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  • Congress conundrum: Gehlot remains closeted along with his confidantes at Jaipur; delays assembly Sonia

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    Rajasthan Leader Minister Ashok Gehlot remained closeted along with his confidantes in Jaipur on Wednesday thereby delaying his assembly with Congress intervening time president Sonia Gandhi by means of an afternoon whilst Rahul Gandhi contiued along with his Bharat Jodo Yatra.

    Gehlot was once at first scheduled to go away Jaipur at 5.30 PM on Wednesday. However his departure was once not on time. “The Leader Minister goes to Delhi at 5-5.30 pm nowadays to specific the emotions of 102 MLAs, as their dad or mum, with the birthday celebration management and organisation,” cupboard minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas informed journalists after a gathering with the executive minister.

    But even so Khachariyawas, Meeting Speaker C P Joshi, PCC president Govind Singh Dotasra, Minister Shanti Dhariwal, and Mahesh Joshi additionally met the executive minister.

    Gehlot reached Delhi overdue on Wednesday overdue night time. He’s anticipated to fulfill Sonia nowadays.
    Gehlot seems to be at the offensive regardless of the Prime Command reportedly bracing as much as crack the whip on Gehlot loyalists’ and ministers Shanti Dhariwal and Mahesh Joshi. The 2 spearheaded the protest towards signing the answer authorising Sonia Gandhi to nominate a brand new Leader Minister after Gehlot information the nomination papers for the birthday celebration presidential polls. Gehlot and his loyalists are figjting enamel and nail the prime command’s transfer to make Sachin Pilot as Rajasthan Leader Minister if Gehlot is going directly to transform birthday celebration president.

    Gehlot isn’t averse to giving up leader ministership and coming into the presidential race. However he does no longer wish to quit rate within the state to Pilot. He says he would quit the executive ministership to any person from the 102 MLAs who had stayed unswerving to the birthday celebration when Pilot had walked out, however no longer the latter.

    As suspense over whether or not or no longer Gehlot would conform to renounce from the publish of leader minister to report the nomination continues, names of many Congress leaders who’re most likely aspirants for the publish have began doing the rounds. Amongst them are the birthday celebration’s most sensible Dalit leaders together with, chief of opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge, AICC normal secretary Mukul Wasnik, former Maharashtra leader minister Sushil Kumar Shinde, former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, and previous Haryana president of Congress Kumari Selja.

    ALSO READ| Rajasthan political disaster: Congress in a catch 22 situation even because it displays Gehlot his position

    Gandhi circle of relatives loyalists Ambika Soni, who is regarded as as regards to Sonia Gandhi, and previous leader minister of Madhya Pradesh Digvijaya Singh, who stocks an in depth non-public equation with Rahul Gandhi, also are a few of the frontrunners. Birthday celebration treasurer Pawan Kumar Bansal’s title could also be being discussed as a conceivable contender for the publish after he took a nomination shape from the Congress place of job.

    On Wednesday, Sonia Gandhi consulted senior birthday celebration leaders Ambika Soni and A Okay Antony, who was once referred to as from Kerala the place he’s main a retired existence, at the Rajasthan disaster. She was once suggested to fulfill Gehlot one ultimate time to take a look at and iron out the diversities.

    The 2 central observers – Ajay Maken and Mallikarjun Kharge – have shielded Gehlot of their document after coming back from Jaipur the place they weren’t in a position to fulfill the birthday celebration MLAs unswerving to the executive minister. Those MLAs are antagonistic to the management’s plan to switch Gehlot along with his former deputy Sachin Pilot and refused to signal a answer authorising the birthday celebration president to select Gehlot’s successor.

    Rajasthan Leader Minister Ashok Gehlot remained closeted along with his confidantes in Jaipur on Wednesday thereby delaying his assembly with Congress intervening time president Sonia Gandhi by means of an afternoon whilst Rahul Gandhi contiued along with his Bharat Jodo Yatra.

    Gehlot was once at first scheduled to go away Jaipur at 5.30 PM on Wednesday. However his departure was once not on time. “The Leader Minister goes to Delhi at 5-5.30 pm nowadays to specific the emotions of 102 MLAs, as their dad or mum, with the birthday celebration management and organisation,” cupboard minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas informed journalists after a gathering with the executive minister.

    But even so Khachariyawas, Meeting Speaker C P Joshi, PCC president Govind Singh Dotasra, Minister Shanti Dhariwal, and Mahesh Joshi additionally met the executive minister.

    Gehlot reached Delhi overdue on Wednesday overdue night time. He’s anticipated to fulfill Sonia nowadays.
    Gehlot seems to be at the offensive regardless of the Prime Command reportedly bracing as much as crack the whip on Gehlot loyalists’ and ministers Shanti Dhariwal and Mahesh Joshi. The 2 spearheaded the protest towards signing the answer authorising Sonia Gandhi to nominate a brand new Leader Minister after Gehlot information the nomination papers for the birthday celebration presidential polls. Gehlot and his loyalists are figjting enamel and nail the prime command’s transfer to make Sachin Pilot as Rajasthan Leader Minister if Gehlot is going directly to transform birthday celebration president.

    Gehlot isn’t averse to giving up leader ministership and coming into the presidential race. However he does no longer wish to quit rate within the state to Pilot. He says he would quit the executive ministership to any person from the 102 MLAs who had stayed unswerving to the birthday celebration when Pilot had walked out, however no longer the latter.

    As suspense over whether or not or no longer Gehlot would conform to renounce from the publish of leader minister to report the nomination continues, names of many Congress leaders who’re most likely aspirants for the publish have began doing the rounds. Amongst them are the birthday celebration’s most sensible Dalit leaders together with, chief of opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge, AICC normal secretary Mukul Wasnik, former Maharashtra leader minister Sushil Kumar Shinde, former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, and previous Haryana president of Congress Kumari Selja.

    ALSO READ| Rajasthan political disaster: Congress in a catch 22 situation even because it displays Gehlot his position

    Gandhi circle of relatives loyalists Ambika Soni, who is regarded as as regards to Sonia Gandhi, and previous leader minister of Madhya Pradesh Digvijaya Singh, who stocks an in depth non-public equation with Rahul Gandhi, also are a few of the frontrunners. Birthday celebration treasurer Pawan Kumar Bansal’s title could also be being discussed as a conceivable contender for the publish after he took a nomination shape from the Congress place of job.

    On Wednesday, Sonia Gandhi consulted senior birthday celebration leaders Ambika Soni and A Okay Antony, who was once referred to as from Kerala the place he’s main a retired existence, at the Rajasthan disaster. She was once suggested to fulfill Gehlot one ultimate time to take a look at and iron out the diversities.

    The 2 central observers – Ajay Maken and Mallikarjun Kharge – have shielded Gehlot of their document after coming back from Jaipur the place they weren’t in a position to fulfill the birthday celebration MLAs unswerving to the executive minister. Those MLAs are antagonistic to the management’s plan to switch Gehlot along with his former deputy Sachin Pilot and refused to signal a answer authorising the birthday celebration president to select Gehlot’s successor.

  • Sonia seeks file on Jaipur riot, Gehlot much less most probably now to be celebration president

    By way of PTI

    JAIPUR/ NEW DELHI: Dissatisfied over an open riot in Rajasthan, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Monday sought a written file on it from celebration observers Mallikarjun Kharge and Ajay Maken because the probabilities of Ashok Gehlot changing into the celebration leader receded and different names cropped up for the publish.

    Kharge and Maken, who have been despatched as observers to Jaipur for a Congress Legislature Celebration (CLP) assembly, briefed Gandhi within the night after their go back to Delhi and termed the parallel meet held via Gehlot loyalists as “indiscipline”.

    They’re anticipated to counsel disciplinary motion in opposition to the ones at the back of the transfer, together with minister Shanti Dhariwal and Rajasthan Congress leader whip Mahesh Joshi.

    Gehlot loyalists had submitted resignation letters to Meeting Speaker C P Joshi on Sunday night, in an obvious bid to position drive at the central management to select anyone from the Gehlot camp as CM if the veteran chief is elected the celebration president.

    The loyalist MLAs indicated that they have been in opposition to the appointment of Sachin Pilot, who led a riot in opposition to Gehlot in 2020, to the publish.

