This comes after senior Congress leader Maken called Arvind Kejriwal 'anti-national', said Congress's alliance with AAP was a mistake. AAP MP Sanjay Singh says Maken 'reading BJP's script'.
Ashok Tanwar first left Congress in 2019, month after being replaced as Haryana unit chief by Kumari Selja. His brother-in-law Ajay Maken played major role in his return, it is learnt.
60-yr-old Rajya Sabha MP restarted his educational journey during pandemic. On X, he wrote he sees statistics, sampling, data analytics & machine learning as 'modern political tools'.
Earlier Friday, Congress leader Ajay Maken claimed I-T dept had served recovery notice of Rs 210 cr & frozen party's accounts, making it difficult to pay staff salaries & electricity bills.
Ajay Maken's appointment as treasurer of the Congress, a position second only to AICC president, has further strengthened the Gandhis' grip on the party, say Congress insiders.
Days after meeting to forge alliance against BJP, Congress's Ajay Maken points out ‘contradictions’ in AAP’s approach. Congress leaders didn't entertain Kejriwal at meeting either.
Congress's move comes amid opposition unity efforts, with party chief Kharge having reached out to Kejriwal after ED summons. Pawan Khera says 2 viewpoints can 'co-exist'.
Maken’s decision comes after Gehlot loyalists skipped a CLP meeting on 25 Sept called by the party high-command. The party, is however, yet to take a decision on the leaders who instigated this act.
The ex-Chilean president was awarded the 2024 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for her work on gender equality, human rights, and democracy.
While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.
Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.
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