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Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

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Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury: Indian politician
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury is an Indian politician serving as the leader of the Indian National Congress in the 17th Lok Sabha since 2021 and from 2019 to 2021 and the Member of Parliament from Berhampore since 1999. He is also the current president of West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee following the demise of Somendra Nath Mitra since 2020 and from 2014 to 2018, Chairperson of Public Accounts Committee (India) since 2019, Minister of State of Railways from 2012 to 2014 and the member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from 1996 to 1999.

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Yusuf Pathan, Mahua Moitra Lead Trinamool's 42-Candidate Roster, Party Reveals List| Oneindia News [Video]

Yusuf Pathan, Mahua Moitra Lead Trinamool's 42-Candidate Roster, Party Reveals List| Oneindia News

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee unveiled Trinamool Congress' 42 Lok Sabha candidates, including Yusuf Pathan for Baharampur, currently held by Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury. The diverse list..

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Adhir Ranjan vs Rajnath Singh on Ladakh | Defence Minister asserts India’s strength | Oneindia [Video]

Adhir Ranjan vs Rajnath Singh on Ladakh | Defence Minister asserts India’s strength | Oneindia

During a session in the Lok Sabha, Leader of Congress Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury brought up concerns regarding Ladakh and Maldives. In response, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh emphasised India's newfound..

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Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Yusuf Pathan pads up for ‘political debut’ on Adhir’s turf in West Bengal

Former cricketer Yusuf Pathan takes on a new challenge as Trinamool Congress candidate in Baharampur, facing formidable opponent Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury in the Congress stronghold, with the election..
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57 names in Congress's list, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury from Berhampore

UP Congress suggests that the Gandhi family should contest from Amethi and Rae Bareli. Congress released a new list that includes names for different constituencies like Karnataka, Gujarat,..
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'Why are we waiting till September': Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury criticizes the Election Commission for not conducting Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections with four states, emphasizing the need for a fair and impartial electoral process.
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'Your cavalcade creates traffic snarls': Adhir Ranjan writes to PM Modi

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury urges PM Modi to address New Delhi's traffic congestion without compromising security. The letter emphasizes public inconvenience, suggesting solutions to prevent disruption for..
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Four group entities bought bonds worth Rs 617cr, making Keventer one of top donors

Keventer group, an FMCG conglomerate in Kolkata, bought Rs 617 crore electoral bonds, with entities like Metro Dairy, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, and Keventer Food Park Infra Ltd involved. Controversy..
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Was given list of 212 names 12 hrs before meeting, says Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury terming EC selection ‘formality’

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury criticizes the flawed process of appointing election commissioners, highlighting procedural issues, lack of shortlisting, and rapid resignations, while opposing govt's influence..
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'Rahul Gandhi's car window pane smashed due to...': Congress clarifies after security lapse charge in Malda

Earlier today, state Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury had claimed that the car was allegedly 'pelted with stones' by unidentified individuals during Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Malda.
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Rahul Gandhi's vehicle attacked in Bihar's Katihar, not in Bengal: Mamata Banerjee

Mamata Banerjee claimed Rahul Gandhi's vehicle was attacked in Bihar, not Bengal. She condemned the incident and suspected it was an expression of anger in Bihar, where Nitish Kumar's JD(U) returned to..
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Rahul Gandhi's car vandalized in West Bengal's Malda

The attack on Rahul's car comes amid strain in ties between the Congress and Mamata Banerjee's ruling TMC in Bengal over failed seat-sharing efforts for the Lok Sabha polls. Both parties have openly..
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Rahul Gandhi reaches West Bengal as Nyay Yatra is scheduled to resume

Congress alleged that some of its banners featuring Rahul Gandhi were vandalised in Jalpaiguri. Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury raised concerns over facing obstacles in securing permission for organizing public..
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Under fire for souring Congress-TMC ties, Adhir apologises to Derek for 'foreigner' remark

