Tag: Pcc

Bhubaneswar: In the run up to 2019 elections, Odisha Congress will declare its first list of candidates within 15 days, informed Odisha Congress in-charge, Jitendra Singh after the Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) meeting in Bhubaneswar today. “The crucial meeting of Pradesh Election Committee will be held tomorrow where the criteria of selecting candidates will be […]

Bhubaneswar: The Congress today launched a nation-wide dharna in front of Raj Bhawans at state capitals and all district headquarters protesting the alleged partisan and authoritarian act of Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala inviting the BJP to form government in the state. In a letter to all the PCCs, AICC General Secretary Ashok Gehlot stated that […]

Berhampur: In a major jolt to Congress, former Union minister Chandrasekhar Sahu and three senior leaders resigned from the party accusing growing indiscipline within the party. Sahu sent his resignation to the All India Congress Committee (AICC) chief and Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) President yesterday. Alleging that the high command is acting indifferent to the […]

Bhubaneswar: Amidst the growing clamor for a change in leadership of the Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC), the team supporting the current PCC president today targeted Leader of Opposition (LoP) Narasingha Mishra demanding his ouster and a complete overhaul of the party. Senior Congress leader Sura Routray said if Prasad Harichandan, the current PCC president, […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Congress today held a meeting at the official residence of Leader of Opposition Narsingha Mishra here in connection with the upcoming presidential election. During the meeting, the leaders of the Congress pledged their support for the UPA’s candidate Meira Kumar as the Presidential candidate. Meanwhile, All India Congress Committee (AICC) directed to […]

Nayagarh: Congress district president Lala Manoj Kumar Ray today resigned from the party and sent his resignation letter to Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president Prasad Harichandan. In his letter, the Congress leader mentioned that he resigned from his post since he was upset with the party’s poor organisational structure and its present activities. He has also […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: In an effort to address dissent and strengthen its organisational structure in Odisha ahead of the 2019 elections, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi will meet party MLAs from the State and seek their views to resurrect the party on May 8 and 9. Of the 16 Congress MLAs, many have demanded a reshuffle in […]

Bhubaneswar: One and a half month after the death of Congress leader Lalatendu Bidyadhar Mohapatra (Lulu), efforts are on to take the firebrand leader’s legacy forward. Led by Lulu’s daughter Upasana and brother Lalitendu, the supporters along with district level workers and senior leaders of the party congregated at the leaders house today. Speaking to […]

New Delhi: With the intra-party feud in Odisha Congress is at its peak over the issue of PCC leadership, the meeting of four party MLAs with Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi here today has kept the state party leaders in a state of suspense. Reports said the four MLAs—Jacob Pradhan, Krushna Chandra Sagaria, Kailash Kulesika […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Congress today prepared a blueprint for the upcoming Panchayat Polls amid in absence of the some members of the legislature party. While some of the MLAs who are also district presidents were absent in the meeting, PCC president Prasad Harichandan finalized the party’s strategy for the panchayat polls after holding discussions with the […]

Bhubaneswar: Talks of Congress infighting in Odisha has intensified further after Pradesh Congress has called the district presidents to meet on Monday, a day before the meeting of Congress Legislature Party (CLP). Meeting of legislators, which usually takes place a day or two before the Assembly session, has raised many eyebrows, hinting at growing conflict […]

Bhubaneswar: A week after he was heckled by some leaders of the Odisha Pradesh Youth Congress (OPYC) for showing disrespect to their Late leader Lalatendu (Lulu) Bidyadhar Mohapatra and not attending his funeral rites, AICC leader and Odisha in-charge BK Hariprasad on Tuesday said the former leader was offered the post of PCC president to […]

Bhubaneswar: Peeved over the lack of presence of All India Congress Committee (AICC) members in the funeral rites of their Late leader Lalatendu Bidyadhar Mohapatra (Lulu), some senior leaders of the party have expressed their displeasure. Leader Jogesh Singh and Opposition chief whip Tara Prasad Baninipati, said that the PCC in-charge should have met the […]

Bhubaneswar: While condolences are pouring in from all quarters on the sad and untimely demise of Congress leader Lalatendu (Lulu) Bidyadhar Mohapatra, his party colleague the opposition chief whip Tara Prasad Bahinipati today came out in the open about the neglect and disrespect meted out to the departed leader by his own party. According to […]

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: The suspense surrounding the meeting of the 23 District Congress Committee (DCC) presidents with their national vice-president Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi ended as all the district chiefs emerging out of the meeting voiced their unequivocal and unstinting support for the PCC president Prasad Harichandan. The rumour, which was flying thick and fast […]