    On Monday, Gehlot loyalist Dhariwal accused Maken, AICC in-charge for Rajasthan, of being eager about a conspiracy to take away Gehlot as leader minister and alleged he was once canvassing for Pilot.

    Each Gehlot and Pilot spent the day at their Jaipur properties. Pilot met his supporters, however they evaded publicly commenting on Sunday’s trends. Gehlot carried out a Navratri puja.

    Sonia Gandhi is reportedly “dissatisfied” over the Rajasthan trends as Gehlot was once being regarded as as her successor for the highest publish.

    Resources stated Gehlot advised the 2 observers that he’s now not at the back of the Jaipur construction and the MLAs eager about it weren’t being attentive to him.

    However the drama put a query mark on whether or not Gehlot would nonetheless run for the celebration president’s publish or anyone else would change him as a candidate supported via the present management.

    Names of senior celebration leaders Kharge, Kamal Nath, Digvijaya Singh, Sushilkumar Shinde, Mukul Wasnik and Kumari Selja at the moment are additionally doing the rounds for the publish.

    Congress chief Kamal Nath, who met Sonia Gandhi Monday, dominated himself out as a candidate.

    He has reportedly stepped in as a troubleshooter for his celebration. Kharge and Maken are prone to put up their report back to Gandhi concerning the disaster within the celebration’s state unit via Wednesday.

    After a just about one and part hour-long assembly with Gandhi, Maken advised journalists that it was once “unlucky” that the CLP meet may just now not be held.

    AICC Normal Secretary-Organisation Ok C Venugopal was once additionally provide right through the assembly with Gandhi.

    “Kharge ji and I’ve apprised the Congress president of the CLP assembly in Rajasthan. The Congress president has sought a written file on all the chronology, which we will be able to put up via overdue night time or day after today,” Maken stated.

    “When a CLP assembly is held, retaining a parallel assembly of MLAs is prima facie indiscipline,” he stated.

    Accusing the MLAs within the Gehlot camp of “indiscipline”, Maken stated their call for surroundings stipulations for a solution authorising the celebration president to select the following leader minister was once a “battle of passion”.

    “Within the 75 years of Congress historical past, there hasn’t ever been a conditional solution. The solution is one line handiest. The whole thing is advised to the Congress president after which a call is taken,” he advised journalists in Jaipur.

    “The solution shouldn’t have any battle of passion,” he stated, elaborating that anybody contesting the election may just develop into celebration president after which come to a decision at the solution.

    He stated there was once a transparent path to them from Sonia Gandhi that “we discuss to each MLA and put up a file, after which the Congress president would have taken a decision after talking to everybody”.

    He stated representatives of a few MLAs got here to them in Jaipur to position ahead 3 stipulations.

    One among them was once that the verdict at the solution can be taken after the organisational polls, and this must be a part of the solution.

    In an oblique connection with Gehlot, he requested how is it conceivable that an individual authorising the Congress president to take a decision at the subsequent CM, himself takes a call on it after profitable the celebration election.

    “If this isn’t a battle of passion, then what’s,” he stated.

    Maken stated the MLAs dependable to Gehlot sought after to satisfy them in teams and have been advised via him and Kharge that there was once no precedent for this. One-on-one conferences are held right through CLP meets in order that MLAs can specific themselves freely, he stated.

    Including to the turmoil, Congress leader whip in Rajasthan Meeting Mahesh Joshi stated the celebration MLAs haven’t any objection to whoever is made the executive minister, however the ultimate resolution of the prime command must be agreeable to them.

    “The doubts of the MLAs must be cleared via the prime command after which no matter resolution is taken might be permitted. We don’t have any objection if any person is made the executive minister however the ultimate resolution must have consensus,” Joshi stated.

    Congress assets stated 82 MLAs dependable to Gehlot are prone to grasp every other assembly to come to a decision their subsequent plan of action.

    They are saying they would like anyone who stood with the Congress govt right through the political disaster in Rajasthan in 2020 to be the following CM. In July 2020, Pilot and 18 different celebration MLAs rebelled in opposition to Gehlot’s management. The Congress has 108 MLAs within the 200-member Rajasthan Meeting.

    JAIPUR/ NEW DELHI: Dissatisfied over an open riot in Rajasthan, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Monday sought a written file on it from celebration observers Mallikarjun Kharge and Ajay Maken because the probabilities of Ashok Gehlot changing into the celebration leader receded and different names cropped up for the publish.

    Kharge and Maken, who have been despatched as observers to Jaipur for a Congress Legislature Celebration (CLP) assembly, briefed Gandhi within the night after their go back to Delhi and termed the parallel meet held via Gehlot loyalists as “indiscipline”.

    They’re anticipated to counsel disciplinary motion in opposition to the ones at the back of the transfer, together with minister Shanti Dhariwal and Rajasthan Congress leader whip Mahesh Joshi.

    Gehlot loyalists had submitted resignation letters to Meeting Speaker C P Joshi on Sunday night, in an obvious bid to position drive at the central management to select anyone from the Gehlot camp as CM if the veteran chief is elected the celebration president.

    The loyalist MLAs indicated that they have been in opposition to the appointment of Sachin Pilot, who led a riot in opposition to Gehlot in 2020, to the publish.

    On Monday, Gehlot loyalist Dhariwal accused Maken, AICC in-charge for Rajasthan, of being eager about a conspiracy to take away Gehlot as leader minister and alleged he was once canvassing for Pilot.

    Each Gehlot and Pilot spent the day at their Jaipur properties. Pilot met his supporters, however they evaded publicly commenting on Sunday’s trends. Gehlot carried out a Navratri puja.

    Sonia Gandhi is reportedly “dissatisfied” over the Rajasthan trends as Gehlot was once being regarded as as her successor for the highest publish.

    Resources stated Gehlot advised the 2 observers that he’s now not at the back of the Jaipur construction and the MLAs eager about it weren’t being attentive to him.

    However the drama put a query mark on whether or not Gehlot would nonetheless run for the celebration president’s publish or anyone else would change him as a candidate supported via the present management.

    Names of senior celebration leaders Kharge, Kamal Nath, Digvijaya Singh, Sushilkumar Shinde, Mukul Wasnik and Kumari Selja at the moment are additionally doing the rounds for the publish.

    Congress chief Kamal Nath, who met Sonia Gandhi Monday, dominated himself out as a candidate.

    He has reportedly stepped in as a troubleshooter for his celebration. Kharge and Maken are prone to put up their report back to Gandhi concerning the disaster within the celebration’s state unit via Wednesday.

    After a just about one and part hour-long assembly with Gandhi, Maken advised journalists that it was once “unlucky” that the CLP meet may just now not be held.

    AICC Normal Secretary-Organisation Ok C Venugopal was once additionally provide right through the assembly with Gandhi.

    “Kharge ji and I’ve apprised the Congress president of the CLP assembly in Rajasthan. The Congress president has sought a written file on all the chronology, which we will be able to put up via overdue night time or day after today,” Maken stated.

    “When a CLP assembly is held, retaining a parallel assembly of MLAs is prima facie indiscipline,” he stated.

    Accusing the MLAs within the Gehlot camp of “indiscipline”, Maken stated their call for surroundings stipulations for a solution authorising the celebration president to select the following leader minister was once a “battle of passion”.

    “Within the 75 years of Congress historical past, there hasn’t ever been a conditional solution. The solution is one line handiest. The whole thing is advised to the Congress president after which a call is taken,” he advised journalists in Jaipur.

    “The solution shouldn’t have any battle of passion,” he stated, elaborating that anybody contesting the election may just develop into celebration president after which come to a decision at the solution.

    He stated there was once a transparent path to them from Sonia Gandhi that “we discuss to each MLA and put up a file, after which the Congress president would have taken a decision after talking to everybody”.

    He stated representatives of a few MLAs got here to them in Jaipur to position ahead 3 stipulations.

    One among them was once that the verdict at the solution can be taken after the organisational polls, and this must be a part of the solution.

    In an oblique connection with Gehlot, he requested how is it conceivable that an individual authorising the Congress president to take a decision at the subsequent CM, himself takes a call on it after profitable the celebration election.

    “If this isn’t a battle of passion, then what’s,” he stated.

    Maken stated the MLAs dependable to Gehlot sought after to satisfy them in teams and have been advised via him and Kharge that there was once no precedent for this. One-on-one conferences are held right through CLP meets in order that MLAs can specific themselves freely, he stated.

