New Delhi: Terming as a closed chapter the issue of Law Minister Salman Khurshid's remarks during UP polls "challenging" the Election Commission, CEC S Y Quraishi on Monday justified taking up the issue with the President saying the "unprecedented" situation warranted such a step. "Here was a Law Minister who was challenging the authority of a constitutional body, whose powers have also been upheld by the Supreme Court. That amounted...
10:34 PM, May 07, 2012
New Delhi: No nepotism in distributing tickets, declaring candidates almost a year before polls, easy accessibility of the CM, PCC chief and CLP leaders to party workers and strict enforcement of discipline are some of the recommendations of the Congress committee that went into party's debacle in Uttar Pradesh. The report of the three-member committee, headed by Defence Minister AK Antony, was submitted to Congress President Sonia Gandhi a few...
09:44 PM, May 07, 2012
The Antony Committee set up to look into the Congress's poll losses in the recent state elections has given a clean chit to Rahul Gandhi. ...
11:06 PM, May 02, 2012
Amethi: Facing a barrage of complaints against local-level leaders, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday promised that those who harmed the party during the elections would be identified and shown the door. Continuing the review of the just-concluded elections in Uttar Pradesh in which his party fared dismally even in areas which were considered its stronghold, the local MP stressed that the organisation would be revamped and priority would...
01:11 PM, May 02, 2012
Amethi: Undeterred by the poll debacle in Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, AICC General Secretary Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday advised party workers to shun groupism and strengthen the organisation. "You all should shun groupism and work unitedly to strengthen the party. Some changes are in the offing to strengthen the organisation...I want to see the strong organisation at village level", Rahul told party workers while reviewing the party's performance in Amethi...
02:36 AM, May 02, 2012
Lucknow: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday arrived on a three-day visit of his Parliamentary constituency Amethi, the first after his party's dismal show in the Uttar Pradesh assembly election. The Congress General Secretary will meet party workers and review the party's performance during his visit. "During the visit to the constituency, Rahul will be meeting party workers and review the party's performance. Why the party lost and the reasons...
12:12 PM, Apr 30, 2012
Lucknow: Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi will visit his Parliamentary constituency Amethi from April 30 to May 2 for the first time since his party's drubbing in the recent Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh. According to Gandhi's office in New Delhi, he will interact with party workers in his Parliamentary Constituency. This will be his first visit to Uttar Pradesh after his party's dismal show in the Assembly elections in...
03:26 PM, Apr 26, 2012
Lucknow: Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and BSP supremo Mayawati, who has been elected to the Rajya Sabha, has resigned from the membership of the state Legislative Council. "The resignation signed by Mayawati was received on April 12 and notification in this regard has been issued," sources in the Vidhan Parishad said. After her election to the Upper House, Mayawati had said that her partymen wanted her to go to...
04:29 PM, Apr 16, 2012
New Delhi: Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi has admitted that the issues of Batla House encounter and 9 per cent quota for Muslims could have led to the poll defeat in Uttar Pradesh. Sources said that the Congress meeting felt that 'confusion' over minority subquota cost the party dear. Rahul Gandhi has warned that the indiscipline will not be tolerated in the party. The meeting saw several leaders blaming controversial...
08:54 PM, Apr 06, 2012
New Delhi: A blame-game over the Congress debacle in Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls began on Friday when Rahul Gandhi sets out on the task of analysing the outcome which has come as a rude shock to the party. Sources said that MLAs have criticised comments by senior ministers like Salman Khurshid, Beni Prasad Verma and Sriprakash Jaiswal in the meeting on Friday. Digvijaya Singh was also made accused of playing...
04:18 PM, Apr 06, 2012
New Delhi: A blame-game over the Congress debacle in Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls is expected to begin on Thursday when Rahul Gandhi sets out on the task of analysing the outcome which has come as a rude shock to the party. Gandhi, who led the party in the crucial polls, will be meeting state party leaders in a move to set the house in order ahead of the Lok Sabha...
03:44 AM, Apr 05, 2012
New Delhi: With the rout in Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls coming as a shock to the Congress, Rahul Gandhi will be analysing the outcome at a meeting of party leaders in New Delhi on April 6 in a move to set the house in order ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. Newly elected party MLAs as also MPs from the state have been called for the much-talked about meeting which...
02:03 PM, Apr 03, 2012
Rampur: Uttar Pradesh Minister Azam Khan said on Tuesday he would look into complaints regarding land mafias and police atrocities on the people of his constiuency. Khan, Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Urban Development, Waqf and Minorities' welfare, said that three boxes will be kept at his office wherein people would be able to drop complaints regarding ration, police and land mafias. "I myself shall delve deep into the complaints and...
04:59 PM, Mar 20, 2012
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh's new police chief Ambreesh Chandra Sharma on Monday pledged to help make the country's most populous state crime free. Talking to reporters after taking charge, Sharma said law and order was his biggest priority. "I would like to assure the people that police would work towards making Uttar Pradesh crime free," he said, warning criminals to mend their ways. "The police force will ensure that either the...
05:25 PM, Mar 19, 2012
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party Supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav on Monday said strict action could be initiated against ministers if any celebratory firing takes place during their felicitation. "The ministers involved in such an act creating inconvenience to people will not be tolerated. We will take strict action those ministers and they can even be removed (from the ministry)," he said. A young boy was killed during celebratory firing allegedly by Samajwadi...
04:55 PM, Mar 19, 2012
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