Sonia Gandhi, the chairperson of the Congress Parliamentary Party, named the party’s treasurer and secretaries on Tuesday. MK Raghavan and Amar Singh were named secretaries of the parliamentary party (Lok Sabha), while Ranjit Ranjan was named secretary of the Rajya Sabha. “Following a unanimous resolution passed by the general body, which entrusted the chairperson to … Read more
Congress matriarch Sonia Gandhi will shortly leave the Lok Sabha, 25 years after her first term, with a flawless electoral record that is all the more remarkable considering her non-Indian origins and the circumstances surrounding her entrée into the country’s tumultuous political scene. Ms Gandhi, 77, will not be retiring from public life just yet; … Read more
According to Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) president Vikar Rasool Wani, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will travel to Srinagar for a two-day “personal visit” and be accompanied by his mother Sonia Gandhi the next day. The two senior officials won’t meet with any party leaders or participate in any political activities in Srinagar, … Read more
Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi will attend the second gathering of a coalition of non-BJP parties on July 18 in Bengaluru, lending additional political weight to the recently formed Opposition unity. On July 17, Siddaramaiah, the chief minister of Karnataka, will host a dinner, and Sonia Gandhi, the head of the Congress parliamentary committee, will … Read more
New Delhi: Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi got admitted to Ganga Ram Hospital here on Wednesday for routine check-up, sources said.Her daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra accompanied her to the hospital, they said. According to them, Sonia Gandhi has been suffering from a respiratory infection. READ | ‘Will Rahul Gandhi now say sorry for his campaign?’: … Read more
New Delhi: With the Opposition Congress seeking removal of the chair’s comments on UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi’s “delegitimize judiciary” remark, Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday said he would have adjudicated his oath and failed in his constitutional obligation had he not reacted. READ | Congress Chief Mallikarjun Kharge makes ‘dog’ remark, BJP demands … Read more