    Including to the turmoil, Congress leader whip in Rajasthan Meeting Mahesh Joshi stated the celebration MLAs haven’t any objection to whoever is made the executive minister, however the ultimate resolution of the prime command must be agreeable to them.

    “The doubts of the MLAs must be cleared via the prime command after which no matter resolution is taken might be permitted. We don’t have any objection if any person is made the executive minister however the ultimate resolution must have consensus,” Joshi stated.

    Congress assets stated 82 MLAs dependable to Gehlot are prone to grasp every other assembly to come to a decision their subsequent plan of action.

    They are saying they would like anyone who stood with the Congress govt right through the political disaster in Rajasthan in 2020 to be the following CM. In July 2020, Pilot and 18 different celebration MLAs rebelled in opposition to Gehlot’s management. The Congress has 108 MLAs within the 200-member Rajasthan Meeting.

  • Congress Presidential polls: Sonia Gandhi summons KC Venugopal, Ashok Gehlot 

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    NEW DELHI: The Congress presidential election won frenetic tempo on Tuesday with birthday celebration president Sonia Gandhi summoning normal secretary in-charge of organisation Ok C Venugopal for an pressing dialogue, and Ashok Gehlot calling a late-evening assembly of Rajasthan MLAs prior to his departure to Delhi for a gathering with the birthday celebration president.

    Venugopal flew in from Kerala, the place he used to be collaborating within the Bharat Jodo Yatra with Rahul Gandhi, to fulfill the Congress president at her 10, Janpath place of dwelling.

    Assets mentioned the 2 mentioned the presidential election, nomination for which is scheduled to start out from September 24. Venugopal known as Gehlot after assembly Sonia Gandhi and requested him to fulfill her in Delhi on Wednesday.

    Gehlot has known as birthday celebration MLAs to the executive minister’s place of dwelling for a gathering at 10 pm the place he’s anticipated to show his plans. Assets with reference to the executive minister mentioned that once assembly Sonia Gandhi in Delhi on Wednesday, Gehlot will depart for Kerala to fulfill Rahul Gandhi. From there, he’s anticipated to go back to Delhi and keep right here until the remaining day of nomination on September 30.

    With the birthday celebration’s Thiruvananthapuram MP, Shashi Tharoor, assembly Sonia Gandhi on Monday and expressing his want to contest, the birthday celebration top command has began getting ready for a competition at the same time as extra state devices followed resolutions not easy the go back of Rahul Gandhi because the birthday celebration leader.

    Although Sonia Gandhi advised Tharoor that there can be no professional candidate, assets mentioned that the management has made up its thoughts to box a loyalist who’s prone to sail via with the assistance of the handpicked electoral faculty comprising 9,300 PCC delegates.

    Gehlot is reportedly the primary selection of management because the professional candidate. He, then again, denies being a candidate pronouncing that he’ll try to persuade Rahul Gandhi to contest. Chhattisgarh leader minister Bhupesh Baghel, too, has mentioned that he’ll try to convince Rahul to go back as birthday celebration leader.

    In the meantime, a couple of dozen state devices, together with Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Odisha, Haryana, Maharashtra and Jammu Kashmir, have handed resolutions calling for Rahul to take the birthday celebration reins. Senior Congress leaders comparable to P Chidambaram, Jairam Ramesh amongst others have demanded that the following president be selected by way of consensus somewhat than contest.

    The nominations for the election will probably be held from September 24 to 30. The remaining date for withdrawal of nominations is October 8 and the election, if required, will probably be hung on October 17. The effects will probably be out on October 19.

    If the competition does happen, it’ll be after over 20 years that the Congressmen will probably be balloting to elect their president. The birthday celebration remaining noticed a competition for the put up in November 2000 when Sonia Gandhi defeated Jitendra Prasada. Prior to that Sitaram Kesri had defeated Sharad Pawar and Rajesh Pilot in 1997.

    The brand new president will exchange Sonia Gandhi who has turn out to be the longest-serving birthday celebration president. She has been on the helm since 1998, barring the 2 years between 2017 and 2019 when Rahul Gandhi took over because the birthday celebration leader.

    NEW DELHI: The Congress presidential election won frenetic tempo on Tuesday with birthday celebration president Sonia Gandhi summoning normal secretary in-charge of organisation Ok C Venugopal for an pressing dialogue, and Ashok Gehlot calling a late-evening assembly of Rajasthan MLAs prior to his departure to Delhi for a gathering with the birthday celebration president.

    Venugopal flew in from Kerala, the place he used to be collaborating within the Bharat Jodo Yatra with Rahul Gandhi, to fulfill the Congress president at her 10, Janpath place of dwelling.

    Assets mentioned the 2 mentioned the presidential election, nomination for which is scheduled to start out from September 24. Venugopal known as Gehlot after assembly Sonia Gandhi and requested him to fulfill her in Delhi on Wednesday.

    Gehlot has known as birthday celebration MLAs to the executive minister’s place of dwelling for a gathering at 10 pm the place he’s anticipated to show his plans. Assets with reference to the executive minister mentioned that once assembly Sonia Gandhi in Delhi on Wednesday, Gehlot will depart for Kerala to fulfill Rahul Gandhi. From there, he’s anticipated to go back to Delhi and keep right here until the remaining day of nomination on September 30.

    With the birthday celebration’s Thiruvananthapuram MP, Shashi Tharoor, assembly Sonia Gandhi on Monday and expressing his want to contest, the birthday celebration top command has began getting ready for a competition at the same time as extra state devices followed resolutions not easy the go back of Rahul Gandhi because the birthday celebration leader.

    Although Sonia Gandhi advised Tharoor that there can be no professional candidate, assets mentioned that the management has made up its thoughts to box a loyalist who’s prone to sail via with the assistance of the handpicked electoral faculty comprising 9,300 PCC delegates.

    Gehlot is reportedly the primary selection of management because the professional candidate. He, then again, denies being a candidate pronouncing that he’ll try to persuade Rahul Gandhi to contest. Chhattisgarh leader minister Bhupesh Baghel, too, has mentioned that he’ll try to convince Rahul to go back as birthday celebration leader.

    In the meantime, a couple of dozen state devices, together with Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Odisha, Haryana, Maharashtra and Jammu Kashmir, have handed resolutions calling for Rahul to take the birthday celebration reins. Senior Congress leaders comparable to P Chidambaram, Jairam Ramesh amongst others have demanded that the following president be selected by way of consensus somewhat than contest.

    The nominations for the election will probably be held from September 24 to 30. The remaining date for withdrawal of nominations is October 8 and the election, if required, will probably be hung on October 17. The effects will probably be out on October 19.

    If the competition does happen, it’ll be after over 20 years that the Congressmen will probably be balloting to elect their president. The birthday celebration remaining noticed a competition for the put up in November 2000 when Sonia Gandhi defeated Jitendra Prasada. Prior to that Sitaram Kesri had defeated Sharad Pawar and Rajesh Pilot in 1997.

    The brand new president will exchange Sonia Gandhi who has turn out to be the longest-serving birthday celebration president. She has been on the helm since 1998, barring the 2 years between 2017 and 2019 when Rahul Gandhi took over because the birthday celebration leader.

  • KC Venugopal flies to Delhi after Congress prez requires meet on “organisational issues”

    Through ANI

    ALAPPUZHA: Congress chief KC Venugopal, who’s collaborating within the Kerala leg of the Bharat Jodo Yatra, departed for the nationwide capital on Tuesday upon the decision via the get together’s period in-between president Sonia Gandhi.

    In step with assets with regards to Venugopal, he has been requested via Sonia Gandhi to come back over to Delhi for a gathering which is “strictly a part of organisational issues”.

    He used to be within the Alappuzha district of Kerala with Rahul Gandhi. That is the primary time he has left the Yatra since it all started on September 7 from Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu. The yatra entered its thirteenth day lately.

    This comes an afternoon after Congress chief and Member of Parliament Shashi Tharoor on Monday won the nod from Sonia Gandhi to contest within the upcoming ballot for the get together president’s submit, assets mentioned.

    Tharoor won interim-party president Sonia Gandhi’s go-ahead after he met her right here.

    In step with assets, Tharoor, throughout the assembly, expressed his need to contest the elections scheduled to be hung on October 17 to “make inner democracy” within the get together more potent. Gandhi, in reaction, giving her nod to the Thiruvananthapuram MP, mentioned that anyone can contest elections.

