Author Archives: Mehboob Shaikh

The BJP government has been using the budget, which puts middle class citizens of state in an illusion. Gujarat is lagging behind in education and health sectors, which have completely broken down in the state. Even as the government is ...

Senior Congress MLA Shaktisinh Gohil said the budget was “nothing but a jugglery of figures”. “The allocation for Narmada canal (water) is not adequate. People of Kutch are still waiting for Narmada water…Budget offers no solution for it. Government wants ...

ning the debate on JNU row, senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel on Sunday said it is not right to call someone “anti-national” just because that person believes in an ideology that is at variance with thoughts of a particular party. ...

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said there is a crisis of confidence in the government and that Prime Minister Narendra Modi must give “every Indian” the confidence that he cares for people’s well-being. Singh was critical of the Prime ...

Ahmed Patel, political secretary to All India Congress pre sident Sonia Gandhi has written to Pri me Minister Narendra Mo di complai ning that the Gujarat government is ignoring the `Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojna’ and the local authorities are not ...

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today slammed the Narendra Modi government, accusing it of being against farmers, labourers, studentsand the poor. He also described the Left Front’s ideology as “obsolete”. Addressing Congress workers at the conclusion of the “Jana Raksha ...

Slamming the government for withdrawing customs duty exemption on the import of some drugs, Congress leader Ahmed Patel today demanded the move be rolled back and said it was “opposite” to the concern expressed by the PMO some time back ...

Will also introduce private member bill on economic reservation during assembly session session We also plan to raise the issue of shortened working days of the house, which have been cut down to an even shorter duration than the previous ...