'Time for NCP to merge with Congress'September 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A senior Congress leader here Tuesday said time had come for the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) to merge with it since the reason for the formation of the NCP was no longer relevant. "The issue is no longer relevant and the existence of NCP thus has no purpose.
Congress evades comment on NCP merger talksJune 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Congress party Friday hedged on speculation of a possible merger with its UPA ally, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), saying both parties have been running a successful coalition in Maharashtra as well as at the centre and that was the "present situation". "We have been running a successful coalition for 10 years in the state of Maharashtra and for five years in Delhi, this is where the present situation stands, Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari told reporters when asked about the possibility of the two parties merging.
Foreign origin of Sonia 'an issue of past': Agatha SangmaJune 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Days after her father and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Purno A. Sangma apologised to Congress president Sonia Gandhi for raising the issue of her foreign origin, Agatha Sangma, the youngest minister in the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, Tuesday said the controversy was "an issue of the past".
In once hostile India, Sonia Gandhi reigns supreme (News Analysis)June 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Just over a decade after she entered Indian politics amid charges that she was a foreigner, Congress president Sonia Gandhi is today arguably the country's tallest politician, with her critics going silent on her once controversial Italian origin. Although it is her trusted colleague Manmohan Singh who is the prime minister, it is the 62-year-old Gandhi, chairperson of the ruling Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA), who is widely considered the real power behind the throne.
Sangma apologises to Sonia Gandhi for foreign origin remarksJune 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and former Lok Sabha speaker Purno A. Sangma Friday said he had apologised to Congress president Sonia Gandhi for raising the issue of her foreign origin a decade ago.
Seven young Turks - who gets whatMay 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Of the young Turks in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's cabinet, the youngest - Nationalist Congress Party's Agatha Sangma, 28, - is minister of state for rural development while, Sachin Pilot, 31, of the Congress is MoS communications and IT. Apart from Sangma, the other six are all from the Congress.
Youngest minister fumbles, but earns applauseMay 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - She went slow and flumbled twice, but the entire hall at Rashtrapati Bhavan erupted in applause and smiles as Agatha Sangma, the youngest minister in the Manmohan Singh government, took oath Thursday. Wearing a traditional stole and sarong in beige and white, 28-year-old Sangma folded her hands into a gentle namaste for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi sitting in the front row, before taking her place beside President Prathibha Patil to take oath in Hindi.
Youngest minister raring to work for northeastMay 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - She is young, confident and raring to "bridge the gap" between her home region, the northeast, and the rest of the country. Agatha Sangma, the youngest minister of the Manmohan Singh government, may not be "choosy" about her portfolio, but is sure geared up to work for grassroot development.
55 plus - average age of Manmohan Singh's ministersMay 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Almost 50 years divide the oldest and the youngest member of Manmohan Singh's new council of ministers that took shape Wednesday. The average age of the 78-member council is 57.
BJP is not untouchable, Congress cannot be trusted: SangmaMay 15th, 2009 GUWAHATI - Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and former Lok Sabha speaker Purno Agitok Sangma Friday made a literal U-turn saying his party cannot 'trust the Congress', while claiming that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was not 'untouchable'. 'We are ready to include the Congress if they support Sharad Pawar as the prime minister.
'I don't like Sonia's face,' says JD-U's Prabhunath SinghApril 12th, 2009 PATNA - Raking up the issue of Congress president Sonia Gandhi's foreign origin, a senior leader of Bihar's ruling Janata Dal (United) Sunday said he disliked 'her face, voice and language' and termed her popularity and acceptance as a national leader 'unfortunate for the country'. 'I don't like her face, her voice and her language,' Prabhunath Singh, the former deputy leader of the party in the Lok Sabha, told media persons here.
Is NCP divided between Pawar and Sangma?March 28th, 2009 GUWAHATI - The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) appears to have split into two groups - one led by Sharad Pawar and the other faction headed by former Lok Sabha speaker Purno Agitok Sangma. While NCP leader Pawar has announced his party's decision not to have any truck with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Sangma's public statement that he will campaign for some BJP candidates has sparked speculation that the party may be divided into two camps.
Sangma threatens to go on a fast to end President's Rule in MeghalayaMarch 22nd, 2009 SHILLONG - Senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader P. A. Sangma on Saturday said that he would go on a fast unto death till President's rule is not revoked in Meghalaya.
Sangma seeks Advani's help in MeghalayaMarch 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader P.A. Sangma Friday met Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial candidate L.K.
Sangma meets Advani, Karat over President's rule in MeghalayaMarch 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader P A Sangma on Friday met BJP senior leader L K Advani and discussed recent political developments in Meghalaya after the imposition of President's rule in the state. After the meeting, Sangma said he sought Advani's support on the issue.
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