    “Senior Congress chief and MP Shashi Tharoor will get a nod from Congress period in-between president Sonia Gandhi to contest for the submit of the get together president, after he reached out to her in a gathering lately, bringing up he could make inner democracy more potent. Sonia Gandhi, Congress period in-between president, responded that he (Shashi Tharoor) can contest (for the submit of the get together president) if he needs, anyone can contest elections,” mentioned the assets on Monday.

    Ashok Gehlot, who is thought of as to be with regards to the Gandhi circle of relatives, and Shashi Tharoor, who were given the nod for the Congress period in-between president Sonia Gandhi, have emerged as most sensible possible contenders for the administrative center of the get together leader in case Rahul Gandhi makes a decision no longer to go into the fray.

    Amid hypothesis that Ashok Gehlot might be working for the get together president, the election for which is ready to happen subsequent month, assets with regards to the Rajasthan Leader Minister mentioned that he’s “looking to convince Rahul Gandhi” to contest somewhat than his personal nomination.

    This comes amid the thrill of Gehlot being a number one selection for the get together’s president submit within the election scheduled to be hung on October 17, the results of which shall be declared on October 19.

    ALAPPUZHA: Congress chief KC Venugopal, who’s collaborating within the Kerala leg of the Bharat Jodo Yatra, departed for the nationwide capital on Tuesday upon the decision via the get together’s period in-between president Sonia Gandhi.

    In step with assets with regards to Venugopal, he has been requested via Sonia Gandhi to come back over to Delhi for a gathering which is “strictly a part of organisational issues”.

    He used to be within the Alappuzha district of Kerala with Rahul Gandhi. That is the primary time he has left the Yatra since it all started on September 7 from Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu. The yatra entered its thirteenth day lately.

    This comes an afternoon after Congress chief and Member of Parliament Shashi Tharoor on Monday won the nod from Sonia Gandhi to contest within the upcoming ballot for the get together president’s submit, assets mentioned.

    Tharoor won interim-party president Sonia Gandhi’s go-ahead after he met her right here.

    In step with assets, Tharoor, throughout the assembly, expressed his need to contest the elections scheduled to be hung on October 17 to “make inner democracy” within the get together more potent. Gandhi, in reaction, giving her nod to the Thiruvananthapuram MP, mentioned that anyone can contest elections.

    “Senior Congress chief and MP Shashi Tharoor will get a nod from Congress period in-between president Sonia Gandhi to contest for the submit of the get together president, after he reached out to her in a gathering lately, bringing up he could make inner democracy more potent. Sonia Gandhi, Congress period in-between president, responded that he (Shashi Tharoor) can contest (for the submit of the get together president) if he needs, anyone can contest elections,” mentioned the assets on Monday.

    Ashok Gehlot, who is thought of as to be with regards to the Gandhi circle of relatives, and Shashi Tharoor, who were given the nod for the Congress period in-between president Sonia Gandhi, have emerged as most sensible possible contenders for the administrative center of the get together leader in case Rahul Gandhi makes a decision no longer to go into the fray.

    Amid hypothesis that Ashok Gehlot might be working for the get together president, the election for which is ready to happen subsequent month, assets with regards to the Rajasthan Leader Minister mentioned that he’s “looking to convince Rahul Gandhi” to contest somewhat than his personal nomination.

    This comes amid the thrill of Gehlot being a number one selection for the get together’s president submit within the election scheduled to be hung on October 17, the results of which shall be declared on October 19.

  • Tharoor conveys intent to contest AICC leader polls to Sonia, she says will stay ‘impartial’: Assets 

    Gandhi welcomed the theory of extra other folks contesting the polls and dispelled the perception that there can be an “respectable candidate”

  • UP Congress authorises Sonia Gandhi to call birthday celebration’s subsequent nationwide leader

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    LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee, on Monday, authorized birthday celebration president Sonia Gandhi to make a choice all workplace bearers, together with the state unit president and the organisation’s subsequent nationwide president.

    State Congress Legislature Birthday party chief Aradhana Mishra showed {that a} solution used to be handed unanimously on the birthday celebration’s conference held right here calling upon birthday celebration president Sonia Gandhi to call all workplace bearers for birthday celebration’s state unit. 

    The participants additionally agreed to simply accept all choices taken via Sonia, Mishra stated.

    She stated the proposal to authorise Sonia Gandhi to select the entire workplace bearers, together with the state president and nationwide president, got here from birthday celebration’s Rajya Sabha member Pramod Tiwari, who may be Congress MLA’s father. “The proposal used to be supported via everybody,” added Aradhana Mishra. 

    At the different, after Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Gujarat gadgets of the Congress handed resolutions that Gandhi will have to be made birthday celebration leader, the birthday celebration’s Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Bihar gadgets on Monday handed resolutions looking for Rahul Gandhi’s elevation to the highest put up.

    Considerably, birthday celebration’s UP unit has been headless for the remaining six months after the then UPCC leader Ajay Kumar ‘Lallu’ had resigned from the put up of Uttar Pradesh Congress president after the birthday celebration’s deficient efficiency within the remaining meeting elections when it controlled to win simply two seats. 

    LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee, on Monday, authorized birthday celebration president Sonia Gandhi to make a choice all workplace bearers, together with the state unit president and the organisation’s subsequent nationwide president.

    State Congress Legislature Birthday party chief Aradhana Mishra showed {that a} solution used to be handed unanimously on the birthday celebration’s conference held right here calling upon birthday celebration president Sonia Gandhi to call all workplace bearers for birthday celebration’s state unit. 

    The participants additionally agreed to simply accept all choices taken via Sonia, Mishra stated.

    She stated the proposal to authorise Sonia Gandhi to select the entire workplace bearers, together with the state president and nationwide president, got here from birthday celebration’s Rajya Sabha member Pramod Tiwari, who may be Congress MLA’s father. “The proposal used to be supported via everybody,” added Aradhana Mishra. 

    At the different, after Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Gujarat gadgets of the Congress handed resolutions that Gandhi will have to be made birthday celebration leader, the birthday celebration’s Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Bihar gadgets on Monday handed resolutions looking for Rahul Gandhi’s elevation to the highest put up.

    Considerably, birthday celebration’s UP unit has been headless for the remaining six months after the then UPCC leader Ajay Kumar ‘Lallu’ had resigned from the put up of Uttar Pradesh Congress president after the birthday celebration’s deficient efficiency within the remaining meeting elections when it controlled to win simply two seats. 

  • Tharoor endorses petition looking for ‘positive reforms’ in Congress; meets Sonia Gandhi

    By means of PTI

    NEW DELHI: Including to the thrill over the opportunity of his contesting Congress president polls, Shashi Tharoor on Monday recommended a petition via a gaggle of younger celebration individuals looking for “positive reforms” and met AICC leader Sonia Gandhi right here.

    The petition shared via Tharoor on Twitter sought reforms and a pledge via AICC president applicants to enforce the Udaipur Declaration in entirety if elected.

    The previous Union minister mentioned it have been signed via over 650 folks up to now.

    “I welcome this petition this is being circulated via a gaggle of younger @INCIndia individuals, looking for positive reforms within the Birthday celebration. It has collected over 650 signatures up to now. I’m glad to endorse it & to head past it,” Tharoor tweeted with screenshots of the petition.

    In a while after endorsing the petition, Tharoor met the celebration’s period in-between leader Sonia Gandhi at her place of dwelling.

    He, then again, didn’t reveal what transpired all the way through the assembly.

    The assembly comes amid indications that Tharoor, who used to be some of the crew of 23 leaders who had written to Gandhi in 2020 challenging organisational overhaul, would possibly contest the Congress president’s election and would possibly document his nomination.

    The petition that Tharoor recommended mentioned, “We’re individuals of the Congress celebration with a need to make stronger the celebration to mirror the hopes and aspirations of our country.”

    The petition mentioned probably the most tenets of the Udaipur Declaration that used to be made on Would possibly 15, 2022, after the celebration’s brainstorming consultation.

    “We attraction to every candidate within the election for the President of the All India Congress Committee to adopt a public pledge to contain celebration individuals from block committees as much as the CWC and enforce the Udaipur Declaration in entirety inside the first 100 days of assuming place of work,” the petition mentioned.

