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Digvijaya Singh

Digvijaya Singh

Height: 173 cm DOB: 28 February 1947

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.

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Congress Leader Digvijaya Singh Reveals PM Modi's ‘Weapons', Alleges Him of Doing Religion Politics

News | Feb 06, 2024, 03:18 PM IST

Congress leader Digvijaya Singh talked about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘weapons’ in the Parliament. He alleged that the PM Modi was using EVMs, religion politics and ED, CBI and other agencies in his favour.

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.

"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.

Ujjain assault case: Digvijaya Singh sentenced one-year jail term

News | Mar 27, 2022, 07:40 AM IST

An 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.

Digvijaya Singh's remark on Veer Savarkar ignites controversy

News | Dec 26, 2021, 11:00 AM IST

Digvijaya 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.

Why was there mention of 'toolkit' in the name of Article 370? Watch Kurukshetra

Kurukshetra | Jun 12, 2021, 10:29 PM IST

A 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.

Will Congress bring back Article 370, if it comes back to power? | Watch Muqabla

News | Jun 12, 2021, 06:37 PM IST

Senior 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.

Special News | Digvijaya Singh's Clubhouse chat part of toolkit, says BJP

News | Jun 12, 2021, 04:42 PM IST

Intensifying 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.

BJP's Sambit Patra Slams Digvijaya Singh On Clubhouse chat Row

News | Jun 12, 2021, 02:00 PM IST

Amid 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.

COVID: Digvijaya Singh, Harsimrat Badal, other politicos test positive

News | Apr 16, 2021, 05:40 PM IST

As COVID-19 cases spread across India like wildfire, several politicos on April 16 tested positive.

Act of concerted conspiracy to malign peaceful movement: Digvijaya on violence during tractor rally

News | Jan 27, 2021, 07:44 PM IST

Congress 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.

MP by-poll results prove Kamal Nath, Digvijaya Singh are traitors: Scindia

News | Nov 10, 2020, 11:20 PM IST

After 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.

MP by-polls: EVMs not tamper-proof, selective tampering was done, alleges Digvijaya

News | Nov 10, 2020, 05:39 PM IST

Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on November 10 claimed that EVMs are not tamper-proof.

Asking to back out is no crime: MPCC spokesperson on Digvijaya's alleged viral video

News | Oct 29, 2020, 04:36 PM IST

Spokesperson 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.

He doesn't believe in democracy but management: BJP leader on Digvijaya's alleged viral video

News | Oct 29, 2020, 04:34 PM IST

BJP 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.

Don't know the context: Digvijaya on Kamal Nath's 'item' remark for BJP's Imarti Devi

Politics | Oct 19, 2020, 07:07 PM IST

Congress veteran leader and former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Digvijaya Singh reacted on Kamal Nath calling BJP leader Imarti Devi an "Item".

Congress releases manifesto for upcoming MP Assembly by-elections

News | Oct 17, 2020, 05:49 PM IST

Congress party released its manifesto for the upcoming by-election to the legislative assembly of Madhya Pradesh on October 17.

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