Rahul Gandhi must go, but what Congress needs is an ideological overhaul; kicking out 'brokers of power' can be a start
5 years, 7 months ago

Rahul Gandhi must go, but what Congress needs is an ideological overhaul; kicking out 'brokers of power' can be a start

Firstpost  

Three months after Rahul Gandhi became Congress president, he waxed eloquent on what ailed India and the Congress at the 84th plenary in Delhi, but like his father Rajiv, Rahul effected no more than superficial changes, replacing in some cases, old ‘self-perpetuating cliques’ with new ones Can the Congress succeed with Rahul Gandhi continuing as its president? Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi together have been presidents of the party for only 38 of the 72 years since Independence. ‘Brokers of power’ A year after he stepped in, Rajiv famously spoke of “ brokers of power ” and “self-perpetuating cliques” in the Congress Centenary speech in 1985 and vowed to kick them out. If the cowering and grovelling power mongers within Congress instilled in Rahul a false sense of confidence, any doubts he had about his success were removed by his buddies outside the party.

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Lost mentor: Rahul Gandhi, other Congress leaders pay tributes to Manmohan Singh
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Lost mentor: Rahul Gandhi, other Congress leaders pay tributes to Manmohan Singh

India Today  

Former Prime Minister and Congress leader Manmohan Singh, widely regarded for spearheading India’s economic reforms, died on Thursday at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge described Singh as a “visionary statesman” and a “humble soul,” highlighting his transformative impact on India. His economic liberalisation policies and rights-based welfare paradigm lifted millions out …

Atal Bihari Vajpayee was architect of India’s transition into 21st century: Modi
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Atal Bihari Vajpayee was architect of India’s transition into 21st century: Modi

The Hindu  

Paying tributes to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee a day before his 100th birth anniversary, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called him the architect of India’s transition into the 21st century. In 1998, when Vajpayee took oath as Prime Minister, Mr. Modi said the nation was going through a period of political instability with four general elections in …

Why has Rahul Gandhi become so aggressive despite no upcoming elections? It’s not about Modi. It’s about outshining his ‘allies’ who pose a challenge
3 weeks ago

Why has Rahul Gandhi become so aggressive despite no upcoming elections? It’s not about Modi. It’s about outshining his ‘allies’ who pose a challenge

Op India  

The recent ruckus in the Parliament, resulting in severe injuries to a frail BJP MP Pratap Sarangi, one of the poorest, humblest members of the house and to another MP has made clear to the Indian public Rahul Gandhi’s intentions. Of of The good news is that there is no one among the ‘partners’ that can challenge Rahul Gandhi for …

Congress is the fit case of sins of children visiting on the father
1 month, 1 week ago

Congress is the fit case of sins of children visiting on the father

New Indian Express  

After the Tsunami in Maharashtra that drowned the remnant dredges of the Indian National Congress—once a political party—time has come to the legacy and the burden of past in contemporary India. Late Prime Minister Indira Priyadarshini Nehru got this suffix after her marriage to Feroze Gandhi, a Parsi gentleman and feisty parliamentarian who was often a strident critic of his …

Rahul Gandhi lacks maturity, Congress unlikely to progress under him: Kiren Rijiju
2 months ago

Rahul Gandhi lacks maturity, Congress unlikely to progress under him: Kiren Rijiju

India Today  

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was "immature" and asserted no one can become a leader by running down India abroad. Addressing a press conference in Pune, Rijiju also said the Mahayuti, comprising the BJP, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar-led NCP, will win the November 20 Maharashtra polls comfortably as the …

Congress's Priyanka Gandhi Vadra: A Game-Changer in the Making
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress's Priyanka Gandhi Vadra: A Game-Changer in the Making

India Today  

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's entry into Indian politics is set to be a historic moment as she files her nomination as a Congress candidate in Wayanad, a seat vacated by her brother, Rahul Gandhi. This move is seen as a reaffirmation of the Gandhi family's commitment to maintaining their political legacy and influence. If Priyanka wins, it would be a historic …

Mallikarjun Kharge terms Modi government ‘minority’, calls BJP ‘poisonous’
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Mallikarjun Kharge terms Modi government ‘minority’, calls BJP ‘poisonous’

The Hindu  

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday launched a trenchant attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government stating that the current dispensation is a ‘minority’ government that heavily relies on the support of allies, particularly Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu-led TDP and his Bihar counterpart Nitish Kumar’s JD. They’re the two legs of this government,” he said, …

Rahul Gandhi posts heartfelt message on ex-PM Rajiv Gandhi’s birth anniversary: ‘Your dreams for India are my own’
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Rahul Gandhi posts heartfelt message on ex-PM Rajiv Gandhi’s birth anniversary: ‘Your dreams for India are my own’