    In its declaration, the Congress had introduced wide-ranging organisational reforms to make the celebration fight able for the following spherical of meeting and Lok Sabha polls, stressing on wider illustration to these beneath 50 years of age and imposing ‘one particular person, one put up’ and ‘one circle of relatives, one price tag’ regulations with riders.

    Requested about the opportunity of him operating for the put up of the Congress president, Tharoor had advised PTI previous this month, “I’ve best welcomed the truth that an election will likely be held. I imagine that is excellent for the celebration.”

    “In fact it’s fulfilling that this common remark of democratic idea has straight away led to huge numbers of folks across the nation welcoming the possibility of my contesting. However as I’ve made it transparent, I’ve now not declared my candidacy,” Tharoor had mentioned.

    “I’m hoping many will contest with a view to give the club a large selection. Thus far I’ve neither dominated myself in nor dominated myself out,” the previous Union minister had asserted.

    The method for submitting nominations for the election will likely be held from September 24 to 30.

    The closing date for withdrawal of nominations is October 8 and the election, if required, will likely be hung on October 17. The effects will likely be out on October 19.

    NEW DELHI: Including to the thrill over the opportunity of his contesting Congress president polls, Shashi Tharoor on Monday recommended a petition via a gaggle of younger celebration individuals looking for “positive reforms” and met AICC leader Sonia Gandhi right here.

    The petition shared via Tharoor on Twitter sought reforms and a pledge via AICC president applicants to enforce the Udaipur Declaration in entirety if elected.

    The previous Union minister mentioned it have been signed via over 650 folks up to now.

    “I welcome this petition this is being circulated via a gaggle of younger @INCIndia individuals, looking for positive reforms within the Birthday celebration. It has collected over 650 signatures up to now. I’m glad to endorse it & to head past it,” Tharoor tweeted with screenshots of the petition.

    In a while after endorsing the petition, Tharoor met the celebration’s period in-between leader Sonia Gandhi at her place of dwelling.

    He, then again, didn’t reveal what transpired all the way through the assembly.

    The assembly comes amid indications that Tharoor, who used to be some of the crew of 23 leaders who had written to Gandhi in 2020 challenging organisational overhaul, would possibly contest the Congress president’s election and would possibly document his nomination.

    The petition that Tharoor recommended mentioned, “We’re individuals of the Congress celebration with a need to make stronger the celebration to mirror the hopes and aspirations of our country.”

    The petition mentioned probably the most tenets of the Udaipur Declaration that used to be made on Would possibly 15, 2022, after the celebration’s brainstorming consultation.

    “We attraction to every candidate within the election for the President of the All India Congress Committee to adopt a public pledge to contain celebration individuals from block committees as much as the CWC and enforce the Udaipur Declaration in entirety inside the first 100 days of assuming place of work,” the petition mentioned.

    In its declaration, the Congress had introduced wide-ranging organisational reforms to make the celebration fight able for the following spherical of meeting and Lok Sabha polls, stressing on wider illustration to these beneath 50 years of age and imposing ‘one particular person, one put up’ and ‘one circle of relatives, one price tag’ regulations with riders.

    Requested about the opportunity of him operating for the put up of the Congress president, Tharoor had advised PTI previous this month, “I’ve best welcomed the truth that an election will likely be held. I imagine that is excellent for the celebration.”

    “In fact it’s fulfilling that this common remark of democratic idea has straight away led to huge numbers of folks across the nation welcoming the possibility of my contesting. However as I’ve made it transparent, I’ve now not declared my candidacy,” Tharoor had mentioned.

    “I’m hoping many will contest with a view to give the club a large selection. Thus far I’ve neither dominated myself in nor dominated myself out,” the previous Union minister had asserted.

    The method for submitting nominations for the election will likely be held from September 24 to 30.

    The closing date for withdrawal of nominations is October 8 and the election, if required, will likely be hung on October 17. The effects will likely be out on October 19.

  • ‘India’s 2d freedom battle’: Chidambaram, Sonia hail ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’; Anand Sharma extends ‘very best needs’ to Rahul

    Through PTI

    KANYAKUMARI: Bharat Jodo Yatra, introduced through Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday, is the rustic’s 2d freedom battle and it is going to pass on until the divisive forces are defeated, Congress senior chief and previous Union Minister P Chidambaram mentioned.

    Lashing out on the BJP for criticising the national yatra, he mentioned the BJP would don’t have any function on this 2d freedom battle, which can see that birthday celebration decimated.

    “I want to inform the ones criticising our Bharat Jodo Yatra that you simply had no function in India’s freedom battle all through which Mahatma Gandhi gave the slogan: do or die. Now too, you’re going to don’t have any function. Our adventure won’t finish until the divisive forces are defeated,” Chidambaram mentioned addressing the rally close to the Gandhi Mandapam right here within the presence of Rahul Gandhi.

    The BJP leaders belittled the Congress yatra, as they it seems that didn’t need the country to stay united.

    “Once we say let’s unite, they are saying divide,” he mentioned indicating that the saffron birthday celebration’s try to divide the country won’t fructify.

    Congress president Sonia Gandhi described the “Bharat Jodo Yatra” on Wednesday as a landmark instance and was hoping that the three,500-km foot march would lend a hand rejuvenate the birthday celebration.

    In her message learn out on the rally in Kanyakumari, Gandhi mentioned she could be taking part within the yatra day by day in concept and spirit.

    “In view of the clinical check-ups that I’m present process, I feel sorry about my incapability to be with all of you in individual this momentous night time to release the ancient Bharat Jodo Yatra from Kanyakumari to Kashmir.

    “This can be a landmark instance for our nice birthday celebration with this kind of superb legacy — the Indian Nationwide Congress. I’m assured that our organisation might be rejuvenated,” Gandhi mentioned in her message.

    She additionally described the instance as a “transformational second in Indian politics”.

    Gandhi congratulated the 120-odd birthday celebration colleagues who will entire all of the “padyatra” and mentioned there might be masses and hundreds of others who will sign up for the march in numerous states.

    “I prolong my greetings to them as neatly,” she mentioned.

    “Talking for myself, I can be taking part within the Bharat Jodo Yatra day by day in concept and spirit. I can, after all, be seeing the yatra are living because it progresses. So, allow us to transfer ahead united and company in our get to the bottom of,” the Congress president mentioned.

    The instance additionally noticed the turning in of the nationwide flag to formally mark the beginning of the “padayatra”, which the Congress has described because the longest ever undertaken through any political birthday celebration in impartial India.

    Senior Congress chief and distinguished G-23 member Anand Sharma on Wednesday conveyed his very best needs to former birthday celebration president Rahul Gandhi for its ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, pronouncing it seeks to uphold India’s inclusive democracy and improve cohesion.

    Sharma is one of the G-23 leaders who had sought an organisational overhaul and elections in any respect ranges, in a letter to the Congress president in August 2020.

    The previous Union minister mentioned he was once taking a look ahead to becoming a member of the over 3,500-km yatra when it reaches close to his house state Himachal Pradesh, which can pass to polls later this 12 months.

    “Expressing my unity and conveying very best needs to Rahul Gandhi and all Yatris. Bharat Jodo yatra is a undertaking to uphold India’s inclusive democracy, to mobilise other people in opposition to injustice, inequality and intolerance.

    Additionally a dedication to improve nationwide cohesion,” he mentioned on Twitter.

    “Taking a look ahead to enroll in the Yatra when it reaches close to my house state of Himachal enroute to Jammu-Kashmir,” he added.

    The Bharat Jodo Yatra is ranging from Kanyakumari on Thursday morning and can lead to Kashmir after traversing thru 12 states and two Union territories in about 5 months.

    The Congress has described it because the longest ‘padyatra’ undertaken through any political birthday celebration within the nation.

    The birthday celebration mentioned this can be a turning level in Indian politics and marks a “new starting”.

    “September 7 2022. An afternoon when India’s oldest political birthday celebration will release the longest padyatra ever undertaken. This can be a sombre day, an afternoon for quiet mirrored image and renewed get to the bottom of,” Congress common secretary Jairam Ramesh mentioned in a tweet.

    “This can be a turning level in Indian politics. It marks a brand new starting,” he mentioned.

    With the release of the yatra at a mega rally in Kanyakumari, the Congress is looking for to flag financial disparities, social polarisation and political centralisation, whilst making an attempt to make beneficial properties in what it frequently described as fight of ideologies.

