Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

Congress Says Its Bengal Spokesperson Arrested Over Social Media Posts

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Friday October 18, 2019

Leader of the Congress party in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has accused the West Bengal Police of "arresting" party spokesperson Samanay Bandopadhyay for circulating posts critical of the TMC government.

"Why Not Make Citizens' List For Entire World": Congress Mocks Government

India News | Edited by Aditya Sharma | Monday September 16, 2019

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury today mocked BJP chief ministers calling for the implementation of the National Register of Citizens in their states, asking why not carry out the exercise in the whole world.

''Conduct NRC In Parliament'': Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's Swipe At Centre

India News | ANI | Saturday August 31, 2019

The central government "should conduct NRC in parliament", Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said today soon after the final Assam citizens' list was released, which excluded over 19 lakh people.

Adhir Chowdhury "Buried His Party In Grave": Governor On J&K Remark

India News | ANI | Monday August 26, 2019

Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik on Monday criticised leader of the Congress in Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, saying he has "buried his party in the grave" by his remarks in parliament.

Public Accounts Committee Meeting Of 17th Lok Sabha To Be Held Today

India News | ANI | Monday August 26, 2019

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of 17th Lok Sabha will meet for the first time at Parliament Annexe in New Delhi today.

P Chidambaram's Arrest Attempt To Silence Him: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday August 22, 2019

Leader of the Congress in Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury Thursday criticised the BJP government for pursuing vendetta politics against the party's leaders and said former union finance minister P Chidambaram was arrested as he was vocal on corruption by the saffron party leaders.

Nehru-Gandhi Family Has "Brand Equity": Congress's Adhir Chowdhury

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday August 17, 2019

The leader of the Congress in Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, has said it will be tough for any leader from outside the Gandhi-Nehru family to run the party, as it has "brand equity".

"Kashmir Like A Concentration Camp": Congress Leader Slams Centre

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Thursday August 8, 2019

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury today claimed that Kashmir has come to resemble a "concentration camp" due to the massive deployment of security personnel and snapped communication links in anticipation of widespread protests against the scrapping of its special status under Article 370 of the Constitution.

"Headless Congress Is Brainless": Minister On Adhir Chowdhury's Remark

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 6, 2019

Hitting out at the Congress over its leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's Kashmir remarks in the Lok Sabha, Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Tuesday said "headless Congress" has now also become "brainless".

Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Upset With Congress Leader Over Own-Goal On Kashmir

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Deepshika Ghosh | Tuesday August 6, 2019

A Congress leader's own-goal in parliament today on the government's big Jammu and Kashmir move has upset Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, sources say. Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, the leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha, deeply embarrassed his party by appearing to suggest that Jammu and Kashmir is not an internal matter.

BJP High Command Has No Faith In Karnataka Government: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday July 27, 2019

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Saturday dubbed the newly-formed BJP government in Karnataka as "immoral", and claimed that even the BJP's central leadership has no faith in it.

Congress Leader Wants Om Birla To Be "Best Speaker In Commonwealth"

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday July 26, 2019

Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Thursday expressed the hope that the Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla would emerge as the best Speaker in the Commonwealth countries on the back of his sterling performance in conducting the proceedings in the Lower House.

Democracy Is Being Killed In Karnataka, Congress Tells Lok Sabha

Karnataka News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 19, 2019

Ahead of the Karnataka Assembly vote on confidence motion of the Congress-JDS coalition government, leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury alleged that the BJP is conspiring to bring down governments in states where opposition parties are in power.

"Martial Law In Mumbai," Says Senior Congress Leader On Karnataka Crisis

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 10, 2019

The Congress on Wednesday wondered if martial law is imposed in Mumbai, alleging that party lawmakers from Karnataka are being kept "in captivity" there and "not allowed to meet a minister".

Rahul Gandhi Raises Slogans In Lok Sabha Over Karnataka Political Crisis

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 9, 2019

Rahul Gandhi arrived in the House at noon and he raised slogans in Lok Sabha over the developments in Karnataka. Mr Gandhi arrived in the House at noon. At that time Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury was raising the Karnataka issue and accused the ruling party of "poaching" its lawmakers in the state.