The Congress party on Wednesday (August 20, 2025) appointed former Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid as the chairman of the Department of Foreign Affairs. Apart from this, former MPs Brijendra Singh and Dr. Aarti Krishna have been made Vice Chairman. At the same time, recently, Anand Sharma resigned as the chairman of foreign affairs. He had said that now new people should get a chance.

Who is Salman Khurshid, who got a big responsibility in Congress party

Salman Khurshid has been a senior leader of the Indian National Congress and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the second term of Manmohan Singh. He has commanded the Ministry of External Affairs from 2012 to 2014. Apart from this, he has also been the Minister of the Ministry of Cooperative and Minorities.

Salman Khurshid started his political career as an OSD in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) during the tenure of the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in early 1980. After this, he was made the Minister of State for External Affairs in the Government of India during the Deputy Minister of Commerce and 1991-1996.

Khurshid was involved in delegation going abroad after Operation Sindoor

At the same time, former External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid has also been a member of the all party delegation sent by the Government of India to the All Party Dailing after Operation Sindoor. Who told about India’s retaliation through terrorist attacks and operation vermilion conducted by Pakistan in front of the countries of the world.

Brijendra Singh became Lok Sabha MP after being 21 years old bureaucrat

Brijendra Singh has been a former MP from Hisar Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency in Haryana. He contested the Lok Sabha elections in 2019 on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ticket and won. However, he later left the BJP and joined the Congress.

Brijendra Singh has also been an Indian administrative officer, who took a clean retirement after serving as a bureaucrat in Haryana for 21 years and later stepped into politics.

Dr. Aarti Krishna has been in charge of Congress’s Indian Pravasi Department

At the same time, Dr. Aarti Krishna has been in charge of the Congress Department of Congress Party. Dr. Krishna has been associated with the Congress party for a long time. She is the daughter of senior Congress party leader and former Rural Development Minister of Karnataka Begane Ramaiya. Apart from this, Dr. Aarti Krishna has also been the first president of NRI Cell of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee. The party has now appointed the vice chairman of the department related to foreign affairs.

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UP Politics: Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Keshav Prasad Maurya has made a big demand from Congress leaders who went abroad in the context of Operation Sindoor. Referring to the Congress leaders, Keshav has also taunted the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi. On the social media site X, Keshav said that when the delegation went abroad, when he returned, he should set up Rahul Gandhi and the party’s school.

Keshav said- Congress representatives Shashi Tharoor, Salman Khurshid, Anand Sharma and Manish Tiwari, who were involved in the all-party delegation that went around the world for the successful ‘Operation Sindoor’ of India against Pak terrorism, should come back and put a ‘school’ of their party in ‘Rashtriyahit’.

Must should train deeply on issues- Keshav
He said- In which the ‘Permanent President’ of the Congress on the next bench and the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi should share his experience with him and train him deeply on the issues of national interest so that he can understand the difference between India and Pakistan.

The BJP leader said that it is the reason for the time that Rahul Gandhi should take advantage of the experience of senior leaders more than him so that it can feel the difference between India and Pakistan.

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Udit Raj gave a controversial statement on Tharoor
On the other hand, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday alleged that Congress leader Udit Raj is targeting his party’s ally Shashi Tharoor at the behest of Rahul Gandhi, because when it came to exposing Pakistan on the international stage, the Kerala MP kept the national interest above his party and Gandhi family. The BJP’s remarks came after Udit Raj being targeted at Tharoor. Tharoor is leading an all -party delegation who left for five countries after Operation Sindoor.

Tharoor allegedly stated at an event in Panama that India had crossed the Line of Control for the first time during a surgical strike in 2016 at terrorist bases. Udit Raj on Wednesday handed over the latest statement of his party MP Shashi Tharoor and said that he should declare the chief spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

On this, BJP national spokesperson Shahzad Poonawala reacted sharply, alleging that the Congress has imposed Udit Raj to attack Tharoor at the behest of Gandhi at a time when the all -party Indian delegation led by Congress MP Tharoor is abroad to expose Pakistan on the international stage. He said that the Congress, which “is staining a missile on its own leader”, will not speak a word against Pakistan.

Operation Sindoor: After Operation Sindoor, the Modi government has created 7 delegation to expose Pakistan’s face, including a total of 51 people including MPs. These teams will visit 32 countries and the European Union and put the policy of zero tolerance in front of the world about India’s terror. All 7 teams include 11 fast -paced Muslim leaders, who will put the nefarious intentions of Pakistan in front of the world.

