Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Saturday attacked the Narendra Modi government, claiming that it is nonchalant and not concerned about the issues of unemployment and price rise. In a post on X, Ramesh shared a media report on increase in food prices, and said people are bearing the double brunt of rising unemployment and price … Read more
Kiran Choudhry, former Haryana Cabinet Minister and Congress Legislature Party leader, and her daughter, Shruti, a former Bhiwani-Mahendragarh Lok Sabha member, resigned from the party’s primary membership on Tuesday, alleging that she was “humiliated and conspired against in a most well-orchestrated manner”. Ms. Choudhry, MLA from Tosham, confirmed to The Hindu over the phone that she and … Read more
Congress’s K Suresh will be named the pro term speaker when the 18th parliament is convened and will administer the oath of office to MPs till a formal decision on the Speaker’s post is taken by the government, sources have said. Mr Suresh, the 68-year-old MP from Kerala’s Mavelikara, is the longest-serving member of parliament. … Read more
On Saturday, the Delhi Congress staged “matka phod” protests throughout the nation’s capital, when participants smashed earthen pots to the ground in protest of the city’s water issue. Around ten in the morning, protests broke out across Delhi’s 280 blocks. Carrying earthen pots on their heads and Congress flags, the protesters raised slogans against the … Read more
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge today claimed that the NDA government has been formed by mistake and could fall at any time. His remarks come days after there was speculation that the Bharatiya Janata Party was struggling to keep its alliances. “NDA government has been formed by mistake. Modi ji doesn’t have the mandate. It’s a … Read more
Narendra Modi, who will be sworn in as a three-term Prime Minister on Sunday after Chandrababu Naidu’s TDP and Nitish Kumar’s JDU propelled his BJP above the 272-seat majority line, criticised his long-time adversary Congress for failing to win as many seats in this election. He announced that the Congress had yet again failed to … Read more
According to the most recent Election Commission data on results and trends for the 2024 Lok Sabha election, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is not able to secure a majority of votes, which is a first for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party. This data contradicts the findings of the exit polls. The BJP wants … Read more
Congress’ Balwant Wankhede on Tuesday defeated sitting MP and BJP candidate Navneet Rana from Amravati Lok Sabha constituency in eastern Maharashtra by 19,731 votes. Balwant Wankhede pulled 5,26,271 votes against Navneet Rana who secured 5,06,540 votes. Get the latest news updates and stay informed with FELA NEWS!
On June 4, the Congress party, which fielded 328 candidates in the Lok Sabha elections, led in 99 of the seats throughout the country. This exceeds the estimates provided by different exit polls on June 1. The grand old party was expected to gain between 5 and 60 seats in the 2024 general election. In … Read more
Following Rahul Gandhi, the Congress MP, calling the exit polls “Modi media polls” that showed the BJP-led NDA gaining a majority to form government for a third term, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi stated that the Congress party does not believe in national institutions such as the Supreme Court and the Election Commission, and does not … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday claimed the Samajwadi Party and the Congress will run a bulldozer over the Ram temple in Ayodhya if they come to power. In a sharp jibe at the INDIA bloc allies, he further said that the former must take tuition from Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath to learn … Read more
Senior Congress leader Sam Pitroda – whose comment last month about an inheritance tax in the United States sparked a massive fight with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party – has triggered another row in his attempt to make a pitch for national unity. In an exclusive interview with The Statesman, Mr Pitroda described India as … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during a rally in Telangana’s Karimnagar on Wednesday, questioned Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s “deals” with businessmen and asked why he had stopped abusing them as soon as the 2024 Lok Sabha elections were announced. The Prime Minister also asked if Gandhi had received huge sums of money from Ambani-Adani since he … Read more
The Congress party office in Uttar Pradesh’s Amethi was attacked by some unidentified miscreants around midnight on Sunday. The miscreants vandalized several vehicles parked outside and fled after creating a ruckus, triggering a protest by party workers. Following the incident, Congress District President Pradeep Singal rushed to the party office. A heavy police force along … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi targeted the previous UPA government accusing it of giving “dossiers” to terrorists while alleging a partnership between Congress and Pakistan. Calling it a “coincidence”, the Prime Minister said that the Congress party is weakening in India adding that Pakistan leaders are offering “dua” (prayers) for the party to return to power. … Read more