Congress rubbishes BJP s allegation of having links with businessman Navneet Kalra ANI | Updated: May 16, 2021 10:01 IST
By Siddharth Sharma
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): Hours after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Meenakshi Lekhi alleged a direct link of the Congress with businessman Navneet Kalra, who is wanted in an oxygen concentrators seizure case, the party rubbished the claims saying that the allegations are absolutely baseless and were made out of frustration. It (the allegation) is absolutely baseless and a frustrated language in which a politician speaks. I know that Meenakshi Lekhi is frustrated and wants to take it out on Congress. If someone puts a photo somewhere with someone, it doesn t mean any link. This way, Vijay Mallya, the biggest looter of this country and fugitive Nirav Modi have photos with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. So, Meenakshi Lekhi wants to say that most of the people who looted this country have links w
Congress party attacks Centre over COVID vaccination policy ANI | Updated: May 15, 2021 08:05 IST
By Siddharth Sharma
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): Amid the unprecedented rise in COVID-19 cases, Congress Leader Shaktisinh Gohil urged the Centre to vaccinate 60 percent of the population, through a universal vaccination programme, to stop a third wave of Covid-19 from occurring. It is a matter of great sadness that India has fallen behind the 77th position among the countries of the world, in the list of administering a single dose of corona vaccine in every hundred people, he said.
Comparing the vaccination drives conducted by other countries with India, the Congress leader said that many countries including the UK, the US have executed successful and rapid vaccination drive leading to more than 80 percent of the population vaccinated.
Congress to discuss Assembly polls debacle, COVID-19 situation in CWC meet on Monday ANI | Updated: May 08, 2021 14:13 IST
By Siddharth Sharma
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): The Congress Working Committee (CWC) is scheduled to hold a meeting on May 10 to discuss recently declared Assembly election results and COVID-19 situation in the country.
According to a top source in the party, poll results and current COVID-19 situation in the country will be discussed in the meeting.
On Friday, Congress President Sonia Gandhi had alleged that the BJP-led government at the Centre has failed the people of country , and abdicated its fundamental responsibilities and duties towards the people in the COVID-19 crisis and demanded that it should urgently call an all-party meeting to discuss the pandemic situation.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi (File photo/ANI)
COVID-19: Govt s failure has made another devastating national lockdown almost inevitable, says Rahul Gandhi in letter to PM ANI | Updated: May 07, 2021 13:12 IST
By Siddharth Sharma
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has written a second letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the ongoing COVID-19 situation in the country, saying the government should implement several measures including assessment of the efficacy of all vaccines against all new mutations and rapidly vaccinate the entire population to curb the virus. I am compelled to write to you once more as the Covid tsunami continues to ravage our country unabated, Gandhi stated in his letter.