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Congress is 'only party' with system of electing President: Jairam Ramesh
India | Oct 01, 2022, 09:31 AM ISTCongress President Election: Talking to media on the sidelines of Bharat Jodo Yatra, he said that the Congress' greatest contribution to Indian politics has been consensus, and "when that is not made possible, we have an election".
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'I am fighting for big change': Kharge after filing nomination for Congress president post
India | Sep 30, 2022, 03:52 PM ISTCongress President polls: G23 leaders Anand Sharma and Manish Tewari have also backed him. Kharge is one of the most experienced persons in the party and is a Dalit leader too, Tewari said. Friday is the last day for filing nominations for the top party post.
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Last phase of Congress's Bharat Jodo Yatra in Kerala ends
India | Sep 29, 2022, 02:59 PM ISTBharat Jodo Yatra: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday concluded his Kerala leg of the Bharat Jodo Yatra, which entered the state on September 10, and will resume the foot march from Tamil Nadu in the afternoon.
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It's official! Digvijaya Singh to contest for Congress president post
India | Sep 29, 2022, 01:12 PM ISTCongress president election: The former Madhya Pradesh chief minister is the latest entrant in the fray for the party chief's election, even as the fate of Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot contesting the party chief's election is uncertain.
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Congress president election: Digvijaya Singh may contest for party's top post, say sources
India | Sep 28, 2022, 05:01 PM ISTCongress president election: If reports are to be believed, the Madhya Pradesh leader is coming to Delhi tonight, leaving Bharat Jodo Yatra in the middle, to file his nomination for Congress president election.
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Congress president election: 'Not interested in becoming party chief', says Digvijaya Singh
India | Sep 24, 2022, 08:05 AM ISTCongress president election: The Congress on Thursday set the ball rolling for electing its chief by issuing a notification. Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot on Friday made it clear he will fight for the party's president post.
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Congress president election: Digvijaya Singh, the newest entrant as contender for party's top post
India | Sep 22, 2022, 12:12 PM ISTThe other leaders who are already contesting are Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Shashi Tharoor.
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Congress party to step up 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' in other states from September 16
India | Sep 14, 2022, 07:44 AM ISTBharat Jodo Yatra: Party General Secretary Jairam Ramesh said, "Me and Digvijaya Singh will visit Assam, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar and Odisha from September 16 onwards. Our effort would be to mobilise the state units to join the Bharat Jodo Yatra."
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FIR against Digvijaya for 'fake' post on Khargone violence, BJP wants his Twitter handle suspended
India | Apr 13, 2022, 11:16 AM ISTFIR against Singh was registered at a Bhopal police station on the basis of a complaint lodged by BJP district (Bhopal) president Sumit Pachauri on Apr 12.
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Ujjain assault case: Digvijaya Singh sentenced one-year jail term
News | Mar 27, 2022, 07:40 AM ISTAn Indore district court on Saturday sentenced Madhya Pradesh's former Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh, and six others to one year's rigorous imprisonment in a case related to a clash with protesting workers of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) in 2011.
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Digvijaya backs Kumar Vishwas, says Kejriwal should issue statement against pro-Khalistan separatist
India | Feb 20, 2022, 10:30 AM ISTKumar Vishwas had accused Kejriwal of supporting separatists during the high-voltage campaign for assembly elections in Punjab, but the AAP chief has dismissed all allegations.
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Digvijaya Singh flags Yogi Adityanath's 80%-20% speech, alleges violation of Model Code of Conduct
Elections | Jan 10, 2022, 02:06 PM ISTElections to the Uttar Pradesh Assembly are to be held in seven phases and notification for the first phase is to be issued on January 14 for polling on February 10. It was, however, not clear in the clip aired by the TV channel as to where and in which context Adityanath was speaking.
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Girls who wear jeans, keep mobile phone not influenced by PM Modi: Digvijaya Singh's shocker
India | Dec 26, 2021, 08:46 PM ISTDigvijaya Singh was addressing a day-long Jan Jagran training workers at Narmada Mandir Bhawan in Tulsi Nagar, Bhopal, where many Congress leaders and workers were present.
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Digvijaya Singh's remark on Veer Savarkar ignites controversy
News | Dec 26, 2021, 11:00 AM ISTDigvijaya Singh's recent remarks on Veer Savarkar has ignited a new controversy. In his statement, the former MP CM had said that Savarkar mentioned in his book that there is nothing wrong in consuming beef.
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Digvijaya Singh invites Kunal Kamra, Munawar Faruqui to hold comedy show in Bhopal
India | Dec 13, 2021, 10:55 AM ISTFaruqui was last month denied nod to hold a show at Bengaluru in Karnataka amid the protest by the Hindu right wing outfits. A few days later, Kamra, a vocal critic of the government, said his stand-up shows scheduled to be held in Bengaluru were cancelled after the organisers received threats.
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Can't stoop to Digvijaya's level: Jyotiraditya Scindia on Congress leader's 'betrayer' jibe
India | Dec 06, 2021, 11:25 AM ISTScindia had resigned from Congress and joined the BJP in March 2020. His move resulted in the collapse of the Kamal Nath government just 15 months after its formation.
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'RSS-backed schools sowing seeds of hatred against other religions in children': Digvijaya Singh
India | Sep 26, 2021, 07:37 PM ISTLaunching a veiled attack at the RSS, Senior Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh chief minister alleged that Saraswati Shishu Mandir, RSS-backed schools were sowing the seeds of hatred against other religions in the minds of young children.
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Digvijaya Singh draws analogy between RSS, Taliban
India | Sep 10, 2021, 11:24 AM ISTSingh was commenting on Bhagwat's comment on men being breadwinners and women the housewives.
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Remove BJP leaders who 'harassed' Muslims from posts if true to your words: Digvijaya to Bhagwat
India | Jul 05, 2021, 12:36 PM ISTDigvijaya Singh on Monday said if Bhagwat is true to his words, he must give directions that all those BJP leaders who "harassed" innocent Muslims be removed from their posts.
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Digvijaya known for 'pro-Pakistan' views: Jitin Prasada
India | Jun 12, 2021, 10:06 PM ISTPrasada, who is from Uttar Pradesh, recently severed his family's three-generation ties with the Congress and joined the BJP.