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TMC attends all-party meeting, to skip Opposition meet called by Kharge

Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Sunday attended the all-party meeting which was chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.However, the party will not attend the meeting of opposition floor leaders called by Mallikarjun Kharge on November 29 to "create a consensus" over the issues to be raised in the winter session of the Parliament beginning Monday."TMC will not attend the meeting of opposition floor leaders called by Leader of Opposition (LoP) Mallikarjun Kharge tomorrow, but definitely will attend both the meetings one chaired by the Prime Minister and another by the Rajya Sabha Chairman," a TMC leader informed."Will definitely bring forth several issues in the upcoming session," said the leader added.Mamata Banerjee-led party will also attend a meeting of the floor leaders called by Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu at his residence in the national capital today.Notably, several Congress leaders switched to the TMC in recent days.The winter session will commence on November 29 and is

Dilution of PSUs will hurt common people, alleges Mallikarjun Kharge

Dilution of PSUs by NDA government, as outlined in National Monetization Pipeline, would hurt the common people, benefit a few and ultimately affect reservations in jobs, Mallikarjun Kharge alleged

Crisis in Punjab Congress: Mallikarjun Kharge panel stumped for now

The Kharge-led panel is understood to have recommended that Amarinder Singh be retained. But the CM's supporters say that the constant attrition and humiliation of the CM must stop

Minister responds to Kharge letter to PM, says states get 70% vax revenue

Union Minister of State (MoS) for Finance and Corporate Affairs Anurag Thakur on Sunday gave point wise responses elaborating measures taken by the Centre and rectifying some of the "misconceptions"

Hold meetings of parliamentary panels virtually: Congress to RS chairman

Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge has urged Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu to allow virtual meetings of parliamentary standing committees

RSS, BJP ideology poisonous, don't allow it to enter TN, Puducherry: Kharge

Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday said the ideology of the RSS and the BJP is poisonous and people should not allow it to enter Tamil Nadu and Puducherry

Kharge condemns Bihar Assembly ruckus, says 'BJP killing democracy'

Mallikarjun Kharge condemned the ruckus that took place in the Bihar Assembly where police personnel reached the assembly premises to evict the MLAs, stating the "BJP is killing democracy"

Centre should withdraw NCT Bill, restore powers of Delhi govt: Kharge

The Centre should withdraw the National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2021 and restore powers of the Delhi government, said Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday

TN polls: Sonia Gandhi, Chidambaram among Congress' star campaigners

Sonia Gandhi, Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge and former Union Minister P Chidambaram are among the star campaigners who will campaign for the party ahead of the Assembly polls in Tamil Nadu

Opposition leader Mallikarjun Kharge raises fuel price issue in Rajya Sabha

Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge raised the issue of sharp rise in prices of petrol, diesel and LPG in Rajya Sabha on Monday

Congress loses Puducherry as CM V Narayanasamy quits before trust vote

With the exit of the Congress government here, Punjab, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh are the only three states in the country ruled by the party on its own

No compromise on issues affecting common man, says new LoP Kharge

Opposing the government just for the sake of doing so was not his style of functioning, new leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge said

Best of BS Opinion: India's economic policy, Wasim Jaffer row, and more

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Two is not too many for Kharge

Mallikarjun Kharge was, recently, appointed as the leader of the opposition in both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha by Congress

Cong leader Mallikarjun Kharge is new Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha

Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge has become the new leader of opposition in the Rajya Sabha following the retirement of Ghulam Nabi Azad

Cong leader Mallikarjuna Kharge slams PM Modi over passage of farm bills

Training his guns at Uttar Pradesh government, Kharge rued that Dalits in the country got their political freedom but they were still very far from gaining social freedom

New labour laws 'weakened' trade unions, removed 'security net': Congress

Parliament approved the 3 labour codes that will remove impediments to winding up of companies and allow firing of staff without government permission in firms with up to 300 workers

Sonia removes Azad, Soni, Vora and Kharge as AICC general secretaries

She also set up a special committee comprising senior leaders A K Antony, Ahmed Patel, and Ambika Soni to assist her in party matters

Deve Gowda, Kharge, 2 BJP candidates declared 'unanimously' elected to RS

Both Kharge and Gowda were defeated in the 2019 Lok Sabha election from Gulbarga and Tumkur parliamentary constituencies respectively

Congress names Mallikarjun Kharge as RS candidate from Karnataka

The Rajya Sabha election is slated for June 19