Ghulam Nabi Azad quits Congress: Azad submitted his 5-page resignation letter to interim Congress President Sonia Gandhi. This led netizens to share hilarious memes and jokes on Twitter. Take a look.
CJI Ramana, who took oath as 48th head of the judiciary on April 24 last year, demits office today after an over 16-month tenure.
Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Friday resigned from all party positions, including its primary membership, delivering another blow to the embattled party that has seen a series of leaders leave it.
Party General Secretary Jairam Ramesh also questioned the contents of the letter written by Azad.
From Captain Amarinder Singh to Jyotiraditya Scindia to Kapil Sibal, all the Congress veterans had squarely criticised the leadership for perpetrating 'giant fraud' on the party
Ghulam Nabi Azad resigns: Ghulam Nabi Azad slammed Rahul Gandhi for his 'immature' decision-making skills.
Azad is a prominent member of the G23 grouping within the Congress which has been critical of the leadership and has been seeking an organisational overhaul.
Azad had resigned from two committees just a few hours after Sonia Gandhi announced him as Congress campaign committee chief in Jammu and Kashmir. Sources told India TV that Congress's announcement was "an insult" to the former J-K Chief Minister.
Ghulam Nabi Azad is a prominent member of the G23 grouping within the Congress which has been critical of the leadership and has been seeking an organisational overhaul.
Azad expressed concern about the deteriorating situation of the judiciary system and the purported delay in the appointment of judges.
Ghulam Nabi Azad was honoured with the Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian award in the country, on Monday at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Ghulam Nabi Azad stressed for a change in civil society so that the people can stand for their rights. The senior leader recently met the interim president of Congress Sonia Gandhi after the poll rout as an emissary of G23 to press for collective leadership.
G-23 leader Ghulam Nabi Azad met Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday, while members of the dissenting group in the Congress Thursday held a flurry of meetings.
Azad is also likely to meet Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday, while members of the dissenting group in the Congress Thursday held a flurry of meetings where they insisted they will fight for revamping the party while staying within its fold.
Sources said Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will also be present at meeting. Azad's meeting with the Gandhis carries much significance amid dissatisfaction of G-23 leaders over the working style of the Congress leadership.
We demand the Congress party to initiate dialogue with other likeminded forces to create a platform to pave way for a credible alternative for 2024: Joint statement of Congress' G 23 leaders.
Leaders present at Azad's residence are: Kapil Sibal, Manish Tiwari, Anand Sharma, Bhupender Singh Hooda, Akhilesh Prasad Singh, Prithviraj Chavan, Manishankar Aiyyar, Shankarsinh Vaghela, Praneet Kaur, P.J Kurien, Sandeep Dixit, Raj Babbar, Shashi Tharoor.
Mubashir Azad joined BJP and said he was "influenced by PM Modi's developmental works at the ground level.
Veteran Congress leader and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Azad, who was part of the group of 23 which has been critical of the party leadership and has sought an organisational overhaul, has been awarded the Padma Bhushan for his contribution to public affairs.
The Govt's decision to honour Ghulam Nabi Azad has exposed the wide divide within the Congress yet again.
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