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Sonia Gandhi to hold meeting with Congress leaders on farmers' issue

Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi will hold a meeting on Saturday with party general secretaries and in-charges in connection with the ongoing farmers' agitation at the gates of Delhi.According to sources, a virtual meeting has been called to discuss the situation and to chalk out a strategy to support farmer's protests. Congress has been in support of the farmers in their movement against the new farm laws enacted by the Centre in September.Gandhi had earlier issued a statement that since Independence the current government has been the "most egoistic" government and had advised the Centre to repeal these laws and do "Raj Dharma".Sources said that the Congress is planning to go aggressive against the central government over the farmers' agitation. They will hit the ground and reach out to the people across the country.Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday told Congress leaders, protesting against the three controversial farm laws at different borders of the

Retrospective restraint: Pranab's last memoir hides more than it tells

It avoids real political issues, refuses to go into details, hides more than it tells, and is therefore a big let-down

I-T dept visits Vadra's premises in connection with benami assets case

Vadra, 52, said the action was aimed to "digress" from the "real issues" concerning the country like the farmers' agitation

Leadership issue troubled Cong in 2020, electoral fortunes declined further

Internal rumblings over the vexed issue of leadership dominated the affairs of the Congress in the year gone by

First time such an arrogant govt is in power, must repeal farm laws: Sonia

Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday said that for the first time since independence such an "arrogant" government has come to power that cannot see the sufferings of 'annadatas'

Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi skip Congress' 136th Foundation Day event

A number of senior party functionaries were present at the meeting, including AICC general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

Sonia and Rahul Gandhi skip Congress party's 136th Foundation Day event

Congress President Sonia Gandhi and former party chief Rahul Gandhi on Monday gave the party's 136th Foundation Day event a miss

Congress observes 136th Foundation Day, slams Centre over farmers' protest

Indian National Congress (INC), the oldest political party of the country observed its 136th Foundation Day on Monday

Rahul hints 'comeback' as Congress chief amid solidarity exercise in party

After several months due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Sonia called a meeting of top leaders of the party in which seven leaders of the disgruntled faction also attended

Sonia Gandhi appoints AICC Secretaries in poll bound Assam, Kerala

Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Saturday appointed six All India Congress Committee secretaries attached to the general secretaries of Assam and Kerala with immediate effect.

Rahul, Priyanka attend meeting of Cong leaders at Sonia Gandhi's residence

Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra are also present at the meeting of the party leaders underway at party's Interim President Sonia Gandhi's residence

Crucial Cong meet begins at Sonia Gandhi's place, some of G23 also present

At least 15 leaders on Saturday arrived at the residence of Congress interim chief Sonia Gandhi here, including several of the G23 leaders who had written for an active president in the party.

Pranab Mukherjee's memoirs blame Sonia Gandhi, Dr Singh for 2014 defeat

Mukherjee also brings the reader closer to the inner workings of the Rashtrapati Bhavan in his memoirs

Ahmed Patel: The troubleshooter's departure leaves the Congress poorer

It may sound like a cliche but Ahmed Patel leaves a void in the party that no one can fill

Facing unsparing dissent within the party, Congress on the edge, again

The latest crisis the party is facing stems from its disheartening performance in the Bihar Assembly elections, and dismal showing in the Assembly bypolls for 59 seats in 11 states

Congress forms panels on economic, foreign affairs and national security

While former finance minister P Chidambaram, and party leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Digvijaya Singh will be part of the economic affairs committee, Jairam Ramesh will be its convener

Writing on the wall

Status quo means the Congress will continue to lose ground

Presidential crisis in Congress continues. The question is, for how long?

In Bihar, the party has never come as close to victory as it did this time

Sonia Gandhi congratulates Joe Biden, Kamala Harris for US election win

Congress president Sonia Gandhi congratulated Joe Biden for winning the US presidential election on Saturday, saying India looked forward to a close partnership beneficial to peace and development

BJP president slams Congress leaders over arrest of Arnab Goswami

Condemning the arrest of journalist Arnab Goswami, BJP president JP Nadda said it was an attempt by Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi to "silence" those who disagree with them