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Time of India
a day ago
- Politics
- Time of India
CM should write to Prez against guv: Venugopal
Kottayam: AICC general secretary K C Venugopal said that the governor is degrading the constitutional position he holds. He demanded that chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan should write to the President about it. Venugopal told reporters in Alappuzha on Saturday that the post of the governor is the highest constitutional post in a state. "He has decided to forfeit its value. It is not a post that should be used for selfish political interests. The President should intervene in such matters. The CM should write a letter to the President at the earliest, pointing out that the governor is misusing his post," he said. Venugopal also asked why the CM is not ready for it. He said that the finance minister's announcement that welfare pension will be provided from the 20th of this month was only to influence the voters of Nilambur and misuse the election. This is a blatant violation of the election code of conduct. The Election Commission should take this seriously. The UDF will consider filing a complaint, he said. He said that during the Nilambur byelection, he strongly criticised the way welfare pension is being distributed in arrears. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Trading CFD dengan Teknologi dan Kecepatan Lebih Baik IC Markets Mendaftar Undo "Welfare pension is the right of the common man. They are entitled to receive it without arrears. This is the govt that came to power saying that welfare pension would be increased to Rs 2,500. Now, even as their term is about to end, it is only Rs 1,600," he added. Venugopal said UDF is confident that it will win the Nilambur byelection. "It is because of this certainty that the LDF has not paid the pension. There has never been another election where there was so much unity in the UDF. The Muslim League was more enthusiastic than the Congress. Sadikkali Thangal and P K Kunhalikutty worked as if it were their own election. The IUML cadres worked with more enthusiasm than they would have worked for an IUML candidate. All the leaders and cadres of the Congress worked together in unison," Venugopal said. The AICC general secretary also said Shashi Tharoor is an indivisible factor of the Congress. "Congress is a party that ensures freedom of expression. Congress has its own ideas and goals. Everyone has instructions to go along with it. The party has the right to take action if that 'Lakshman Rekha' is violated anywhere. Congress is not a party that violates anyone's freedom of expression and freedom of movement," Venugopal said in response to a question.
New Indian Express
3 days ago
- Business
- New Indian Express
3,500 youths got letters at job fair held on Rahul Gandhi's birthday: Indian Youth Congress
NEW DELHI: The Indian Youth Congress (IYC) on Thursday claimed that thousands of young job-seekers turned up at its 'Mega Job Fair' held at the Talkatora Stadium here to mark the 55th birthday of Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi. Calling the event a "historic platform for employment", the IYC, which is the youth wing of the main opposition Congress party, said over 100 companies participated in the fair, offering more than 5,000 job opportunities. "Preparations were in full swing in every corner… and now history is being made. Talkatora Stadium has become the biggest platform for employment today," the youth wing said in a post on X. According to the IYC, over 8,500 youths registered for the job fair and nearly 7,500 of them were interviewed. Around 3,500 job seekers received appointment letters on the spot, while several others were called for a second round of interviews by the HR representatives of companies. It said 170 companies participated in the recruitment process. Several senior Congress leaders, including AICC general secretary K C Venugopal, Sachin Pilot, Kanhaiya Kumar, Devender Yadav and Supriya Shrinate, were present at the event. Venugopal said unemployment is the most pressing issue facing youth today and alleged that the BJP had failed to deliver on its promise of providing two crore jobs annually.
Time of India
6 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Welfare pension to be distributed on June 20
Thiruvananthapuram: Close on the heels of the Nilambur assembly bypoll, finance minister K N Balagopal announced on Monday the distribution of the next instalment of social welfare pension on June 20, a day after the bypoll date. As many as 62 lakh beneficiaries receive Rs 1,600 as a social security pension. Social welfare pension was one of the key debate points during the Nilambur byelection campaign. The CPM strongly opposed AICC general secretary K C Venugopal's remark that the CPM was trying to use welfare pension as a bribe to woo voters. Following CPM's counter attack, Venugopal clarified that he was referring to the politicisation of the welfare pension and that his criticism against the state govt should not be construed as an insult to the beneficiaries, as alleged by the CPM. A note from the office of the finance minister stated that the LDF govt has spent Rs 38,500cr on welfare pensions in the last four years. The first Pinarayi Vijayan govt spent Rs 35,154cr on the distribution of welfare pensions. This included the 18 months of pension arrears during the period of the Oommen Chandy govt. Balagopal said the LDF govts, in the last nine years, spent Rs 73,654cr on welfare pensions.
