IOC USA leaders met with Shri. K. Raju, who is the National Coordinator of the Indian National Congress for SC/ST/OBC and Minority Affairs and exchanged views on how to improve the messaging to the Diaspora while increasing the reach of the organization. Mr. Raju, formerly an IAS officer, resigned from service in 2013 to join the Congress party. Prior to his resignation from service, he served as Additional Secretary, Govt of India at the National Advisory Council (NAC) headed by Smt. Sonia Gandhi. IOCUSA team headed by President Mr. Mohinder…
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Congresswoman Grace Meng Endorses Weihua Yan for Nassau County Legislature, Paving the Way for Historic Representation
Weihua Yan Earns Backing of Grace Meng, Congresswoman for New York’s 6th District. Yan’s election would mark the first time an Asian American has been elected to Nassau County Legislature. GREAT NECK, N.Y. – Today, inside the bustling Tour le Jours bakery in Great Neck, Congresswoman Grace Meng proudly announced her endorsement of Weihua Yan for Nassau County Legislature. This monumental endorsement was made alongside other esteemed Democratic elected officials and candidates from Nassau County, highlighting the collective support for Yan’s candidacy. If elected, Yan would become the first Asian-American…
Ajit wants to become CM, new trouble ready for Eknath Shinde
Mumbai: Ajit Pawar seems to be creating trouble for CM Eknath Shinde. Ajit Pawar, who rebelled against the NCP and joined the NDA camp, said in the meeting that he wants to become the CM of Maharashtra and implement schemes for the benefit of the people. Along with this many claims were also made, Because of which Shinde is in trouble. It is worth mentioning that since Ajit Pawar’s rebellion in NCP and then joining NDA with supporting MLAs, there were reports of disturbance in Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena. It was being told that Shiv…
Ajit Pawar will snatch uncle’s stronghold; made strong inroads in western Maharashtra
Mumbai: Now it has clearly emerged that the Nationalist Congress Party is badly fractured. On the one hand, the nephew has also declared himself as the president of the party formed by his uncle, on the other hand, the uncle has asked the Election Commission to listen to him by applying K-Vit. Experts are also telling that the NCP is getting a firm hold and now possibilities are being raised that its bastion Western Maharashtra may be snatched from the hands of Sharad Pawar. It is being said that western…
Congress President Kharge asked SC, ST, OBC and minority leaders to unite
New Delhi: Congress Party National President Mallikarjun Kharge called upon the leaders belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes and minority communities to work together for the party and ensure the victory of the Congress by forgetting mutual differences. He was speaking at a national workshop organized by the SC, ST, OBC and minority departments of the Congress. Kharge said that the leaders of SC, ST, OBC and minority sections have to strengthen themselves. He said that one should not fight with each other and should not enter into a race…
Schemes prepared for minorities will be started again; Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Friday that all programs designed for minorities will be resumed. The government said that a delegation of Chavadi, the Central Council of Minority Muslim Thinkers of Karnataka State, had met on Friday and discussed various issues. The Chief Minister said that as announced by the government, 5 guarantees are already being implemented, the CM’s office said that early next year, more funds will be allocated for the minorities. Chavadi has been identified as one of the pro-people movements in Karnataka for more than…
League of Women Voters Provides Non-Partisan Voting Plan for June Primary Election
Bergen County (New Jersey): The League of Women Voters of Northern Valley (LWVNV) wants citizens to be prepared with nonpartisan information to participate in New Jersey’s Primary Election on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. To prepare voters in Bergen County for what they need to do for the Primary Election, the League developed a voting plan. “Voters need to educate themselves about the voting process and exercise their right to vote in the Primary Election on Tuesday, June 6. The League of Women Voters of Northern Valley encourages people to review…
Brief Story on the Bharat Jodo Yatra in India
The planning of the Bharat Jodo Yatra of the Indian National Congress from Kanyakumari to Kashmir. It had been announced in the ‘Nav Sankalp’ in the Udaipur Chintan Shivir that the Bharat Jodo Yatra will begin on October 2nd, 2022. However, given the repeated and intensifying attacks on our democracy, our country’s Constitution, the nation’s institutions and the social fabric of our society by the Modi Sarkar and the BJP, the Congress party is now exploring the possibility of starting the Bharat Jodo Yatra earlier. The Bharat Jodo Yatra will…
George Abraham, Vice-Chair of IOCUSA congratulates Mallikarjun Kharge, newly elected President of the Congress Party
George Abraham, vice-chair of the Indian Overseas Congress USA congratulates Shri. Mallikarjun Kharge upon his election as the president of the Congress party. “ The election showed the nation that the party that promotes democracy for the nation practices the same at home. By competing as a candidate in the election, Mr. Shashi Tharoor has reinvigorated the Congress cadre and highlighted essential reforms necessary within the organization to prepare itself for the 2024 national election,” said Mr. Abraham. Mr. Kharge is a quintessential grassroots leader who has risen through the…
Democrats doubt whether Joe Biden will run in 2024
US President Joe Biden, who was the oldest individual to be inaugurated when he was sworn in January 2021, is telling everyone he plans to run for reelection in 2024, but most Democrats aren’t sure he will follow through on that plan. Biden, who has suffered a dip in his job approval ratings in recent months, has been telling advisers and staff he plans to run again in 2024. Biden would be 82 at the start of his second term if reelected. Cedric Richmond, the former Democratic lawmaker and Biden…