The writer is leader of the Congress in Lok Sabha

February 04,2025 07:01:30 AM
India must continue to flag attacks on minorities but from the highest levels of government, the message to Bangladesh must be clear: India is not pro or anti any dispensation
Tue, Feb 04, 2025
August 25,2024 16:00:16 PM
Violence has become grist to the state’s political mill. But the R G Kar incident has triggered a social and public movement calling for safer public spaces, better governance and a more peaceful social order
Wed, Aug 28, 2024
August 04,2023 07:15:30 AM
The people of the state don't need a lecture on violence. They need their Prime Minister to listen — and speak
Fri, Aug 04, 2023
May 28,2023 18:55:34 PM
Parliament does not belong to voters depending on whom they voted for, or elected representatives depending on which party is in power. That’s why we in the Congress decided to stay away — our absence is our democratic response to the yawning gap between what the PM says and what he does
Mon, May 29, 2023
December 06,2022 18:23:04 PM
The House must become the forum for a dialogue, not monologue. Government must refer the maximum number of draft bills to committees.
Wed, Dec 07, 2022
May 13,2022 02:20:11 AM
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury writes: BJP must remember Vivekananda's words on fanaticism. No country has become an economic powerhouse with its society divided, and a section of its population made to feel small
Fri, May 13, 2022
June 01,2021 03:54:30 AM
Our institutional weaknesses in terms of setting up oxygen plants or ramping up vaccination, the government’s arrogant and disrespectful dismissal of all criticism as anti-national, have dealt a shattering blow to the Rising India story.
Tue, Jun 01, 2021
January 12,2021 03:05:00 AM
How, in the name of the pandemic, can a people's representative sit in the comfort of his or her home especially when our farmers are sitting on the roads for days together? We should continue to meet, though for a shorter period
Tue, Jan 12, 2021
October 13,2020 04:32:40 AM
Sources said the MPs will have informal discussions with representatives of the Defence Ministry and the Northern Army Command in Leh on October 28 on “provisioning, procurement and issue of high altitude clothing, equipment, ration and housing”.
Tue, Oct 13, 2020
August 12,2020 03:00:38 AM
We need to explore innovative long-term efficacious and durable initiatives to mend fences in the neighbourhood and provide them with the comfort to look beyond the sphere of Chinese influence.
Wed, Aug 12, 2020
July 02,2020 03:00:13 AM
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury writes: The people are eagerly awaiting the resumption of Parliament, especially at a time the country is reeling from a monstrous pandemic and concerned about the Chinese aggression.
Thu, Jul 02, 2020
June 17,2020 04:30:38 AM
The tragic deaths of our brave and courageous soldiers cannot and should not go in vain. This is a time for firm resolve and prudence, to stay united and determined in the commitment to protect the integrity of the nation and its people.
Wed, Jun 17, 2020
May 22,2020 01:48:03 AM
Migrant workers must be able to believe that this is a country for all, without any discrimination. They do not require mercy, they should be allowed to live with dignity.
Fri, May 22, 2020





