start... & the second is of course the elections in Telangana. That being in Hyderabad is a signal that the entire Congress party is taking this election very seriously. So both the messages I think are there. We have a national vision and we also have to try and help our colleagues in the state to do well."
16 September,2023 11:14 AM IST | Mumbai
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday said that he will not fight for the post of Congress chief. His remarks came after the veteran leader met with party's interim chief Sonia Gandhi at her residence at 10 Janpath in the national capital. "I met Rahul Gandhi in Kochi and requested him to fight the polls (for Congress President). When he didn't accept, I said I'll contest but now with that incident (political crisis in Rajasthan), I have decided not to contest the elections," CM Gehlot said. Gehlot also apologised for the ruckus in Rajasthan triggered by his loyalists over a possible leadership change in the state after Gehlot was set to file his nomination papers for the Congress chief polls.
29 September,2022 06:09 PM IST | Mumbai
Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday slammed the Narendra Modi-led NDA government over country's security issues, economy and land ordinance row at the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting which was held in AICC headquarters on Tuesday.
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