Tag: Congress Infighting

Bhubaneswar: Resentment is brewing within Congress leaders in the State after exclusion of a few heavyweights from the new list of members of All India Congress Committee (AICC) and this is evident from the fact that a few from the party continue to remain vocal (since then) against their leaders in Odisha and New Delhi. […]

Bhubaneswar/Bargarh: With only hours remaining for announcement of the result of the Bijepur bypoll, infighting has ensued within Congress with senior party leader Sura Routray bringing backstabbing allegations against a few party leaders. Routray on Tuesday said that three leaders of the party spent money in the Bijepur Assembly constituency to defeat party candidate Pranay […]

Bhubaneswar: Infighting has returned to haunt Odisha Congress with senior leaders now engaged in a fresh ‘verbal duel’ that is now likely to adversely affect efforts of the high command to resurrect the grand old party here in the State. This time Congress Chief Whip Tara Prasad Bahinipati has once again spewed venom against Odisha […]

Bhubaneswar: The newfound enthusiasm among Odisha Congress cadres following the success in the recently concluded Assembly Elections is continually being undermined by infighting fuelled by the issue surrounding the removal Srikant Jena from party’s manifesto committee. While Jena and Odisha Congress chief Niranjan Patnaik had been at loggerheads, senior leader Kanhu Charan Lenka and Krushna […]

Bhubaneswar: Congress seems to have shot itself in the foot in Odisha. The main opposition party of the state, which has ruled Odisha for the longest period, seems to be conceding political space to the BJP which is fast emerging as the main rival of ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in these elections. Ironically the […]

Sundergarh: Post general elections, infighting and blame game within Odisha Congress continue to mount with another party leader and Sundergarh MP candidate George Tirkey accusing OPCC leaders of campaigning for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and also the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) during 2019 polls. Addressing a presser, the senior Congress leader said that intra-party […]

Bhubaneswar: Amidst the ongoing infighting and alleged conspiracy for a change of guard in the grand old party in Odisha, senior leader Sura Routray on Thursday advised leaders to meet Sonia Gandhi. The advice came a day after some leaders of the party congregated at Bhubaneswar Panthanivas and threw weight behind Barabati-Cuttack MLA Mohammad Moquim […]

Bhubaneswar: Revolt against Odisha Congress chief Niranjan Patnaik refused to die down as a faction of the party today met senior leader Hemananda Biswal to mobilise support for a change in party leadership in Odisha. “We apprised him (Biswal) about the present situation of the party and also told him that we want Barabati-Cuttack MLA […]

Bhubaneswar: Already grappling with infighting and unable to put its best foot forward in the State, the Odisha unit of Congress is now facing even more embarrassment after reports of bouncers being engaged to protect party leaders from resentment brewing among different factions. Tension ran high at Congress Bhawan here on Friday after a heated […]