Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

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Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge with party leader Sonia Gandhi. (PTI)

Sonia, Kharge decline Ayodhya invite

Around 100 Congress office-bearers from Uttar Pradesh will visit Ayodhya on January 15 on Makar Sankranti

11 Jan 2024 2:27 AM

Union Minister Smriti Irani speaks in the Lok Sabha during ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Thursday, July 28, 2022. (SANSAD TV/PTI Photo)

Sonia Gandhi, Smriti Irani in LS spat after Adhir 'sorry' for President remark

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, referred to President Droupadi Murmu as 'Rashtrapatni' while sitting on a protest inside the Parliament complex

29 Jul 2022 6:47 AM

Shah assures statehood to JK at appropriate time; says its development top priority

The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2021 has already been passed by Rajya Sabha

13 Feb 2021 10:05 PM

Suspended Congress MPs Gaurav Gogoi (C), T N Prathapan (2L), Dean Kuriakose (R), Manicka Tagore (2R) and Gurjeet Singh Aujla (R) stage a protest at Parliament during the ongoing Budget Session, in New Delhi (PTI)

Revoke suspension of Congress MPs: Opposition

Lok Sabha had on Thursday passed a motion suspending the seven Congress members for their “utter disregard” for House rules

06 Mar 2020 3:47 PM

AAP MP Sushil Gupta provides hand sanitiser to a journalist in Parliament House on Thursday.

Curb fake news on Corona: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

Shiv Sena MP Arvind Sawant also sought to know from the government, what it was doing to evacuate 1,000 Indians who are stuck in Iran.

06 Mar 2020 6:13 AM

Sparks fly in LS over CAB arson in Northeast

He added that both Northeast and Kashmir are of strategic importance and the government should take the deteriorating situation seriously.

13 Dec 2019 1:34 AM

"Unfortunate that Prime Minister who speaks on everything is silent on this issue (crimes against women). From Make in India, India is slowly heading towards rape in India," Chowdhury said in the Lok Sabha. (Photo: ANI)

Adhir Ranjan urges PM Modi to speak up on crimes against women

Chowdhury was speaking in reference to the recent instances of rape and killing from Uttar Pradesh and Telangana.

10 Dec 2019 1:22 PM

The minister's statement came after Congress leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury asked the government when political leaders, including sitting member and former chief minister Farooq Abdullah, would be released. (Photo: File)

J&K admin to decide on release of detained political leaders: Shah

Amit Shah also said the central government would not interfere in the matter.

10 Dec 2019 12:17 PM

Irani said it was unfortunate that incidents of rape and killing of women are being communalised and politicised. (Photo: ANI)

Cong leader's Sita remarks trigger uproar in LS, Irani says Oppn communalising issue

Chowdhury had said while on the one hand plans are afoot to build a Ram temple (in Ayodhya), on the other hand Sita is being burnt.

06 Dec 2019 2:37 PM

In his reply, the Defence Minister said that the government was developing infrastructure in areas bordering China to ensure India's sovereignty. (Photo: File)

Absence of ‘mutually agreed LAC’ led to Chinese incursion: Rajnath Singh

Singh said, 'Sometimes the Chinese Army enters here and sometimes our people go over there.'

04 Dec 2019 2:10 PM

House erupts over ‘infiltrator’ jibe

In the House on Monday, he sought to explain his remarks and said he would apologise if the BJP was not satisfied with his response.

03 Dec 2019 1:32 AM

He also warned Amit Shah of the consequences of passing the Bill. (Photo: File)

PM Modi, Amit Shah are also migrants, says Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

'Their homes are in Gujarat but they have come to Delhi,' Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury told ANI.

02 Dec 2019 10:26 AM

Chowdhury also said that what he saw in the House was unprecedented. (Photo: File)

Women parliamentarians manhandled by security personnel: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

The incident happened in the Lok Sabha when they were protesting in the Well of the House over the Maharashtra government formation.

