December 31, 2020
It’s patch-up time in the Congress party which is hopeful of getting a full-time president in the New Year 2021 and a possible upswing in its fortunes. Four months after the group of senior leaders, who came to be known as the G23, wrote a letter to Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi in August demanding thorough organizational reforms and a visible and active full-time party chief, she started a process of reconciliation in December to keep the flock together.
From all accounts, the key December 19 meeting between Sonia Gandhi and the dissenters marked a thaw in the relations between the Congress’ first family and the seniors who had been at sea since August.
Governor steps into resolve Kaloji University controversy
Updated Dec 31, 2020, 10:21 am IST
The Governor met university VC Karunakar Reddy at Raj Bhavan and discussed the complaints she received against the faulty admission process
The Governor was responding to a series of representations from the students of Telangana state regarding the MBBS admissions in the state (Image: @DrTamilisaiGuv)
Hyderabad: Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on Wednesday sought a detailed report from the Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences (KNRUHS) on the ongoing controversy over the injustice meted out to Telangana state students in MBBS admissions.
The Governor met university vice chancellor Dr B.Karunakar Reddy at Raj Bhavan in the evening and discussed the complaints she received against the faulty admission process which left local students in the lurch. The Governor’s move comes at a time when the government and the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party are maintaining a stoic
Analysis | 2020, a year of turbulence for Congress
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December 31, 2020 09:33 IST
Uncertainty over an effective leadership has had an adverse impact both in terms of electoral outcomes and leadership in States
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Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her son and former party president Rahul Gandhi leave Parliament in New Delhi on February 11, 2020. | Photo Credit:
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Uncertainty over an effective leadership has had an adverse impact both in terms of electoral outcomes and leadership in States
As 2020 comes to a close, critics may sum up the performance of the party under the Gandhis in less than 50 words.
Historian Ramachandra Guha has repeatedly argued for the Congress to look beyond its first family.
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Rahul Gandhi was targeted earlier this year too over his foreign visit. (File)
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He has gone to see his grandmother, KC Venugopal said today
The BJP often targets Mr Gandhi over his foreign trips
New Delhi:
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who is abroad, came under attack from the BJP that took a dig at him over his foreign trip as the party celebrated its 136th Foundation Day today. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has left for abroad for a short personal visit and will be away for a few days, party spokesperson Randeep Surjewala had said on Sunday.
Mr Surjewala today said the BJP should not have any objection to Mr Gandhi visiting an ailing relative.