July 5, 2021
1 min read

Congress mulling to appoint new LS leader ahead of session

The possible replacement could be Manish Tewari or Shashi Tharoor….reports Asian Lite News

The Congress is considering to replace Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury as leader of the Lok Sabha and appoint a new face to catalyse opposition strategy in the house and outside and corner the government in the parliament.

The sources say that this is to offer olive branch to Trinamool leader Mamata Banerjee, as both Adhir and Mamata have been rivals since their Congress days but the impending decision may come after party scored zero in West Bengal Assembly election despite Chowdhury getting free hand.

The possible replacement could be Manish Tewari or Shashi Tharoor. Tewari is MP from Anandpur Sahib in Punjab but has roots in eastern UP and has good relations with Mamata Banerjee and he is also a Brahmin, while Shashi Tharoor, an MP from Kerala has been vocal on several issues.

However, a section of the party is batting for Rahul Gandhi but sources say that he is not keen as the floor leader will not get the status of Leader of Opposition as Congress does not fulfill the criteria.

Incidentally, both Tharoor and Tewari are from the group of G-23 which wrote letters to Sonia Gandhi for sweeping reforms in the party. As Sonia Gandhi is reaching out to dissenters and opposition leaders, she is building a new team which is more flexible in approach. Chowdhury may be given the task to build the party in state as he is the Chief.

ALSO READ: ‘C’ in Cong stands for ‘cunning’: Mayawati lashes out at Congress

Previous Story

Telangana to pay pension for people above 57 from August

Next Story

Spirit of competition turns barren Pune village green

Latest from -Top News

Mass Afghan Expulsions from Iran

Between June 18 and June 26, a total of 88,308 undocumented Afghan nationals were forcibly returned from Iran to Afghanistan More than 88,000 undocumented Afghan migrants were deported from Iran in a

Mamdani’s win sparks surge in hate posts

There were at least 127 violent hate-related reports mentioning Mamdani or his campaign in the day after polls closed Anti-Muslim online posts targeting New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani have surged

NATO Turns to Indo-Pacific

NATO must adapt, not replicate. Engage the IP4, tailor ties with India, and align with Quad–EU efforts. For India: influence without compromise. For NATO: relevance without overreach….writes Vas Shenoy While the NATO

Rubio to host Quad partners in Washington

The July 1 meeting comes amid growing complexity in intra-Quad relations….reports Asian Lite News The United States will host a high-level Quad Foreign Ministers Meeting on July 1 in Washington, D.C., as

Miliband shuns £25bn renewable energy project

Whitehall sources say the government will emphasise a desire to focus on “homegrown” energy in a statement explaining its rejection of the Xlinks project The government is snubbing a £25bn renewable energy
Go toTop

Don't Miss

Himalayan Hemp: A startup turns bhang into prized ingredient

Haneesh Katnawer and Sonam Sodha, founders of the startup, claimed

PM’s 10-point plan to boost ASEAN-India ties

To commemorate a decade of the Act East Policy, Modi