In an article in the Congress Sandesh, senior party leader Karan Singh said that the ASI shocked the nation by making certain sweeping statements that questioned the very existence of Lord Ram as a historical figure.
At a time when Mamata Banerjee has created unease in Congress by not supporting its presidential candidate, the latest issue of Congress mouthpiece on Wednesday recalled that Pranab Mukherjee has won respect even in the opposition.
The Congress has virtually blamed the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam for the drubbing in the Tamil Nadu and Puducherry assembly elections. "The results in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry were affected by the 2G scam and these states were lost to other parties," the editorial in the latest issue of 'Congress Sandesh' said. Congress was part of the DMK-led alliance in Tamil Nadu. The issue has come at a time when DMK chief M Karunanidhi is holding an emergency meeting.
Congress has criticised the Mayawati government in Uttar Pradesh for allegedly misusing grants from the Centre and blamed it for rising crime and corruption in the state.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi has said the government has a "very active agenda" for Parliament in the coming months when bills on land acquisition, food security and changes in income tax laws will be taken up.
scotching all speculation, Congress president Sonia Gandhi has virtually made it clear that Manmohan Singh would continue to be the prime ministerial face of the party.
"One of the main principles of the Congress has been its commitment to secularism. This is particularly important in Gujarat where communal politics has polarised society and undermined the pluralist and tolerant ethos of our nation," Gandhi said in the latest issue of Congress Sandesh.
On Saturday, the Congress leader had said the government had kept the Left and Opposition informed during the negotiations of the nuclear deal.
Strongly condemning the "attempt to create communal tensions," she said the Congress will continue to demand that justice be meted out to those found guilty of any such activities.
Setting the agenda ahead of a series of elections lined up in the next few months, Congress President Sonia Gandhi said that with its 123-year old history and large organisational base, the party is fully geared up to win the elections.
"In the states where we are in power, the party chief ministers must work in tandem with the party presidents," Sonia Gandhi said, asking partymen to prepare for the challenges ahead. Her comments came in the backdrop of setbacks in several party-ruled states last year and in view of the upcoming assembly polls in ten states this year, followed by the Lok Sabha elections next year.
Days after he quit Congress and created a controversy by taking down the website of the party state unit, Sanjay Puri on Thursday joined Aam Aadmi Party along with scores of Janakpuri block Congress workers.
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