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'Will fight till the end': After Bharuch seat went to AAP, Ahmed Patel's daughter apologises to Congress workers

Feb 25, 2024, at 04:22 am

Bharuch (Gujarat): Congress leader and daughter of the late party veteran Ahmed Patel, Mumtaz Patel conveyed her apologies to party workers in Bharuch for the failing to secure the Lok Sabha constituency during negotiations on seat-sharing with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).

Modi's political vendetta doesn't spare departed: Congress on Ahmed Patel reference in Gujarat riots case

Jul 16, 2022, at 07:26 pm

The Congress has launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the Gujarat Police Saturday claimed late politician Ahmed Patel had plotted against the then state Chief Minister in the 2002 Gujarat riots.

Gujarat riots: Ahmed Patel plotted against Narendra Modi, say police; Congress hits out

Jul 16, 2022, at 06:25 pm

Late Congress leader Ahmed Patel had plotted against then Gujarat Chief Minister (now Prime Minister) Narendra Modi in connection with the communal riots that broke out in the state in 2002, police claimed in an affidavit Saturday, media reports said.

Tired of waiting, keeping options open: Late Congress leader Ahmed Patel's son Faisal ahead of Gujarat polls

Apr 05, 2022, at 06:48 pm

Ahmedabad/IBNS: Months ahead of the Gujarat assembly elections, late Congress leader Ahmed Patel's son Faisal Patel has expressed his frustration over his party's top brass saying he is "tired of waiting around" and hence "keeping options open".

Assets worth crores of Dino Morea, Ahmed Patel’s son-in-law, DJ Aqeel seized in bank fraud case

Jul 03, 2021, at 03:46 am

Mumbai/IBNS: Assets worth crores of actor Dino Morea, son-in-law of late Congress leader Ahmed Patel and DJ Aqeel Abdul Khalik Bachoo Ali have been seized in a connection with a case linked to the Rs.14,500-crore bank loan fraud by Gujarat-based businessman Sandesara brothers.

Congress leader Ahmed Patel's death an irreparable loss to Congress party: Manmohan Singh

Nov 25, 2020, at 10:47 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Former prime minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday mourned the death of senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel and termed his passing away 'an irreparable loss' to the party.

Congress leader Ahmed Patel to be laid to rest on Thursday at his native village

Nov 25, 2020, at 10:06 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel, who passed away at the age of 71 this morning, will be laid to rest on Thursday at his native village Piraman in the Bharuch district of Gujarat.

'Lost an impeccable comrade, faithful colleague, friend': Sonia Gandhi on Ahmed Patel's death

Nov 25, 2020, at 04:51 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Mourning the death of his close-aide and party colleague Ahmed Patel, Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi said she has "lost an impeccable comrade, a faithful colleague and a friend".

Veteran Congress leader Ahmed Patel who tested Covid positive, shifted to ICU

Nov 15, 2020, at 10:35 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Veteran Congress leader Ahmed Patel, who had tested positive for Covid-19 on October 1, has been shifted to ICU of Medanta Hospital in Gurgaon, his family stated, reported media.

Congress leader Ahmed Patel tests Covid-19 positive

Oct 01, 2020, at 11:37 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel tested positive for Novel Coronavirus or Covid-19.

ED questions Cong leader Ahmed Patel in Sterling Biotech case

Jun 27, 2020, at 11:34 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday  questioned senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel here and recorded  his statement under PMLA in connection with Rs 14,500 crore Sterling-Biotech case, the probe agency officials said here.

Governors have an extremely important role in the Constitutional system: President Kovind

Nov 23, 2019, at 04:24 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Governors have an extremely important role in the Constitutional system, especially when the emphasis is on Cooperative Federalism and healthy Competitive Federalism in the interest of the progress of the country, President Ramnath Kovind said today.

Democracy ridiculed: Congress over Maharashtra coup

Nov 23, 2019, at 01:57 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: Slamming the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress said democracy has been ridiculed by the saffron party which took the support of a faction of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) to form the Maharashtra government.

Ball is now on your court: Ahmed Patel tells AAP on alliance issue

Apr 16, 2019, at 03:39 pm

New Delhi, Apr 16 (IBNS): Congress leader Ahmed Patel on Tuesday said the 'ball' is now in the court of Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party to decide whether they will form an alliance with his party for the Lok Sabha polls in Delhi.

