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  Rahul Gandhi's return will benefit nation: Jairam Ramesh

  National | April 13, 2015 19:57 IST

  Ahmedabad: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said here today that party Vice President Rahul Gandhi would return to address a farmers' rally on April 19, adding that his return would not only benefit the Congress but

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  Congress's immediate aim is to halt BJP in Bihar: Jairam Ramesh

  National | April 12, 2015 9:43 IST

  Hyderabad: Congress's immediate objective is to stop BJP in Bihar, where a loss to the saffron party in the ensuing Assembly elections would have a major impact on national politics, senior party leader Jairam Ramesh

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  Congress has to rediscover street politics to resurrect: Ramesh

  National | April 08, 2015 15:56 IST

  Hyderabad: An electorally-battered Congress has to rediscover street and agitational politics to resurrect itself, taking the drubbing it received in the Lok Sabha elections as an opportunity to restructure and focus on the new generation,

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  Congress unhappy with Ramesh for 'Duryodhan' remarks against Modi

  National | April 07, 2015 22:45 IST

  New Delhi: Congress today expressed displeasure over the remarks of Jairam Ramesh, one of its leaders and former Union Minister, likening Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ‘Duryodhan' of Mahabharata.“Congress has on more than one occasion

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  Land bill to be opposed inside, outside Parliament: Congress

  National | April 07, 2015 19:41 IST

  Lucknow: Training guns on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress today discounted his contention that UPA government had excluded 13 Acts from the land bill which NDA has included in the amended version, and vowed to

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  Rahul Gandhi will take part in Kisan Rally on April 19: Jairam Ramesh

  National | April 07, 2015 19:08 IST

  Lucknow: Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh today said the party vice president Rahul Gandhi, who is currently on a sabbatical, will take part in the agitational programme on Land Acquisition Bill on April 19.  “The

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  'Mahabharata' will be fought over proposed Land Bill: Jairam Ramesh

  National | April 07, 2015 11:37 IST

  Bhubaneswar: Congress on Monday said another ‘Mahabharata' would be fought over proposed amendments in the land acquisition Act in which parties like BJD must prove their commitments towards farmers and tribals.“Prime Minister Narendra Modi is

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  5 points why Congress stands against the Land Acquisition Bill

  National | April 06, 2015 17:20 IST

  New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Monday explained the reasons of his party's opposition to amendment in the land acquisition Act by the NDA government saying it will push the peasants to colonial

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  Modi running most 'centralised' govt in India's history: Jairam Ramesh

  National | April 05, 2015 17:40 IST

  Hyderabad: Narendra Modi is running "the most centralised" government ever in India's history, marginalising his Cabinet, BJP and MPs, former Union Minister Jairam Ramesh has charged.Ramesh, a senior Congress leader, also expressed his fear that

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  'No way' will govt manage to push land Bill in Rajya Sabha: Congress

  National | April 02, 2015 7:40 IST

  New Delhi:Throwing down the gauntlet to the ruling NDA, the Congress has said that the land Bill was a "make or break" issue for it and "in no way" would the government be able to

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  Jairam Ramesh trashes PM's defence of Land Acquisition Bill

  National | March 24, 2015 23:04 IST

  Patna: Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh today slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for claiming that amendments in 13 laws under Land Acquisition Bill were brought by NDA to provide for compensation and described the Centre

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  Land Bill changes a smoke screen to help industrialists: Congress

  National | March 22, 2015 23:53 IST

  New Delhi: Hitting back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on land acquisition bill, Congress today said the government's move to bring changes was a “smoke screen” to benefit industrialists and he was “lying” by claiming

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  Congress stages protest against land bill

  National | March 16, 2015 17:39 IST

  New Delhi: Hundreds of Congress workers today clashed with police during a protest against the BJP Government's Land Acquisition bill, saying it was anti-farmer.  Police resorted to lathi-charge and used water canons, leading to injuries

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  Police resort to force to stop Congress' protest against Land Bill

  India | March 16, 2015 16:59 IST

  New Delhi: Delhi Police today used water cannons and resorted to mild lathicharge to stop the Congress workers and leaders protesting against Land Bill outside Parliament. Senior Congress leaders Jairam Ramesh, Raj Babbar, Randeep Surjewala

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  Modi's objective is to 'completely debunk' Nehru: Jairam Ramesh

  National | March 07, 2015 22:05 IST

  Thrissur: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh today hit out at Narendra Modi, saying the Prime Minister's one point objective is to “completely debunk” Jawaharlal Nehru.He also asked the Left parties to join the Congress at a

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  Congress leaders speak in different voices on leadership issue

  National | February 27, 2015 21:56 IST

  New Delhi: The debate over leadership in Congress that kicked up after Rahul Gandhi's sudden leave refuses to die down with party leaders speaking in different voices.Some maintain that it's time that Rahul takes over

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  Chavan rubbishes BJP claim that he sought changes to land act

  National | February 27, 2015 12:05 IST

  Mumbai: Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan today said that BJP's claim that he had opposed the land acquisition bill of UPA government was “mischievous”.“As part of the consultation process, the (then) Union Minister Jairam

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  BJP highlights good elements of land bill

  National | February 25, 2015 23:06 IST

  New Delhi: After Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked party MPs to counter the “myths” propagated by the opposition parties against land bill, BJP today launched a major initiative to project the good elements of the

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  'Company Sarkar' is working for corporates: Jairam on NDA

  National | February 22, 2015 23:32 IST

  Greater Noida: Former Union minister Jairam Ramesh today attacked the Narendra Modi government over the land ordinance, saying the “Company Sarkar” has knocked out the basic principles of the original land acquisition law to bring

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  Never received direction from Sonia, Rahul Gandhi on how to run the ministry: Jairam Ramesh

  National | February 16, 2015 21:02 IST

  New Delhi: Days after former environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan quit alleging interference in the running of the ministry, her predecessor Jairam Ramesh said he faced no interference from Congress top officials in the running of