    KANYAKUMARI: Bharat Jodo Yatra, introduced through Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday, is the rustic’s 2d freedom battle and it is going to pass on until the divisive forces are defeated, Congress senior chief and previous Union Minister P Chidambaram mentioned.

    Lashing out on the BJP for criticising the national yatra, he mentioned the BJP would don’t have any function on this 2d freedom battle, which can see that birthday celebration decimated.

    “I want to inform the ones criticising our Bharat Jodo Yatra that you simply had no function in India’s freedom battle all through which Mahatma Gandhi gave the slogan: do or die. Now too, you’re going to don’t have any function. Our adventure won’t finish until the divisive forces are defeated,” Chidambaram mentioned addressing the rally close to the Gandhi Mandapam right here within the presence of Rahul Gandhi.

    The BJP leaders belittled the Congress yatra, as they it seems that didn’t need the country to stay united.

    “Once we say let’s unite, they are saying divide,” he mentioned indicating that the saffron birthday celebration’s try to divide the country won’t fructify.

    Congress president Sonia Gandhi described the “Bharat Jodo Yatra” on Wednesday as a landmark instance and was hoping that the three,500-km foot march would lend a hand rejuvenate the birthday celebration.

    In her message learn out on the rally in Kanyakumari, Gandhi mentioned she could be taking part within the yatra day by day in concept and spirit.

    “In view of the clinical check-ups that I’m present process, I feel sorry about my incapability to be with all of you in individual this momentous night time to release the ancient Bharat Jodo Yatra from Kanyakumari to Kashmir.

    “This can be a landmark instance for our nice birthday celebration with this kind of superb legacy — the Indian Nationwide Congress. I’m assured that our organisation might be rejuvenated,” Gandhi mentioned in her message.

    She additionally described the instance as a “transformational second in Indian politics”.

    Gandhi congratulated the 120-odd birthday celebration colleagues who will entire all of the “padyatra” and mentioned there might be masses and hundreds of others who will sign up for the march in numerous states.

    “I prolong my greetings to them as neatly,” she mentioned.

    “Talking for myself, I can be taking part within the Bharat Jodo Yatra day by day in concept and spirit. I can, after all, be seeing the yatra are living because it progresses. So, allow us to transfer ahead united and company in our get to the bottom of,” the Congress president mentioned.

    The instance additionally noticed the turning in of the nationwide flag to formally mark the beginning of the “padayatra”, which the Congress has described because the longest ever undertaken through any political birthday celebration in impartial India.

    Senior Congress chief and distinguished G-23 member Anand Sharma on Wednesday conveyed his very best needs to former birthday celebration president Rahul Gandhi for its ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, pronouncing it seeks to uphold India’s inclusive democracy and improve cohesion.

    Sharma is one of the G-23 leaders who had sought an organisational overhaul and elections in any respect ranges, in a letter to the Congress president in August 2020.

    The previous Union minister mentioned he was once taking a look ahead to becoming a member of the over 3,500-km yatra when it reaches close to his house state Himachal Pradesh, which can pass to polls later this 12 months.

    “Expressing my unity and conveying very best needs to Rahul Gandhi and all Yatris. Bharat Jodo yatra is a undertaking to uphold India’s inclusive democracy, to mobilise other people in opposition to injustice, inequality and intolerance.

    Additionally a dedication to improve nationwide cohesion,” he mentioned on Twitter.

    “Taking a look ahead to enroll in the Yatra when it reaches close to my house state of Himachal enroute to Jammu-Kashmir,” he added.

    The Bharat Jodo Yatra is ranging from Kanyakumari on Thursday morning and can lead to Kashmir after traversing thru 12 states and two Union territories in about 5 months.

    The Congress has described it because the longest ‘padyatra’ undertaken through any political birthday celebration within the nation.

    The birthday celebration mentioned this can be a turning level in Indian politics and marks a “new starting”.

    “September 7 2022. An afternoon when India’s oldest political birthday celebration will release the longest padyatra ever undertaken. This can be a sombre day, an afternoon for quiet mirrored image and renewed get to the bottom of,” Congress common secretary Jairam Ramesh mentioned in a tweet.

    “This can be a turning level in Indian politics. It marks a brand new starting,” he mentioned.

    With the release of the yatra at a mega rally in Kanyakumari, the Congress is looking for to flag financial disparities, social polarisation and political centralisation, whilst making an attempt to make beneficial properties in what it frequently described as fight of ideologies.

  • Congress prone to get 4 ministerial berths in new Nitish executive as JDU leader reaches out to Gandhis

    By means of PTI

    NEW DELHI: The Congress is prone to get 4 ministerial berths within the new executive in Bihar as JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar snapped ties with the BJP and joined palms with the RJD-led alliance, resources stated on Tuesday.

    Resources stated Kumar spoke to each Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi quickly after resigning from his publish of leader minister.

    He’s additionally learnt to have thanked the Congress management for extending improve within the formation of the brand new executive.

    But even so the 4 ministerial berths, the Congress has additionally sought the publish of Speaker of the state meeting, however Kumar isn’t enthusiastic about giving that, resources stated.

    The Congress has 19 MLAs within the 243-member Bihar Meeting whilst the JD(U) has 45, RJD 79, CPI(ML) 12, and CPI and CPI(M) each and every have two legislators.

    The BJP has 77 MLAs in Bihar whilst the Jitan Ram Manjhi-led Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) has 4.

    The Space has one Unbiased MLA whilst one seat is vacant.

    Bihar Congress president Madan Mohan Jha and the celebration’s in-charge of Bihar affairs Bhakta Charan Das had been provide on the assembly of Nitish Kumar, Tejashwi Yadav and leaders of alternative events.

    All 19 legislators of the Congress later attended a dinner assembly on the place of abode of the CLP chief within the Bihar meeting in Patna.

    Most sensible Congress management in Delhi alternatively, remained silent at the tendencies in Bihar and confabulations over the brand new executive formation within the state.

    Previous, the Congress stated it is going to be part of the non-BJP alliance in Bihar to assist fortify secular forces.

    The celebration stated that like in Maharashtra the place it helped sew in combination the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) executive through supporting the Shiv Sena which used to be ideologically other from it, it is going to align with Kumar who has been with them previously.

    “Ours is an ideological struggle and we don’t seem to be combating for energy. The Congress will improve any non-BJP executive and assist fortify secular forces,” Congress common secretary Tariq Anwar previous informed PTI.

    “As a result of Nitish Kumar is leaving the BJP and coming over, we can improve him,” he stated, including the Congress will take no matter steps which can be had to fortify secular forces and defeat the communal forces.

    Taking a swipe on the BJP, Congress common secretary Jairam Ramesh, tweeted, “In March 2020, Modi sarkar postponed COVID-19 lockdown to engineer the autumn of the Kamal Nath executive in Madhya Pradesh.

    Now, it cuts brief Parliament consultation figuring out its coalition executive in Bihar goes.

    What is going up will have to come down!” A gathering of the RJD-led Grand Alliance, comprising the Left and the Congress, additionally happened at Rabri Devi’s space, the place all of the MLAs are stated to have signed a letter to improve Kumar.

    Nitish Kumar is known to have informed JD(U) legislators and MPs, at a gathering he convened at his reputable place of abode, that he have been pushed in opposition to the wall through the BJP which attempted to weaken his celebration, first through propping up Chirag Paswan’s insurrection and later thru its former nationwide president RCP Singh.

    Family members between the BJP and the JD(U) had been worsening within the wake of disagreements over a bunch of problems together with caste census, inhabitants keep watch over and the ‘Agnipath’ defence recruitment scheme.

    JD(U)’s Nitish Kumar spoke with Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi and expressed his gratitude to them for supporting him after he broke ties with the BJP, Congress resources stated on Tuesday.

    The resources additionally stated Congress can have “lively participation” within the executive that shall be shaped through the RJD-led Mahagathbandhan (grand alliance) and the JD(U).

    On an afternoon of fast-moving political tendencies, Kumar met Bihar Governor Phagu Chauhan two times — first at hand in his resignation because the NDA leader minister after which after being elected chief of the Mahagathbandhan to stake declare for the highest process within the state as soon as once more.

    Kumar stated he submitted an inventory of 164 MLAs to the governor who will come to a decision when the oath-taking can happen.

    The efficient energy of the Bihar Meeting is 242 and the magic determine is 122.

