Kharge is a Dalit, has never lost an election and belongs to the Gulbarga region of Karnataka. These are qualities badly needed in Maharashtra where the Dalit movement is strong
Seventy-five-year-old Kharge is a phlegmatic leader whose virtues have lately dawned on the Congress high command
He said the CAG is not only the keeper of national accounts, but the conscience keeper to the nation
Modi said the country was deteriorating under BJP rule but added that the Congress would never let the RSS, BJP and PM Modi succeed in destroying the Constitution
Kharge had slammed the Centre for choosing "a singer" (Bhupen Hazarika) and a "man who propagated their RSS ideology" (Nanaji Deshmukh) for Bharat Ratna
PAC examines accounts showing appropriation of sums granted by parliament for govt expenditure
Kharge is the leader of Congress in Lok Sabha and replaces Mohan Prakash
Kharge alleged the govt was not convening the winter session to avoid facing criticism over issues it was uncomfortable about
PAC post will make Kharge entitled for Cabinet rank and an office at Parliament House, sources said