Congress Power Centres

BSP chief Mayawati on Monday referred to the 1995 Lucknow 'state guest house incident' to attack the Samajwadi Party for the "deadly assault" on her, and the Congress for not coming to her aid despite being in power at the Centre at that time.

Praising the Centre for giving refuge to Sheikh Hasina after she was forced to resign as Bangladesh Prime Minister amid violent protests, Congress leader and MP Shashi Tharoor told NDTV power shift in the neighbouring country is no cause for worry

Dubbing the Congress' campaign claim that BJP would abolish reservations if voted to power at the Centre again as "the biggest lie of the decade", Telangana BJP chief G Kishan Reddy on Sunday mocked Rahul Gandhi and Chief Minister

Congress leader P Chidambaram said today that if the INDIA bloc comes to power at the Centre, it would enact a special law to bring into effect the legal principle established by Supreme Court that "bail is the rule, and jail is the exception"

Congress's Sachin Pilot today scoffed at the BJP target of 370 seats across India, saying those aims lack steam when the party failed to keep its promises despite being in power at the Centre for 10 years.

The Congress on Friday said if it comes to power at the Centre, after wide consultations, it will bring a law to recognise civil unions between couples belonging to the LGBTQIA+ community.

A day after being expelled by the party, former Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam, who claimed that he had already tendered his resignation letter to the party president, hit out at his former party, saying that it has five centres of power.

Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday asserted that a countrywide caste census would be conducted if the party comes to power at the Centre in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Backing Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over Enforcement Directorate summoning him, Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar said Centre was misusing power to discourage those who do not have similar political views.

Describing secularism as a foundational pillar of India's democracy, Congress leader Sonia Gandhi said the word secular is being used as a "pejorative" by those now in power, resulting in increased polarisation in the society.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday slammed the BJP-led Centre claiming it uses the ED, CBI and the Income Tax Department to stop his party from coming to power in elections.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hit out at the Congress for failing to contain naxalism in Chhattisgarh and said whenever the party comes to power at the Centre, Maoists and terrorists get emboldened.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said if his party comes to power at the Centre, it would conduct a caste-based census to know the exact number of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) people in the country.

Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole on Thursday said that if his party is voted to power in the state and at the Centre in the next elections, it would provide reservation to the Maratha community by increasing the 50 per cent cap on quota.

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh today claimed there is no documented evidence of Lord Mountbatten, C Rajagopalachari and Jawaharlal Nehru describing the 'Sengol' as a symbol of transfer of power by the British to India.

BSP chief Mayawati on Monday referred to the 1995 Lucknow 'state guest house incident' to attack the Samajwadi Party for the "deadly assault" on her, and the Congress for not coming to her aid despite being in power at the Centre at that time.

Praising the Centre for giving refuge to Sheikh Hasina after she was forced to resign as Bangladesh Prime Minister amid violent protests, Congress leader and MP Shashi Tharoor told NDTV power shift in the neighbouring country is no cause for worry

Dubbing the Congress' campaign claim that BJP would abolish reservations if voted to power at the Centre again as "the biggest lie of the decade", Telangana BJP chief G Kishan Reddy on Sunday mocked Rahul Gandhi and Chief Minister

Congress leader P Chidambaram said today that if the INDIA bloc comes to power at the Centre, it would enact a special law to bring into effect the legal principle established by Supreme Court that "bail is the rule, and jail is the exception"

Congress's Sachin Pilot today scoffed at the BJP target of 370 seats across India, saying those aims lack steam when the party failed to keep its promises despite being in power at the Centre for 10 years.

The Congress on Friday said if it comes to power at the Centre, after wide consultations, it will bring a law to recognise civil unions between couples belonging to the LGBTQIA+ community.

A day after being expelled by the party, former Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam, who claimed that he had already tendered his resignation letter to the party president, hit out at his former party, saying that it has five centres of power.

Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday asserted that a countrywide caste census would be conducted if the party comes to power at the Centre in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Backing Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over Enforcement Directorate summoning him, Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar said Centre was misusing power to discourage those who do not have similar political views.

Describing secularism as a foundational pillar of India's democracy, Congress leader Sonia Gandhi said the word secular is being used as a "pejorative" by those now in power, resulting in increased polarisation in the society.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday slammed the BJP-led Centre claiming it uses the ED, CBI and the Income Tax Department to stop his party from coming to power in elections.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hit out at the Congress for failing to contain naxalism in Chhattisgarh and said whenever the party comes to power at the Centre, Maoists and terrorists get emboldened.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said if his party comes to power at the Centre, it would conduct a caste-based census to know the exact number of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) people in the country.

Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole on Thursday said that if his party is voted to power in the state and at the Centre in the next elections, it would provide reservation to the Maratha community by increasing the 50 per cent cap on quota.

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh today claimed there is no documented evidence of Lord Mountbatten, C Rajagopalachari and Jawaharlal Nehru describing the 'Sengol' as a symbol of transfer of power by the British to India.