Articles tagged under: Gurudas Kamat

‘Unstable’ Congress outsted Kamat because he dined with Vaghela: Patel

April 29, 2017
‘Unstable’ Congress outsted Kamat because he dined with Vaghela: Patel

Ahmedabad: Senior BJP leader and Deputy Chief Minister of Gujarat Nitin Patel today claimed that former Gujarat Congress in-charge Gurudas Kamat was ousted by the party owing to his proximity with leader of opposition Shankersinh Vaghela. Talking to media persons Patel also said that the main opposition party and its leaders have become unstable. 'Congress, which was party of a family has now even gone behind AAP party (indirectly referring to the MCD results). It should in...Read More

Ashok Gehlot appointed new Gujarat Congress incharge

April 26, 2017
Ashok Gehlot appointed new Gujarat Congress incharge

New Delhi: The Congress President Smt. Sonia Gandhi has assigned the task of looking after Gujarat affairs of party to a new All India Congress Committee(AICC) team as per designations given below: Ashok Gehlot: General Secretary, AICC Rajiv Satav: Secretary, AICC Harshvardhan Sapkal: Secretary, AICC Smt Varsha Gaikwad: Secretary, AICC Jeetu Patwari: Secretary, AICC With this Gujarat party incharge Gurudas Kamat is replaced with Ashok Gehlot who is also former Chief Minister of Rajasth...Read More

Nitin Patel slams Kamat for equating Patels with ‘flies’, Kamat denies charge

July 12, 2016
Nitin Patel slams Kamat for equating Patels with ‘flies’, Kamat denies charge

Gandhinagar: Gujarat minister Nitin Patel today alleged that senior Congress leader Gurudas Kamat had equated Patel community with "flies", a charge denied by the Maharashtra leader. Kamat is in charge of the party affairs in the BJP-ruled state. A news report in local Gujarati news paper had reported today morning that Kamat asked Congress leaders to field maximum Patel community candidates. He then passed remark that to attract flies, it is necessary to place jaggery. Based on this Nitin...Read More

Congress to select Gujarat assembly polls candidates by December 2016: Kamat

July 12, 2016
Congress to select Gujarat assembly polls candidates by December 2016: Kamat

Ahmedabad, Corrspondant: AICC general secretary and in-charge of party affairs in Gujarat Gurudas Kamat today said that the party would complete the selection process of its candidates for the next year's assembly poll in the state by December this year. Earlier the party during its extended executive meeting held here today which was also attended by Mr Kamat, passed a resolution instructing the aspirants of party ticket to send names and other details including the address and phone numbers...Read More

After withdrawal of political sanyas decision, Kamat to rejoin Gujarat Congress activities from next week

July 09, 2016
After withdrawal of political sanyas decision, Kamat to rejoin Gujarat Congress activities from next week

Ahmedabad: Senior Congress leader Gurudas Kamat, also in-charge of the party in Gujarat, who had resigned from the party last month and later withdrew it, will be here on a two day visit on July 11 and 12 and will also participate in the extended executive meet of the party in his first visit of the state post his 'resignation episode'. Party spokesperson Manish Doshi today said that Mr. Kamat, national General Secretary of the party who is also in-charge of the Congress affairs in Rajas...Read More

Congress leader Gurudas Kamat quits politics

June 06, 2016

Mumbai Former Union Minister and ex- Congress Mumbai chief Gurudas Kamat today announced that he was quitting politics. The move comes ahead of next year's Mumbai civic elections, where Congress would be seeking to dislodge the incumbent Shiv Sena-BJP combine. In a statement to media this evening, 61-year-old Kamat said, "Dear friends, over the last more than 44 years I have worked with most of you and served the Congress. For several months now I have felt I need to take a backseat to...Read More

Gujarat Congress to hold a rally of farmers in third week of August:Gurudas Kamat(Video)

August 01, 2013

Ahmedabad, 1 August 2013 Gujarat Congress will hold a big rally of farmers in third week of August to address the issue of crops insurance. This was announced by Congress party's national general secretary and Gujarat Congress incharge Shri Gurudas Kamat in Ahmedabad today. "The Gujarat government provided incomplete details to insurance company, due to which the farmers are going to lose crop insurance worth Rs. 1600 crore. The Gujarat government should admit its mist...Read More

Gujarat Congress’s important meeting in Surat

July 01, 2013

Surat, 1 July 2013 Gujarat Congress's meeting of state office bearers will be held at a farm house near Surat on Tuesday. Newly appointed state in-charge of party Shri Gurudas Kamat will attend the meeting. Gujarat Congress's trimurti leaders and union ministers elected from Gujarat will also remain present in this meeting. Kamat will listen to them as well as the other office bearers, including the leaders of the organizations working under party. The main discussion poin...Read More

New incharge Gurudas Kamat holds meeting of Gujarat Congress

June 26, 2013

Ahmedabad, 26 June 2013 Congress leader Shri Gurudas Kamat today arrived in Ahmedabad for the first time after his appointment as incharge of Gujarat Congress. He held a meeting at Gujarat Congress headquarters today in presence of AICC Secretary and joint incharge Shri Sajjankumar Varma(MP), state party leaders, GPCC state executive members, district presidents, MPs and MLAs. Main resolutions passed in the meeting were following; -Representation before Governor a...Read More

New Gujarat Congress in-charge Gurudas Kamat’s first visit next week

June 21, 2013

Ahmedabad, 21 June 2013 Gujarat Congress's new prabhari and national General Secretary Gurudas Kamat will be on one-day visit to Ahmedabad on Wednesday, 26 June. This will be his first visit to Gujarat after taking charge of the state. Kamat will hold a meeting of Congress office bearers at Gujarat Congress headquarters in Ahmedabad. Kamat has been Maharashtra Congress President in past. He was also a member of union cabinet. He is member of parliament at present. ...Read More