Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

More Army Needed For Cyclone-Hit Bengal: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury To PM

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 26, 2020

Senior Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Tuesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking deployment of more Army personnel to restore normalcy in cyclone-hit Kolkata and other parts of West Bengal.

Coronavirus - Centre Shouldn't Be Stingy: Congress Leader On Rs 100 Crore For COVID-19 Vaccine

India News | ANI | Thursday May 14, 2020

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Thursday slammed the Centre for not allocating sufficient funds for the development of a vaccine for coronavirus.

Congress Leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury Praises PM For "Sincere Attempts" To Ferry Migrants

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 13, 2020

Even as his party has been up in arms against Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the migrant labourers' issue, Leader of the Congress party in Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has appreciated PM Modi's "sincere attempts" to bring back those stranded to their home.

Public Accounts Committee To Examine Lockdown's Economic Impact

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 12, 2020

Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will examine all aspects of the Centre's actions in tackling the COVID-19 crisis and may call the RBI governor to evaluate the economic cost and unemployment resulted due to the nationwide lockdown, panel chairman Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said on Tuesday.

West Bengal Government Indifferent To The Plight Of Migrants: Adhir Chowdhury

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday May 11, 2020

Alleging that the West Bengal government was indifferent to the plight of migrant workers stranded in different parts of the country, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Sunday sought to know from Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee that how many trains would be needed to bring them back.

Urged Amit Shah To Help Bring Back Stranded People Of Bengal: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday May 8, 2020

Leader of Congress party in Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, on Thursday said that he requested to Union Home Minister Amit Shah to take steps so that patients, students and migrant workers of West Bengal, who are now stranded in various states, can return home.

''Please Call Me Back'': Congress' Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury In Letter To Railway Minister

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday May 1, 2020

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury wrote to Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday, saying that the minister did not attend to his phone calls over the last four days, and requested him to "call him back" to discuss the movement of migrant workers from West Bengal stranded in other parts of the country due to the lockdown.

West Bengal Playing "Hide And Seek" On COVID-19 Data: Congress Leader

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday April 29, 2020

Launching an attack on the West Bengal government, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Wednesday sought detailed data on the number of people infected with COVID-19 in the State so far.

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury Turns Office Into Control Room To Assist Migrant Labourers

India News | ANI | Saturday April 18, 2020

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has turned his Delhi office into a mini control room to help migrant labourers stuck in West Bengal and other states during the lockdown.

Adhir Chowdhury Allocates Funds For Ventilators At Murshidabad Hospital

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday March 30, 2020

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Monday allocated funds for three ventilators at Murshidabad Medical College and Hospital from his MP Local Area Development Scheme (MPLAD) funds to combat coronavirus.

Congress Moves Adjournment Motion To Release Political Prisoners In J&K

India News | ANI | Wednesday March 18, 2020

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has moved an adjournment motion notice in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday over "demand to release political prisoners in Jammu and Kashmir".

Centre's Preparations Against Coronavirus "Not Visible": Congress

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday March 14, 2020

The Congress alleged on Saturday that the government is lacking in its preparedness to combat coronavirus, with senior leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury demanding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi address the nation on containment measures taken so far.

Suspension Of 7 Congress MPs Over Disruption In Parliament Revoked

India News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Wednesday March 11, 2020

The suspension of seven Congress MPs from parliament last week for disrupting the house over a call for discussion on the violence in Delhi has been revoked, sources have said. The suspended members include Gaurav Gogoi, TN Prathapan, Dean Kuriakose, Benny Behananm, Manickam Tagore, Rajmohan Unnithan and Gurjeet Singh Aujla. The second half of the ...

Congress's Adhir Chowdhury Writes To PM On Chief Vigilance Commissioner Appointment

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday March 9, 2020

Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has raised objection on the appointment of Sanjay Kothari as Chief Vigilance Commissioner as his name was not shortlisted by the search committee.

Pickpockets Can't Be Sent To Gallows: Congress On Suspension Of MPs

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday March 7, 2020

Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Friday said the suspension of seven party MPs from Lok Sabha for disrupting proceedings was like sending a pickpocket to the gallows, only to be panned by Union minister Pralhad Joshi who termed the analogy strange and unfortunate.