7.6.2000 : The Congress president, Mrs Sonia Gandhi, has re-constituted the Congress Seva Dal Board. The members are : Incharge, Congress seva Dal; Chairman, Seva Dal; Mr. Digvijay Singh; Mr. Jag Pravesh Chandra; Mr. Tarun Gagoi; Mr. Mukul Wasnik; Mr. Balkavi; Mr. Janardan Dwivedi; Mr. V.Hanumanth Rao; Mr. D.R.Goyal
The Chief Organiser of the Congress Dal shall be the member secretary of the board.

9.6.2000 : The Congress has demanded the resignation of the Union Home Minister, Mr L.K. Advani as the bailable arrest warrant has been issued against him by the Gwalior Bench of the MP High Court.
"The Home Minister must resign on the moral grounds," said Mr. Ajit Jogi, party spokesman. The case, filed by Mr. Surya Prakash Joshi, a social worker from MP, alleged that Mr. Advani has filed two affidavits the same day claiming to be a resident of Gwalior in MP and also of Gujrat. Mr. Jogi said the case was also going on under section 31 of the Representation of the People Act, along with sections 193, 197, 199, 200 and 202 of the Indian penal Code.
Mr. Jogi said the BJP had always pretended to occupy the high moral ground, and in view of the warrant against Mr. Advani it should ensure that he quit office in order to maintain the high democratic norms and traditions.

13.6.2000 : The Congress has condemed the Afsar village massacre in Bihar, in which 11 members of particular community were done to death. Calling for the arrest of those responsible of the killing, the spokesman Mr. Ajit Jogi, pointed out that in the party's opinion theses killings were not a law and order problem. It has more to do with the Socio-Economic problem in the state and efforts were needed to address this as well.

22.6.2000 : The Congress has said that the in which J&K Chief Minister and the Centre were handling the autonomy demand "could lead to internationisation of Kashmir issue." Accusing the Centre and Dr. Abdulla of being totally at odds on such sensitive matter, the party spokesman, Mr. Anil Shastri, urged the Prime Minister to come forward and spell out the Govt.'s stand. The Congress leaders urged the NDA allies to spell out the Govt.'s stand on Dr. Abdulla's suggestion of greater autonomy of the state.

19.6.2000 : The Congress has ruled out the withdrawal of support to the RJD govt. in Bihar, stating that it was not a solution to the prevailing social tension. It has however asked the Bihar Chief Minister to convene an all-party meeting to discusss the situation.
He said Ms. Kidwai and former Gujrat Chief Minister, Mr. Madhavsinh Solanki, will also participate in a meeting of the RJD-led coalition's coordinatation committee to be held on the June 21 where the law and order situation was excepted to be assessed at length..

17.6.2000 : The Congress has accused the BJP and the National Conference (NC) of allowing their lust of power to dictate their attitude towards the question of granting autonomy to J&K.
Reiterating its opposition to the autonomy report, the Congress alleged the BJP-led Govt for its alleged doublespeak on the issue. Mr. Jogi also lampooned the Centre, especially the Prime Minister and the Home Minister foe creating a piquant situation in the State.
He clarified that his party was not opposed to the devotion of power to the States but to the particular reports and its timing.
Mr. Jogi said the autonomy package as visualised in the report would lead to the division of the State on communal lines. "It is totally unacceptable to us," said Mr. Jogi..

4.7.2000 : The Congress felt vindicated that the Cabinet had rejected the autonomy resolution, but pointed out that issue exposed many contradictions in the Govt's stand.Mr. Ajit Jogi, said that it could not be ignored that the NC was an integral constituent of NDA. Mr. Anand Sharma said the resolution has many cascading effect with many friends of the BJP also demanding autonomy. He said , "All this could not have been possible without the tactics understanding and personal personal knowledge of PM.

5.7.2000 : The Congress has charged the Govt. with speaking in different voices and creating confusion over J&K autonomy issue. Mr. Anand Sharma said the mishandling of the issue by the govt. has led other states to make similar demands. In fact, he would not put it past the govt. to have actually orchestrated these demands.

7.7.2000 : Condeming the remarks of the Shiv Sena Chief Bal Thackeray, that the country was being ruled by idiots and J&K chief Minister should be put behind bars, the congress said the statement were fanatical and challenged the secular character of the integrity of the country.

The Congress spokesman, Mr Anil Shastri, expressedshock over the silence of NDA partners on these remarks. he also said that Mr. thackeray was putting tremendous pressure on the BJP to take on the congress-NCP govt. in maharastra..

10.7.2000 : The Congress has said that the vajpayee govt. was being remote controlled by the RSS and Shiv sena. Referrring to Mr. Bal Thackery's statement in which he branded those running the govt. a bunch of idiots and the subsequent visits to him by Mr. L.K.Advani and Mr. A.B.Vajpayee, Mr. ajit Jogi said, that first it was the RSS and now even Mr. Bal Thackery had begun to remote control this govt.
Mr. Jogi referred to the govt.'s assertion that the ISI was behind the state of the blasts and violence against the minorities and said that it had failed to produce a white paper on the ISI as promised by. Mr. Advani when he look over as minister. What had happened to the white paper, Mr. Jogi asked.

12.7.2000 : The Congress has said that PM, Atal Bihari Vajpayee's latest offer of talks with NC leader Farooq Abdulla, following the Union Cabinet's rejection of the State Assembly's autonomy resolution, was another proof of the govt.'s inconsistency on an issue as sensitive as Kashmir. It clearly demonstrates their flip-flop approach, said Mr. ajit Jogi..
Mr. Jogi referred to the govt.'s assertion that the ISI was behind the state of the blasts and violence against the minorities and said that it had failed to produce a white paper on the ISI as promised by. Mr. Advani when he look over as minister. What had happened to the white paper, Mr. Jogi asked.

13.7.2000 : The Congress President Mrs. Sonia Gandhi, has urged her party men to remain vigilant specially in the scheduled next year and to keep an eye on the preparation of voter lists. The party as decided to hold lamps for active members of the party throughout the country.
The party also plan to hold zonal conventions of block presidents, DCC and PCC office bearers in the last week of August, said Mr. Ajit Jogi..