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury occupied the centrestage in the tense Congress-TMC ties on Friday as he apologised to TMC MP Derek O'Brien for calling him a "foreigner" while alleging that Congress was facing..
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'Working at BJP's behest': TMC blames Congress's Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury over discord in West Bengal

The TMC on Thursday put the blame squarely on Congress's Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury after a seat-sharing deal failed to materialize between the two parties.Trinamool Congress leader Derek O'Brien said that..
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INDIA bloc will fight against injustice in country, Rahul Gandhi says after Nyay Yatra enters Bengal

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi led the 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra,' entering West Bengal from Assam through Bakshirhat in Cooch Behar district. State Congress president Adhir Chowdhury warmly welcomed..
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'There is no leher': Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Pran Pratishtha ceremony, terms it 'political programme' of BJP

Earlier, Congress turned down the invitation to the 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony, calling it a 'BJP/RSS event". Senior Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi, and Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury had..
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On BJP's attack over Ram temple issue, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge says the faithful can visit Ayodhya any day

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge responds to BJP's criticism of declining invitation to Ram temple consecration ceremony, calling it a conspiracy. Kharge says anyone with faith in Lord Ram is free..
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'Our ED is idiot' says Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury over agency's summons to Farooq Abdullah

West Bengal Congress President Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury criticized the Directorate Enforcement (ED) for summoning National Conference President Farooq Abdullah, calling it a conspiracy. The ED has..
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'Don't have...': Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Congress turning down Ram Temple invite

On Wednesday, senior Congress leaders--Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi, and Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury-- 'declined' the invitation for the grand event in Ayodhya, the party's general secretary Jairam..
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Congress, Akhilesh decline invitations to attend Ram temple event

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, former party chief Sonia Gandhi and Lok Sabha MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury have respectfully declined the government's invitation to attend the Ram temple..
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Ayodhya Ram Mandir Inauguration: Sonia Gandhi, Kharge, Adhir Ranjan won't attend 'RSS/BJP event', says Congress

In a statement, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh questioned the motive behind the inauguration of the "incomplete" temple by the leaders of the BJP and the RSS.
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Don't need invitation to go to Ayodhya: Himachal CM Sukhu

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu asserts his devotion to Lord Ram and expresses his intention to visit Ayodhya after the pran pratistha ceremony. Minister Vikramaditya Singh..
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'Don't need Mamata's mercy': Congress attacks TMC over '2 seats' offer in West Bengal

Congress MP and the party's West Bengal chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Thursday hit out at TMC Supremo and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, voice doubts over her intent to go into a seat allotment with..
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Sitaram Yechury turns down invite for January 22 Ram temple event

CPM general secretary Sitaram Yechury has declined to attend the consecration ceremony of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya on January 22 next year. CPI chief D Raja, who was also among the invitees, is..
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Thankful for Ayodhya event invites: Congress

During a Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting, some members expressed concerns about the upcoming Ayodhya temple inauguration, fearing that the BJP might use it as a political tool in the Lok Sabha..
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Progressive forces will unite, defeat BJP's communal divide agenda: Kharge after party meet on WB

Congress' top leadership strategizes for Lok Sabha polls with TMC-Congress-Left alliance possible in West Bengal as per Mamata Banerjee. AICC chief Mallikarjun Kharge vows to unite all progressive..
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Record 78 MPs suspended in 1 day, total for session now 92

Parliament suspended 78 opposition MPs for defying House rules by showing placards, entering the well, and raising slogans over the December 13 security breach. This marks the highest number of..
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Full list of nearly 100 opposition MPs suspended for causing ruckus

In a day marked by sloganeering, disruptions and adjournments, dozens of opposition legislators were suspended from Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha on Monday. With the 14 suspensions announced last week, the..
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Parliament Winter Session: 78 Opposition MPs, including 45 from Rajya Sabha, suspended

