Ahmed Patel

Patel stated that he has no intention of exploring parties outside the Congress and hopes the party will reconsider the seat, which has been allocated to the AAP

Several Congress leaders paid tributes to Ahmed Patel on his birth anniversary on Monday, saying that for years he was the pillar of the party organisation with effective troubleshooting and crisis management skills. Patel, who had served as a Rajya Sabha MP, AICC treasurer and Sonia Gandhi's political secretary, died in November 2020. In a post on X, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said, "Ahmed Patel, who succumbed to COVID-19 almost 3 years back, would have been 74 today. For years he was a pillar of the Congress party organisation." "Totally self-effacing and low-profile, he had friends in all political parties. His personality lent itself to effective troubleshooting and crisis management in which his skills were acknowledged to be legendary and is still recalled. He was friend, philosopher and guide to a vast many," Ramesh said. Senior Congress leader Mukul Wasnik also paid tributes to Patel on his birth anniversary. "He was one of the most important pillars of the .

In a statement, Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh said the party "categorically refutes the mischievous charges manufactured" against the late Ahmed Patel.

Faisal Patel, son of late Congress leader Ahmed Patel, is "upset" for being ignored by the party's top brass and has said that he is tired of waiting and keeping his options open

The veteran leader termed the Congress' decision to give the responsibility of Uttar Pradesh elections to Priyanka Gandhi Vadra as 'misfire'

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CWC remembers Patel, Gogoi's contribution towards building party over years

The Congress on Thursday bid a final farewell to Ahmed Patel and Tarun Gogoi, two stalwarts who stood unflinchingly by the party through its many highs and lows over the decades

It may sound like a cliche but Ahmed Patel leaves a void in the party that no one can fill

BJP leaders condoled the death of senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel, a powerful presence in national politics for a long time

Condoling the death of senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said his role in strengthening the opposition party will always be remembered

In a statement on Twitter, his son Faisal Patel said that Ahmed Patel passed away at 3:30 am on November 25

P Chidambaran, Digvijaya Singh, Abhishek Manu Singhvi and Manish Tiwari among several Congress leaders condoled the death of veteran party leader Ahmed Patel who passed away at the wee hours of Wednesday."Deeply shocked and saddened to learn that my dear friend Ahmed Patel passed away in the early hours of today. He was a friend in the truest sense, loyal to the party and his colleagues, always willing to help and always there when one needed him. Whence do we find another like him," Chidambaram said, adding he was secular to his core and, despite the majoritarian assault on his community."He refused to yield and fought bravely till the end to uphold the fundamental principles of our constitution. For two decades, he was one of the staunchest pillars of the Congress party and a trusted counsellor. He will be profoundly missed," he added.Manish Tiwari tweeted: "I first met @ahmedpatel in May of 1984. He & Oscar Fernandes were Joint Secy's in AICC & used to sit towards rear .

Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel, who tested positive for Covid-19 a few weeks ago, has now been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of Medanta Hospital, Gurgaon for further treatment

Congress leader Ahmed Patel on Saturday criticised the Centre over the eastern Ladakh stand-off and said that the Defence Minister contradicted Prime Minister on the matter.

Amid the faceoff between the Rajasthan Governor and the Ashok Gehlot government over convening the special Assembly session, senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel said it could set a dangerous precedent

ED sleuths began the fourth round of questioning of Ahmed Patel at his official residence here on Thursday in connection with the Sandesara brothers' bank fraud and money-laundering case

Patel said he has answered 128 questions posed to him by ED and thanked the agency for visiting him thrice in connection with the Sandesara money-laundering case

ED investigators questioned Ahmed Patel at his residence for about 10 hours during the third round of his grilling in connection with the Sandesara brothers bank fraud and money laundering case probe.

He further slammed the Centre for asking Priyanka Gandhi to vacate the bungalow on Lodhi Road as she no longer has Special Protection Group security