K.C. Venugopal urges Centre to bestow Bharat Ratna on M.S. Swaminathan K.C. Venugopal urges Centre to bestow Bharat Ratna on M.S. Swaminathan The Hindu · Oct 15, 2023
Morning Digest | FIR links NewsClick case to legal aid for Chinese companies; Canada moves diplomats out of India to Singapore, Malaysia, and more The Hindu’s Morning Digest brings readers a select list of stories to start the day The Hindu · Oct 7, 2023
Rahul Gandhi as Ravan and PM Modi as ‘Biggest Liar’: Congress, BJP engage in poster war on social media platforms Congress accuses BJP of inciting violence against Rahul Gandhi, citing their X post depicting him as a new-age Ravan. Congress leaders Venugopal & Ramesh call it “shameful” & “dangerous”. Youth Congress chief retaliates with a poster of Modi as a demon. #IndiaInDanger The Hindu · Oct 5, 2023
K.C. Venugopal ‘advises’ BC leaders not to go to media Telangana Congress BC leaders met AICC general sec. K.C. Venugopal in New Delhi, hoping their issues would be taken seriously. He advised them not to go to media, but raise their demands internally. He assured them more seats than BRS & ruled out survey results deciding final decision. He urged… The Hindu · Sep 30, 2023
Aryadan Award presented to Satheesan Congress leader K.C. Venugopal praise late leader Aryadan Mohammed for his legislative work, presenting the maiden Aryadan Award to Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan. Aryadan lauded for his hospitality and deep understanding of economic matters. The Hindu · Sep 25, 2023
K.C. Venugopal dubs Kerala’s mass contact programme poll gimmick All India Congress Committee general secretary K.C. Venugopal, MP, on Monday justified the United Democratic Front’s decision to boycott the Kerala government’s mass contact programme. The Hindu · Sep 25, 2023
100 per cent regret: Rahul Gandhi on UPA’s inability to bring women’s reservation bill with OBC sub-quota Congress regrets not including OBC quota in Women's Reservation Bill in 2010. Rahul Gandhi claims BJP's Bill is a distraction from demand for caste census. He was "shocked" to see under-representation of OBCs, SC/STs in bureaucracy. Congress now part of INDIA alliance, pushing for OBC quota. The Hindu · Sep 22, 2023
Venugopal demands caste census, separate quota for OBC women within 33% reservation Congress MP K.C. Venugopal demands caste census and separate OBC reservation for women in 33% quota. Criticizes BJP govt. for poor record on women safety, cites Unnao, Kathua, Manipur, Hathras incidents. Says Centre allocated only ₹156 cr of ₹848 cr budget for Beti Bachao Beti Padhao. Urges BJP to conduct… The Hindu · Sep 21, 2023
In OBC pitch, Rahul Gandhi rests Congress hopes Mr. Gandhi himself led the charge in the Lok Sabha, accusing the BJP of excluding OBC communities from power. Only three of the 90 Secretaries in the Union government were from the OBC category, he pointed out. The Hindu · Sep 21, 2023
First public meeting of INDIA bloc likely to be held in Nagpur At the Mumbai summit, the INDIA bloc had shortlisted five venues for the rally — Delhi, Bhopal, Nagpur, Guwahati and Chennai The Hindu · Sep 20, 2023
Polls on agenda as Congress Working Committee’s Hyderabad meet The Telangana meet of the CWC is also the first after over two dozen parties came together in the past four months The Hindu · Sep 15, 2023
INDIA parties to hold joint rally in Bhopal, start process for determining seat-sharing INDIA bloc holds first meeting in New Delhi; decides to hold joint rally in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh; start process for seat sharing and take up caste census issue. Abhishek Banerjee of TMC absent due to ED summon. AAP's Raghav Chadha proposes talks on seat sharing at national level. NC's Omar… The Hindu · Sep 13, 2023
Talk of early election is a sign that Narendra Modi is panicking after formation of INDIA bloc, says Congress Addressing a joint press conference with communication chief Jairam Ramesh, party general secretary-organisation (GSO) K.C. Venugopal, however, said the party was ready for early election. The Hindu · Sep 4, 2023
Newly constituted Congress Working Committee first meeting in Hyderabad 'The Congress president has decided to convene the first meeting of the newly constituted congress working committee (CWC) on September 16 at Hyderabad'. Read further on Dynamite News: Dynamite News · Sep 4, 2023
The Hindu · Sep 2, 2023 Systematic attempt to sabotage Indian democracy: Congress Congress questions the exclusion of party president Mallikarjun Kharge in the Rajya Sabha
The Hindu · Aug 31, 2023 PM should come clean on fresh Adani allegations as India’s reputation is on the line: Rahul Gandhi K.C. Venugopal alleges that “PM Modi’s best friend is running an international money laundering racket”.
