AICC Gen Secy Harish Rawat refutes allegations of party workers involvement in anti-CAA violence

The BJP may have blamed the Congress for violence during anti-CAA protests, but the latter has rubbished all such allegations. Briefing newspersons in Guwahati, AICC general secretary Harish Rawat brushed aside all charges of involvement of party workers in the violence during anti-CAA protests. Rawat, who is also the Congress in charge for Assam said […]

Pijush Kanti Biswas appointed acting president of Cong’s Tripura unit

All India Congress Committee president Sonia Gandhi has appointed Pijush Kanti Biswas as the acting president of the Tripura Pradesh Congress. The Congress President has appointed Biswas as the acting president of the party’s Tripura unit with immediate effect untill a full-term president is appointed. Pijush Kanti Biswas, a lawyer from Tripura, was formerly the […]

Meeting between Amit Shah, Manipur Congress delegation remain inconclusive: Sources

The Manipur Congress delegation led by former Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh met Union Home Minister Amit Shah to discuss on the issue of Citizenship Amendment Bill. According to sources, the Manipur Congress registered its stiff opposition to the Bill and the meeting remained inconclusive. The meeting between Amit Shah, representatives of the political parties […]

Congress in Meghalaya demands all-party meeting on CAB

The opposition Congress in Meghalaya has demanded the ruling MDA coalition government in the State to make its stand clear on the Citizenship Amendment Bill. Briefing the media, senior Congress leader Ampareen Lyngdoh said that the Meghalaya Government should immediately convene an all-party meeting to discuss the matter. Ampareen further lashed out at the State […]

Naga Peace Talks: Congress submits fresh memorandum to Guv Najma Heptulla

The Manipur Congress has submitted a memorandum to Manipur Governor Najma Heptulla in Imphal on Monday. A 14-member team of the State Congress, led by former Chief Minister and CLP leader Okram Ibobi Singh and MPCC President Okendro Singh met Governor Heptulla at Raj Bhawan and submitted a memorandum, which has been addressed to Prime […]

Assam Bypoll Results: BJP wins two of three seats, leading in Sonari; AIUDF wins Jania seat

BJP continues its dominance over three out of four seats in Assam. The party has retained the Rangapara and Ratabari constituencies in the assembly bypolls, while its party candidate is leading in Sonari. In Rangapara, party candidate Rajen Borthakur defeating his nearest Congress candidate Kartik Kurmi won by a massive 49,599 votes. Ratabari candidate Bijoy […]

Tripura Cong threatens to sue ex-president Pradyut Deb Barman, rubbishes allegations

The Tripura Congress is clearly a divided house, while 10 Congress leaders have resigned from the party following the exit of Pradyot Deb Barman, others led by senior Congress leader Subal Bhowmik has come out all guns blazing against Pradyot Deb Barman and file a defamation suit against him. Pradyut had allegedly called the senior […]

Tripura: Congress leaders stand by Pradyot Debbarman, resigns from party

Crisis in Tripura Congress has deepened as 10 party leaders resigned from their posts as well as from the party late Thursday evening. This development comes just a day after Tripura Congress President Pradyot Kishore Debbarman had resigned citing differences with party top brass. Pradyot Debbarman has also rushed to New Delhi and is likely […]

Tripura Congress chief Pradyot Deb Barman quits party

In a massive blow to the Congress in Tripura, state party president Pradyot Deb Barman has resigned from all party posts over differences with the High Command. Talking to Northeast Live exclusively, the lone heir of the Manikya dynasty alleged that the party has humiliated him. Deb Barman said that the Congress leadership had asked […]