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Adhir writes to President Murmu, apologises for his 'rashtrapatni' remark

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Friday wrote to President Droupadi Murmu and apologised to her for his objectionable remark. In a letter to the President, he said that he mistakenly used an incorrect word for her and it was a slip of tongue. "I am writing to express my regret for having mistakenly used an incorrect word to describe the position you hold. I assure you that it was a slip of the tongue. "I apologise and request you to accept the same," Chowdhury said in his letter to the President. While talking to reporters during their protest at Vijay chowk on Wednesday, Chowdhury had used the word 'rashtrapatni" for President Murmu, that created a row with the ruling BJP raising the issue in Parliament, demanding an apology from him and Congress President Sonia Gandhi.

Congress raises heat against Smriti Irani with MPs' protest in Parliament

Congress on Friday stepped up its attack against Union minister Smriti Irani for having a face-off with Sonia Gandhi earlier in the lower house over Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's "rashtrapatni" remark

LS will function only after Sonia's apology for remark on Prez: BJP leader

BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Friday said the Lok Sabha will only function after Congress president Sonia Gandhi apologises for party MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's remark against the President

Political swords out after Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's 'rashtrapatni' slip

NCW calls leader's remarks 'sexist'; you don't talk to me: Sonia to BJP members

Slip of the tongue: Adhir on row over him calling Prez Murmu 'rashtrapatni'

Referring to President Droupadi Murmu as 'rashtrapatni' was a "slip of the tongue", Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said and alleged that BJP was making a "mountain out of a molehill"

Insult to Odisha daughter: Chaos in state assembly over Rashtrapatni remark

Chaos reigned supreme in the Odisha assembly on Thursday as opposition BJP MLAs protested over Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's remarks on President Droupadi Murmu

RS adjourned till noon amid uproar over Chowdhury's remark on Prez

Rajya Sabha was adjourned for almost an hour on Thursday as the treasury benches sought an apology from Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury over his "sexist insult" of the President

Stop illegal construction in Berhampur; Congress leader urges Mamata

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Tuesday drew West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee's attention to illegal construction being done by the Berhampore Municipality and urged her to stop it.

'BJP wants to tarnish image of Congress, Gandhi family': Adhir Ranjan

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) saying that the party wants to tarnish the image of the "Gandhi family" and the "Congress party"

Adhir Ranjan demands withdrawal of 'unparliamentary expression' list

Lok Sabha MP and West Bengal Congress chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury urged Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and sought withdrawal of the new booklet listing out unparliamentary words and expressions

Adhir Ranjan slams Centre over attack on workers, says don't use vendetta

"We told the Speaker in detail, the manner in which we have been subjected to atrocities and violence. Speaker listened to us attentively

Cong's Adhir Ranjan urges Modi for all-party meeting on Kashmir killings

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to convene an all-party meeting and take suggestions to deal with targeted killings in Kashmir.Speaking to ANI on Tuesday, Chowdhury said, "I appeal to PM Narendra Modi, keep your ego aside and convene an all-party meeting and take suggestions from everyone as to what steps need to be taken," said Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury."These terrorists spare none--neither Hindus nor Muslims. But in recent days the targeted killings have taken a serious turn. During Congress' rule, the BJP never missed an opportunity to criticise us and our leadership. These two brave and strong leaders are leading the country now and all they did was abrogate Article 370 and said that Kashmir is free and free of terrorists. But today, the killings and terrorisms are active in Kashmir. This doesn't seem to stop. So this proves that the promises made to the public have failed. Again the exodus of Hindus in Kashmir has ...

Congress' Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury slams Centre over targeted killings in J-K

Several targeted killings of innocent civilians in the Kashmir valley took place over the past two months and the victims include members of the Kashmiri Pandit community, civilians

Delhi Police requests Adhir Chowdhury's 'hacked' devices for probe

The Congress leader claimed his Twitter account was hacked after allegedly posting and then deleting a tweet with former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's infamous quote linked to 1984 riots

Adhir denies controversial 'when a big tree falls' tweet, blames hackers

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Saturday denied that he used the phrase when a big tree falls, ground shakes along a photograph of Rajiv Gandhi on his Twitter handle

Cong leaders to pitch for Rahul Gandhi as party president at Chintan Shivir

In the meeting, senior Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury told Wayanad MP that he should accept the post of President, according to sources

Congress leader P Chidambaram heckled by party workers outside Calcutta HC

Lawyers representing West Bengal Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury in a case against the Trinamool Congress-led state government were seen protesting and showing black flags to Chidambaram

Congress to adopt 'One Post, One Man' rule after 'Chintan Shivir'

Currently, Congress leaders like Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Randeep Singh Surjewala and Mukul Wasnik hold more than one charge

Budget has nothing for poor, farmers, middle class: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Thursday said that there is nothing in the Union Budget for the poor, farmers and middle class.Chowdhury said, "Budget documents are perceived to be a roadmap for the future but here is what I have found there may be a map but there is no road in this Budget. The Budget document is nothing but a sheer rigmarole and rumbling stories much to the confusion of common people.""The budget which has come on the backdrop of retail inflation over 6 per cent has nothing on controlling price rise. Unemployment and inflation have crossed record highs. We can summarise the Budget as a zilch," he added.Citing the National Survey Report of September 2021, he pointed out that the average income of farmers is mere Rs 27/day and the average debt of a farmer is Rs 74,000."National Survey Report of Sept 2021 pointed out that average income of farmers is mere Rs 27/day and average debt of a farmer is Rs 74,000. The double whammy is that the per ..

Make in India should be termed farce, says LoP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

Chowdhury took a swipe at the Central Government stating that 'Make in India' should be termed as a "farce" as the trade deficit between India and China reflects that India continues to import more