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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

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