Congress on Tuesday accused BJP of speaking with "forked tongue" as the Gujarat assembly passed the controversial new state Lokayukta bill which curtails the primacy of the Governor and Chief Justice of the High Court in appointment of the anti-corruption ombudsman. "BJP speaks with a forked tongue. They raised hue and cry (over Lokpal issue) here. Now, we see what kind of Lokayukta bill they have passed," party spokesperson Renuka...
03:30 AM, Apr 03, 2013
Against the backdrop of EU Ambassadors engaging with Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, the Congress on Friday dubbed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader as "anti-poor and anti-women" and one "who does not know how to spell agriculture". ...
07:32 PM, Feb 08, 2013
New Delhi: From Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's wife Gursharan Kaur to Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi to celebrities like Nandita Das and Imtiaz Ali, the Dawat-e-Walima (wedding reception) of star couple Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor here Thursday saw the who's who from politics and Bollywood in their finery. Dressed in elegant sherwanis and colourful ghararas, lehengas and saris, some of the country's noted personalities attended the grand event,...
11:54 AM, Oct 19, 2012
New Delhi: The Congress has come out with a weak defence of Robert Vadra's statement about 'mango people in a banana republic'. Congress spokesperson Renuka Chowdhary has said that the remark was meant to be taken lightly. Talking to CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose on Face The Nation, Chowdhary also said that Arvind Kejriwal has not yet substantiated his allegations against Vadra. "This is an era of communication where you...
10:10 AM, Oct 12, 2012
New Delhi: With Opposition attacking it for critcising CAG, Congress on Saturday maintained that it was not trying to gag the auditor but it should "give proper thought" before giving its opinion. "We have not been saying that every word of the CAG is wrong and that it should not open its mouth. We are not saying whatever it says is wrong." "We are only saying that the CAG should...
01:19 AM, Sep 30, 2012
New Delhi: Faced with a tough situation in the Andhra Pradesh by-elections, Congress on Friday made it clear that it does not see the bypolls as a "referendum". "This is no referendum. These are by-elections and not general election.... We give them due importance a by election deserves," party spokesperson Renuka Chowdhary said. She was replying to questions on whether the Congress believes that the results in Andhra Pradesh by-elections...
01:58 AM, Jun 02, 2012
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday washed its hands of the controversy surrounding veteran leader ND Tiwari, who has been ordered by a Delhi court to give blood sample for DNA test in a paternity suit and restrained from leaving India until the test. "This is his personal matter and we will not be able to offer any comment on behalf of the party in this regard. He is a...
10:19 PM, May 16, 2012
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday kept up the suspense on whether it would make Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee its Presidential poll nominee by remarking that "such people are required everywhere for the benefit of society". To a series of questions on Mukherjee including on his much-acclaimed reply to the Finance Bill in the Rajya Sabha, party spokesperson Renuka Chowdhary said "this is nothing new for Pranabda. He has always...
07:57 PM, May 16, 2012
New Delhi: Congress on Monday took a jibe at Anna Hazare and his team for asking the party to disclose expenses incurred over hiring choppers especially for Sonia Gandhi and Rahul during Assembly polls in five states and the source of their funding, saying the social activist should instead take care of his health. "Anna should take care of himself and of his blood pressure," party spokesperson Renuka Chowdhary said...
10:12 PM, Mar 05, 2012
New Delhi: Reacting sharply to Nitin Gadkari's criticism of Rahul Gandhi, Congress on Friday told the BJP president that he should focus on his work and "not become an astrologer". "It will be better if he does not become an astrologer and focus on his work as party chief," party spokesperson Renuka Chowdhary told. She was responding to a media query on Gadkari dubbing the Congress General Secretary as "immature"...
03:27 AM, Feb 18, 2012
New Delhi: Congress on Wednesday accused the Narendra Modi government of "misrule and non-governance" after the Gujarat High Court issued a contempt notice to it for not obeying its order to compensate people whose shops were burnt in the post-Godhra riots. "It is for the Modi government to take note of. It should bring to an end what they have been doing so far. It brings out the misrule and...
07:26 PM, Feb 15, 2012
Mumbai: Hasan ali's co-accused in the money laundering case Kashinath Tapuriah had earlier told Enforcement Directorate (ED) interrogators about Ali's political connections in an interview to CNN-IBN. The 74-year-old Kolkata-based businessman has now claimed Hasan Ali has links to many more politicians - Renuka Choudhary and Suresh Kalmadi from the Congress to former Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Prada. The 12 statements of Tapuriah that have been recorded and several even...
08:05 PM, May 27, 2011
Says it is the best way forward in a democratic system. ...
10:21 PM, Mar 08, 2010
The enquiry team will look into the NCW's assessment of the case. ...
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