February 15, 2025 1:09 am
Ahmed Patel, who had served as a Rajya Sabha MP, All Indian Congress Committee treasurer and former party president Sonia Gandhi’s political secretary, died in November 2020
February 23, 2024 4:34 pm
The leaders voiced their dissatisfaction soon after reports on the two parties finalising their seat-sharing alliance in various states, including Gujarat, emerged Thursday. The parties are expected to announce the names Friday.
February 15, 2024 3:36 am
An online glitch saw the iPad used by Congress MLA Imran Khedwala not functioning at the Gujarat Assembly when he rose to ask a question on Wednesday.
August 21, 2023 7:20 pm
A long time Sonia Gandhi aide, he played a key role in working out the modalities of tying up with the (undivided) Shiv Sena for an alliance in Maharashtra and tampig down Sachin Pilot’s anger against Ashok Gehlot
June 15, 2023 4:38 am
The state’s prosecution, represented by Public Prosecutor Mitesh Amin, also submitted before the court of Justice Nirzar Desai that Setalvad was a “tool in the hands of certain politicians of certain political party”, referring to Congress leader Ahmed Patel, who died in 2020.
June 08, 2023 2:58 am
The photographs, had soon became viral on social media, came with the caption “interacting with Shri @CRPaatil ji since the last few years”.
October 13, 2022 2:18 am
On Wednesday, the 72-hour ultimatum given to the Navsari police to arrest the accused, including District Panchayat President Bhikhubhai Ahir, ended Wednesday. However, the police are yet to make any arrests in the case.
August 26, 2022 5:16 pm
Mumtaz Patel says, “I am interested in politics... but it is too early to say anything... I may think about the 2024 Lok Sabha polls”.
July 19, 2022 7:24 am
The Gujarat Police had recently claimed that civil rights activist Teesta Setalvad, who was arrested recently, was part of a "larger conspiracy" carried out at the behest of late Congress leader Ahmed Patel to dismiss the then BJP government in the state after the 2002 riots.
July 18, 2022 2:15 pm
In 2014, barely a month to go for the Lok Sabha elections which he contested as the BJP's prime ministerial candidate, Modi called Patel a “friend” during an interview to Doordarshan. The Gujarat Chief Minister at the time, Modi said he had dined at Patel's house and addressed him as “Babubhai”, a name Patel was known by in his close circles.
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Ahmedabad, Jan 24 (ANI): Congress leader Ahmed Patel on Sunday slammed the statement made by Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan against the reservation policy saying that Parliament is the "supreme body" and that there is nothing wrong if discussions are made over there regarding reservation policy.