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Topic: Mallikarjun Kharge

Kharge says Congress won’t join panel to probe RS ruckus, calls it bid to ‘intimidate’ MPs

In a letter to RS chairman Venkaiah Naidu, Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge says he is 'unequivocally against constituting the Inquiry Committee'.

Oppn unity cannot break over issue of UPA chief, first must oust BJP, Mallikarjun Kharge says

In an interview to ThePrint, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge says time to decide who will be UPA chairperson will come, but other issues must be dealt with first.

‘Unacceptable force used’ — Kharge writes to Naidu over pandemonium in Rajya Sabha

In a letter on behalf of opposition parties, LoP condemned the manner in which the House was conducted & said that MPs, including women members, were 'physically manhandled'.

No outsiders deployed as marshals inside the House: Rajya Sabha secretariat tells Naidu

Congress' Kharge submitted a representation to the RS chairman stating deployment of large number of security personnel, who were not part of the regular watch, in the House Wednesday.

‘Loyalist, self-made’ — Why Congress picked Kharge as Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha

Congress veteran Mallikarjun Kharge, the former 9-term MLA, has been favoured by the party high command time and again, often at the cost of other senior leaders.

Mallikarjun Kharge succeeds Ghulam Nabi Azad as leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha

Kharge, a Dalit leader from Karnataka, was the leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha from 2014 to 2019.

Kharge says Congress leaders remark over leadership ‘weakens’ party from within

Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge stressed the need to support the party's high command and said it pained him that some senior leaders spoke against the party & its leadership.

Congress to sit in opposition in Maharashtra, reaffirms Kharge after meeting party’s MLAs

NCP chief Sharad Pawar also held a meeting with his party leaders and said he'll react to Congress' decision after it officially informs him.

Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge meets party MLAs to discuss Maharashtra deadlock

All 44 Congress MLAs in Maharashtra are at a Jaipur resort amid fear of 'poaching' given stalemate over government formation.

5 criteria Rahul Gandhi’s successor must meet – even if it means burying Congress

Loyalists of Sonia Gandhi have prepared a list of about half-a-dozen leaders for her to select Congress’ next president before CWC meet Saturday.

On Camera

Faiz Hameed conviction is a message from Munir. He won’t tolerate sympathy for Imran Khan

The political trajectory is clear. Asim Munir is now prepared to convict and sentence Imran Khan for instigating a rebellion against the army chief, with no possibility of mercy.

Goa, Kerala lose sheen as more foreign tourists pick Maharashtra & Bengal, shows RBI data

RBI data shows 26 states and Union Territories couldn’t regain pre-pandemic foreign tourist footfalls in 2024, but domestic tourism surged 27 percent compared to 2019.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.