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Digvijaya Singh

A veteran leader of the Congress party, Digvijaya Singh is a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha is also currently the General Secretary of the grand old party's All India Congress Committee. For two terms from 1993 to 2003, he had served as the 14th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, a central Indian state. Between 1980–84, he was a minister in Chief Minister Arjun Singh's cabinet. In 1969, he was married to Asha Singh. She died in 2013. In August 2015, he married to Rajya Sabha TV anchor Amrita Rai.

Digvijaya Singh

Digvijaya Singh makes big claims, says BJP planning to create 'Nuh-like riots' in Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh | Aug 25, 2023, 03:39 PM IST
Congress leader Digvijaya Singh claimed that he has received information indicating that the BJP is planning to create communal riots, similar to the ones that occurred in Nuh, Haryana.
'Will not ban Bajrang Dal because...', says Congress leader Digvijaya Singh | READ
Madhya Pradesh | Aug 18, 2023, 05:48 PM IST
Digvijaya Singh on Bajrang Dal: When asked about banning Bajrang Dal after the Congress party returns to power in the state, Singh said, “We will not ban Bajrang Dal as there can be some good people in Bajrang Dal as well. But we will not spare anyone involved in riots or violence.”
Madhya Pradesh: Congress constitutes poll panels, Kamal Nath, Digvijaya Singh find place
Madhya Pradesh | Aug 18, 2023, 06:33 PM IST
Madhya Pradesh election: Former Union minister and tribal leader Kantilal Bhuria has been made the chairman.

'Amit Shah had to visit MP ahead of polls as...': Digvijaya Singh takes a dig at Home Minister
Madhya Pradesh | Aug 18, 2023, 06:36 PM IST
Amit Shah Indore visit: The Congress's Rajya Sabha member, who was the chief minister of Madhya Pradesh between 1993 and 2003, said Shah's extensive activity in the state proves how inefficiently BJP chief ministers have run the state during the last 20 years.
Nitin Gadkari releases book on Congress leader, praises Digvijaya Singh in Pune | WATCH
India | Jun 30, 2023, 12:54 PM IST
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari shared the dais with senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh and praised him for taking part in the Pandharpur pilgrimage.
MP minister sends 'The Kerala Story' movie tickets to these two Congress leaders
India | May 08, 2023, 07:43 PM IST
"I have bought two tickets to send to Congress leaders and former Chief Ministers Digvijaya Singh and Kamal Nath. Those who have dubbed Zakir Naik as a peace ambassador must watch this movie," Madhya Pradesh minister said.

'I am a coronavirus for the BJP, RSS,' says Digvijaya Singh
Madhya Pradesh | Apr 26, 2023, 10:13 PM IST
Tulsiram Silawat, BJP leader and Madhya Pradesh Water Resources Minister, in a statement, had called Digvijaya Singh the 'Coronavirus for the Congress'.
Twitter war between Scindia, Digvijaya reaches 'Mahakal's doors' - Here's what happened
India | Apr 21, 2023, 07:03 PM IST
The Twitter war between the leaders saw them both invoking Lord Mahakal.
Thanks Rahul Gandhi for...: Kiren Rijiju's taunt over Congress' Digvijaya's tweet on German Ministry
India | Mar 30, 2023, 04:56 PM IST
Congress leader Digvijaya Singh's latest tweet offered an opportunity to BJP leaders as he thanked a foreign ministry over Rahul Gandhi row. Rijiju cashed it and sarcastically thanked Rahul Gandhi to invite foreign forces to intervene in India's internal matters.

OPINION | Why Rahul can’t take action against Digvijaya Singh for his ‘surgical strike’ remark
India | Jan 25, 2023, 04:32 PM IST
The same day, party general secretary Jairam Ramesh said, “the views expressed by Digvijaya Singh are his own and do not reflect the position of Congress. Surgical strikes were carried out before 2014 by the UPA government.
Congress distances from Digvijaya’s Pulwama jibe
News | Jan 25, 2023, 10:51 AM IST
The vintage Congress dissonance returned to flabbergast the party on Monday as it sought to distance itself from its senior leader Digvijaya Singh’s remarks questioning the 2016 surgical strikes and the Pulwama attack in 2019.
Haqiqat Kya Hai: Rahul Gandhi Rejects Digvijaya Singh's Remarks
Hakikat Kya Hai | Jan 24, 2023, 11:06 PM IST
Modi's biggest opponents today were engaged in managing the damage. There is a stampede in the anti-Modi camp. There is such an uproar that ask questions and they start snatching mikes. And this nervousness, this trouble, he himself has invited it.

Kurukshetra: 'No need of proof from Army' says Rahul Gandhi on Digvijay Singh's Remarks
Kurukshetra | Jan 24, 2023, 11:09 PM IST
The Congress is badly stuck after Digvijay Singh raised questions on the surgical strike. Earlier, Congress distanced itself from Digvijay's statement, then today Rahul Gandhi was also seen doing damage control. Rahul said that Digvijay Singh has a personal opinion on the army.
Not questioning armed forces, but Modi govt: Digvijaya's new questions to Centre on Balakot
India | Jan 24, 2023, 07:27 PM IST
The Congress party had distanced itself from Singh's comments on Pulwama, including on the surgical strikes, terming his statement "personal".
"No one needs proof of what Army does..." says Rahul on surgical strike remarks | Digvijaya Singh
News | Jan 24, 2023, 06:41 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi on Digvijaya Singh's remarks: Condemning Digvijaya Singh's remarks on the surgical strike, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday cleared that the former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister's views were personal and the party doesn't comply with it.

Aaj Ki Baat: Digvijaya Singh raises questions over surgical strike against Pakistan | Pulwama
Aaj Ki Baat | Jan 24, 2023, 10:24 AM IST
Digvijaya Singh's controversial remarks on surgical strike: In a major development, senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh has now raised serious questions on Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government over the 2019 Pulwama attack wherein 40 CRPF personnel were killed in a terrorist attack.
BJP hits out at Cong leader Digvijaya Singh's statement on 2016 surgical strikes
India | Jan 23, 2023, 05:21 PM IST
In his comments Digvijaya Singh said, "40 of our CRPF jawans were martyred in Pulwama. CRPF officials had requested PM Modi that personnel should be airlifted, but PM Modi didn't agree. How did such a lapse take place? Till date, no report on Pulwama was placed before Parliament."
Digvijaya Singh raises questions over surgical strike against Pak; Congress says 'personal opinion'
India | Jan 23, 2023, 08:57 PM IST
It is worth mentioning that New Delhi, on September 2016, announced that it conducted surgical strikes against militant launch pads across the Line of Control in Pakistani-occupied Kashmir, and inflicted "significant casualties.
'Join BJP or face bulldozer,' MP minister's remark draws flak
India | Jan 20, 2023, 05:12 PM IST
Like some other BJP-ruled states, the Madhya Pradesh government has been bulldozing the alleged illegal portions of the houses of people accused of various offences.
Opposition questions need for remote voting machines for migrants after RVM demo
India | Jan 16, 2023, 04:12 PM IST
The EC, on December 29, said it developed a model of a remote electronic voting machine for domestic migrant voters to increase voter participation in the polling process.