Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], January 30 (ANI): Days after reports hinting at turbulence in the Jharkhand government, newly appointed state Congress in-charge Avinash Pande said that the party will form a coordination committee soon to enhance coordination between the allies, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha and Rashtriya Janata Dal.

Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], January 26 (ANI): Jharkhand Congress president Rajesh Thakur met with Rahul Gandhi in Delhi and briefed him about the recent political developments in the state after RPN Singh joined BJP and the appointment of new AICC incharge for Jharkhand Avinash Pandey.

Lucknow Jan 26 PTI Taking a dig at former union minister RPN Singh for quitting the party Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Ajay Kumar Lallu on Wednesday said only those willing to fight for the people will stay in the new Congress He is a raja-maharaja He did not like a poor man like me being the state president of the Congress and perhaps this is the reason why he quit the party Lallu told reporters here This is the new Congress wherein only those who struggle will survive Thousands of workers gathered with Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to fight for relief from issues pertaining to the common people of Uttar Pradesh They faced sticks went to jail and faced trial I too was jailed several times But RPN Singh was never even seen in protests Lallu said Quelling rumours on his exit from the party Lallu said Every drop of my blood is indebted to the Congress party I will remain a soldier of Rahul Gandhi till my last breath Recalling an incident from 2013 to target Singh Lallu said the police had brutally beaten up a Congress worker When he protested against the police action Singh pressured him to stay mum but he said he did not Continuing his tirade against Singh Lallu said when he was detained by the police for staging a protest in support of sugarcane farmers Singh neither visited him in jail nor opposed his detention Former union minister of state for home Singh left the Congress and joined the BJP on Tuesday just a day after he featured in the Congress list of 30 star campaigners for the first phase of elections in Uttar Pradesh PTI SAB CJ CJ

New Delhi Jan 26 PTI A day after RPN Singh joined the BJP senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday took a dig at the saffron party with rhyming sentences in Hindi and the phrase Congress-yukt BJPJust weeks ahead of Uttar Pradesh assembly polls Singh quit the Congress party on Tuesday and joined the BJP in a setback for the grand old partyA Union minister in the UPA-II government the 57-year-old leader joined the BJP at the party headquarters here evoking a sharp reaction from Congress leaders including its spokesperson Supriya Shrinate who called him a cowardOn Wednesday Tharoor took to Twitter to say in Hindi Chorh kar ja rahe hain ghar apna shayad unke kuch aur sapne hain ab udhar bhi sab apna sa hai ab udhar bhi toh sabhi apne hain Congress-yukt BJP The tweet roughly translates to He is leaving his home maybe he has other dreams now there also it feels homely there also are his own peopleTharoors Congress-yukt BJP jibe is a wordplay on the BJPs slogan of Congress-mukt Bharat Congress-free IndiaResponding to Tharoor national spokesperson of the Congress Pawan Khera said in a tweet in Hindi One who couldnt be true to his ideology cannot be our own Borrowing the essence of the Bhagwad Gita Khera said Have to defeat those who divide people in 80-20 O Arjun dont look for your people there dont look for dreams there After joining the BJP Singh said the Congress is not the same party where he worked for 32 years and that he wants to contribute to the nations development while reposing faith in Prime Minister Narendra Modi PTI ASK NSD NSD

Jaipur Jan 26 PTI Congress is a movement having a history of 135 years and some leaders leaving the party does not make any difference Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said on Wednesday All those leaders who are leaving or joining the Congress are welcome and there should not be much discussion on this he said while interacting with reporters on the occasion of 73rd Republic Day He also alleged that there is an atmosphere of unrest tension and mistrust in the country and all the central government agencies are working under pressure Just weeks ahead of Uttar Pradesh assembly polls Congress leader RPN Singh quit the party on Tuesday and joined the BJP in a setback to the grand old party which is already facing an existential crisis in the state Reacting on the issue Gehlot said Congress is such a big organization Congress is like a movement in the country it has a long history of 135 years it is like a sea In this many big people left and they had to come back in the party and history is witness Gehlot said that the Congress party has its own aura and it is the only party in the country which will be found in every house in every village of the countryIt doesnt matter if someone leaves or join the party Those who leave are also welcome and those who join are also welcome Rajasthan chief minister said that Republic Day brings a new enthusiasm new zeal for us every year Republic Day gives time to take a resolution that in the coming times we should strengthen the Constitution He said Today whether it is Constitution democracy such an environment has been created that we do not know what will happen in the coming times There is a pressure on all the agencies whether it is judiciary or other agencies in the country There is an atmosphere of unrest an atmosphere of mistrust an atmosphere of tension He said We say again and again that there should be love brotherhood and harmony amongst ourselves countrymen people of all religions all castes so that we can become stronger On the bill stopping land auction of farmers who could not pay bank loans pending at Raj Bhavan Gehlot said that on the basis of the name of the law the Raj Bhavan said that it is not pending with it We have amended the Civil Procedure Code in the Assembly and the Bill has been sent to the Governor so that land up to five acres is not attached or auction the CM said He further said Name of the bill may be different but it has been passed in the Assembly and it is on the record Raj Bhavan also knows it PTI AG RCJ RCJ

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Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], 26 January (ANI): Following former Union Minister RPN Singh's exit from the Congress and joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Jharkhand Congress MLA from Barkagaon Amba Prasad claimed that Singh had colluded with BJP for more than a year to overthrow the Congress-JMM (Jharkhand Mukti Morcha) government in Jharkhand.

New Delhi Jan 25 PTI Hours after the resignation of RPN Singh from the party the Congress on Tuesday appointed Avinash Pandey as general secretary in-charge for Jharkhand Singh was the Congress in-charge for Jharkhand before he resigned from the primary membership of the party The Congress president has appointed Avinash Pandey as the general secretary in-charge for Jharkhand the party said in a statement Pandey was earlier the general secretary in-charge of the party for Rajasthan who was replaced with Ajay Maken following the revolt by Sachin Pilot PTI SKC RAX RAX

New Delhi [India], January 25 (ANI): Former Congress leader RPN Singh who joined the BJP on Tuesday said that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will decide on his role in the upcoming Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, adding that no one else from his family is contesting the elections except him.

New Delhi [India], January 25 (ANI): Congress President Sonia Gandhi has appointed Avinash Pandey as general secretary incharge of Jharkhand on Tuesday.