K C Venugopal

Kerala police on Friday began an investigation into a complaint filed by AICC general secretary K C Venugopal which said that hackers had illegally cloned his mobile number and made fraudulent calls with ulterior motives. Venugopal had on Wednesday posted a copy of his complaint on Twitter, saying hackers were using caller ID spoofing to make spam calls from his cloned phone number. In his complaint filed with the state police chief, the senior Congress leader referred to instances where two persons allegedly received such illegal phone calls. The DGP then forwarded the complaint to the Kochi city police commissioner. Kochi City Police Commissioner K Sethu Raman told PTI that the district cyber cell had begun a probe based on Venugopal's complaint. He said it was possible for hackers use certain applications to clone one's phone and engage in fraudulent activities. Venugopal has alleged that persons unknown to him had been contacting certain individuals from cloned SIM cards ...

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After a Surat court sentenced Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to two years imprisonment in a defamation case over his 'Modi surname' remark made in 2019, Congress is planning to hold a solidarity march

Accusing the police of being a mute spectator, Congress General Secretary and Rajya Sabha MP KC Venugopal on Friday strongly condemned the attack on the INC-Left front delegation visiting violence-hit areas of Tripura."Strongly condemn the attack on the INC-Left front delegation visiting violence-hit areas of Tripura, with the police being a mute spectator. We will never be intimidated by the BJP goons, and will stand up against their undemocratic & cowardly behaviour at every instance," Venugopal tweeted.Congress leader also shared the purported attack of the video along with the tweet.Earlier on Friday, the joint team of Congress and Left Front MPs who were on a visit to Bishalgarh to meet affected families of post-poll violence were allegedly attacked by a mob."A delegation of Congress leaders was attacked by BJP goons today in Bishalgarh & Mohanpur in Tripura. Police accompanying the delegation did NOTHING. And tomorrow BJP is having a victory rally there. Victory of ..

Terming the arrest and deplaning of his colleague Pawan Khera from a Raipur flight condemnable, Congress leader K C Venugopal on Thursday accused the BJP of targeting the party's plenary session and asked if India has become a banana republic. Khera was detained by Delhi Police and subsequently arrested by Assam Police in connection with his alleged remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a senior police officer said. The action against the Congress' media department head began with him being deplaned from a New Delhi-Raipur flight, leading to extraordinary scenes of protest at the tarmac by Congress leaders. "It is totally condemnable the way they are doing these things. We are all going to Raipur for the plenary session, Pawan Khera was also travelling with us, suddenly they deplaned Pawan Khera without any valid reason," Venugopal told PTI at the tarmac. "After half an hour, Delhi Police comes and says they have to hand him (Khera) over to Assam Police. We asked if there is

emphasized that to minimize the chances of splitting of anti-BJP votes, the unity of the opposition parties is a must criteria

After the successful yarta, the party is focussing on the upcoming plenary to be held in Rajasthan later this month

Amid the row over the Hindenburg-Adani issue Congress secretary KC Venugopal attacked the Centre and said people of the country need an answer whether the govt has hand in Adani Group's growth or not

All India Congress Committee general secretary K C Venugopal on Sunday claimed the three-day 85th plenary session of the party to be held in Raipur from February 24 will be a "game changer" for Indian politics. Venugopal along with senior party leaders Pawan Bansal and Tariq Anwar reached Chhattisgarh's capital to take stock of preparations for the plenary session to be held at the Rajyotsava Sthal in Nava Raipur. Talking to media persons at the airport here, Venugopal said, We have come here to take stock of the preparations for the plenary session scheduled to be held from February 24 to 26. This plenary is going to be a game changer of Indian politics." To a query, he targeted the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party at the Centre said, ''The BJP is only spreading lies in the country. They talked about Bharat Jodo Yatra too. The yatra became one of the biggest political movements in the country. The entire BJP was against it. The BJP can do politics." The Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Congr

