New Delhi: Members of the Gujarati community staged a protest outside the Congress office on Wednesday, accusing party president Mallikarjun Kharge of insulting Gujaratis during a recent election campaign in Kerala. The controversy erupted after Kharge, addressing a rally in Kerala’s Idukki district on Sunday, remarked that people of the state are “educated and clever” and cannot be misled, unlike those in Gujarat and some other regions whom he described as “illiterate”. Protesters r...Read More

Ahmedabad: After the uproar over his controversial remarks describing people of Gujarat as “illiterate”, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday issued a public apology on social media platform X, expressing regret and stating that he had no intention of hurting sentiments. The remarks by the Congress chief had triggered a massive backlash, with Gujarat Congress leaders struggling to contain the fallout from the statement just ahead of the local body elections in the state. Is...Read More

New Delhi: The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) has called for a massive protest in the national capital on April 8, 2026, against Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge over his alleged derogatory remarks about Gujaratis. The 'Vishal Dharna Pradarshan' will be held at around 10:30 am tomorrow outside the Congress national office on Akbar Road in New Delhi. BJP leaders and supporters have urged people to gather in large numbers to condemn the statement. The controversy stems from Kharge’s recent s...Read More

Gandhinagar:  Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has faced sharp criticism  after calling the people of Gujarat "illiterate" who can be fooled. However, this is not the first time Congress leadership has made such statements regarding Gujarat and its people. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has several times mentioned Gujarat in controversial manner in his speeches in the past. People illiterate in Gujarat, Can be Fooled: Kharge in Kerala In his speech at Kerala,  Kharge said, "Don't misgu...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel today strongly condemned the controversial "illiterate in Gujarat" remarks made by Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge regarding Gujarat and its citizens, terming them an “attack on the dignity of the state.” Addressing a press conference, CM Patel said, “The remarks made by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge about the people of Gujarat are highly objectionable and unfortunate. By making such a statement, he has not only in...Read More

Ahmedabad: Politics in Ahmedabad has intensified after the Congress announced its candidates for the Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) elections, fielding a minority candidate from the Paldi ward. The party has nominated Fahejbano Mohammad Farooq Sheikh, a move that has sparked political reactions. BJP MLA from Ellisbridge, Amit Shah, reacted strongly to the Congress decision on social media. In a Facebook post, he wrote, “Wow, Congress, wow, a minority candidate in Paldi. Ashant Dhara will...Read More

Ahmedabad: Senior Congress corporator Iqbal Shaikh has resigned from the primary membership of the Congress party, submitting his resignation letter to Gujarat Congress chief Amit Chavda. In his letter, Shaikh stated that he has been winning elections for the past 25 years along with the entire Congress panel from Gomtipur ward. However, he alleged that during every Municipal Corporation election, his name is withheld until the last moment. He claimed that he has been deliberately ignored ...Read More

Umreth: The All India Congress Committee (AICC) has announced Bhrugurajsinh Pratapsinh Chauhan as its candidate for the upcoming by-election to the Umreth Assembly constituency in Gujarat. The candidature was approved by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, according to an official statement. Chauhan holds M.A. and M.Ed. degrees and has held several organisational roles within the party. He currently serves as Coordinator of the GPCC Central Zone (2025 onwards) and was a Pradesh Pratinidhi i...Read More

Ahmedabad – In a scathing pre-election offensive, the Ahmedabad City Congress Committee has released a comprehensive "chargesheet" titled "BJP’s Book of Sins" (ભાજપના પાપની પોથી), targeting the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) two-decade-long governance of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC). The document outlines 20 major "sins" or failures, ranging from systemic corruption to the collapse of basic urban infrastructure, as the city prepares for upcoming l...Read More

Ahmedabad: A political spar broke out on social media platform X between Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi and Congress leader Jairam Ramesh after the latter targeted the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Central Government over India’s rising dependence on crude oil, LPG and natural gas imports. The exchange began after Jairam Ramesh criticised the Centre’s energy policy, saying India’s import dependence on crude oil rose from 84% in 2014–15 to 90% in 2024–25, while LPG imp...Read More