Posts Tagged ‘Congress’
Farmers killed, Women raped in UP: Rahul to PM
Upping the ante on the issue of land acquisition in Uttar Pradesh Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here and complained to him about alleged "rape" of women" and "murder" of farmers in Mayawati-ruled state but BSP denied the charges Congress demanded a judicial inquiry saying "grave allegations have been [...]
WB: Mamata invites Congress to join Govt
Set to take over as Chief Minister of West Bengal on Friday, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today indicated that Congress will join her government in the state3, the 56-year-old leader met Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and invited them to attend the swearing-in ceremony of her ministry in [...]
Karnataka political crisis: Centre in no hurry to decide on Governor’s report
The Centre appears to be in no no hurry to decide on the recommendation of Karnataka Governor H R Bhardwaj for imposition of President's Rule in the wake of Supreme Court quashing the disqualification of 11 party rebel MLAs1 BJP rebel MLAs and five independents ahead of the October 10, 2010 floor test in the Assembly Meanwhile, the NDA today [...]
Sweep for Mamata, Jaya, Gogoi; Congress steals Kerala
Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress-led alliance on Friday made history by routing the Left Front in West Bengal while J1 Results The Trinamool Congress-Congress alliance got 226 seats seats84 CONGRESS 42 CPM 40 CPI 2 FB 11 RSP 7 SP 1 OTHERS 7 Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2011 Results Tamil [...]
It’s the victory of maa, mati, manush (mother, land and people): Mamata
Trinamool Congress chief and would be chief minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee on Friday congratulated the people for the landslide victory of her party and said it was time to remember the martyrs who have died in the last three decades "With all humility, we congratulate the people of Bengal This is the victory of maa mati manush [...]
Mamata wave sweeps Bengal
The Trinamool-led alliance won 227 of the total 294 seats, while the Left Front managed to scrounge just 6185 seats, enough to form the next government on its own0 seats, RSP in six 977, tasted humiliating defeat and won only 35 seats, leading in four [...]
Kerala election results: UDF defeats LDF in thin margin
The Congress-led UDF on Friday unseated the CPI40-member assembly, the thinnest majority margin in the last four decades3, JDS four and NCP, RSP and LDF backed Independents two each Kerala Congress Thomas group and a faction of the INL, which were part of the LDF drew blank Prominent UDF winners include Oommen Chandy, who is a probable chief [...]
Assam Polls: Gogoi leads Congress to 3rd successive victory
The Congress is on its way to a spectacular third successive victory in the Assam Assembly elections, winning 74 seats of the 126 constituencies3th state legislature with most of its ministers, led by Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi winning from their respective constituencies3 seats votes in Dharmapur1 seats while the BJP won in five [...]
Puducherry: AIADMK alliance unseats Congress
Ousting Congress, AINRC-AIADMK combine today secured a majority winning 20 in the elections to the 30-member Puducherry Assembly5 seats while AIADMK won five7 seats it contested and DMK two of the ten Rangasamy, who was replaced as Chief Minister by the party high command two years ago after a revolt by partymen including his cabinet [...]
Noida Farmers protests: Mayawati hits back at Rahul Gandhi
UP Chief Minister Mayawati on Thursday accused the Centre of not providing due compensation to farmers for Rae Bareli coach factory land and said Rahul Gandhi should have been standing with them and not in Bhatta Parsaul5,000 people," he said in Rae Bareli89 hectare has been provided by the state government on lease2,200 farmers was acquired and [...]
Noida farmer protests: Cong workers lathicharged; Rajnath, Jaitley arrested
Congress workers staging demonstrations in Lucknow to show solidarity with Greater Noida farmers were lathicharged by the Uttar Pradesh police this morning2:30 pm He will continue his fast till noon tomorrow Singh had been detained when he tried to enter Bhatta Parsaul - the epicenter of the farmers' protests - a few days ago, albeit with much [...]
Congress turns up heat on PAC chief MM Joshi
The war of words between the Congress and the BJP over Parliament's Public Accounts Committee probing the 2G spectrum scam intensified on Wednesday with the former saying senior BJP leader MM Joshi's continuance as the chairperson of the PAC is "untenable" Taking strong objection to Joshi's press conference in Lucknow on Tuesday, the Congress [...]
Congress may offer central cabinet minister post to Chiranjeevi
Praja Rajyam chief Chiranjeevi is learnt to have got enough hints that he would be taken into the Central cabinet as state minister with independent charge in return for merging his party with the Congress Chiranjeevi is understood to have been given the assurance at his meetings with Sonia Gandhi’s political secretary Ahmed Patel and [...]
Opinion Polls says Trinamool to sweep West Bengal; Tamil Nadu unpredictable
Opinion Polls results -- Exit Polls results -- Election Survey Results -- Poll surveys-- West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam, Puducherry, Assembly Elections -- Trinamool Congress-Congress alliance is set to sweep the assembly elections in West Bengal, according to post-poll projections on television channels, while it was a mixed verdict [...]
Joshi: Congress trying to make PAC a ‘captive committee’
The UPA government and the Congress are trying to convert the Public Accounts Committee PAC into a “captive committee” to be run on their directives, PAC Chairman Murli Manohar Joshi said “It is an insult to the parliamentary system of democracy and a big impediment to probe into issues related to corruption,” he told [...]
West Bengal Assembly Elections: huge turnout in last phase
At least 834 constituencies that went to the polls Tuesday in the sixth and the last round of the West Bengal assembly elections, an Election Commission 4 constituencies of three districts - seven in West Midnapore, four in Purulia and three in Bankura - considered a hotbed of Maoist activities834 constituencies that went to the polls today in the [...]
Kadapa:Heavy turnout in Lok Sabha by-election
A heavy voter turnout was witnessed on Sunday in the by-elections in the Kadapa Lok Sabha and Pulivendula Assembly constituencies, where the YSR Congress, the ruling Congress and the TDP were locked in triangular contests, although there were several independents in the fray per cent, a clear indication of the keen contest between YS Vijayamma [...]
West Bengal Assembly elections: 81.2% polling in fifth phase
An estimated 823 per cent had been recorded in these constituencies during the 2006 assembly polls09 preventive arrests had been made to see that there was no untoward incident during the polling, Zutshi said93 candidates were sealed in EVMs2 are in West Midnapur, five in Purulia, nine in Bankura and 12 in Burdwan district The Left Front is [...]
MM Joshi Joshi submits 2G report to Speaker
Unmindful of 'rejection' of the draft report on 2G scam by UPA members, PAC Chairman Murli Manmohar Joshi on Saturday submitted it to Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar and insisted that it be tabled in Parliament1 MPs of the 21-member committee had "rejected" the report, he said such a possibility does not exist till the report is "read" by [...]
Woman sends threat SMS to Rahul Gandhi
A woman sent a threat SMS to Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi in a desperate attempt to draw his attention to her husband's plight But the security agencies have not taken the threat SMS, sent by Sampa Gulia of Rohtak in Haryana, lightly The Intelligence Bureau has issued a memo, putting the Special Protection Group men, guarding [...]
