The former MP from Maharashtra was expelled for ‘indiscipline, anti-party statements’ after he criticised party’s seat-sharing formula with Sena (UBT) in Mumbai.
Party says Nirupam was expelled for 'indiscipline, anti-party statements'. His name had earlier been dropped from list of star campaigners. He had also hinted at parting ways with Congress.
In 2014, Vinod Rai had named Nirupam as one of the MPs who pressured him to keep former PM Manmohan Singh’s name out of his report on the 2G spectrum allocation case.
While Salman Khurshid, Sanjay Jha say there’s isn’t anyone who can assume Patel’s role, others like Sanjay Nirupam, Udit Raj say Rahul may just do away with having an adviser.
We ignore him back home, but resurrect him when he flies out, as happened with his Cambodia retreat. This begs the question: are Indians missing Rahul Gandhi?
Sanjay Nirupam, the former Mumbai Congress chief, announced his decision after the party rejected his candidate recommendation for the Maharashtra election.
Sanjay Nirupam was not popular among senior Mumbai Congress leaders, while Deora is. Nirupam will now fight the Lok Sabha polls from Mumbai North West.
Agricultural policy has prioritised price stabilisation over fostering long-term competitiveness. This incentivises the pursuit of subsidies rather than productivity enhancement.
Naidu’s summit brings in MoUs on same scale as Jagan’s, but CM says his plans built on speed, certainty & investor trust, with escrow accounts, simplified incentives & real-time oversight.
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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