Delegation number 1

The delegation that Baijayant Panda will lead includes Nishikant Dubey, Fangan Konyak, Rekha Sharma, Asaduddin Owaisi, Satnam Sandhu, former Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla and former Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad. This delegation will travel to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain and Algeria.

Delegation number 2

The group will lead Ravi Shankar Prasad, including Daggubati Purundeshwari, Priyanka Chaturvedi, Ghulam Nabi Khatana, Amar Singh, Samik Bhattacharya, former diplomat Pankaj Saran and former Union Minister MJ Akbar. This delegation will travel to UK, France, Germany, European Union, Italy and Denmark.

Delegation number 3

The group will be led by JDU leader Sanjay Jha, which includes former diplomat Mohan Kumar, former ministers Salman Khurshid, Hemang Joshi, John Britas, Brij Lal, Yusuf Pathan and Aparajita Sarangi. The delegation will travel to Singapore, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia and Indonesia.

Delegation number 4

The group will be leading this group Srikanth Shinde, son of Shiv Sena MP and Eknath Shinde. It includes the names of former diplomatic Sujan Chinoy, former ministers SS Ahluwalia, Manan Kumar Mishra, Sasmat Patra, Atul Garg, ET Mohammad Bashir and Flute Swaraj. This delegation will travel to Sierra Leon, Congo, Liberia and UAE.

Delegation number 5

The group will be led by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, including former diplomat Taranjit Sandhu, Tejashwi Surya, Milind Deora, Bhubaneswar Kalita, Shashank Mani Tripathi, GM Harish Balayogi, Sarfaraz Ahmed and Shambhavi Chaudhary. This team will travel to America, Panama, Guyana, Columbia and Brazil.

Delegation number 6

The group will be headed by Kanimozhi, including Javed Ashraf, former diplomat Manjeev Puri, Ashok Kumar Mittal, Prem Chand Gupta, Brijesh Chauta, Mian Altaf Ahmed and Rajiv Rai. This delegation will travel to Spain, Greece, Slovenia, Latvia and Russia.

Delegation number 7

Under the leadership of Supriya Sule, this team will visit Egypt, Qatar, Ethiopia and South Africa. It includes former diplomatic Syed Akbaruddin, former ministers Muralitharan, Anand Sharma, Lavu Sri Krishna Deorayalu, Anurag Thakur, Manish Tiwari, Vikramjit Sahni and Rajiv Pratap Rudy.

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Jairam ramesh on Congress list for delegation: Politics is at its peak regarding delegation being sent to different countries to expose Pakistan on the issue of terrorism. In the list sent by the Congress, the government has chosen only one name. Regarding this, Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh said that he should hear the voice of his conscience.

He said, “You consider you chronology. On the 16th, Kiren Rijiju spoke to Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi and demanded 4 names from our party for the delegation of all-party MPs. Rahul Gandhi wrote a letter and we sent 4 names before 12 noon- from 12 noon, we have sent 4 names- Anand Sharma, Gaurav Gogoi and Raja Barrar. Government The intention was, he added 4 more names which are not in it, only Anand Sharma’s name is. “

‘Operation vermilion is being politicized’

The Congress leader further said, “What we can say, these are our MPs, they are MPs of Congress Party, they should listen to the voice of their conscience but we have given 4 names from our party. We know that Operation Sindoor is being politicized but the Indian National Congress believes that national interest is the most important, security is most important. It should not be politicized. “

#Watch Delhi: Congress MP Jairam Ramesh said, “You consider Chronology. On the 16th, Kiren Rijiju spoke to Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and demand 4 names from our party for the delegation of all -party MPs… pic.twitter.com/37rz1ptcie

– ani_hindinews (@ahindinews) May 18, 2025

Government also chose Congress MPs Shashi Tharoor and Manish Tiwari

The 4 MPs of Congress have been elected by the government include the names of Shashi Tharoor, Manish Tiwari, Amar Singh, Anand Sharma. Apart from this, Congress leader Salman Khurshid has been made part of this delegation, although he is not an MP. At the same time, the delegation going to America, Brazil, Guyana and Columbia has been handed over to Shashi Tharoor.

