‘Ready to give up for a sister’: Congress’ Manickam Tagore offers to vacate seat if women’s quota applied to current constituencies | India News – The Times of India

‘Ready to give up for a sister’: Congress’ Manickam Tagore offers to vacate seat if women’s quota applied to current constituencies | India News – The Times of India

Congress MP Manickam Tagore NEW DELHI: The defeat of the Constitution (One Hundred and Thirty-First Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha has triggered a political exchange over women’s reservation, with Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Sunday saying he was ready to give up his Virudhunagar seat for a woman candidate if 33 per cent reservation…

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‘Excessive secrecy’: Congress’ Manickam Tagore calls for transparency in defence book guidelines | India News – The Times of India

‘Excessive secrecy’: Congress’ Manickam Tagore calls for transparency in defence book guidelines | India News – The Times of India

Congress MP Manickam Tagore NEW DELHI: Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Friday criticised the government for what he called a “culture of excessive secrecy” in matters of defence and armed forces. He shared an image of a news article stating that the Centre is working on detailed guidelines for serving and retired armed forces personnel…

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‘Gandhi personally chose him’: Congress MP counters Amit Shah’s ‘vote chori’ charge on Nehru; shares ‘historical truth’ | India News – The Times of India

‘Gandhi personally chose him’: Congress MP counters Amit Shah’s ‘vote chori’ charge on Nehru; shares ‘historical truth’ | India News – The Times of India

Manickam Tagore counters Amit Shah’s “vote chori” claim, says Gandhi chose Nehru in 1946 NEW DELHI: Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Thursday hit back at Union home minister Amit Shah’s remark that Jawaharlal Nehru became India’s first prime minister through ‘vote-chori.’ Tagore listed five points to argue that Nehru assumed the post fairly and legitimately.“What…

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Congress MP Tagore writes to PM seeking review of clearances for Great Nicobar Project | India News – The Times of India

Congress MP Tagore writes to PM seeking review of clearances for Great Nicobar Project | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Amid continuing uproar over the Great Nicobar Project, Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking his urgent intervention to protect the constitutional and legal rights of the Nicobarese tribes that are “threatened” by the Rs 72,000-crore infrastructure scheme. He urged the PM to direct the Union ministries…

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