    Previous within the day, Congress had stated it is going to improve any non-BJP executive in Bihar to assist fortify secular forces.

    The Congress has 19 legislators within the Bihar Meeting.

    Swearing in of Nitish Kumar and Tejashwi Yadav as Leader Minister and Deputy CM respectively will happen at 2 pm on Wednesday, extremely positioned resources stated right here.

    It is going to be a easy rite to be held within Raj Bhavan.

    Extra ministers shall be inducted into the cupboard at a later degree, resources in Kumar’s JD(U) and Yadav’s RJD stated.

    Kumar, who dumped the BJP-led NDA previous within the day, shall be taking oath because the CM for the 8th time.

    He’ll be heading a coalition of 7 events which is supported through an Unbiased.

    NEW DELHI: The Congress is prone to get 4 ministerial berths within the new executive in Bihar as JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar snapped ties with the BJP and joined palms with the RJD-led alliance, resources stated on Tuesday.

    Resources stated Kumar spoke to each Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi quickly after resigning from his publish of leader minister.

    He’s additionally learnt to have thanked the Congress management for extending improve within the formation of the brand new executive.

    But even so the 4 ministerial berths, the Congress has additionally sought the publish of Speaker of the state meeting, however Kumar isn’t enthusiastic about giving that, resources stated.

    The Congress has 19 MLAs within the 243-member Bihar Meeting whilst the JD(U) has 45, RJD 79, CPI(ML) 12, and CPI and CPI(M) each and every have two legislators.

    The BJP has 77 MLAs in Bihar whilst the Jitan Ram Manjhi-led Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) has 4.

    The Space has one Unbiased MLA whilst one seat is vacant.

    Bihar Congress president Madan Mohan Jha and the celebration’s in-charge of Bihar affairs Bhakta Charan Das had been provide on the assembly of Nitish Kumar, Tejashwi Yadav and leaders of alternative events.

    All 19 legislators of the Congress later attended a dinner assembly on the place of abode of the CLP chief within the Bihar meeting in Patna.

    Most sensible Congress management in Delhi alternatively, remained silent at the tendencies in Bihar and confabulations over the brand new executive formation within the state.

    Previous, the Congress stated it is going to be part of the non-BJP alliance in Bihar to assist fortify secular forces.

    The celebration stated that like in Maharashtra the place it helped sew in combination the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) executive through supporting the Shiv Sena which used to be ideologically other from it, it is going to align with Kumar who has been with them previously.

    “Ours is an ideological struggle and we don’t seem to be combating for energy. The Congress will improve any non-BJP executive and assist fortify secular forces,” Congress common secretary Tariq Anwar previous informed PTI.

    “As a result of Nitish Kumar is leaving the BJP and coming over, we can improve him,” he stated, including the Congress will take no matter steps which can be had to fortify secular forces and defeat the communal forces.

    Taking a swipe on the BJP, Congress common secretary Jairam Ramesh, tweeted, “In March 2020, Modi sarkar postponed COVID-19 lockdown to engineer the autumn of the Kamal Nath executive in Madhya Pradesh.

    Now, it cuts brief Parliament consultation figuring out its coalition executive in Bihar goes.

    What is going up will have to come down!” A gathering of the RJD-led Grand Alliance, comprising the Left and the Congress, additionally happened at Rabri Devi’s space, the place all of the MLAs are stated to have signed a letter to improve Kumar.

    Nitish Kumar is known to have informed JD(U) legislators and MPs, at a gathering he convened at his reputable place of abode, that he have been pushed in opposition to the wall through the BJP which attempted to weaken his celebration, first through propping up Chirag Paswan’s insurrection and later thru its former nationwide president RCP Singh.

    Family members between the BJP and the JD(U) had been worsening within the wake of disagreements over a bunch of problems together with caste census, inhabitants keep watch over and the ‘Agnipath’ defence recruitment scheme.

    JD(U)’s Nitish Kumar spoke with Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi and expressed his gratitude to them for supporting him after he broke ties with the BJP, Congress resources stated on Tuesday.

    The resources additionally stated Congress can have “lively participation” within the executive that shall be shaped through the RJD-led Mahagathbandhan (grand alliance) and the JD(U).

    On an afternoon of fast-moving political tendencies, Kumar met Bihar Governor Phagu Chauhan two times — first at hand in his resignation because the NDA leader minister after which after being elected chief of the Mahagathbandhan to stake declare for the highest process within the state as soon as once more.

    Kumar stated he submitted an inventory of 164 MLAs to the governor who will come to a decision when the oath-taking can happen.

    The efficient energy of the Bihar Meeting is 242 and the magic determine is 122.

    Previous within the day, Congress had stated it is going to improve any non-BJP executive in Bihar to assist fortify secular forces.

    The Congress has 19 legislators within the Bihar Meeting.

    Swearing in of Nitish Kumar and Tejashwi Yadav as Leader Minister and Deputy CM respectively will happen at 2 pm on Wednesday, extremely positioned resources stated right here.

    It is going to be a easy rite to be held within Raj Bhavan.

    Extra ministers shall be inducted into the cupboard at a later degree, resources in Kumar’s JD(U) and Yadav’s RJD stated.

    Kumar, who dumped the BJP-led NDA previous within the day, shall be taking oath because the CM for the 8th time.

    He’ll be heading a coalition of 7 events which is supported through an Unbiased.

  • ‘Congress beneath siege’: Celebration leaders rush to AICC HQ amid heavy police presence

    By means of PTI

    NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate(ED) on Wednesday quickly sealed the place of job of Younger Indian (YI) corporate housed within the premises of Congress-owned newspaper Nationwide Usher in right here as a part of an ongoing cash laundering investigation, legitimate resources stated.

    In a while after the ED motion, the street to AICC headquarters was once blocked by way of the Delhi police with the Congress announcing policemen have been deployed there and in addition across the apartments of celebration leader Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi within sight as though they have been “terrorists”, and claimed the celebration was once “beneath siege” by way of the Modi executive.

    However the police stated barricades have been erected and its workforce deputed to steer clear of any untoward scenario. The barricades have been later got rid of.

    Addressing a hurriedly convened press convention on the celebration place of job, Congress leaders Jairam Ramesh, Ajay Maken and Abhishek Singhvi stated the Congress celebration may not be intimidated by way of this type of “affordable and petty politics” and can proceed to boost other people’s problems.

    The seal within the place of job of YI was once put so as to “maintain the proof” which might no longer be accumulated as permitted representatives of the corporate weren’t provide all the way through the raids that have been introduced on Tuesday, legitimate resources stated.

    ALSO READ | Cash laundering probe: ED seals Younger Indian Ltd. place of job in Nationwide Usher in premises in Delhi

    The remainder of the Nationwide Usher in place of job at the best ground of the four-storey ‘Usher in Space’ construction and different places of work are open to be used, the resources added.

    The passport place of job may be housed within the ‘Usher in Space’ positioned at Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg.

    A understand affixed beneath the signature of the ED investigating officer out of doors the YI place of job house stated it can’t be opened “with out prior permission” from the company.

    Officers stated the ED crew had emailed the summons to the predominant officer/in-charge of YI, who occurs to be senior Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, looking for their attendance to open the cabins for it to hold out raids however they’ve no longer gained any reaction, up to now.

    The ED on Tuesday raided a dozen places, together with the Nationwide Usher in newspaper and internet portal place of job in Usher in Space as a part of its cash laundering probe within the Nationwide Usher in-AJL-Younger Indian deal.

    The company sleuths left the premises within the wee hours of Wednesday when they accumulated some paperwork, virtual information and puzzled some staffers.

    Kharge, the chief of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, had visited the ‘Usher in Space’ construction on Tuesday night along side celebration colleague Pawan Bansal however he left and the hunt may no longer be performed, officers stated.

    ALSO READ | ED raids Nationwide Usher in place of job, different places in Delhi days after Sonia Gandhi’s wondering

    As and when the permitted particular person (for YI) gifts themselves for concluding the hunt, the seal will likely be got rid of, they added.

    In his tweet, Ramesh shared a video appearing heavy police presence out of doors the AICC headquarters at Akbar street and the street sealed for visitors, alleging it was once “vendetta politics”.

    “Delhi Police blockading the street to AICC Headquarters has grow to be a norm slightly than an exception! Why have they only carried out so is mysterious,” Ramesh tweeted.

