Tag: Rahul Gandhi

Bhubaneswar: The All India Congress Committee (AICC) on Friday constituted screening committees for five states including Odisha. AICC president Rahul Gandhi appointed VD Satheesan chairman of the screening committee for Odisha Congress. He also named Jitin Prasad and Naushad Solanki as other members of the committee. According to sources, the screening committees will examine recommendations […]

New Delhi: After the makeover of top brass in Odisha Congress, the state unit of the party today effected a major change at the grassroots level by appointing 22 new district presidents ahead of the 2019 elections following approval from national party president Rahul Gandhi. Of 33 party organisation districts, chiefs of 11 districts retain […]

Rahul Gandhi drove a tractor to Parliament with a big boarding demanding repealing of three farm laws.

Bhubaneswar: Three senior leaders of Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) are likely to have a discussion with All India Congress Committee (AICC) in-charge of Odisha Jitendra Singh in New Delhi today prior to a scheduled meeting with AICC President Rahul Gandhi. Congress legislators Naba Das and Chiranjib Biswal along with former MP Pradip Majhi left […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) chief Prasad Harichandan said that the state unit of the party will have a ‘Nabakalebara’ (revamp) from booth-level to the top, National Party President Rahul Gandhi today appointed three new secretaries in charge of the state. The three new secretaries – former party MLAs Rudra Raju […]

Bhubaneswar: As part of the protest called by All India Congress Committee (AICC) president Rahul Gandhi to protect and promote communal harmony across the country in wake of caste violence during the April 02 Bharat Bandh, Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) observed a day-long fast across the State today. Congress supporters across the State sat […]

Bhubaneswar: Putting all speculations over change of guard in Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) to rest, chairperson of the state unit’s discipline committee Sandhya Rani Mohapatra on Saturday informed that Prasad Harichandan would be at the helm of affairs till 2019 general elections. Though Prasad Harichandan had offered to quit in the wake of the […]

Bhubaneswar: Three senior leaders of Odisha Congress met party’s national president Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi today reigniting speculations over a change of guard in the State unit. Senior leaders from the State Chiranjibi Biswal, Naba Das and Pradeep Majhi held discussions with Rahul Gandhi at his residence in presence of senior leader Kamal Nath […]

Bhubaneswar: To clear the air over his recent New Delhi visit, at a time when All India Congress Committee (AICC) president Rahul Gandhi had informed that there would not be any changes in the existing leadership of state units, former Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) chief Niranjan Patnaik today informed mediapersons that he had had […]

Bhubaneswar: Putting to rest months of speculation about the leadership of Odisha Pradesh Committee Congress (OPCC), the All India Congress Committee (AICC) president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday informed that there would not be any change in the leadership of states across the country, as of now. For the time being Prasad Harichandan will continue to […]

New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi has been elected unopposed as Congress president thereby ending his mother Sonia Gandhi’s 19-year tenure as the party president. Party’s central election authority head Mullappally Ramachandran today announced that Rahul Gandhi will collect the certificate formally declaring his ascension to the post on December 16.  The 47-year-old scion of the Nehru-Gandhi […]

Bhubaneswar: After much political churning in Odisha Congress, the AICC has put the change of guard in Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) on hold due to ongoing organisational polls. State leaders opined openly that change of leadership cannot be held now as the organisational election is underway. “How can the high command shift attention to […]

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Buzz on change of guard in the Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) intensified today after Leader of Opposition Narasingha Mishra met Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi. Though there is no official confirmation yet, Narasingha and Rahul are believed to have discussed the possible changes in OPCC keeping in view the […]

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: Launching a scathing attack on Congress and its leaders Sonia and Rahul Gandhi, Union Minister and senior BJP leader M Venkaiah Naidu today said the grand old party believes in 3Ds i.e defame, disturb and disrupt while BJP is moving ahead with only one D in its agenda- development. “We follow only one D […]