25 Nov 2019 1:53 PM

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, leader of Congress in Lok Sabha, demanded here on Friday that government should constitute a committee to scrutinize "electoral bonds" and alleged that it is a conspiracy to fill the coffers of BJP for election funding. (Photo: File)

Govt should form scrutinising committee on electoral bonds: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

Under the electoral bonds scheme, a donor can anonymously buy a bond and deposit it with the party of their choice.

22 Nov 2019 12:40 PM

Congress leader in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

‘Centre’s wrong policies lead to worsening situation in Valley’

The government of India wants to prove to the world that Kashmir is peaceful.

31 Oct 2019 1:47 AM

'All the deceased persons are from Bengal and from my home District Murshidabad,' Chowdhury said. (Photo: File)

Send all-party delegation to Kashmir: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury urges PM Modi

His letter to the Prime Minister comes in the wake of the killing of five migrant labourers by terrorists on Tuesday.

30 Oct 2019 5:30 PM

The tweet drew hilarious responses from Twitter users. (Photo: File)

Tharoor vs Adhir Ranjan: Latest tweet over Chidambaram leaves netizens confused

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor is also known to use complex words in his tweets, often leading his followers to reach for the dictionary.

23 Oct 2019 3:17 PM

Addressing the media persons after the senior Congress leaders met at 10 Janpath on the final NRC list issue on Saturday, Adhir said the government failed to properly handle the NRC in Assam. (Photo: File)

Adhir Chowdhury takes dig at Centre, says 'NRC should be conducted in Parliament'

NRC is being updated for Assam as of now to weed out illegal immigrants.

31 Aug 2019 2:56 PM

In a scathing attack, leader of Congress in Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, on Thursday lashed out at Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik over his 'political juvenile' remark on Rahul Gandhi, saying that such comments do not suit the stature of a governor and should be declared unfit for the post. (Photo: File)

J&K governor should be declared unfit for post: Adhir Chowdhury

He urged BJP to convene an all-party meeting at the earliest and take all political parties into confidence regarding the Kashmir issue.

29 Aug 2019 3:44 PM

'Schools and colleges are closed in Jammu and Kashmir. People are not allowed to speak. Those who want to visit there are not being allowed to go to Jammu and Kashmir,' Chowdhury said. (Photo: ANI)

J&K Governor should be made state BJP president: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

His comments came a day after a delegation of opposition leaders including Rahul Gandhi was stopped at Srinagar airport.

25 Aug 2019 9:14 PM

Sonia Gandhi was recently chosen as interim chief of Congress after a meeting of the party's Working Committee. (Photo: AP)

Cong will become stronger under Sonia Gandhi's leadership: Adhir Ranjan

'Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi have sacrificed their lives for India,' Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said.

18 Aug 2019 8:20 AM

Nehru-Gandhi family has ‘brand equity’, says Adhir Chowdhury

On the Congress speaking in different voices about Article 370, Chowdhury said it was because the government rushed through the bills.

17 Aug 2019 1:09 PM

Karan Singh also sought the release of leaders of “legitimate” political parties in J&K and sought the initiation of a broad-based political dialogue with them. (Photo: PTI/File)

Congress still split on 370: Karan Singh sees ‘positives’

Former home minister P. Chidambaram and Congress’ Lok Sabha leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, however, have attacked the government’s move.

09 Aug 2019 2:53 AM

Chowdhury said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was not living up to his theory of embracing Kashmiris instead of controlling them with muscle power. (photo: ANI)

'Kashmir like concentration camp,' says Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

He said the Centre was creating an environment in the Valley which gives people a chance to raise questions.

08 Aug 2019 2:17 PM

Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury speaks in the Lok Sabha in New Delhi on Tuesday as UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and others look on. (Photo: PTI)

Congress leader scores self goal during Lok Sabha debate

The shocker from Mr Chowdhury came when he accused Mr Shah of breaking all the rules and bringing this Bill.

