Citing reported excerpts of senior Congress leader Manish Tewari's new book, the BJP has alleged that the grand old party-led UPA government put the national security at stake by not responding strongly after the 26/11 attacks.

Mamata Banerjee's visit to Delhi is seen as yet another attempt to mend fences between the two opposition parties ahead of the Winter Session of Parliament.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced that the government has decided to repeal the three farm laws, which were at the center of protests by farmers for the past year, and appealed to the protesting farmers to return home.

Captain Amarinder Singh quit the Congress on November 2 and accused Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra of hatching a "midnight conspiracy" to oust him from the state government.

Sachin Pilot for long has been demanding that Cabinet expansion should happen and appointments to boards and corporations in the state be made soon.

BJP has accused the Congress of spreading hatred and creating division in the society as it sought to know Sonia Gandhi's views on Salman Khurshid's new book.

Amarinder Singh on Tuesday had resigned from the Congress, accusing party president Sonia Gandhi and Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra of hatching a "midnight conspiracy" to oust him.

In his resignation letter, Singh has expressed concern over Congress's decision to appoint Navjot Singh Sidhu as Punjab Congress President and has written to Sonia Gandhi that one day the Congress high command will have to regret its decision.

The telephonic conversation comes after Congress and RJD broke off the alliance ahead of the by-polls in Kusheshwar Asthan (SC) and Tarapur constituencies in Bihar scheduled on October 30.

"Jumla-version of the vaccine story won't save lives. Actual vaccination will," Rahul Gandhi said on Twitter using the hashtag "#DutyToVaccinate".

The present Constitution of Congress was written in the 1920s and some of its clauses look impractical in today's world.

The present constitution of the Congress party was written in the 1920s and some of its clauses look impractical in today's world and that's precisely what the leaders from some north-east states raised in the meeting that was held at AICC headquarters.

Gandhi also stressed the need for discipline and unity and said strengthening the organisation must override personal ambitions. She said the party must redouble its fight for the victims of the Union government's "worst excesses".

During Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting on October 16, it was decided that organisation polls will be held next year and for that, a membership drive will be launched from November 1.

Earlier on Friday, Sidhu had said his concerns have been resolved and the party asserted that he will continue as the head of the state unit.

In a resolution on the political situation in the country, the Congress Working Committee (CWC) said the "assault on democratic institutions completes the sad and shameless narrative of the Modi government".  

The Congress Working committee, the highest decision making body of the party, has given go ahead to the internal elections of the party.

Recalling that the Congress had finalised a roadmap for electing a regular Congress chief by June 30 but that deadline was extended indefinitely due to Covid second wave, Sonia Gandhi in CWC meet said that today was the occasion for bringing clarity once and for all on the issue of the organisational polls.

In her opening remark at CWC meet chaired by her, the interim Congress president said she had been wanting for the meeting ever since Parliament adjourned."Now that all of us are doubly vaccinated, I decided we could meet physically with our masks on," Sonia Gandhi said.

In her remarks on Saturday, Sonia Gandhi also said the party is ready for the internal elections.