Earlier, 33 opposition MPs, including Congress leader Adhir Ranjan, TMC's Saugata Roy and Kalyan Banerjee, and DMK's TR Baalu, A Raja and Dayanidhi Maran were suspended from Lok Sabha for the remaining..
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Lok Sabha security breach: Over 30 MPs, including Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, suspended for causing ruckus


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Floor leaders of INDIA bloc meet in Parliament, demand statement on Parliament security breach

Floor leaders of the opposition's INDIA bloc held a meeting on Monday ahead of the commencement of the 11th day of the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament. The members of the Indian National..
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PM should speak in Parliament on security breach issue: Adhir Chowdhury

Congress MP and leader of the party in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should speak in Parliament over the security breach issue, criticising him for taking "four..
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Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury writes to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla seeking review of House security system

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury urges Speaker Om Birla to investigate Parliament's security apparatus and the factors that led to the desperate attack by youth with smoke canisters. The..
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Parliament security breach: Congress accuses PM Modi of 'running away from debate' to avoid question on BJP MP's role

Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said that the accused who jumped from the visitor's gallery in Parliament have said that they did it to protest against unemployment.
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'National security has become hollow...': Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Parliament breach

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Opposition MPs flag security fears, speaker Om Birla promises tighter checks

Opposition leaders hold all-party meeting following security breach in Parliament; demand action against BJP MP Prathap Simmha for facilitating passes of intruders. Speaker Om Birla assures steps to..
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Lok Sabha passes bills for women quota in J&K, Puducherry

The Lok Sabha passed legislations to extend women's reservation to the assemblies of Jammu and Kashmir and Puducherry. The opposition used the debate as an opportunity to demand early statehood and..
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17 opposition parties of INDIA bloc hold meeting to strategise for Lok Sabha elections

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Don't know whether they've placed it or not: Mahua Moitra on Ethics Committee report

Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra, facing 'cash for query' allegations, uncertain if Ethics Committee report recommending her removal from Lok Sabha will be tabled. Moitra refrains from commenting..
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Cash-for-query case: Mahua Moitra should get a chance to speak in her defence, says Shashi Tharoor

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has said Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra should be given a chance to speak in her defence after the Lok Sabha Ethics Committee submits its report in the cash-for-query case...
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Think Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury leaked Ethics Committee's report: BJP MP Nishikant Dubey

BJP MP Nishikant Dubey accuses Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury of leaking the Ethics Committee report on Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra before it was tabled. Dubey says he does not know the..
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On session evening, Congress writes to Speaker in Mahua Moitra's support

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury supports TMC's Mahua Moitra in the 'cash for query' case ahead of the winter session of Parliament. Chowdhury questions the jurisdiction of the Lok Sabha Ethics..
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'Expulsion from parliament..': Adhir Ranjan writes to LS Speaker on cash-for-query case against Mahua Moitra

The Ethics Committee, which probed the 'cash-for-query' allegations against Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra, will lay its report in Lok Sabha on the first day of the Winter Session of Parliament on..
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West Bengal: Ration scam should be probed by central agencies like CBI, says Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury alleges "fake" ration shops and mid-day-meal scams in West Bengal, calling for a CBI probe. He highlights the plight of tea garden workers who lack basic government..
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Owaisi cuts votes of Congress, says Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury after his RSS puppet remark

West Bengal Congress chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has accused AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi of cutting votes to benefit the BJP. Chowdhury claimed that Owaisi takes bribes from the BJP to make the..
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New CIC Dalit, so Congress skipped meet: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi criticized Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury for skipping a meeting to finalize the appointment of the chief information commissioner (CIC). Modi accused the Congress..
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Was kept in dark, Adhir Ranjan writes to President

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury termed as "outrageous lie" Prime Minister Modi's charge that his skipping of the collegium meeting to select the Central Information Commission (CIC) reflected..
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Kept in the dark: Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on selection of Chief Information Commissioner


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Congress' Adhir Ranjan says collegium to appoint CIC, IC ‘futile exercise’ as government has majority

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CIC selection a ‘futile exercise’ as government has majority in collegium: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury


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