Narendra Modi raises AgustaWestland VVIP chopper case while campaigning in Dehradun

Apr 05, 2019, at 05:17 pm

Dehradun, Apr 5 (IBNS): Campaigning for the Bharatiya Janata Party in Dehradun for the Lok Sabha polls, Prime Minster Narendra Modi on Friday tried to corner the Congress party by raising the issue of the charge-sheet in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper case that was filed before a Delhi court on Thursday and said it names "AP" as Ahmed Patel and "FAM" as family. 

ED files chargesheet in AgustaWestland case, says Christian Michel identifies 'AP' as Ahmed Patel

Apr 05, 2019, at 11:15 am

New Delhi, Apr 5 (IBNS/UNI): Filing chargesheet in the AgustaWestland VVIP choppers deal case here on Thursday, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) said Christian Michel, the alleged middleman in the case, is understood to have identified "AP" as senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel.

Congress' Ahmed Patel congratulates Manmohan Singh for Mission Shakti

Mar 27, 2019, at 01:32 pm

New Delhi, Mar 27 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement of the success of Indian scientists in shooting down a live satellite by an anti-satellite missiles appears to have taken a political turn with Congress' senior leader Ahmed Patel's claim of the UPA government's role in it.

Ahmed Patel asks if Election Commission is waiting for PM's travel programmes to end

Mar 04, 2019, at 08:37 pm

New Delhi, Mar 4 (IBNS): Congress leader Ahmed Patel has said it appears the Election Commission was waiting for Prime Minister schedule to be clear before announcing the date for the Lok Sabha elections.

Congress seeks TMC support for RS Deputy Chairman post, says report

Jun 18, 2018, at 04:05 pm

New Delhi, Jun 18 (IBNS): In a significant development, the Congress has reportedly sought support from the Trinamool Congress for its nominee in the election for the deputy chairman of the Rajya Sabha.

Didn't expect this from Pranab da!: Congress' Ahmed Patel on former Prez Mukherjee's RSS visit

Jun 07, 2018, at 05:59 pm

New Delhi, Jun 7 (IBNS): Expressing unhappiness of the Congress High Command over former President Pranab Mukherjee's acceptance of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangha (RSS) invite, senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel has said he didn't expect this from from Mukherjee.

Congress questions Centre's move to combat fake news

Apr 03, 2018, at 02:18 pm

New Delhi, Apr 3 (IBNS): The Congress has questioned the Centre's latest attempt to check fake news and asked if there was any guarantee that the 'rules' will not be misused to harass honest reporters.

Why does ex-Pakistan Army leader wants Ahmed Patel as CM of Gujarat: Modi

Dec 11, 2017, at 03:29 am

Banaskantha, Dec 10 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday alleged that Pakistan was interfering in the ongoing Gujarat Assembly elections.

Congress expels eight Gujarat MLAs for voting against Ahmed Patel

Aug 10, 2017, at 05:42 am

Ahmedabad, Aug 9 (IBNS): A day after the Gujarat Rajya Sabha election, the Congress party on Wednesday expelled eight legislators who voted against party candidate Ahmed Patel.

In another hint of a JDU split, Sharad Yadav congratulates Ahmed Patel

Aug 09, 2017, at 06:27 pm

Patna, Aug 9 (IBNS) : A day after the Gujarat Rajya Sabha election which revealed dissidence against party chief Nitish Kumar, senior Janata Dal (United) leader Sharad Yadav on Wednesday flashed another sign of an irreperable fissure, when he congratulated the winning Congress candidate Ahmed Patel.

JD(U) MLA differs from party line, votes for Ahmed Patel in Gujarat RS election

Aug 09, 2017, at 12:26 am

Gandhinagar, Aug 8 (IBNS): Differing from the party line, Janata Dal (United) MLA Chotubhai Vasava said he has cast his vote in favour of Congress' Ahmed Patel in the Gujarat Rajya Sabha election on Tuesday.

Gujarat Rajya Sabha voting ends, all eyes on fate of Ahmed Patel

Aug 08, 2017, at 10:33 pm

Ahmedabad, Aug 8 (IBNS): Voting for the crucial Rajya Sabha elections for three seats in Gujarat, which is witnessing a prestige battle between the Congress and the BJP, ended on Tuesday amid speculations over the fate of Sonia Gandhi's political secretary Ahmed Patel whom the ruling BJP is trying to defeat by going all out.

Gujarat RS election : Ahmed Patel confident of victory, claims total unity in Cong

Aug 07, 2017, at 07:28 pm

New Delhi, Aug 7 (IBNS) : Amid a high drama of political slugfest senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel, who is contesting for a Rajya Sabha seat from Gujarat, on Monday said he is sure of his victory as all the party MLAs are united.