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Kamal Nath
Kamal Nath is the 18th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. A leader of the Congress party, he was ex-Minister of Urban Development. He is one of the longest-serving and senior most members of Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament). Nath represents the Chhindwara constituency of Madhya Pradesh. Interestingly, nine times, he has been elected from this constituency. In May 2018, to lead the party in the assembly election, he was elected as the president of Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC). In 1980, he was first elected to the 7th Lok Sabha. In 1985, he was re-elected to the 8th Lok Sabha, in 1989 to the 9th Lok Sabha and in 1991 to the 10th Lok Sabha. In June 1991, he was made Minister of Environment & Forests. He also served as union minister of State, Textiles (Independent Charge) in 1995. He has close ties with the Nehru–Gandhi family.
Kamal Nath
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Congress leader Kamal Nath writes open letter to Lord Shiva to end BJP’s rule in MP
Politics | Jul 15, 2018, 08:04 AM ISTMadhya Pradesh Congress chief Kamal Nath has evoked Lord Mahakal to defeat BJP in the state
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Congress leader Kamal Nath says govt officers who supported BJP will be punished
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CBI has turned into RSS Shakha, says Congress leader Kamal Nath
National | Nov 03, 2017, 09:14 PM ISTKamal Nath said the CBI was asked to investigate the Vyapam scam but the agency has started delivering the verdict. "This proves that this investigating agency has turned into a 'Shakha' of the RSS."
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Elevate Rahul Gandhi as Congress chief through consensus, says Kamal Nath
National | May 03, 2017, 06:59 AM ISTSenior Congress leader Kamal Nath on Tuesday said that party vice president Rahul Gandhi should be elevated to the post of President through consensus without holding any organisational election for this purpose.
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Congress rubbishes speculations over Kamal Nath joining BJP
National | Apr 22, 2017, 10:29 AM ISTThe Indian National Congress (INC) on Friday denied media reports of veteran Congress leader Kamal Nath planning to join the the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
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Congress appoints convicted MLA Asha Kumari as party-in-charge of Punjab after Kamal Nath’s exit
National | Jun 26, 2016, 06:04 PM ISTChandigarh: To fill in the position of general secretary in-charge of Punjab after Kamal Nath's resignation, the Congress has selected the former state education minister Asha Kumari. The decision to bring in the lawmaker from
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Kamal Nath's resignation is Congress's acceptance of defeat in Punjab: AAP
National | Jun 17, 2016, 06:49 AM ISTNew Delhi: AAP on Thursday termed as "indication of Congress' acceptance of defeat in Punjab" the resignation of senior Congress leader Kamal Nath as in-charge of the state and demanded registration of an FIR against
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Kamal Nath clarifies 'no one asked me to quit'; rivals want his role in 1984 riots investigated
National | Jun 16, 2016, 10:14 PM ISTNew Delhi: The ghost of anti-Sikh riots continued to haunt Congress leader Kamal Nath despite his giving up charge of poll-bound Punjab with his political rivals stepping up attack and demanding filing of a case
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Kamal Nath resigned on his own volition: Congress
National | Jun 16, 2016, 07:38 PM ISTKamal Nath resigned "on his own volition" as party in-charge of Punjab, anguished over the "mischievous" campaign against him by opponents regarding the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, the party said today.
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Resigned on my own to ensure attention was not diverted from Punjab’s issues: Kamal Nath
National | Jun 16, 2016, 06:34 PM ISTFormer union minister and senior Congress leader Kamal Nath today clarified that he was not asked by party president Sonia Gandhi to resign as Secretary in-charge of Punjab.
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Congress likely to appoint Sheila Dikshit as party-in-charge of Punjab after Kamal Nath’s exit
National | Jun 16, 2016, 06:06 PM ISTSheila Dikshit today met party president Sonia Gandhi and vice-president Rahul Gandhi amid buzz that she could be appointed the next party-in-charge of Punjab, where Assembly elections will be held early next year.
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Kamal Nath quits as Congress general secretary in-charge of Punjab
National | Jun 15, 2016, 11:53 PM ISTSenior Congress leader Kamal Nath has written a letter to party chief Sonia Gandhi requesting her to relieve him of his Punjab charge.
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Kamal Nath's appointment not a 'historic blunder', says Amarinder Singh
National | Jun 15, 2016, 09:25 AM ISTChandigarh: Under attack from ruling SAD and AAP over Kamal Nath's appointment as the general secretary in-charge of Punjab, PCC chief Amarinder Singh on Tuesday said the move will not "adversely impact" party's prospects in
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Congress insensitive towards '84 riot victims, says AAP, slams appointment of Kamal Nath
National | Jun 13, 2016, 03:36 PM ISTNew Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party today attacked rival Congress for its decision to appoint Kamal Nath as the general secretary and in-charge of Punjab accusing the grand old party of not being sensitive to the
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Ghulam Nabi Azad, Kamal Nath appointed Congress General Secretaries
National | Jun 12, 2016, 05:15 PM ISTSenior leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad and Kamal Nath were appointed Congress General Secretaries by party chief Sonia Gandhi today
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Rahul Gandhi should be brought as Congress chief soon: Kamal Nath
National | Apr 24, 2015, 10:46 PM ISTNew Delhi: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi should be brought as party chief sooner than later despite Sonia Gandhi leading it with great distinction as “fatigue factor will come in”, senior party leader Kamal Nath
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Congress will bounce back: Kamal Nath
National | Mar 19, 2015, 11:51 PM ISTGhaziabad: Congress will bounce back to its glorious past within a short span of time as the grassroots workers of the party are striving hard relentlessly, party MP and former Union minister Kamal Nath said.
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Neither Rahul's elevation in April a certainty, nor AICC session: Senior Congress leaders
National | Mar 16, 2015, 09:22 AM ISTNew Delhi: Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi's elevation to the party's president post is not a certainty, said senior leaders of Congress while speaking to media, adding that the All India Congress Committee Session is also
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Manmohan Singh will come out "absolutely clean": Kamal Nath
National | Mar 12, 2015, 09:33 PM ISTHyderabad: As Congress rallied behind former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who has been summoned as an accused in a coal scam case, senior party leader Kamal Nath today asserted that the economist-politician would come out
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Manmohan Singh may have made a mistake: Kamal Nath
National | Sep 12, 2014, 10:21 PM ISTNew Delhi: After ex-CAG Vinod Rai attacked Manmohan Singh on 2G issue, Congress leader Kamal Nath today said the former Prime Minister may have made a "mistake" in not acting despite his letter to him