Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

A Kolkata court convicted prime accused Sanjay Roy, a civic volunteer, of raping and murdering the on-duty doctor at the state-run hospital, 162 days after the crime that sparked nationwide outrage and led to prolonged protests.

Chowdhury, the president of the West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee, referred to poll-related violence and alleged attacks on party workers during this year's general elections

Baharampur is set to vote in the upcoming fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections and the seat will not only determine the course of the Congress leader’s political career, but will decide the pattern of voting in the state --- especially for Muslims

Chowdhury raised the issue in a letter to Modi while stressing that the prime minister’s security and well-being are of utmost concern to the people as a whole and there can never be any compromise or let up on that front.

Lok Sabha elections 2024: The Congress has not yet announced its candidate for Baharampur. However, Chowdhury is likely to contest from the seat that he has represented five times in the Lok Sabha since 1999.

Congress' Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury writes to Speaker on Ethics Committee's proceedings against Mahua Moitra, urging a reevaluation of parliamentary committee rules.

He also alleged that the BJP in New Delhi and the TMC had reached an understanding and "in exchange for this favour" TMC chief Mamata Banerjee would "play spoilsport" in the fight of a united opposition against the saffron party in 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

The 13 MPs include eight from the Lok Sabha and five from the Rajya Sabha, including three retired members, Prime Point Foundation, which has instituted the award, said in a statement.

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury also mentioned a recent incident from Jammu's Rajouri town, where two civilians were shot dead and a third was injured on Friday morning near the gate of an Army facility.

The comment made in the Lok Sabha was vehemently countered by the BJP's Nishikant Dubey who said the Reserve Bank of India took the "big step" to eliminate corruption and terror financing which were "rampant" under the Congress rule.

A major political row broke out on Thursday over the ’rashtrapatni’ remark by the Congress leader in the Lok Sabha with the BJP launching an all-out offensive against the opposition party.

As the House resumed at 4 pm, MPs from both treasury and the Opposition were shouting. Kirit Premjibhai Solanki, who was on Chair, urged members to take their seats. As pandemonium continued, he adjourned the proceedings for the day.

The finance minister, who just recovered from Covid-19 infection, demanded an apology from the Congress president. "I demand an apology from the president of the Congress party who herself is a woman," she said.

The BJP has accused the Congress of demeaning President Murmu and demanded an apology.

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury also said that a Congress delegation on a visit to Nagaland was stopped at Jorhat by the district officials.

The leader of Congress party in the Lok Sabha point out that the present government had restricted media from covering the proceedings of the Parliament.

The leader of the Congress in Lok Sabha claimed that Modi’s campaign on administration of 100 crore vaccine doses was projected in a way that made it look like 100 crore people have been inoculated.

Chowdhury further stated that Congress president Sonia Gandhi has suggested that the Centre should "provide free food grains to the needy" along with Rs 6,000 per month to all unemployed persons.

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury described the pandemic situation in the country as grave and said there is a need to find a national solution to handle the issue.

Will the BJP juggernaut roll into yet another state? Or will West Bengal opt for a third Trinamool term? The result would be out on May 2.