Category Articles: Congress

Amreli City Congress chief booked for attacking youth with tea kettle

September 22, 2026
Amreli City Congress chief booked for attacking youth with tea kettle

Amreli: Amreli City Congress president Sandip Dhanani has been booked for allegedly assaulting a young man with a tea kettle late at night on Savarkundla Bypass Road near the RTO office. The incident, which was captured on CCTV, left the victim with head injuries requiring nine stitches. According to the complaint, the incident took place near the Rajchamunda shop, where Dharmkumar Jagrutbhai Joshipura had gone late at night to buy mava-masala. Dhanani was allegedly present at the spot and as...Read More

Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation Election 2026 Schedule Announced

September 16, 2026
Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation Election 2026 Schedule Announced

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat State Election Commission has announced the schedule for the general elections to the Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation, Okha Municipality and Dwarka Municipality, along with by-elections to vacant seats in various local bodies across the state. According to the election programme issued by the State Election Commission on Wednesday, polling for the local body elections will be held on October 11, 2026 (Sunday), from 7 am to 5 pm. The programme covers the general elec...Read More

Gujarat Congress Faces Fresh Row Over Cancellation of Banaskantha DCC Office-Bearers’ List

September 15, 2026
Gujarat Congress Faces Fresh Row Over Cancellation of Banaskantha DCC Office-Bearers’ List

Banaskantha: Internal differences within the Gujarat Congress have come to the fore once again, with the party’s state leadership cancelling the newly announced office-bearers’ list of the Banaskantha District Congress Committee (DCC). The move has triggered fresh tension between Banaskantha DCC president and former MLA Gulabsinh Rajput and the Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC). The GPCC, in a statement issued on Monday, said Gujarat Congress president Amit Chavda had directed tha...Read More

Vande Mataram row heats up Gujarat Assembly; Sanghavi seeks action against Imran Khedawala

September 10, 2026
Vande Mataram row heats up Gujarat Assembly; Sanghavi seeks action against Imran Khedawala

Gandhinagar: Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi on Thursday raised a Point of Order in the Assembly seeking disciplinary action against Congress MLA Imran Khedawala over his conduct during the singing of Vande Mataram in the House. The Assembly Speaker accepted Sanghavi’s Point of Order and said the matter would be examined before a decision is taken on whether to refer it to the Privileges Committee. The Speaker said disrespect towards national symbols cannot be tolerated and not...Read More

Lone Muslim MLA in Gujarat Assembly sits down during Vande Mataram, triggers row

September 09, 2026
Lone Muslim MLA in Gujarat Assembly sits down during Vande Mataram, triggers row

Gandhinagar: The three-day Monsoon Session of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly began on Wednesday amid a political controversy over the singing of Vande Mataram at the start of the proceedings, with the ruling BJP demanding an apology from Congress MLA Imran Khedawala for reportedly sitting down during the national song. As the House assembled for Question Hour, Khedawala, who is the lone Muslim MLA, initially stood during the singing of Vande Mataram but sat down shortly after, while other C...Read More

Gujarat Congress gets New In-Charge

September 05, 2026
Gujarat Congress gets New In-Charge

Ahmedabad: Randeep Surjewala is new in-charge of Gujarat unit of Congress party. Surjewala is Congress party's national general secretary and member of Rajya Sabha. He replaces previous Gujarat Congress incharge Mukul Wasnik.  Gujarat is going to witness the general election of State assembly in December next year. Born on June 3, 1967, Surjewala has had a long political career, having served as a Haryana MLA and cabinet minister, and held portfolios including Public Works, Parli...Read More

Gujarat Congress alleges Samudra Manthan scheme designed to benefit Adani, demands scrapping

August 31, 2026
Gujarat Congress alleges Samudra Manthan scheme designed to benefit Adani, demands scrapping

Ahmedabad: Congress on Monday alleged that the Centre’s newly approved “Samudra Manthan” scheme was designed to benefit the Adani Group and questioned the use of public funds to de-risk private-sector oil and gas exploration. In a press note, AICC national spokesperson and former Rajya Sabha MP Shaktisinh Gohil stated that the scheme, with an outlay of Rs 84,084 crore in its first phase, would provide up to 50% financial support for offshore exploration activities. Congress alleged t...Read More

Gujarat Congress Alleges Corruption in Dialysis Programme

August 27, 2026
Gujarat Congress Alleges Corruption in Dialysis Programme

Ahmedabad: Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee spokesperson Dr. Parthivrajsinh Kathwadia, addressing a special press conference at Rajiv Gandhi Bhavan on Thursday, raised serious questions over alleged financial irregularities in the Gujarat Dialysis Programme, citing findings of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG). Kathwadia alleged that the CAG report had highlighted serious irregularities involving Kiran Parikh, who served as Programme Officer of the Gujarat Dialysis Programme from 20...Read More

“Why Didn’t You Go to Jharkhand?” Surat BJP MP Questions Priyanka Gandhi Outside Parliament

August 11, 2026

New Delhi: A heated exchange took place between Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and BJP MP from Surat Mukesh Dalal at Makar Dwar outside Parliament on Tuesday, with the ongoing student protest in Jharkhand at the centre of the confrontation. The BJP has been protesting in Delhi over the issue, while the Congress has continued to target the ruling party over the matter. During the protest outside Parliament, Dalal was heard raising slogans of “Rahul Gandhi, sharam karo”. “Why Didn...Read More

Voting Underway for Manjalpur Assembly Bypoll in Vadodara

July 30, 2026
Voting Underway for Manjalpur Assembly Bypoll in Vadodara

Vadodara: Voting for the by-election to the vacant Manjalpur Assembly seat began at 7 am on Thursday, with the Election Commission introducing several first-time measures, including mobile phone deposit centres for voters, rain-proof polling infrastructure, and 100% live webcasting across all polling stations. The counting of votes will take place on August 3. Update at 1:30 pm: Approximate voter turnout as of 1 pm, according to the ECI, is 21.66%. Update at 11:30 am: Approximate voter turnou...Read More