07 Aug 2019 2:38 AM

'They should not indulge in cut and paste policy. Since 1948, Kashmir has been under the monitoring mechanism of the United Nations. So,in the wake of bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir state, what should be the stand and status of our country and also Jammu and Kashmir?' he said. (Photo: ANI)

After contentious statement in LS, Congress' Adhir Chowdhury seeks to wriggle out

The Congress MP from Behrampur in West Bengal said that Kashmir has always been under international attention.

06 Aug 2019 5:02 PM

The Centre had on Monday revoked provisions of Article 370 to take away Jammu and Kashmir's special status, and proposed the bifurcation of the state into two Union territories -- Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh. (Photo: PTI/File)

'Headless' Cong has also become 'brainless': Naqvi on Adhir Ranjan's Kashmir remarks

A controversy erupted after the Congress leader in the Lok Sabha questioned the legality behind introducing the bills on Jammu and Kashmir.

06 Aug 2019 3:40 PM

The government had also issued an advisory asking Yatris and tourists to return as soon as possible. (Photo: File)

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury seeks govt's response on J&K security advisory

Chowdhury sought to raise the issue in the Lok Sabha when the House was discussing the Dam Safety Bill.

03 Aug 2019 10:16 AM

The Opposition claimed that the information about the Bill was circulated to them late at night and it did not get enough time to prepare. (Photo: File)

Oppn again accuses govt of bulldozing bills in Lok Sabha

Union minister for parliamentary Affairs Mr Prahlad Joshi’s efforts to reason out went in vain as the members kept protesting.

02 Aug 2019 7:48 AM

As Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury was not allowed to speak, the Congress members staged a walkout of the House. (Photo: File)

Congress stages walkout in LS after Speaker rejects adjournment notice

As soon as the Question Hour came to an end, the Speaker rejected all the notices of adjournment, which was opposed by the Congress.

16 Jul 2019 10:15 PM

The Congress led by Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Monday too had filed an adjournment motion notice over 'pension of disabled army personnel'. (Photo: ANI)

Congress submits adjournment notice in LS over Chinese ‘intrusion’

The notice has been filed over the alleged reports of Chinese troops trying to enter the Indian territory in Jammu and Kashmir on July 6.

16 Jul 2019 2:19 PM

Tharoor had express unhappiness over the government's decision to hike fuel prices. (Photo: ANI)

FM Nirmala Sitharaman to reply to Budget debate in Parliament

Congress leaders Shashi Tharoor and Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury have called the Budget disappointing.

10 Jul 2019 10:38 AM

Congress members had been raising slogans from their seats and later from the well of the House over developments in Karnataka. (Photo: LSTV)

'Congress unable to put its house in order,' says Rajnath Singh

He maintained that the problems faced by the party following the resignation of its MLAs in the state were its internal matter.

09 Jul 2019 2:07 PM

'Poaching politics should be stopped,' Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said. (Photo: LSTV)

Congress, DMK stage walk out in Lok Sabha on Karnataka developments

The Congress members then staged a walkout in Lok Sabha, DMK members too joined them.

09 Jul 2019 2:05 PM

The strength of the ruling coalition in Karnataka has come down to 105, which is eight short of the half-way mark of 113. (Photo: File)

Congress gives adjournment motion notice in LS over Karnataka crisis

The party has charged the BJP with conspiracy to topple the Congress-JD(S) government.

09 Jul 2019 11:25 AM

8 Bills introduced in House amid Opposition’s concerns

Opposition members expressed concerns over about the detention of citizens and cited examples of draconian laws such as the TADA and POTA.

09 Jul 2019 2:48 AM

'The budget for a New India has a roadmap to transform the agriculture sector of the country, this budget is one of hope,' Modi added. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Middle class will progress; this budget is one of hope: PM Modi

He also ensured that the development work will expedite even more and the tax structure will simplify and infrastructure will modernise.

05 Jul 2019 1:57 PM

‘Puducherry Lt Governor Kiran Bedi in a tweet has humiliated the people of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry in such an outrageous manner that the House should adopt a resolution to remove her from the post. This is our demand,’ said Chowdhury while speaking in the Lok Sabha. (Photo: ANI)

Cong, DMK demand sacking of Puducherry Lt Guv Kiran Bedi over water crisis remarks

Following the tweet by Lt Guv Bedi, DMK president MK Stalin had accused Bedi of defaming the people of Tamil Nadu.