The Congress on Tuesday charged that the Government was using Covid as an excuse to stop the Bharat Jodo Yatra as the long march spearheaded by Rahul Gandhi was gaining momentum every passing day. We are very much concerned about the health of the people of this country and the Covid situation as well. This entire drama (of Covid spread) is created to stop the Bharat Jodo Yatra, AICC general secretary K C Venugopal told reporters here. Venugopal, who was here to review the preparations for the Jammu and Kashmir leg of the yatra, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was attending public meetings and flights were coming in even from China. Flights are coming from China, there is no problem. There is no national level (Covid) protocol suggested by the World Health Organisation (WHO). The PM is attending public meetings and all other government programmes are happening everywhere there is no problem, he added. He said why was the government only writing letter to Rahul Gandhi while other

Amid an ongoing power tussle between Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his bete noire Sachin Pilot, AICC general secretary K C Venugopal on Friday said "everything will be resolved smoothly" and the party is very much united in the state. In an interview with PTI, Venugopal also exuded confidence that the Congress would win the Rajasthan assembly polls next year and return to power. His remarks come after a major row erupted last month following Gehlot's comments that Pilot is a 'gaddar' (traitor) and cannot replace him. The remarks drew a sharp response from Pilot who had said it was unbecoming of Gehlot's stature to use that kind of language and that such "mud-slinging" would not help at a time the focus should be on the yatra. Asked about the row and whether the differences between Gehlot and Pilot would be resolved, Venugopal, who is participating in the Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra, said, "Everything will be resolved smoothly." The party is very much united and .

Congress General Secretary- Organisation KC Venugopal on Sunday fell down and suffered injuries during the fifth day of Madhya Pradesh's leg of Bharat Jodo Yatra in Indore.Venugopal sustained injuries on his hand and knee from a stampede and was given first aid at the Yatra camp.As per reports, the reason for the stampede that led to KC Venugopal's injury was the police personnel's failure to control the huddle, formed to meet Rahul Gandhi. However, the leader joined the foot march soon after.Earlier, while speaking to ANI during the march in Indore, Venugopal slammed the BJP for "trying to invent something" against the Bharat Jodo Yatra. Venugopal said that the BJP is doing so as it knows the "real outcome of this yatra".The Congress leader's remarks came in response to the allegations of "Pakistan Zindabad" slogans being raised in the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Madhya Pradesh.He alleged that the BJP is attempting to "tarnish" the image of Rahul Gandhi, who is leading the 150-day-long ...

Amid the ongoing Bharat Jodo Yatra, Congress leader and Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi is all set to address public rallies in Gujarat ahead of the Assembly elections, said Congress MP KC Venugopal Saturday

CBI questioned Congress leader KC Venugopal in connection with the alleged sexual exploitation of the prime accused in the 2012 Solar scam case of Kerala

Thousands of Congress workers carried out protest marches in the national capital as well as state capitals against the ED action on the former Congress president.

Currently, Congress leaders like Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Randeep Singh Surjewala and Mukul Wasnik hold more than one charge

In a statement, K C Venugopal said: "The unlawful & unconstitutional arrest of Jignesh Mevani at midnight by Assam Police is the latest proof of authoritarianism under BJP"

With Gandhis' engaging with G-23 leaders after recent offensive in wake of Cong's poll debacle, some of them may find a place in decision-making process in line with demand for collective leadership

Amid the ongoing crisis in the party's Punjab unit, Congress general secretary KC Venugopal on Wednesday said the party has nothing to worry about as everything will be all right.Navjot Singh Sidhu's resignation as state party chief has intensified the crisis in the Punjab Congress, and triggered discussions and deliberations in the party. A series of resignations poured in after Sidhu's resignation.A minister and three Congress leaders, considered close to Sidhu, stepped down from their posts delivering a big blow to the Congress high command that was hoping to resolve the tussle between Sidhu and captain Amarinder Singh after Navjot was appointed as Punjab Congress president ahead of the Assembly elections early next year.Asked about the situation, Venugopal told ANI, "We have nothing to worry about. Everything will be all right."Sidhu, a cricketer-turned-politician, caused a surprise with his resignation as Punjab Congress chief on Tuesday."The collapse of a man's character stems ..

Congress MP K C Venugopal has given a notice under rule 267 in Rajya Sabha on Monday for suspension of business for the day to have a discussion in the presence of the PM or HM on the Pegasus row