Ahmed Patel

Breaking News: SC asks Ahmed Patel to face trial over Rajya Sabha election win

the Supreme Court on Thursday asked veteran Congress leader Ahmed Patel to face trial in connection with his election to the Rajya Sabha in 2017. Watch full video to know more.

Jan 03, 2019, 19:50 PM IST

RLSP chief Upendra Kushwaha meets Congress leader Ahmed Patel, fuels speculations of joining grand alliance

Rashtriya Lok Samta Party spokesperson Fazal Imam Mallick said it was the first round of talks between Kushwaha and the Congress and his party is hopeful of a "positive" outcome.

Dec 15, 2018, 22:19 PM IST

Congress cites Bangaru Laxman's funeral to counter PM Modi's attack over Sitaram Yechury

Congress party has accused the BJP top brass of humiliating its founders.

Nov 19, 2018, 19:03 PM IST

SC asks Gujarat HC to decide afresh Ahmed Patel's plea on his Rajya Sabha election

Patel had moved the top court against the high court order, saying that Rajput's petition was "devoid of merits" and failed to show any "cause of action".

Sep 26, 2018, 14:01 PM IST

Ahmed Patel takes charge as Congress party treasurer from Motilal Vora

The Congress leader from Gujarat is known as a key resource mobiliser for the party.

Sep 01, 2018, 13:48 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi appoints Ahmed Patel as Congress treasurer

Patel, political secretary of former Congress president Sonia Gandhi, is a Rajya Sabha member. He has earlier served the post of treasurer. 

Aug 21, 2018, 14:14 PM IST

Ahmed Patel joins political slugfest over RSS event in Nagpur, says 'didn't expect this from Pranab da'

Sonia Gandhi's political advisor Ahmed Patel has expressed his displeasure over Pranab Mukherjee's decision to attend the RSS event in Nagpur.

Jun 07, 2018, 10:53 AM IST

Honest journalism vs fake news? Ahmed Patel and Smriti Irani spar on Twitter

Amended guidelines now call for suspension of accreditation of journalists if found guilty of spreading or propagating fake news.

Apr 03, 2018, 11:08 AM IST

Congress targets Narendra Modi over TDP’s pull out, says not taking Chandrababu Naidu’s call is unfortunate

Ahmed Patel has hit out at Narendra Modi over TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu claiming that despite reaching out to the PM, he was not given any time.

Mar 08, 2018, 07:48 AM IST

Congress claims to form government in Meghalaya

Senior Congress leaders Ahmed Patel and Kamal Nath met Governor Ganga Prasad requesting him to invite the Congress to form the new government in Meghalaya.

Mar 04, 2018, 08:59 AM IST

Ensure Haj subsidy funds are used for minority development, Congress' Ahmed Patel writes to MA Naqvi

Ahmed Patel said that while he welcomed the cancellation of the subsidy in accordance with the apex court's direction, he also hoped that the guidelines will be implemented in letter and spirit.

Jan 17, 2018, 20:18 PM IST

Rs 5,000-crore bank loan fraud case: Congress leader Ahmed Patel, his kin under Enforcement Directorate radar, says report

ED is conducting a probe against Sandesara Group that was allegedly involved in high-value suspicious transactions to the tune of Rs 5,383 crore.

Dec 29, 2017, 11:58 AM IST

PM Modi claims Pakistan interfering in Gujarat polls, seeks explanation from Congress

The PM raised questions over an alleged appeal by former director general of the Pakistan Army.

Dec 10, 2017, 15:07 PM IST

Posters in Surat call for Muslims to support Congress to make Ahmed Patel Gujarat CM

Posters have been put up in some areas of Surat calling for Muslims to unite and support Congress so that Ahmed Patel is made the Chief Minister of Gujarat.

Dec 07, 2017, 15:13 PM IST

Over 70 nominations likely to be filed for Rahul Gandhi's elevation as Congress chief

The Congress is expected to put up a show of strength on December 4 when Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi files his nomination for the post of party chief with over 70 sets of nomination papers likely to be filed supporting his candidature.

Dec 02, 2017, 21:53 PM IST

Finally, the date when Rahul Gandhi may become Congress president revealed

Notification for Congress president poll will be issued on December 1.

Nov 20, 2017, 11:56 AM IST

Ahmed Patel, under fire for alleged ISIS links, attacks Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani

Congress veteran Ahmed Patel on Wednesday tore into Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani for linking him with a suspected ISIS operative, asserting that it was unbecoming of a head of the government to stoop this low and the BJP had no right to speak of terrorism.

Nov 01, 2017, 14:08 PM IST

Ahmed Patel writes to Rajnath Singh, seeks fair probe into arrest of ISIS terrorist

Addressing the issue of a suspected ISIS terrorist working in a hospital where he was a trustee, Congress leader Ahmed Patel on Sunday wrote to Home Minister Rajnath Singh to take stock of the matter and probe the issue in an 'impartial and objective manner'.

Oct 29, 2017, 19:09 PM IST

Demand for Ahmed Patel's resignation 'outrageous': P Chidambaram

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday dubbed as "outrageous" the BJP's demand for resignation of Ahmed Patel from the Rajya Sabha over the issue that a suspected ISIS operative arrested recently used to work at a hospital where the latter had been a trustee.

Oct 28, 2017, 18:42 PM IST

Blot of terrorism bigger than corruption: BJP takes dig at Congress leader Ahmed Patel

Stepping up its attack on the Congress, Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Saturday demanded clarification from the grand old party over the allegations that Rajya Sabha MP Ahmed Patel had links with two arrested terrorists in Gujarat.

Oct 28, 2017, 16:22 PM IST