Shankersinh Vaghela

After unfollowing Rahul Gandhi on Twitter, Shankersinh Vaghela says he isn't joining BJP

A day after he 'unfollowed' Rahul Gandhi and other party colleagues on Twitter, Congress leader Shankersinh Vaghela Monday scotched speculation about returning to the BJP.

May 15, 2017, 17:18 PM IST

36 Gujarat Congress MLAs want Shankersinh Vaghela to be CM candidate

Thirty-six Congress MLAs have asked the party high command to declare senior leader Shankersinh Vaghela as the chief ministerial candidate in Gujarat, where assembly polls are due by the year-end.

Apr 18, 2017, 23:52 PM IST

Congress MLAs suspended after Gujarat Assembly ruckus over Dalits

Congress lawmakers were demanding an inquiry by a sitting high court judge into the incident where four Dalits were beaten on July 11.

Aug 23, 2016, 13:46 PM IST

Narendra Modi's silence on Dalit assault devaluation of PM's post: Congress

Congress today termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "silence" on Una Dalit thrashing incident as "devaluation" of his post as well as democracy, even as the opposition party organised sit-in agitations across Gujarat against the incident.

Jul 27, 2016, 00:53 AM IST

Cong to protest week-long protest in Gujarat against Centre's failure to control price rise

The Congress party is all set to launch a week-long protest across Gujarat against Centre's failure to rein in the rise in prices of essential commodities.

Jun 21, 2016, 20:46 PM IST

Gujarat Congress promises 20% quota for poor among upper castes

Vaghela's promise to double the quota came a day after Hardik Patel dashed a letter to him seeking to give a firm assurance about the EBC quota.

May 13, 2016, 18:07 PM IST

Manmohan Singh speaks on intolerance, says youth want world free of inequality

Amid the debate on intolerance and nationalism, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday advised the students to collaborate with various "decision- makers" to make the world free of inequality and intolerance.

Mar 19, 2016, 21:42 PM IST

Govt's responsibility if Patels resort to conversion: Shankersinh Vaghela

Senior Congress leader Shankersinh Vaghela on Tuesday said the BJP-led Gujarat government will be "responsible" if members of Patel community leaves Hinduism and coverts to another religion to get benefits of reservation in jobs and education.

Oct 27, 2015, 21:24 PM IST