Articles tagged under: Shaktisinh Gohil

Air India downgrades business class flyer to economy on Ahmedabad-Delhi flight; GPCC chief seeks action

November 20, 2024

Ahmedabad: Gujarat Congress Chief and Rajya Sabha MP Shaktisinh Gohil today questioned Air India and the Ministry of Civil Aviation after the airline downgraded a business class passenger to economy class on its Delhi-Mumbai flight on Tuesday. The airline, in a handwritten note, stated that the downgrade was to accommodate a captain traveling on duty. Rajya Sabha MP Shaktisinh Gohil, in a post on X (formerly Twitter), tagged the Union Civil Aviation Minister and the Ministry of Civil Aviation...Read More

Shaktisinh alleges scam in GIDC; Seeks CBI, ED, IT check of assets of its Board Members

June 16, 2024
Shaktisinh alleges scam in GIDC; Seeks CBI, ED, IT check of assets of its Board Members

Ahmedabad: Gujarat Congress chief Shaktisinh Gohil today alleged large scale corruption by Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) in reference to the process of allocation of plots to industries in Dahej and Saykha based GIDC estates. Holding a press conference at the State Congress headqurters here, Shaktisinh said - 'Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) in April 2023 invited applications from industries for allocation of plots ranging from 20,000 to 60,000 square me...Read More

Kshatriya row: Shaktisinh tweets portion of video, tweeples reply with full video

April 28, 2024
Kshatriya row: Shaktisinh tweets portion of video, tweeples reply with full video

Gandhinagar: Gujarat Congress Chief Shaktisinh Gohil today tweeted a minuscule 0.12 seconds portion of video in attempt to position Prime Minister Narendra Modi against Raja - Maharajas. However social media warriors of BJP were prompt enough to reply to the tweet with full length of video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's same speech in order to showcase what was the exact context of the speech and what actually the Prime Minister said in the speech while attacking the Congress and first Prime ...Read More

In all likelihood, Congress will have no Rajya Sabha MP from Gujarat after June 2026

February 15, 2024
In all likelihood, Congress will have no Rajya Sabha MP from Gujarat after June 2026

Gandhinagar: Come June 2026, the main opposition Congress party will not have any Rajya Sabha members from Gujarat. There are three Rajya Sabha members of Congress from Gujarat at present. They were elected due to the strength of the Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) in the previous term of the State assembly(2017-2022). Post 2022 election, the Congress has so less  MLAs in the State assembly, that it can not elect any member to the Rajya Sabha. Two of the Rajya Sabha MPs of Cong...Read More

Gujarat Congress leaders hold meeting with high-commands over Lok Sabha elections

December 16, 2023
Gujarat Congress leaders hold meeting with high-commands over Lok Sabha elections

New Delhi: The Congress party's top leadership convened today in national capital to discuss the party's preparations for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in Gujarat. Led by party chief Mallikarjun Kharge, the meeting at the AICC headquarters included former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and other senior leaders. The discussions centered on addressing the challenges faced by the party in Gujarat and devising strategies to highlight the BJP's "misgovernance" before the public. Watch | Congres...Read More

Gujarat Congress’s Political Affairs & Pradesh Election Committee announced

December 08, 2023
Gujarat Congress’s Political Affairs & Pradesh Election Committee announced

New Delhi: The Congress President, Mallikarjun Kharge, has approved the proposal for the formation of the Political Affairs Committee and the Pradesh Election Committee of the Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee. Along with this, the appointment of the President of the District Congress Committee was also announced. The members of this committee were revealed in a letter from the Congress General Secretary, KC Venugopal. Here is the list of Committee members :     ...Read More

Gohil and Chavda on Delhi visit to meet Congress high command

November 01, 2023
Gohil and Chavda on Delhi visit to meet Congress high command

New Delhi: The Gujarat Congress President, Shaktisinh Gohil, along with Congress Legislature leader Amit Chavda, is on a visit to Delhi for a two-day period starting today. Their purpose is to hold discussions with senior party leaders regarding potential changes in the organization of the Gujarat unit. Mukul Wasnik, the AICC general secretary responsible for Gujarat, will be joined by leaders from the Gujarat unit in presenting an evaluation of the performance of state office-bearers to seni...Read More

Congress blames Gujarat govt for Bharuch flood; Govt refutes the allegations

September 18, 2023

Bharuch: Gujarat Congress President Shaktisinh Gohil, who is also a member of the Rajya Sabha, attacked the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state government on Sunday, blaming the massive release of water from the Sardar Sarovar Dam on the Narmada River for the flood situations in the low-lying areas of Bharuch district. The Government has however in its today's press conference refuted Congress allegations. Gohil stated, "It is a matter of great sorrow that over 17 lakh cusecs of water ...Read More

Shaktisinh Gohil takes over as new President of Gujarat Congress

June 19, 2023
Shaktisinh Gohil takes over as new President of Gujarat Congress

Ahmedabad: Rajya Sabha member and former minister Shaktisinh Gohil today took over the office of Gujarat Congress chief at the State party headquarters. Gohil took over the new post on the birthday of party leader Rahul Gandhi. After the announcement of his appointment as State party chief, Gohil had last week declared that he would formally take over the new office on 18 June after a pad yatra from Sabarmati Gandhi ashram to State party headquarters. However Yesterday it was realized that 18...Read More

Shaktisinh Gohil becomes new President of Gujarat Congress

June 09, 2023
Shaktisinh Gohil becomes new President of Gujarat Congress

Gandhinagar: The main opposition Congress party has made Rajya Sabha member and party's national spokesperson Shaktisinh Gohil as new president of Gujarat unit of party. Shaktisinh had been minister in the State government in 1990s. He had been Congress legislator in the State assembly from Bhavnagar and Abdasa. After losing the State assembly election twice from Bhavnagar and Mandvi seats, he shifted to national politics. Shaktisinh with immediate effect replaces outgoing State party president ...Read More