Congress president Sonia Gandhi has called Uttarakhand Congress leaders to Delhi on Tuesday. According to sources, Sonia Gandhi will discuss preparations for the upcoming Assembly elections with the leaders of the state. She will also review the disaster relief work in Uttarakhand. State Congress sources said that in this meeting the high command will also decide which leaders […]
Sonia Gandhi chaired Congress Working Committee meeting begins in Delhi
The meeting of the Congress Working Committee chaired by the party’s interim President Sonia Gandhi is underway at All India Congress Committee (AICC) headquarters in New Delhi. Party leaders Rahul Gandhi and Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Bhupesh Baghel were seen arriving at the AICC office ahead of the CWC meeting. […]
Sonia Gandhi arrives in Shimla for personal visit
Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi arrived in Shimla on Monday. According to sources, she is here on a personal visit and is expected to stay for three days. Sonia Gandhi will be camping in Chharabra near Shimla, where her daughter and Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has a cottage. […]
Sonia Gandhi to decide next CM of Punjab: Pawan Goel
Working president of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) Pawan Goel said that Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi would take the decision on the next Chief Minister of state on Sunday. However, he refused to comment on the prospective candidate for the post of Punjab CM. Speaking to media persons, Goel said: “A meeting of MLAs was held […]
Punjab CM to meet Sonia Gandhi, likely to discuss state’s cabinet reshuffle
Punjab Chief Minister Amrinder Singh would meet Congress Interim President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday in the national capital. Singh is likely to discuss the state’s Cabinet expansion and reshuffle of ministers with the Congress chief ahead of the 2022 Assembly elections. This will be the first meeting between both the leaders after Navjot Singh Sidhu was appointed as president […]
Sonia Gandhi yet to take decision on Punjab Congress, says Harish Rawat
Congress leader Harish Rawat said on Friday said that party chief Sonia Gandhi is yet to take a decision regarding proposed changes in Punjab Congress. He made the remarks after a meeting with Sonia Gandhi in which party leader Navjot Singh Sidhu was also present. “I came here to submit […]
Navjot Singh Sidhu to meet Sonia Gandhi today in Delhi
Amid speculation of Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu likely to be named the Chief of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC), he will meet the party’s interim President Sonia Gandhi at her residence in Delhi today. The party’s general secretary in-charge of Punjab, Harish Rawat will also meet Sonia Gandhi along […]
Sonia Gandhi condoles demise of Virbhadra Singh, says his contribution will be cherished forever
Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday expressed condolences on the demise of party leader Virbhadra Singh and said that his contribution to the party, as indeed to the state and the country will be valued and cherished forever. “Singh leaves behind a legacy of service rendered for nearly six decades to the […]
5-member Congress Committee submits initial reports to Sonia Gandhi on recent Assembly Polls debacle
A five-member Congress Committee has submitted an initial report to the Interim President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday in which they have stated their assessment on the party’s performance in the recently concluded assembly elections. According to sources, the Committee has given recommendations and suggestions to rebuild the Congress Party in Assam, Kerala, West Bengal, and Puducherry […]
Sonia Gandhi condoles death of Congress candidate in Tamil Nadu
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday condoled the death of Madhava Rao, the party’s assembly polls candidate from Srivilliputhur constituency in Tamil Nadu who died due to COVID-19 complications, and praised his dedication and loyalty to the party. In a letter to Rao’s daughter Dhivya Rao, Sonia Gandhi said that she was deeply shocked and saddened to […]
Sonia Gandhi should rename her party as ‘Godsewaadi Congress’, demands Hindu Mahasabha
The Gwalior unit of Hindu Mahasabha will take out a ‘Godse yatra’ from the city to the national capital and will demand Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi to rename her party as “Godsewaadi Congress”, said Jaiveer Bhardwaj, National Vice-President, Hindu Mahasabha said. This comes after “Godse supporter” Babulal Chaurasia joined the Congress in Madhya Pradesh last month. “Godse yatra will commence from March 14. By breaking […]
Congress Working Committee meeting underway; economy, farmers agitation on agenda
Congress Working Committee (CWC), chaired by party interim President Sonia Gandhi, on Friday discussed prevailing economic conditions in the country and the party’s strategy for the upcoming Assembly polls. The CWC also discussed the ongoing political development and farmers agitation against Centre’s three agri laws. The CWC meeting is currently underway. “CWC meeting begins. Congress President, Smt. Sonia […]
‘Insensitive’: Sonia Gandhi slams fuel price hike during Covid-19
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to rollback the fuel price and pass on the benefit of reduced international crude oil rates to consumers, saying if “you want citizens to be self-reliant then do not place financial fetters on their ability to move forward”. In […]
‘India has seen migrants’ pain but BJP has not’: Sonia Gandhi
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday spotlighted how the country is witnessing a “dard ka manzar (immense pain)” as migrant workers are trudging the highways, many among them bare foot, to get home amid the Covid-19 lockdown. This is the fourth phase of lockdown, which is set to end on […]
Sonia Gandhi to chair opposition meet over migrants’ plight on Friday
Congress president Sonia Gandhi will chair an opposition meeting over the migrants’ plight and the alleged dilution in the labour laws on Friday. It will be conducted via video conference. Fifteen parties have confirmed their participation in the meeting. Thousands of migrant workers, for days together now, have been marching […]