Is Congress is heading for a split after Shiv Sena and NCP? Sanjay Shirsat, MLA from the Shinde faction of Shiv Sena has claimed that 16-17 MLAs from the Sena faction are ready to leave the grand old party.
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#MeToo Case Resurfaces Against Minister As Punjab Rebel Crisis Escalates #MeToo Case Resurfaces Against Minister As Punjab Rebel Crisis Escalates Congress MLA Pargat Singh said on Monday that Captain Sandeep Sandhu, political secretary to the Chief Minister, had warned him that he should be ready to face action.
Punjab Minister Charanjit Singh Channi faces action in a three-year-old #MeToo case
As Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh faces a full-fledged revolt in his government, his in-house critics have accused him of hounding them with vigilance inquiries and old cases .
Many Congress MLAs and ministers in Punjab have been vocal in their attacks on their own government for its alleged inaction in 2015 incidents involving the desecration of the Sikh religious text Guru Granth Sahib and police firing during peaceful protests.
1999 and 2021: The story of two coups in the Congress
1999 and 2021: The story of two coups in the Congress
In the past, the Congress had never tolerated revolt against the Gandhis. However, despite an open revolt against Rahul Gandhi this time, the party is still weighing its options.
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The G-23 faction expressed dissent with the functioning of the Congress Party (Picture Credits: PTI)
In 1999, after the 12th Lok Sabha was dissolved and elections for the 13th Lok Sabha called, the BJP had made Sonia Gandhi’s foreign origin a major election issue. In this backdrop, a Congress Working Committee meeting was convened.