    “The Congress is beneath siege. Delhi police has surrounded our HQs, and houses of INC President and ex-President. That is the worst type of vendetta politics. We will be able to no longer put up! We will be able to no longer be silenced! We will be able to proceed to boost our voice towards injustices and screw ups of Modi Sarkar!,” he stated in every other tweet.

    A senior Delhi police officer stated it had gained inputs from its particular department that some protesters may collect on the AICC Place of work. “So, as a safety measure, now we have put barricades and deputed our workforce to steer clear of any untoward scenario,” he added.

    In a tweet in Hindi, the Congress stated, “The voice of fact may not be scared of police guards. Gandhi’s fans will struggle and win from this darkness. Sealing the place of job of the Nationwide Usher in, bringing the Congress headquarters beneath police guards display each the “worry and frustration of the dictator”, the celebration stated, including questions of inflation and unemployment will nonetheless be requested.

    Congress leaders alleged the only purpose of this “siege mentality” of the “frightened” Modi regime is humiliation, insult and intimidation at one degree and diversion, digression and sensationalism at every other degree.

    “As of late you might have created a siege mentality, a local weather of worry. All of the nation watches as investigative businesses are deployed mindlessly towards the management of India’s oldest political celebration.

    “You might be treating this establishment, this celebration, those leaders as terrorists. Is it no longer the worst type of petty politics and to the contrary you blame us,” Singhvi stated, alleging that platoons of law enforcement officials had been deployed all over the Congress places of work and apartments of Sonia and Rahul Gandhi.

    He stated what’s being witnessed is an “an open ended investigation” on occasions that happened over 10 years in the past.

    “What we’re seeing nowadays is a siege mentality within the center of the nationwide capital,” he stated, including the sector is gazing this unlucky scenario in India, which is a proud democracy of the sector.

    “The one sole object of this workout is humiliation, insult and intimidation at one degree and diversion, digression and sensationalism at every other degree. They don’t want the problems of worth upward push, unemployment and GST to be raised within the media,” Singhvi stated, including that worry isn’t there within the dictionary of the Congress and its management.

    Congress MPs additionally walked out from the Rajya Sabha against the tip of the day’s court cases after the Chair didn’t allow Kharge to boost the problem of alleged barricading of apartments of Sonia and Rahul Gandhi by way of the police.

    Whilst Sports activities and Adolescence Affairs Minister Anurag Thakur was once replying to a debate at the Nationwide Anti-Doping Invoice, 2022, Kharge stood as much as say that the apartments of Sonia and Rahul Gandhi had been surrounded by way of Delhi Police.

    On the other hand, Deputy Chairman Harivansh didn’t permit him to boost the problem. To this, Kharge stated: “If I don’t discuss within the Space, the place else I can discuss?”.

    NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate(ED) on Wednesday quickly sealed the place of job of Younger Indian (YI) corporate housed within the premises of Congress-owned newspaper Nationwide Usher in right here as a part of an ongoing cash laundering investigation, legitimate resources stated.

    In a while after the ED motion, the street to AICC headquarters was once blocked by way of the Delhi police with the Congress announcing policemen have been deployed there and in addition across the apartments of celebration leader Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi within sight as though they have been “terrorists”, and claimed the celebration was once “beneath siege” by way of the Modi executive.

    However the police stated barricades have been erected and its workforce deputed to steer clear of any untoward scenario. The barricades have been later got rid of.

    Addressing a hurriedly convened press convention on the celebration place of job, Congress leaders Jairam Ramesh, Ajay Maken and Abhishek Singhvi stated the Congress celebration may not be intimidated by way of this type of “affordable and petty politics” and can proceed to boost other people’s problems.

    The seal within the place of job of YI was once put so as to “maintain the proof” which might no longer be accumulated as permitted representatives of the corporate weren’t provide all the way through the raids that have been introduced on Tuesday, legitimate resources stated.

    ALSO READ | Cash laundering probe: ED seals Younger Indian Ltd. place of job in Nationwide Usher in premises in Delhi

    The remainder of the Nationwide Usher in place of job at the best ground of the four-storey ‘Usher in Space’ construction and different places of work are open to be used, the resources added.

    The passport place of job may be housed within the ‘Usher in Space’ positioned at Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg.

    A understand affixed beneath the signature of the ED investigating officer out of doors the YI place of job house stated it can’t be opened “with out prior permission” from the company.

    Officers stated the ED crew had emailed the summons to the predominant officer/in-charge of YI, who occurs to be senior Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, looking for their attendance to open the cabins for it to hold out raids however they’ve no longer gained any reaction, up to now.

    The ED on Tuesday raided a dozen places, together with the Nationwide Usher in newspaper and internet portal place of job in Usher in Space as a part of its cash laundering probe within the Nationwide Usher in-AJL-Younger Indian deal.

    The company sleuths left the premises within the wee hours of Wednesday when they accumulated some paperwork, virtual information and puzzled some staffers.

    Kharge, the chief of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, had visited the ‘Usher in Space’ construction on Tuesday night along side celebration colleague Pawan Bansal however he left and the hunt may no longer be performed, officers stated.

    ALSO READ | ED raids Nationwide Usher in place of job, different places in Delhi days after Sonia Gandhi’s wondering

    As and when the permitted particular person (for YI) gifts themselves for concluding the hunt, the seal will likely be got rid of, they added.

    In his tweet, Ramesh shared a video appearing heavy police presence out of doors the AICC headquarters at Akbar street and the street sealed for visitors, alleging it was once “vendetta politics”.

    “Delhi Police blockading the street to AICC Headquarters has grow to be a norm slightly than an exception! Why have they only carried out so is mysterious,” Ramesh tweeted.

    “The Congress is beneath siege. Delhi police has surrounded our HQs, and houses of INC President and ex-President. That is the worst type of vendetta politics. We will be able to no longer put up! We will be able to no longer be silenced! We will be able to proceed to boost our voice towards injustices and screw ups of Modi Sarkar!,” he stated in every other tweet.

    A senior Delhi police officer stated it had gained inputs from its particular department that some protesters may collect on the AICC Place of work. “So, as a safety measure, now we have put barricades and deputed our workforce to steer clear of any untoward scenario,” he added.

    In a tweet in Hindi, the Congress stated, “The voice of fact may not be scared of police guards. Gandhi’s fans will struggle and win from this darkness. Sealing the place of job of the Nationwide Usher in, bringing the Congress headquarters beneath police guards display each the “worry and frustration of the dictator”, the celebration stated, including questions of inflation and unemployment will nonetheless be requested.

    Congress leaders alleged the only purpose of this “siege mentality” of the “frightened” Modi regime is humiliation, insult and intimidation at one degree and diversion, digression and sensationalism at every other degree.

    “As of late you might have created a siege mentality, a local weather of worry. All of the nation watches as investigative businesses are deployed mindlessly towards the management of India’s oldest political celebration.

    “You might be treating this establishment, this celebration, those leaders as terrorists. Is it no longer the worst type of petty politics and to the contrary you blame us,” Singhvi stated, alleging that platoons of law enforcement officials had been deployed all over the Congress places of work and apartments of Sonia and Rahul Gandhi.

    He stated what’s being witnessed is an “an open ended investigation” on occasions that happened over 10 years in the past.

    “What we’re seeing nowadays is a siege mentality within the center of the nationwide capital,” he stated, including the sector is gazing this unlucky scenario in India, which is a proud democracy of the sector.

    “The one sole object of this workout is humiliation, insult and intimidation at one degree and diversion, digression and sensationalism at every other degree. They don’t want the problems of worth upward push, unemployment and GST to be raised within the media,” Singhvi stated, including that worry isn’t there within the dictionary of the Congress and its management.

    Congress MPs additionally walked out from the Rajya Sabha against the tip of the day’s court cases after the Chair didn’t allow Kharge to boost the problem of alleged barricading of apartments of Sonia and Rahul Gandhi by way of the police.

    Whilst Sports activities and Adolescence Affairs Minister Anurag Thakur was once replying to a debate at the Nationwide Anti-Doping Invoice, 2022, Kharge stood as much as say that the apartments of Sonia and Rahul Gandhi had been surrounded by way of Delhi Police.

    On the other hand, Deputy Chairman Harivansh didn’t permit him to boost the problem. To this, Kharge stated: “If I don’t discuss within the Space, the place else I can discuss?”.