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Topic: Congress party

Congress or the Indian National Congress (INC) is one of two major political parties in India. It was founded in 1885 and played a leading role in India’s Independence movement. It has ruled during most of India’s independent years and gave the country its first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru. Leadership of the Congress too has been dominated by the Nehru-Gandhi family.

The Congress is a center-left party, and lists on its website democracy, nationalism, secularism, inclusive growth, and social justice as its core values. It last ruled India between 2004 and 2014, but has since lost its sway, being reduced to just 52 seats in the 2019 General Elections. INDIA, the alliance headed by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, is an attempt to bring together opposition parties against the BJP government for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

Modi can play ugly, but would he really make fading Rahul Gandhi a martyr for democracy

Kapil Komireddi -
Perhaps Rahul could apply his mind to other work, make a new man of himself. He will then deprive Modi of what he wants most: Rahul Gandhi as his opponent.

3 reasons Congress thinks its campaign against Adani will work better than ‘Chowkidaar Chor Hai’

Ishadrita Lahiri -
Congress believes Adani issue can lead to more such charges, that its campaign will split the corporate world & draw a section towards Congress, and will help them woo small traders.

Abrogation of Article 370 ‘death of democracy as it was done without consent of state’: Digvijaya

Unnati Sharma -
Senior Congress leader also raked up his earlier question on surgical strike death toll, saying he posed this question to central govt, not army.

Cause for cheers in Congress? Party may soon lift ban on ‘alcoholic drinks’

Ishadrita Lahiri -
At its plenary session, Congress is expected to amend a long-disputed clause in its constitution that deems members must abstain from ‘alcoholic drinks’ to stay in the party.

‘Crowd’ in Congress’ Rajasthan Yatra photos turned up to see Mathura godman, not Rahul Gandhi

ThePrint Team -
Multiple party affiliated accounts shared the misrepresented images, claiming the multitude of people were workers welcoming Gandhi in Kota, Rajasthan.

Congress vs Congress: TN MPs, Dalit leader oppose EWS decision as party officially welcomes it

Ishadrita Lahiri -
Jairam Ramesh welcomed SC’s decision on 10 per cent quota for EWS and praised Manmohan Singh’s efforts. Dissenting voices call it 'setback' to 'fight for social justice'.

‘You represent a belief system, a view of India,’ Rahul Gandhi’s advice to next Congress chief

ThePrint Team -
The October polls are historic as the new president would replace interim chief Sonia Gandhi who has spearheaded the party since 1998, barring the two years of Rahul Gandhi’s reign between 2017 and 2019.

‘Not afraid of Modi, will not be intimidated,’ says Rahul Gandhi on ED probe in Herald case

PTI -
Gandhi's reaction came a day after ED sealed the office of Young Indian in Herald House in Delhi, and the police briefly barricaded his residence and the party office.

Congress leader Brijesh Kalappa quits, says ‘lacking in passion’

PTI -
In a letter to Congress President Sonia Gandhi, he said he has been finding himself 'lacking in passion', while his own performance has been 'listless and perfunctory'.

IAS officer’s transfer is not a punishment for all, and Congress’ leaking lifeboat

Srijay Raj -
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Opinion

Dhankhar’s resignation: How Modi-Shah’s ‘capable’ BJP has served another strong message to RSS

D.K. Singh -
One has to be incredibly credulous to buy BJP spin masters’ argument that the government got rid of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar for harmonious relationship with the judiciary.

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Bihar voter list revision is not anti-democratic—India can’t let illegals influence polls

Economy

Unclaimed deposits worth Rs 67,000 crore lying in banks, 87% in public sector banks alone, Parliament told

Udit Bubna -
SBI holds Rs 19,239 crore in unclaimed deposits, or 26% of the abandoned money in public banking system. PNB, Canara Bank follow.

Defence

India wanted a stable, prosperous Pakistan but our peace efforts were mistaken for weakness: Rajnath

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Modi government had also made numerous efforts to establish peace with Pakistan but has now adopted a different path, militarily, to establish peace, adds defence minister.

National Interest

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

Shekhar Gupta -
As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.

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