Ahmed Patel

Budget 2020: Congress Slams Budget As ''Insipid'' And Lacking In Stimulus For Growth

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday February 1, 2020

Budget 2020: Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel said that at a time when India is in the midst of an economic downturn, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's budget speech focuses more on praising the prime minister rather than helping the common citizen.

Congress Plans To Bring Anti-CAA Resolutions In Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Sunday January 19, 2020

The Congress is planning to bring resolutions against the Citizenship Amendment Act in the legislative assemblies of states like Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, which are ruled by it, senior leader Ahmed Patel said on Sunday.

Ahmed Patel Meets Sonia Gandhi Over Rajasthan Hospital Deaths

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday January 4, 2020

Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel on Saturday met party interim chief Sonia Gandhi over the death of over 100 children in Rajasthan's Kota and also discussed the portfolio distribution in Maharashtra.

2019 Will Be Remembered For Betrayal Of People's Mandate: Congress

India News | PressTrust of India | Tuesday December 31, 2019

The Congress today said 2019 will be remembered for the betrayal of the people's mandate and attempts to rip apart the plural fabric of India.

Tax Notice To Congress Over Rs 170-Crore Funding From Hyderabad Firm

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu and Arvind Gunasekar, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Tuesday December 3, 2019

The Income Tax department has issued a show cause notice to the Congress, asking the party to clarify if it has received funds to the tune of Rs 170 crore from a Hyderabad-based firm as found through its tax evasion probe into a Rs 3,300-crore hawala racket case, news agency PTI quoted officials as saying on Tuesday.

Congress Leaders Meet Sharad Pawar Ahead Of Uddhav Thackeray's Swearing-In

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday November 27, 2019

Senior Congress leaders, including Ahmed Patel, on Wednesday, met NCP chief Sharad Pawar at his residence to discuss issues pertaining to Maharashtra's ministerial council and oath-taking ceremony."

Ahmed Patel Tells Maharashtra Congress Of "Challenges" From PM, Amit Shah

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Sunday November 24, 2019

After the BJP made a swift comeback in Maharashtra on Saturday morning, leaving the Shiv Sena, NCP and the Congress in shock, the three parties have sequestered their MLAs in an attempt to protect them from poaching. The three parties have taken their MLAs to luxury hotels in Mumbai itself, anticipating that they will have to be rushed in anytime t...

"We Along With NCP And Sena Will Defeat BJP In Trust Vote": Congress

India News | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Saturday November 23, 2019

The Congress, the NCP and the Shiv Sena will defeat the BJP in a trust vote, the Congress's Ahmed Patel declared today, hours after the BJP returned to power in Maharashtra on the back of a controversial alliance with the NCP

"Illegal, Evil Manoeuvres": Ahmed Patel Lashes At BJP's Maharashtra Coup

India News | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Saturday November 23, 2019

Congress leader Ahmed Patel has hit out after dramatic overnight events in Maharashtra saw the BJP's Devendra Fadnavis return as Chief Minister for a second term. Mr Patel described the oath-taking ceremony as an "illegal and evil manoeuvre"

Shocked By Maharashtra Coup, Congress Leader Quotes From "The Godfather"

India News | Edited by Shylaja Varma | Saturday November 23, 2019

Shocked by the dramatic twist in Maharashtra government formation after Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar took oath this morning, Congress called it "betrayal" of people's mandate".

Sonia Gandhi Meets Senior Party Leaders To Discuss Maharashtra Turmoil

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday November 19, 2019

Congress president Sonia Gandhi met senior leaders Ahmed Patel, Mallikarjun Kharge, AK Antony and KC Venugopal on Tuesday to discuss the political situation in Maharashtra and the way forward for the party on government formation, sources said.

Uddhav Thackeray-Congress Late Night Talks On Maharashtra Power-Sharing

India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Deepshika Ghosh | Wednesday November 13, 2019

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray met with Congress leader Ahmed Patel last night as the two ideologically contrasting parties explored ways of getting together to form a government in Maharashtra, hours after President's Rule was imposed in the state.

Chief Minister's Job Among NCP's Conditions For Partnering Sena: Sources

India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Wednesday November 13, 2019

Despite the declaration of President's Rule in Maharashtra earlier on Tuesday, the Shiv Sena is still in negotiations with the Congress and Sharad Pawar's NCP to work out a political coalition capable of governing the state.

Ahmed Patel Meets Nitin Gadkari, Says Discussed Infrastructure projects, Not Politics

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday November 6, 2019

Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel on Wednesday met Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari and is learnt to have discussed issues related to road and infrastructure projects in Gujarat, according to sources.

Congress's Ahmed Patel, Anand Sharma Meet DK Shivakumar In Tihar Jail

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 26, 2019

Senior Congress leaders Ahmed Patel and Anand Sharma today met party leader from Karnataka DK Shivakumar who is currently in the judicial custody in a money laundering case filed by the Enforcement Directorate.