Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

Anand Sharma had on Monday slammed Congress' association with the ISF led by Muslim cleric Abbas Siddiqui in West Bengal, contending that it was against the "Gandhian and Nehruvian secularism" and the party cannot be selective in fighting "communalists".

Speaking at a joint rally at the Brigade Parade Ground here, Chowdhury said the massive gathering proves that the upcoming elections will not be a two-cornered contest.

Chowdhury said that the parleys between his party and the Left Front are being held in a cordial and friendly atmosphere.

An AIIMS forensic team that was re-evaluating Sushant Singh Rajput’s post-mortem report has ruled out any foul play in his death and concluded that he died by suicide.

For Adhir Chowdhury though, who is known as a strong critic of West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, it seems to be a Hobson’s choice because any substantial increase in the Congress vote share, considering its alliance with the Left Front, would mean a gain for the state's ruling Trinamool Congress and worries for the BJP.

Chowdhury, who is a member of Congress Working Committee (CWC) as well, suggested that Modi should "listen patiently to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to revive the economy”.

Chowdhury also dared the BJP leadership to substantiate its charge that the Congress party had ever compromised national security, and said he will resign as MP if the allegations are proved.

Underlining that the PAC should widely examine the Centre's actions and approach in handling the COVID-19 crisis, Chowdhury said, "The panel will study both health and economic aspects of this pandemic."

As trends indicated that the Aam Aadmi Party was leading on 56 seats and the BJP on 14, Chowdhury said the people of Delhi voted for development.

This comes a day after Chowdhury stirred a row by urging authorities to reinvestigate the Pulwama case

Taking to Twitter, the opposition leader said,” @ New Army Chief, Parliament already had adopted unanimous resolution on #POK in 1994, Government is at liberty to take action and may give direction (sic).

Government is selling family silver of the country to pursue privatisation and is doing so without Parliament scrutiny, he said while speaking after Question Hour.

"It is incumbent upon the government to run the House smoothly so that Opposition parties will be able to express their views, articulate their opinion in an appropriate manner. This is the essence of Parliamentary democracy.

Chowdhury, who is also a five-time MP from Berhampore Lok Sabha seat in Murshidabad district, on Wednesday met family members of the five labourers who were killed by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir.

While some wondered what the West Bengal Congress leader might have tried to convey, the others poked fun at him, stating he was only trying to wear Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor’s hat for a while.

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury junked all allegations of corruption levelled by the Bharatiya Janata Party and Narendra Modi-led NDA government against the Gandhi family and the Congress party

Chowdhury replaced senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge as the party’s leader in the Lower House

The Congress nominee from Baharampur Lok Sabha seat claimed that Special Police Observer in West Bengal Bibek Dubey is one such official.

Railways is likely to take a decision on further hike in freight tariff in October when it will review the fuel adjustment component (FAC) in the wake of rising energy cost but passenger fares will not be touched.