Mamata is lying on NITI Ayog mute mic allegation, says Cong leader Adhir Chowdhury as govt fact-checks CM's claim

Jul 28, 2024, at 02:38 am

New Delhi: Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury fanned the flames of controversy triggered by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's claims that the BJP-led central government muted her mic during the NITI Aayog meeting in Delhi on Saturday.

Mamata Banerjee says 'very much part of INDIA...it was my brainchild'. ' I don't trust her,' responds Adhir

May 17, 2024, at 04:56 am

A day after Mamata Banerjee announced support for the INDIA bloc from outside to form a government at the Centre, the Bengal Chief Minister Thursday said she is very much a part of the alliance, which was 'her brainchild' and that she was the one to give it a name.

Congress leader Adhir Chowdhury refuses to join govt panel on 'One Natio, One Election', calls it an 'eyewash'

Sep 04, 2023, at 12:24 am

New Delhi: Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has declined to be part of the eight-member committee headed by former President Ram Nath Kovind to examine whether India can hold state and Parliamentary elections together, media reports said.

Govt panel on ‘One Nation, One Poll’ includes Congress’s Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and Amit Shah among members

Sep 03, 2023, at 02:29 am

New Delhi: The government on Saturday named Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Home Minister Amit Shah, and former Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad among members to the High Level Committee (HLC) to examine and make recommendations for holding simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha, state assemblies, municipalities and panchayats.

Congress supports Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut arrested in land scam case

Aug 01, 2022, at 07:04 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Congress has rallied behind Shiv Sena top leader and MP Sanjay Raut, who has been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in the land scam case, media reports said.

Congress's Manish Tewari writes about UPA govt's weak response to 26/11 terror attack, faces attack from Adhir Chowdhury

Nov 24, 2021, at 03:25 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Adhir Chowdhury Tuesday hit out at his senior party colleague Manish Tewari over his upcoming book "10 Flash Points; 20 Years - National Security Situations that Impacted India" where Tewari opined that the UPA government should have given a tougher response to 26/11 terror attack in Mumbai.

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".

Picture not perfect: Left's brigade rally sees Cong-ISF rift as Adhir Chowdhury intends to leave dais on Abbas' arrival

Mar 01, 2021, at 01:41 am

Kolkata/IBNS: The ongoing rift between Congress and Indian Secular Front (ISF) took the centre stage at the Left's brigade rally on Sunday, causing embarrassment for the United Front which is shaping up in poll-bound West Bengal.

Rhea Chakraborty should be released without further harassment: Adhir Chowdhury

Oct 05, 2020, at 02:11 am

Kolkata/UNI: Leader of the Congress in Lok Sabha and West Bengal party president Adhir Chowdhury on Sunday demanded the immediate release of jailed actress Rhea Chakraborty without "further harassment."

Congress MP Adhir Chowdhury requests PM Modi to deploy more Army personnel in Amphan-hit Bengal

May 26, 2020, at 05:30 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Congress Lok Sabha leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Tuesday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to deploy more Army personnel to manage the post-Cyclone Amphan situation in West Bengal, blaming the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government for the prevalent mismanagement in the state.

Congress demands Home Minister Amit Shah's resignation for 'failing' to contain Delhi violence

Mar 11, 2020, at 06:15 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Congress on Wednesday said the government was unable to contain Delhi violence in time and demanded resignation of Home Minister Amit Shah for his 'overall failure' to bring peace in the national capital.

Ruckus over Delhi violence: After Rajya Sabha, now Lok Sabha adjourned till 2 pm

Mar 03, 2020, at 12:19 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: After the Rajya Sabha, now the Lok Sabha has been adjourned till 2 pm due to ruckus by the Opposition over the deadly Delhi violence.

Question will be raised as to who led to Pulwama attack: Adhir Chowdhury courts row; BJP hits back

Jan 14, 2020, at 01:47 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: A massive face-off between the Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) took place on Tuesday after leader of the opposition party, Adhir Chowdhury, virtually questioned as to who were the "real culprits" behind the Pulwama terror attack which took place on Feb 14, 2019.

Delegations of BJP, Congress and Left Front stopped from entering violence-hit Basirhat in Bengal

Jul 07, 2017, at 08:17 pm

Kolkata, Jul 6 (IBNS) : Delegations of the BJP, Congress and Left parties were on Friday stopped from entering Basirhat, hit by communal violence, reports said.