Asad Rehman

3 days ago | indianexpress.com | Asad Rehman

From judges attending ideological meetings to the demand for FIR against Justice Yashwant Varma to judges not following code of conduct rules, the Parliamentary Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice discussed a wide range of issues at a meeting on Tuesday. Among the most asked questions by the committee members was why an FIR was not registered against Justice Yashwant Varma after allegations of cash being found at his official residence.

6 days ago | indianexpress.com | Asad Rehman

After a process that lasted more than two months and saw senior Congress leaders visit 26 Lok Sabha constituencies, 182 Assembly segments, and 235 Blocks, the All India Congress Committee (AICC) Saturday appointed 40 chiefs of district and city units for Gujarat under the the ‘Sangathan Srijan Abhiyan’ — a pilot project intended to empower the district units. The list saw only one woman leader, Sonal Patel, who will head the Ahmedabad City unit.

1 week ago | indianexpress.com | Asad Rehman

THE CONGRESS on Saturday criticised the Central Government for abstaining from voting during the UN General Assembly resolution for a ceasefire in Gaza and alleged that India’s foreign policy is “in a shambles”. The party asked if India has abandoned its principled stand advocating for ceasefire, peace and dialogue in West Asia, and said that because of this decision the country “virtually stands isolated”.

4 weeks ago | indianexpress.com | Asad Rehman

Congress leader and former External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Friday backed the abrogation of Article 370, saying it was unfortunate that Pakistan wants to undo the “prosperity that has come to Kashmir” because of it. In an address to Indonesian think tanks and academia in Jakarta, which he is visiting as a member of a multi-party delegation to rally support for India’s war against terror emanating from Pakistan, Khurshid said, “Kashmir had a major, major problem for a long time.

4 weeks ago | indianexpress.com | Asad Rehman

Congress communications in-charge Jairam Ramesh, who has been consistently questioning the government over Operation Sindoor and the all-party delegations sent by it abroad, triggered a fresh war of words Thursday with remarks suggesting that just as the terrorists behind Palagam had not been caught, the teams holding meetings in world capitals were “roaming” about. The seven delegations include several leaders of the Congress, with MP Shashi Tharoor leading one of the teams.