Ghulam Nabi Azad meets Congress 'G-23' leaders on why he quit party 'without telling'
Aug 31, 2022, at 03:36 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Ghulam Nabi Azad, who quit the Congress on Friday, Tuesday met with three leaders of the party who were part of the "G-23" or group of dissenters - Anand Sharma, Prithviraj Chavan and Bhupinder Hooda to discuss his reason of leaving the party.
Jolt for Congress ahead of Himachal polls as veteran leader Anand Sharma quits key post
Aug 21, 2022, at 09:36 pm
Shimla: Veteran Congress leader Anand Sharma has quit as chairman of the steering committee for the Himachal Pradesh assembly election, saying that he felt left out of the party's decision-making at a crucial time when Congress was focussing on wresting power from BJP in the state.
After Ghulam Nabi Azad, Sonia Gandhi meets Manish Tewari, Anand Sharma in latest outreach to G-23
Mar 23, 2022, at 05:18 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Days after meeting Ghulam Nabi Azad, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday met senior members Manish Tewari and Anand Sharma as a part of an attempt to reach out to the G-23 or group of dissident leaders within the party.
Poll debacle: Congress 'rebels' meet for second time in 24 hours
Mar 18, 2022, at 03:43 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The group of Congress's G-23 dissidents met again at senior leader Ghulam Nabi Azad's residence on Thursday evening, their second gathering in 24 hours.
Nov 12, 2021, at 06:16 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Anand Sharma has requested the Rashtrapati Bhavan to withdraw the Padma Shri award given to Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut after the star made a controversial remark on India's independence.
Know your facts: Congress' Adhir Chowdhury hits back at rebel Anand Sharma over ISF remark
Mar 02, 2021, at 07:19 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Congress president Adhir Chowdhury has hit back at senior rebel party leader Anand Sharma, who Monday questioned his outfit's alliance with Furfura Sharif cleric Abbas Siddiqui's Indian Secular Front (ISF).
Bengal: Deadlock over Left-Congress-ISF alliance continues as Adhir refuses to concede bastion
Mar 02, 2021, at 05:29 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The deadlock over the alliance between the Left, Congress and Furfura Sharif cleric Abbas Siddiqui's Indian Secular Front (ISF), termed as United Front, has failed to get resolved even as the talks to finalise the seat-sharing deal is on.
Congress Vs Congress: Anand Sharma hits out at Adhir Chowdhury over Bengal alliance
Mar 02, 2021, at 03:58 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Senior Congress leader Anand Sharma on Monday publicly went against the party's West Bengal strategy and said an alliance with the ISF (Indian Secular Front) and similar parties "goes against its core ideology".
Parliament: Congress, TMC corner Narendra Modi government over Covid-19 handling
Sep 16, 2020, at 07:02 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress and Trinamool Congress, the two largest opposition parties in the country, on Wednesday attempted to corner the Narendra Modi government over its handling of the Covid-19 pandemic in Parliament's upper house, Rajya Sabha.
Citizenship (Amendment) Bill is an assault on Constitution: Congress' Anand Sharma
Dec 11, 2019, at 01:14 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Countering Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Congress Rajya Sabha MP Anand Sharma on Wednesday said the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, is an assault on the Constitution.
UPA never removed SPG cover of Vajpayee, says Congress accusing BJP of playing 'partisan politics'
Nov 20, 2019, at 11:23 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Raising the issue of removal of the Gandhi family's Special Protection Group (SPG) cover, Congress Rajya Sabha MP Anand Sharma on Wednesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of playing "partisan politics".
Modi says Ab ki baar Trump sarkar, Congress accuses PM of violating India's foreign policy
Sep 23, 2019, at 01:29 pm
New Delhi: The Congress has accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of violating India's foreign policy by "campaigning" for US President Donald Trump during the Howdy, Modi! event on Sunday.
Anand Sharma slams PM, BJP for playing with people's sentiments
Apr 29, 2019, at 09:39 pm
Dharamshala, Apr 29 (UNI): Former Union minister and sitting Congress Rajya Sabha member Anand Sharma was on Monday criticised the Prime Minister for playing with the sentiments of the people and emphatically made it clear that it wasn't only Narendra Modi who could deal with terrorism.
Jet Airways collapse a well thought out scam: Congress leader Anand Sharma
Apr 21, 2019, at 05:38 pm
Panaji, Apr 21 (UNI) Former Union Minister and Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) Anand Sharma on Sunday claimed that Jet Airways collapse was a scam well thought out and alleged that the incident had proved that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was 'job destroyer, not a job creator'.
KCR is an agent of Narendra Modi-Amit Shah: Congress MP Anand Sharma
Dec 25, 2018, at 11:54 am
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IBNS): Congress MP Anand Sharma has hit out at Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao for trying to form a federal front, accusing him as an agent of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Arun Jaitley attacks Congress over its stand on triple talaq
Jan 04, 2018, at 04:31 pm
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IBNS): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley attacked the principal opposition party, Congress, over its stand on triple talaq bill which was tabled in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday but soon followed by uproar in the House, media reports said.
Lok Sabha : Cong flays Govt for its foreign policy, asks for consensus-based road map
Aug 03, 2017, at 08:07 pm
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IBNS) : Criticising the Narendra Modi Government for its foreign policy, particularly in regard to China and Pakistan, the Congress on Thursday demanded a consensus-based road map.
Rajya Sabha , Lok Sabha adjourned once again, protests on demonetisation continues
Nov 28, 2016, at 08:32 pm
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IBNS) : Both House of Parliament were adjourned for the day as chaos broke loose over demonetisation amid nationwide protests called by the Congress, CPI(M) and other Opposition parties on Monday.
Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha adjourned once again as protests on demonetisation rage on
Nov 28, 2016, at 08:31 pm
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IBNS) : The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day and the Rajya Sabha till 2 pm as the Opposition continued to protest the demonetisation move by the Centre, amid nationwide protests called by the Congress, CPI(M) and other parties on Monday.
Currency ban: Congress slams Modi govt
Nov 11, 2016, at 11:55 pm
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IBNS): The Congress on Friday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government over his move to ban Rs. 1000 and Rs. 500 notes and said economic activities in the country has been stalled for the past two days.