Live Mint  

Rahul Gandhi, the Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, on Tuesday paid tributes to former PM Rajiv Gandhi, his father, on the occasion of the latter's birth anniversary. The Rae Bareli MP praised the ex-PM for his compassionate personality, calling it the epitome of camaraderie and goodwill, and asserted that he'll fulfil Rajiv Gandhi's dreams for …

PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge pay tribute to former PM Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary
4 months, 3 weeks ago

PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge pay tribute to former PM Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 80th birth anniversary on Tuesday. “Tributes to our former Prime Minister Shri Rajiv Gandhi Ji on his birth anniversary,” Mr. Modi said in a post on X. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge also paid tribute to the former PM and said that Rajiv Gandhi, with his unprecedented …

Ecostani | Rahul Gandhi tastes electoral success but the journey ahead is arduous
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Ecostani | Rahul Gandhi tastes electoral success but the journey ahead is arduous

Hindustan Times  

In politics, the perception of failure is more intense than success. Congress leader and leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi should know: He has experienced it the most than any other political leader in India in the past 10 years. The Yatra also laid the foundation for the 2024 Lok Sabha electoral performance, in which Congress won 99 …

India’s Rahul Gandhi nominated as opposition leader after election gains
7 months ago

India’s Rahul Gandhi nominated as opposition leader after election gains

Al Jazeera  

Rahul Gandhi, scion of the Nehru-Gandhi family that governed India for decades in the wake of independence, has been nominated to lead India’s opposition in parliament following an election result that pulled his party back from the political wilderness. A meeting of the leadership of Congress – the leading opposition party in the country – on Saturday voted unanimously to …

How Rahul Gandhi turned the tide in favour of Congress, INDIA bloc alliance
7 months ago

How Rahul Gandhi turned the tide in favour of Congress, INDIA bloc alliance

Hindustan Times  

Rahul Gandhi, 53, has been pivotal in Congress’ success in this year’s Lok Sabha election results where they won 99 seats in comparison to 52 in 2019. Both yatras spread across 10,000 kms and mostly covered by foot, brought Gandhi in direct contact with the masses projecting him as a key challenger to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The two yatras, …

Rahul Gandhi: 5 key shifts in strategy helped shape outcome
7 months ago

Rahul Gandhi: 5 key shifts in strategy helped shape outcome

Hindustan Times  

These elections mark the arrival of Rahul Gandhi, 53, as a national leader in his own right. Congress leader and MP Rahul Gandhi But it is an achievement in today’s political landscape, and for that, Gandhi deserves credit. While the political benefit from such an initiative is always hard to measure in exact tangible terms, it decisively ended Gandhi’s image …

Constitution under attack, PM Modi will push India to pre-Independence era: Rahul
7 months, 1 week ago

Constitution under attack, PM Modi will push India to pre-Independence era: Rahul

Hindustan Times  

Alleging that the Constitution has been under attack, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh were “hell-bent” on destroying it besides pushing the country to the pre-Independence era. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during a public meeting in Khatkar Kalan village near Jalandhar on Thursday. Rahul was in Khatkar Kalan, the ancestral …

Rahul Gandhi promises equal treatment to Amethi, Rae Bareli if Congress forms government
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Rahul Gandhi promises equal treatment to Amethi, Rae Bareli if Congress forms government

The Hindu  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on May 17 here said he would treat Amethi and Rae Bareli equally when it comes to development if his party comes to power at the Centre. Rahul is contesting the Lok Sabha poll from Rae Bareli, replacing his mother Sonia Gandhi. "If ₹10 is spent for development work in Rae Bareli it would be the …

'Italy, Pakistan, Varanasi': BJP leaders suggest poll alternatives as Congress fields Rahul Gandhi from Raebareli
8 months ago

'Italy, Pakistan, Varanasi': BJP leaders suggest poll alternatives as Congress fields Rahul Gandhi from Raebareli

Live Mint  

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed that Rahul Gandhi will win in Pakistan by a huge margin if elections are held there. {{^adFree}} {{/adFree}} From Italy On Sunday, Rajasthan BJP MLA Swami Balmukundacharya said Rahul Gandhi should contest elections from from his "maternal home" in Italy. Former Congress leader Pramod Krishnam also said that he thinks "Rahul Gandhi should …

Rahul Gandhi’s candidature from Rae Bareli evokes mixed response in Kerala
8 months ago

Rahul Gandhi’s candidature from Rae Bareli evokes mixed response in Kerala

The Hindu  

The decision of Congress to field Rahul Gandhi, the party’s candidate for Wayanad parliamentary constituency, from Uttar Pradesh’s Rae Bareli seat as well has evoked a mixed response. K. Surendran, Bharatiya Janata Party State President and National Democratic Alliance candidate for the constituency, said Mr. Gandhi’s decision to contest in Rae Bareli has proved that he was the biggest coward …