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Nishikant dubey remarks row: On Saturday (April 19), BJP MP from Godda Lok Sabha seat in Jharkhand Nishikant Dubey made a controversial statement about the Supreme Court and Chief Justice Sanjeev Khanna. His statement has created a stir in political corridors. Many big leaders of the opposition including Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra have reacted sharply.

Mahua Moitra targeted Nishikant Dubey

Mahua Moitra has made a tweet on the social media platform X. He wrote, “Keep in mind- Pitbul does nothing without his boss’s gesture. It is good that now the whole country is seeing how the BJP is trying to pressurize the judiciary. It is an open conspiracy to intimidate the judges. It is a very embarrassing time for the country when people are running illiterate and forcing them.” However, he has not directly mentioned Nishikant Dubey in his post.

Remember – a Pitbull does noting without its master’s command. Glad Entre Country is Watching @BJP4India Proxy Attacks on Judiciary. Brazen attempt to browbeat bench. India’s lowest hour to be repaired by ignorant bullies.

– Mahua Moitra (@Mahuamoitra) April 20, 2025

What did Nishikant Dubey say?

On the previous day, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Nishikant Dubey from Godda in Jharkhand made a big and controversial statement about the Supreme Court and Chief Justice of India Sanjeev Khanna, which is receiving sharp reactions from the opposition. The BJP MP said, “The Supreme Court is responsible for inciting religious war in the country. The Supreme Court is going out of its limits. If the Supreme Court has to give a decision in every case, then there is no need for Parliament and Legislative Assembly. They should be closed.

Nishikant Dubey accused Sanjeev Khanna

Along with this, Nishikant Dubey directly accused Chief Justice Sanjeev Khanna, saying, “Chief Justice of India Sanjeev Khanna is responsible for all the conditions like civil war in the country.”

Opposition attacker, BJP made distance

BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, who made a controversial statement about Sanjeev Khanna, has been distanced by his own party (BJP) but many opposition parties including Congress, Aam Aadmi Party and AIMIM have strongly criticized his statement.

Owaisi’s sharp reversal

Asaduddin Owaisi, head of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), said, “Such a statement is not just the court contempt, but it is a dangerous attempt to weaken the constitutional system of the country.” He lashed out at Nishikant Dubey and said, “You guys are tubelight and threatening the Supreme Court. Do you know what is Article 142? This article was created by Babasaheb Ambedkar.” Owaisi also questioned why Prime Minister Narendra Modi is silent on such statements. He said, “If PM Modi does not stop such people, the country will not forgive them.”

#Watch Hyderabad, Telangana: on bjp mp nishikant dubey’s statement on the Supreme Court, AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi Says, “… You people (BJP) are tubelights … You People (BJP) are tubelights … Threating couplet in everything in self … What is (Article) 142 (of Constitution)?, it was formed by br… pic.twitter.com/c593Tmbx49

– ANI (@ani) April 19, 2025

What did BJP President JP Nadda say?

The Bharatiya Janata Party separated itself from these statements after the dispute over the controversial statements of Nishikant Dubey and Dinesh Sharma. BJP national president JP Nadda gave a clarification in the matter, saying, “MPs Nishikant Dubey and Dinesh Sharma have given the statements about the judiciary and the Chief Justice of the country, the Bharatiya Janata Party has nothing to do with them. These are their personal views.”

BJP Chief and Union Minister jp nadda tweets, “BJP has noting to do with the statements made by BJP mps mps mps nishikant dubey and dinesh sharma on the judiciary and the judiciary and the chiff justice of the Personal Statements, but the BJP Neither Agrees With Such Statements… https://t.co/ZCZCCCOK9XK pic.twitter.com/kxgcuxgdqk

– ANI (@ani) April 20, 2025

Congress leader Salman Khurshid also reacted strongly

Congress leader Salman Khurshid has also reacted strongly to Nishikant Dubey’s statement. He said that if the question arises on the Supreme Court or any court, it is very unfortunate. He said that the final decision in our judicial system is not of the government, but of the Supreme Court. If someone does not understand its basic principle, then it is a matter of concern for the Constitution.

#Watch Delhi: On BJP mp nishikant dubey’s statement on the Supreme Court, Advocate and Congress Leader Salman Khurshid Says, “It is a matter of great sadness if an mp quibs the supereme couths Court … in our legal system, the final word is not of the government, it is… pic.twitter.com/ziexvmls8w

– ANI (@ani) April 19, 2025

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