New Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi broke silence on her role within the party a day ahead of Rahul Gandhi’s anointment as AICC President. Speaking to mediapersons, the veteran Congress leader said that her role is to retire now. Rahul was declared elected as the new President of the Congress party on Dec. 11. The…
‘Rahul era’ begins for Congress
December 12, 2017New Delhi: As expected, Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi was elected unopposed as President of the Indian National Congress yesterday. He will formally take over the position from his mother Sonia Gandhi on Dec.16. The announcement, made by the party’s Central Election Authority Chief Mullapally Ramachandran, came at the end of an internal poll process in…
Looking beyond a sham Election
December 12, 2017By TJS George No harm would have come to the Congress Party if Rahul Gandhi was named President one fine morning. Much harm was done to its image by staging a charade of an election. As many as 89 sets of nomination papers filed for Shri Gandhi. Not even one nam-ke-wastay opponent. (Dissidents? What dissidents?)…
With Ramya Canteen, food politics picks up pace in Mandya
December 4, 2017Mandya: With Assembly Polls is just about 4-5 months away, political activities in Mandya has already started to gain momentum with supporters of various political leaders opening canteens and serving food in a subsidised rates. After the successful launch of ‘Indira Canteen’ in Bengaluru by the Congress State Government, it was the turn of JD(S),…
Congress to launch Jan Ashirwad Yatra soon
November 29, 2017Bengaluru: Not to be left behind ahead of the 2018 Assembly Polls, the Congress party will launch a Jan Ashirwad Yatra across the State as a reply to the BJP’s ongoing ‘Parivartana’ rally. Addressing press persons here yesterday, Chief Minister Siddharamaiah said that he will launch Jan Ashirwad Yatra in March. Pointing out that ahead …
To mock a PM on social media is to demean one’s country
November 23, 2017By K.B. Ganapathy, Editor-in-Chief On reading about the new controversy over mocking Prime Minister Narendra Modi by showing him as mispronouncing the internet vocabulary meme, I decided to know more about it. I went to the internet: An Internet meme, pronounced MEEM, is an activity, catchphrase or piece of media which spreads, often as mimicry…
Congress to finalise poll candidates by January end, says CM Siddharamaiah
November 19, 2017Davangere: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah has said that the Congress leadership would finalise the party candidates for the election by January end. Speaking to press persons at Channagiri in the district on Saturday, Siddharamaiah said the party would contest all the 224 seats in the 2018 Assembly polls. Pointing out that the polls are likely to…
Will 2018 poll witness BJP’s ‘poach-all’ operation?
October 14, 2017Bengaluru: In a re-run of the 2008 politics in Karnataka, the Congress has alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has started indulging in horse trading and accosting their leaders to reach the magic number of 113 in the 2018 Assembly elections. Desperate to return to power, the BJP has decided to rope-in politically influential…
Cong. convention at K.R. Nagar tomorrow
October 14, 2017K.R. Nagar: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah will inaugurate a massive convention of Congress workers at K.R. Nagar on Oct.15. Taluk Congress leader Doddaswamegowda said that the Convention will take place at the TMC Ground at 11 am. KPCC President Dr. G. Parameshwara, Ministers Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa and D.K. Shivakumar, AICC Secretary in-Charge of Karnataka P.C. Vishnunath,…
KHB scam: Congress demands CBI probe against GTD
October 9, 2017Mysuru: Accusing ChamundeshwariMLA G.T. Devegowda (GTD) of indulging in rampant irregularities when he was the KHB (Karnataka Housing Board) Chairman earlier, the Mysuru District Congress has demanded a CBI probe into all the scams that took place in the KHB when G.T. Devegowda was its chairman. Addressing a press meet here recently, District Congress President…
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