The Hindu · Aug 28, 2023 The Congress face of Kerala CWC reshuffle unlikely to have major impact in Kerala, but could disturb delicate balance. Tharoor's induction likely strategic move to quell ambitions. Antony retained, Muraleedharan, Venugopal, Suresh special invitees. No new members from Christian/Muslim community. Congress must nurture Tharoor, promote a face to survive in Kerala.
The Hindu · Aug 24, 2023 Modi hogged limelight when Chandrayaan-3 success was about scientists’ achievements, says Congress Congress accuses PM Modi of hogging limelight on Chandrayaan-3 success. K.C. Venugopal questions why government failed to support scientists, why HEC engineers unpaid for 17 months, and why budget cut by 32%. Venugopal says PM should not have taken credit for scientists' achievements. Congress slams PM for taking credit for…
The Hindu · Aug 21, 2023 Bitterness in I-group over Congress’s denial of CWC post to Chennithala -group loyalists suggested that Congress accommodated strident critics of the party in the CWC while side-lining Mr. Chennithala, who had “never deviated from the high command’s line”.
The Hindu · Aug 18, 2023 Burglars target K.C. Venugopal’s house in Alappuzha Alappuzha South police register case after K.C. Venugopal's rented house burgled. Venugopal, former Alappuzha MLA and Lok Sabha MP, currently using house as office. Nobody present at time of burglary.
The Hindu · Aug 14, 2023 BJP announces candidate for Puthuppally bypoll After days of indecision and hectic parleys, the battle lines for a triangular fight have been drawn at Puthuppally with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announcing G. Lijin Lal as its candidate for the byelection.
The Hindu · Aug 14, 2023 UDF suffers embarrassment as Kerala Congress joins hands with BJP to capture local body The United Democratic Front, which has been going full throttle against the Left Democratic Front in the poll-bound Puthuppally, on Monday suffered a major embarrassment after the Kerala Congress members in Kidangoor panchayat, Kottayam joined hands with the BJP to capture the local body.
The Hindu · Aug 10, 2023 Bill moved to remove CJI from panel to select Election Commissioners In a controversial move, the Union government on Thursday introduced a Bill removing the Chief Justice of India (CJI) from a panel to select the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners.
The Hindu · Aug 10, 2023 Bill for selection of Election Commissioners: Congress calls it 'blatant attempt' at making EC 'puppet in hands of PM' Congress alleges new bill to regulate appointment of CEC & ECs is a "blatant attempt" to make poll watchdog a "puppet" of PM. Asks if BJD & YSRCP will join forces to oppose. Congress MP Tagore charges PM & HM want to control ECI. SC ruling requires impartial panel. Bill…
The Hindu · Aug 8, 2023 Congress’ top brass hold meet on Lok Sabha strategy to wrest Assam from the BJP At the Assam strategy meeting, Congress leaders discussed ways to expose the BJP’s misgovernance and incompetence. Party president Kharge urged party leaders to reach out to people and expose the BJP’s misrule