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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
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Why was there mention of 'toolkit' in the name of Article 370? Watch Kurukshetra
Kurukshetra | Jun 12, 2021, 10:29 PM ISTA row erupted on Saturday over Congress leader Digvijaya Singh's purported comments in an audio chat on social media that his party will have a "relook" at Article 370 revocation and Jammu and Kashmir's lost statehood if it returns to power, with the BJP accusing him of speaking "the language of Pakistan" and spewing venom against India.
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Will Congress bring back Article 370, if it comes back to power? | Watch Muqabla
News | Jun 12, 2021, 06:37 PM ISTSenior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh has been facing flak over his alleged leaked chat where he was heard saying to a Pakistan journalist that if Congress comes to power, it will consider revoking Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir.
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NIA should investigate Cong veteran's activities: Madhya Pradesh BJP over Digvijaya's leaked chats
India | Jun 12, 2021, 05:25 PM ISTNational Investigation Agency (NIA) should investigate the phone calls of Digvijay Singh, and questioned the involvement of a Pakistani journalist in this chat, demands
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Special News | Digvijaya Singh's Clubhouse chat part of toolkit, says BJP
News | Jun 12, 2021, 04:42 PM ISTIntensifying its attack on Congress party over leaked audio of Digvijaya Singh's Clubhouse chat, the BJP on Saturday said that it was a part of the 'toolkit' mentioned a few days ago.
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Congress clubhouse of anti-nationals, first love is Pakistan: BJP on Digvijaya's leaked chat
India | Jun 12, 2021, 02:35 PM ISTBJP has slammed the Congress party over Digvijaya Singh's alleged leaked chat in which he was heard saying that if their party comes back to power they would have a rethink on Article 370 and may restore it.
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BJP's Sambit Patra Slams Digvijaya Singh On Clubhouse chat Row
News | Jun 12, 2021, 02:00 PM ISTAmid the controversy over the Congress clubhouse tape, BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra lashed out at senior leader Digvijaya Singh for echoing Pakistan's demands and 'spewing venom' against India.
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CWC meet: Senior Congress leaders voice discontent over alliance with Ajmal's party in Assam
India | May 11, 2021, 12:01 AM ISTThe Congress, which headed the Assam Grand Alliance, managed to win just 29 seats in the 126-seat Assam Assembly.
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COVID: Digvijaya Singh, Harsimrat Badal, other politicos test positive
News | Apr 16, 2021, 05:40 PM ISTAs COVID-19 cases spread across India like wildfire, several politicos on April 16 tested positive.
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Congress leaders Randeep Singh Surjewala, Digvijaya Singh test positive for Covid-19
India | Apr 16, 2021, 10:33 AM ISTSenior Congress leaders Randeep Singh Surjewala and Digvijaya Singh have tested positive for Covid-19.
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‘Apologise’: BJP trains gun on Congress, Mamata day after verdict in Batla House encounter case
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Here's what Digvijaya Singh said after Cong MLA's 'nachne gaane wali' remark against Kangana
India | Feb 20, 2021, 04:46 PM ISTSenior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Saturday reacted on party MLA Sukhdev Panse's derogatory remark on actor Kangana Ranaut who referred her as 'naachne gaane waali'.
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Narendra Tomar doesn't know anything about farming: Digvijaya Singh
India | Feb 05, 2021, 07:03 PM ISTDigvijaya Singh called Narendra Singh Tomar, the Union Agriculture Minister, a 'good' person, but added that he has little knowledge about farming.
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‘Wah Maharaj-ji wah!’: When Digvijaya heaped praise on Jyotiraditya Scindia in Rajya Sabha
India | Feb 04, 2021, 03:05 PM ISTJyotiraditya Scindia attacked the Congress for changing its stand on the three farm reforms, saying that the party has favoured similar laws in its manifesto for the 2019 Lok Sabha election.
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Act of concerted conspiracy to malign peaceful movement: Digvijaya on violence during tractor rally
News | Jan 27, 2021, 07:44 PM ISTCongress veteran leader Digvijaya Singh on January 27 reacted on the violence which took place at different places of Delhi. Blaming the Centre, he said, "This was an act of concerted conspiracy to malign a peaceful movement." "At the Ghazipur border, the police barricaded the route which was the planned route for the tractor rally. Then police used tear gas which precipitated the violence that ensued." "The farmers have handed over 15 people who started the violence yesterday. They have been found to have government identity cards. Now you only understand who is in the govt. This was an act of concerted conspiracy to malign a peaceful movement," he added.
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Digvijaya Singh sends Rs 1.11 lakh cheque to PM Modi for construction of Ram Mandir
India | Jan 19, 2021, 12:17 PM ISTSenior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh has donated Rs 1,11,111 for the construction of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya.
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MP by-poll results prove Kamal Nath, Digvijaya Singh are traitors: Scindia
News | Nov 10, 2020, 11:20 PM ISTAfter recent trends of Madhya Pradesh by-poll results showed that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leading over Congress in the state, party leader Jyotiraditya Scindia said that the results have proved that Kamal Nath and Digvijaya Singh are the traitors.
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MP by-polls: EVMs not tamper-proof, selective tampering was done, alleges Digvijaya
News | Nov 10, 2020, 05:39 PM ISTCongress leader Digvijaya Singh on November 10 claimed that EVMs are not tamper-proof.
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Asking to back out is no crime: MPCC spokesperson on Digvijaya's alleged viral video
News | Oct 29, 2020, 04:36 PM ISTSpokesperson for MP Congress Committee, KK Mishra on Congress leader Digvijaya Singh's alleged viral video said that it is not Unparliamentary conduct to ask someone to back out.
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He doesn't believe in democracy but management: BJP leader on Digvijaya's alleged viral video
News | Oct 29, 2020, 04:34 PM ISTBJP Leader Lokendra Mishra on Digvijaya Singh's alleged viral audio said that Digvijaya Singh has come out of his hole at last stage of elections and further accused him of believing in management rather than democracy.
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Don't know the context: Digvijaya on Kamal Nath's 'item' remark for BJP's Imarti Devi
Politics | Oct 19, 2020, 07:07 PM ISTCongress veteran leader and former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Digvijaya Singh reacted on Kamal Nath calling BJP leader Imarti Devi an "Item".