India Gazette
13-06-2025
- Politics
- India Gazette
"We need thorough inquiry": KC Venugopal on Air India plane crash
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], June 13 (ANI): Congress leader KC Venugopal on Friday said that the inquiry into the Air India flight plane crash near the Ahmedabad airport should be expedited and that there should be a clear-cut answer to why this accident happened. Speaking with ANI, KC Venugopal described the plane crash as 'one of the most shocking incidents' and said that there should be a clear-cut answer why this accident happened. 'What happened in Ahmedabad yesterday was one of the most shocking incidents. There are no words to explain need a thorough inquiry about that. I think there is an established convention to inquire about flight accidents. I think that should be expedited, there should be clear-cut answer why this accident happened. Only an inquiry can reveal this,' KC Venugopal said. On Thursday, the Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, which was bound for London from Ahmedabad, crashed shortly after takeoff. There were 242 people on board, including 230 passengers and 12 crew members. Among the victims was former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani. Of the passengers, 241 died in the crash. The lone survivor, identified as Vishwashkumar Ramesh, a British national of Indian origin, sustained injuries and is undergoing treatment. The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) on Friday confirmed the recovery of the Digital Flight Data Recorder (DFDR), commonly referred to as the black box, from the rooftop of a building at the site of the Air India Flight AI-171 crash in Ahmedabad. The AAIB has launched a full-scale investigation into the crash, with over 40 staff from the Gujarat State Government joining efforts to support the Ministry of Civil Aviation teams on the ground. The black box, a critical piece of evidence, will be analysed to determine the cause of the tragic crash. Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Ahmedabad Civil Hospital and met the survivor and other injured people. Aircraft manufacturer Boeing also released a statement on X, saying, 'We are in contact with Air India regarding Flight 171 and stand ready to support them. Our thoughts are with the passengers, crew, first responders and all affected.' (ANI)
Indian Express
11-06-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
CM Siddaramaiah points to Congress high command, says re-enumerating caste population data not Karnataka govt's decision
A day after the Congress high command asked the Karnataka Government to re-enumerate the population figures of various communities in the state for its Socio-economic and Educational Survey, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said the exercise was based on the directions issued by the party leadership and was not the decision of the state government. Responding to media queries at Gowribidanur in Chikkaballapur district, Siddaramaiah said, 'We will do whatever the high command says. It is not my decision. It is not the decision of the Cabinet. It is not the decision of our government. It is a decision of the high command. They have told us to go for re-enumeration,' he said. The directions from the high command had come ahead of a special Cabinet meeting convened by the Siddaramaiah administration Thursday, which was said to be keen on accepting the report. The decision was announced by Congress general secretary K C Venugopal after the high command held a meeting with Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar. The report had kept several communities on tenterhooks, especially the Lingayats and Vokkaligas who had publicly criticised it for being 'unscientific'. 'The high command has told us that they have received some complaints because the survey was done in 2015-16. Nine to 10 years have passed, and the data has become old,' Siddaramaiah said. The government will now conduct the survey 'in a short span of time', within 60-70 days, he added. This does not mean that the entire report will be rejected, the Congress leader stated, referring to the various recommendations made in it. 'Principally, the report is accepted, but enumeration will be done again,' he added. The survey was commissioned in 2015 during Siddaramaiah's first term as chief minister but was placed before the Cabinet only in April this year. Dominant communities have opposed the report as the survey found that Other Backward Classes (OBCs) formed 70 per cent of the state's population and dismissed assumptions about the size of the Lingayat and Vokkaliga communities. OBC groups, however, have asked the government to accept the report.