04 Jul 2019 6:34 PM

Modi reply is ‘evasive’, says Congress

Congress on Tuesday panned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s reply to the Motion of Thanks to the President’s address.

26 Jun 2019 1:30 AM

After Varthaman's returned to India, his swashbuckling gunsliger moustache and equally suave hairstyle has become the new fad among men across the country. (Photo: ANI)

Abhinandan's moustache should be made national moustache: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

'Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman should be awarded and his moustache should be made national moustache,' Chowdhury said.

24 Jun 2019 4:45 PM

Speaking in the Lok Sabha on the Motion of Thanks to the President's Address, Chowdhury launched a scathing attack on the government and Prime Minister Modi, with the Chair ordering expunging of some of his comments, considered unparliamentary. (Photo: ANI)

If Sonia, Rahul guilty in 2G, they should have been in jail: Adhir Chowdhury

Chowdhury alleged the BJP government renamed several schemes initiated by the Congress government to benefit the poor.

24 Jun 2019 4:08 PM

Leader of Congress in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury.

I am grateful to Sonia & Rahul Gandhi for giving me this responsibility: Adhir

The Behrampur MP, known to be more of a grassroots leader, now wants to take the Opposition along to counter the BJP.

23 Jun 2019 1:42 AM

The petition, filed by advocates Manmohan Singh Narula and Susmita Kumari on Friday, contends that denying the second largest party the leadership in the parliament sets the wrong precedence and dilutes the democracy. (Photo: Representational Image)

Petition in Delhi HC seeks direction for appointment of Leader of Opposition in LS

On June 18, senior Congress leader and West Bengal MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury was named by the Congress as its leader in the Lok Sabha.

22 Jun 2019 4:52 PM

Two-time BJP MP from Kota and NDA nominee Om Birla was on Wednesday unanimously elected Speaker of the Lok Sabha with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Opposition leaders assuring him of their whole-hearted support in the smooth conduct of proceedings in the House.

Birla election as Speaker is unanimous

Since the motion moved by Mr Modi, also the Leader of the House, was adopted, the other motions became infructuous.

20 Jun 2019 6:13 AM

senior Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury is a good choice

At the all-party meeting recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called him a “yoddha”, or fighter.

20 Jun 2019 1:43 AM

Congress MP from West Bengal Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

Congress picks Bengal MP Adhir as leader in Lok Sabha

The much-awaited decision was taken at a key strategy meeting at Congress Parliamentary Party leader Sonia Gandhi’s residence in the morning.

19 Jun 2019 5:38 AM

West Bengal Congress chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said Mamata Banerjee is nothing but a 'chameleon' who is changing her colours. 'She is an unreliable, unpredictable politician and Congress and other leaders should not trust her at all.' (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Mamata trying to divide 'united oppn', eyeing for PM post: WB Cong chief

TMC supremo acting like 'Trojan Horse' and trying to divide 'united opposition' by floating idea of federal front, said Bengal Cong chief.

03 Aug 2018 3:28 PM

Rahul Gandhi calls Bengal Cong meet in Delhi on July 6

The Congress had won 44 seats in the 2016 state Assembly polls in alliance with the Left Front.

03 Jul 2018 6:04 AM

Cong slams BJP gameplan to grab power in Karnataka

Adhir praises leaders’ ‘absolute loyalty’ to their parties.

20 May 2018 2:22 AM

Rumours rife over Bengal Congress chief joining BJP

The Congress leader had accused Ms Banerjee of trying to project herself as a pan-India leader and trying to advise the Congress.

01 Apr 2018 12:31 AM

TMC stalling release of MPLADS funds: Opposition

The funds are disbursed by nodal agencies controlled by district officials after MPs submit their project reports.

11 Sep 2017 2:44 AM

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