Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

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Union Minister Smriti Irani speaks in the Lok Sabha during ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Thursday, July 28, 2022. (SANSAD TV/PTI Photo)

Sonia Gandhi, Smriti Irani in LS spat after Adhir 'sorry' for President remark

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, referred to President Droupadi Murmu as 'Rashtrapatni' while sitting on a protest inside the Parliament complex

29 Jul 2022 6:47 AM

Shah assures statehood to JK at appropriate time; says its development top priority

The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2021 has already been passed by Rajya Sabha

13 Feb 2021 10:05 PM

Suspended Congress MPs Gaurav Gogoi (C), T N Prathapan (2L), Dean Kuriakose (R), Manicka Tagore (2R) and Gurjeet Singh Aujla (R) stage a protest at Parliament during the ongoing Budget Session, in New Delhi (PTI)

Revoke suspension of Congress MPs: Opposition

Lok Sabha had on Thursday passed a motion suspending the seven Congress members for their “utter disregard” for House rules

06 Mar 2020 3:47 PM

AAP MP Sushil Gupta provides hand sanitiser to a journalist in Parliament House on Thursday.

Curb fake news on Corona: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

Shiv Sena MP Arvind Sawant also sought to know from the government, what it was doing to evacuate 1,000 Indians who are stuck in Iran.

06 Mar 2020 6:13 AM

Sparks fly in LS over CAB arson in Northeast

He added that both Northeast and Kashmir are of strategic importance and the government should take the deteriorating situation seriously.

13 Dec 2019 1:34 AM

"Unfortunate that Prime Minister who speaks on everything is silent on this issue (crimes against women). From Make in India, India is slowly heading towards rape in India," Chowdhury said in the Lok Sabha. (Photo: ANI)

Adhir Ranjan urges PM Modi to speak up on crimes against women

Chowdhury was speaking in reference to the recent instances of rape and killing from Uttar Pradesh and Telangana.

10 Dec 2019 1:22 PM

The minister's statement came after Congress leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury asked the government when political leaders, including sitting member and former chief minister Farooq Abdullah, would be released. (Photo: File)

J&K admin to decide on release of detained political leaders: Shah

Amit Shah also said the central government would not interfere in the matter.

10 Dec 2019 12:17 PM

Irani said it was unfortunate that incidents of rape and killing of women are being communalised and politicised. (Photo: ANI)

Cong leader's Sita remarks trigger uproar in LS, Irani says Oppn communalising issue

Chowdhury had said while on the one hand plans are afoot to build a Ram temple (in Ayodhya), on the other hand Sita is being burnt.

06 Dec 2019 2:37 PM

In his reply, the Defence Minister said that the government was developing infrastructure in areas bordering China to ensure India's sovereignty. (Photo: File)

Absence of ‘mutually agreed LAC’ led to Chinese incursion: Rajnath Singh

Singh said, 'Sometimes the Chinese Army enters here and sometimes our people go over there.'

04 Dec 2019 2:10 PM

House erupts over ‘infiltrator’ jibe

In the House on Monday, he sought to explain his remarks and said he would apologise if the BJP was not satisfied with his response.

03 Dec 2019 1:32 AM

He also warned Amit Shah of the consequences of passing the Bill. (Photo: File)

PM Modi, Amit Shah are also migrants, says Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

'Their homes are in Gujarat but they have come to Delhi,' Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury told ANI.

02 Dec 2019 10:26 AM

Chowdhury also said that what he saw in the House was unprecedented. (Photo: File)

Women parliamentarians manhandled by security personnel: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

The incident happened in the Lok Sabha when they were protesting in the Well of the House over the Maharashtra government formation.

25 Nov 2019 1:53 PM

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, leader of Congress in Lok Sabha, demanded here on Friday that government should constitute a committee to scrutinize "electoral bonds" and alleged that it is a conspiracy to fill the coffers of BJP for election funding. (Photo: File)

Govt should form scrutinising committee on electoral bonds: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

Under the electoral bonds scheme, a donor can anonymously buy a bond and deposit it with the party of their choice.

22 Nov 2019 12:40 PM

Congress leader in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

‘Centre’s wrong policies lead to worsening situation in Valley’

The government of India wants to prove to the world that Kashmir is peaceful.

31 Oct 2019 1:47 AM

'All the deceased persons are from Bengal and from my home District Murshidabad,' Chowdhury said. (Photo: File)

Send all-party delegation to Kashmir: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury urges PM Modi

His letter to the Prime Minister comes in the wake of the killing of five migrant labourers by terrorists on Tuesday.

30 Oct 2019 5:30 PM

The tweet drew hilarious responses from Twitter users. (Photo: File)

Tharoor vs Adhir Ranjan: Latest tweet over Chidambaram leaves netizens confused

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor is also known to use complex words in his tweets, often leading his followers to reach for the dictionary.

23 Oct 2019 3:17 PM

Addressing the media persons after the senior Congress leaders met at 10 Janpath on the final NRC list issue on Saturday, Adhir said the government failed to properly handle the NRC in Assam. (Photo: File)

Adhir Chowdhury takes dig at Centre, says 'NRC should be conducted in Parliament'

NRC is being updated for Assam as of now to weed out illegal immigrants.

31 Aug 2019 2:56 PM

In a scathing attack, leader of Congress in Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, on Thursday lashed out at Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik over his 'political juvenile' remark on Rahul Gandhi, saying that such comments do not suit the stature of a governor and should be declared unfit for the post. (Photo: File)

J&K governor should be declared unfit for post: Adhir Chowdhury

He urged BJP to convene an all-party meeting at the earliest and take all political parties into confidence regarding the Kashmir issue.

29 Aug 2019 3:44 PM

'Schools and colleges are closed in Jammu and Kashmir. People are not allowed to speak. Those who want to visit there are not being allowed to go to Jammu and Kashmir,' Chowdhury said. (Photo: ANI)

J&K Governor should be made state BJP president: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

His comments came a day after a delegation of opposition leaders including Rahul Gandhi was stopped at Srinagar airport.

25 Aug 2019 9:14 PM

Sonia Gandhi was recently chosen as interim chief of Congress after a meeting of the party's Working Committee. (Photo: AP)

Cong will become stronger under Sonia Gandhi's leadership: Adhir Ranjan

'Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi have sacrificed their lives for India,' Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said.

18 Aug 2019 8:20 AM

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