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The Congress Party’s Obsession with Western Validation: A Threat to Indian Democracy ?
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The Congress Party’s Obsession with Western Validation: A Threat to Indian Democracy ?

March 1, 2025

Indian Overseas Congress Chairman Sam Pitroda recently claimed that while speaking at IIT Ranchi, someone hacked into the system and began broadcasting pornography. He then questioned, “Now, is that democracy? Is that fair?” One must ask: Is that even a reasonable question? If a senior Congress leader like Sam Pitroda is fabricating incidents to paint…

Congress to have own buildings in all Assembly segments
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Congress to have own buildings in all Assembly segments

February 10, 2025

Mysuru: Congress Office Buildings Committee, Mysuru Division Head Kimmane Ratnakar held a meeting of the Committee at Congress Bhavan in city recently. Ratnakar, who is also a former Minister, said that the Congress aims to have own buildings in all 224 Assembly segments of the State as it helps in better redressal of public grievances….

Congress protests against Amit Shah’s remarks
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Congress protests against Amit Shah’s remarks

December 20, 2024

Mysuru: Taking serious exception to Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s alleged remarks on Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, the Congress staged a BJPgare Bharata Bittu Tolagi (BJP leaders, leave the country) demonstration in front of Mahatma Gandhi’s bust, opposite the District Law Courts complex this afternoon. Protestors, holding placards condemning Shah’s alleged remarks, raised slogans demanding a…

Power sharing sparks political chatter again
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Power sharing sparks political chatter again

December 5, 2024

CM Siddaramaiah, Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar issue contradictory statements adding intrigue Bengaluru: The issue of power sharing within the Congress, which had remained dormant for months, has resurfaced. Dy.CM D.K. Shivakumar, in a recent interview with a private TV channel, reiterated that an ‘understanding’ on power sharing was reached shortly after Congress achieved an absolute…

Karnataka Assembly By-polls 2024: Congress Wins all 3 Seats
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Karnataka Assembly By-polls 2024: Congress Wins all 3 Seats

November 23, 2024

Hat-trick defeats for Nikhil Kumaraswamy; BJP loses Shiggaon & Sandur Mysuru: In a major jolt to the Opposition BJP and JD(S) alliance, the ruling Congress party in the State emerged victorious in the by-polls held to three Assembly segments — Channapatna, Sandur and Shiggaon. With today’s by-poll results, Congress party’s strength in the 224-member Assembly…

Minister and Congress leader’s financial feud turns violent
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Minister and Congress leader’s financial feud turns violent

November 10, 2024

Mysuru: A brawl broke out between an influential Minister and a senior Congress leader at a private hotel in Mysuru on Friday night, setting tongues wagging throughout the political corridors. The cause? A financial dispute that took an ugly turn in full public view. After a loud exchange, the altercation between the two leaders, both…

Lok Sabha By-polls 2024: Priyanka Gandhi files nomination from Wayanad
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Lok Sabha By-polls 2024: Priyanka Gandhi files nomination from Wayanad

October 23, 2024

Wayanad (Kerala):  AICC General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra filed her nomination papers from Wayanad Lok Sabha Constituency at District Collector’s office in Kalpetta, here this afternoon. Priyanka, who is making her electoral debut, was accompanied by her husband Robert Vadra and son Taihan Vadra while she filed her nomination papers in Kalpetta. Earlier, a massive…

City Congress stages candle light demonstration
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City Congress stages candle light demonstration

October 20, 2024

Mysuru:Accusing the Centre of making attempts to destabilise the popularly elected Chief Minister Siddaramaiah  led  Congress Government in the State by misusing central  agencies such as CBI, I-T and ED, the city Congress, in association with Dalit Mahasabha and Hindulida Vargagala Jagruta Vedike, took out a candlelight demonstration in the city yesterday. The protestors who…

Congress setting its acts right ahead of by-polls: Dy.CM
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Congress setting its acts right ahead of by-polls: Dy.CM

October 14, 2024

‘I will be the candidate from Channapatna Constituency,’ says D.K. Shivakumar Mysuru: Stating that the Congress Government has taken the Channapatna Assembly Constituency very seriously, which is going to the by-polls shortly, Deputy Chief Minister (Dy.CM) and KPCC President D.K. Shivakumar said that the party is getting its acts right ahead of the by-polls. Speaking…

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