Congress to contest on 92 seats in West Bengal assembly election 2021: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
The Election Commission of India on Friday announced that West Bengal will witness eight-phased Assembly polls on 294 seats beginning from March 27. The votes will be counted on May 2. In the 2016 West Bengal Assembly elections, Congress had managed to win 44 seats while the Left Front bagged 33 seats out of 294 seats.
Mar 02, 2021, 13:29 PM ISTPM Modi gets COVID-19 Vaccine for election: Congress Leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
Senior Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury did not let the barrage of mistrust-filled questions go down even after PM Modi got vaccinated. Prime Minister Modi on Monday morning took the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at AIIMS in Delhi, on which the opposition's politics is in full swing.
Mar 01, 2021, 17:14 PM ISTAb zyada ho raha hai: PM Narendra Modi takes jibe at Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
"Adhir Ranjan ji, ab zyada ho raha hai. I respect you. You will get more publicity than TMC in Bengal. Don't worry," said PM Modi. Modi's comments came when the Congress MP from Berhampore was interrupting during PM's reply in Lok Sabha to the discussion on the motion of thanks to the President's address to the joint sitting of Parliament.
Feb 10, 2021, 19:09 PM ISTHome Minister Amit Shah refutes accusation of sitting in Rabindranath Tagore’s chair, says Congress has habit of spreading lies
HM Amit Shah made it clear that he received an official letter from the Vice-Chancellor of Visva Bharti who clarified that no such incident took place. He also recalled the instances where former presidents Pratibha Patil, Pranab Mukherjee & late PM Rajiv Gandhi sat at that same spot.
Feb 09, 2021, 19:16 PM ISTWhy get so rattled by Rihanna, Greta Thunberg, asks Congress' Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
Farmers have been protesting on the different borders of the national capital since November 26 last year against the three newly enacted farm laws: Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020; the Farmers Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and farm Services Act 2020 and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020.
Feb 05, 2021, 12:09 PM ISTCongress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury slams Centre over abrogation of Article 370 and 35A in Jammu and Kashmir
Taking to micro-blogging site Twitter, he said that the step has "failed to yield tangible results".
Aug 07, 2020, 17:30 PM ISTNo one has charisma the Gandhi family has in Congress party: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
Conceding that their exit might adversely impact the party "temporarily", the veteran Congress MP, however, said party "discipline and ideology can't be compromised to satisfy the individual aspirations of leaders who lack ideological commitment.
Jul 24, 2020, 17:05 PM ISTCongress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury accused Mamata Banerjee government to hide COVID19 deaths
Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has accused the Mamata Banerjee government that the hospitals in West Bengal are instructed not to reveal the real cause of death from COVID19.
Apr 29, 2020, 18:54 PM ISTReconsider appointments of CVC, VC: Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury urges PM Modi
Congress leader in Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, on Sunday, wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to reconsider the appointments for the post of Chief Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) and Vigilance Commissioner (VC).
Mar 09, 2020, 06:51 AM ISTAdhir Ranjan Chowdhury writes to PM Narendra Modi objecting to CVC appointment
Congress` Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has raised objection on the appointment of Sanjay Kothari as Chief Vigilance Commissioner as his name was not shortlisted by the search committee.
Mar 08, 2020, 23:58 PM ISTWe always regard Lok Sabha chair as 'Pope of Vatican': Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
Chowdhury said the suspension was painful and everything was in the media glare and in CCTV footage.
Mar 06, 2020, 20:22 PM ISTMiscreants attack Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's home in Delhi
The Delhi house of Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, the leader of Congress in Lok Sabha, was attacked by some unidentified miscreants on Tuesday (March 3). Sources told Zee Media that the attackers also thrashed some staff of Chowdhury, who is a Lok Sabha MP from West Bengal's Berhampore.
Mar 03, 2020, 18:37 PM ISTYes, I am a Pakistani, do whatever you can: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury dares BJP
The Congress leader made these remarks while addressing a rally in Basirhat in the North 24 Pargana in Kolkata.
Jan 16, 2020, 10:12 AM ISTUP government is afraid of Priyanka Gandhi: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's comment came following the Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's allegation that she was strangulated by a UP policewoman in Lucknow on Saturday while on her way to meet the family of former IPS officer SR Darapuri and was also pushed due to which she fell down.
Dec 29, 2019, 06:39 AM ISTCongress to oppose Citizenship Amendment Bill in Parliament
The Congress has already decided to talk to likeminded parties to oppose the bill but in the lower house the opposition could not do anything as BJP has a majority but in Rajya Sabha Congress may try to stall the bill.
Dec 09, 2019, 07:51 AM ISTAdhir Ranjan Chowdhury apologises for 'nirbala' remark on finance minister, says she is like sister
Leader of Congress party in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Wednesday (December 4) apologised in the House for his remark against Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Chowdhury said, "during a discussion in the House I had addressed our Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman as Nirbala. Nirmala ji is like my sister and I am like her brother. If my words have hurt her then I am sorry."
Dec 04, 2019, 20:31 PM ISTWatch: Debate on Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's statement on Nirmala Sitharaman
This segment of Zee News brings to you discussion on concurrent issues. Watch the debate on Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's statement on Nirmala Sitharaman.
Dec 03, 2019, 12:54 PM ISTBJP won't use Congress' language, party will be aggressive maintaining its dignity: Rajnath Singh
Taking a jibe at Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's remark, on Monday (December 2), Singh made the statement. Chowdhury had said that even though he respects Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, he thinks that she should be called 'Nirbala' (weak) because she is unable to assert herself much on policies of the government.
Dec 03, 2019, 12:42 PM ISTCongress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury calls Finance Minister ‘Nirbala’ Sitharaman, BJP protests
Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Monday said that even though he respects Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, he thinks that she should be called 'Nirbala' (weak) because she is unable to put forward her ideas strongly.
Dec 02, 2019, 16:05 PM ISTCongress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury attacks Centre over NRC, calls PM Narendra Modi, Home Minister Shah 'infiltrators'
Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Sunday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah are ‘infiltrators’ as they both belong to Gujarat and are now living in Delhi.
Dec 01, 2019, 17:13 PM IST