Rahul Gandhi will emerge as next Mahatma Gandhi, says ex-Gujarat Congress MLA, BJP reacts
8 months ago

Rahul Gandhi will emerge as next Mahatma Gandhi, says ex-Gujarat Congress MLA, BJP reacts

India TV News  

Amid the ongoing Lok Sabha Elections 2024, former Gujarat Congress MLA Indranil Rajguru compared senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to Mahatma Gandhi. In a video that went viral on social media, Rajguru, addressing a gathering in Rajkot on May 1, expressed his belief that Rahul Gandhi possessed the qualities to emerge as the next Mahatma Gandhi, portraying him as pure-hearted …

Why Congress fielded Rahul Gandhi from Rae Bareli
8 months, 1 week ago

Why Congress fielded Rahul Gandhi from Rae Bareli

Hindustan Times  

Following in the footsteps of his grandfather Feroze Gandhi, grandmother Indira Gandhi, and mother Sonia Gandhi, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will be the third generation of the Gandhis to contest from Rae Bareli, which is considered the last bastion of the family. On the last day of the nomination, the Congress announced Rahul Gandhi’s candidature for Rae Bareli. Congress strategists …

Congress to End Suspense Over Amethi, Rae Bareli Today? Why Rahul, Priyanka Are Reluctant to Fight
8 months, 1 week ago

Congress to End Suspense Over Amethi, Rae Bareli Today? Why Rahul, Priyanka Are Reluctant to Fight

News 18  

Congress workers and supporters are anxious about the traditional Nehru-Gandhi family seats — Amethi and Rae Bareli —, for which, the party has not shortlisted any candidate, considering the polling will take place in the constituencies on May 20. Reports suggest that both Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra are reluctant to contest from the family’s tradition seats, and efforts …

Kerala CM Vijayan says Rahul Gandhi is never in India during crucial times, Left-backed MLA says Congress scion's DNA should be tested
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Kerala CM Vijayan says Rahul Gandhi is never in India during crucial times, Left-backed MLA says Congress scion's DNA should be tested

Op India  

The war of words between I.N.D.I. On Tuesday, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan claimed that Congress MP Rahul Gandhi goes missing when important things happen in the country. We have discussed how Rahul Gandhi is never in India during crucial times…” Notably, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh had said on Tuesday that Rahul Gandhi was unwell and will resume electioneering from …

Rahul Gandhi worrying about retaining MP accommodation after June 4: BJP
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Rahul Gandhi worrying about retaining MP accommodation after June 4: BJP

Hindustan Times  

Bharatiya Janata Party national spokesperson Jaiveer Shergill has taken a dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, saying that Gandhi is worrying about being able to retain his MP residence after June 4 when the election results will be out. Shergill also took a dig at the Congress party, questioning whether it will win more than 40 seats in the Lok …

Rahul Gandhi unveils Congress' plan of scrapping Agniveer scheme
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Rahul Gandhi unveils Congress' plan of scrapping Agniveer scheme

India TV News  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Saturday that the arch-rival BJP won't even win 150 seats as against their 400-plus seat claim in the Lok Sabha election 2024. Gandhi promised that Congress is going to provide a guaranteed minimum support price to the farmers of India, and the INDI Alliance government would implement a minimum tax and waive off farmers' …

'Congress party's Rahulyaan not...': Rajnath Singh's jibe at Rahul Gandhi in Kerala
8 months, 3 weeks ago

'Congress party's Rahulyaan not...': Rajnath Singh's jibe at Rahul Gandhi in Kerala

Hindustan Times  

Taking a sharp jibe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, union minister and BJP leader Rajnath Singh said on Thursday that the party's ‘Rahulyaan’ has neither “getting launched nor landing anywhere”. Congress Party's 'Rahulyaan' is neither getting launched nor is it landing anywhere,” Rajnath Singh said in Kerala. Rajnath Singh said Rahul Gandhi didn't have the courage to contest the Lok …

India election 2024: Which are the main political parties in the fray?
8 months, 3 weeks ago

India election 2024: Which are the main political parties in the fray?

Al Jazeera  

More about Modi’s BJP, Rahul Gandhi’s Congress and other parties that are central to the world’s largest democratic exercise. Here is a look at the main parties vying for the Lok Sabha seats this year: Bharatiya Janata Party Incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP claims to be the world’s largest political organisation, with almost 180 million members. Indian National Congress …

Across India in pictures: Elections in the world's biggest democracy
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Across India in pictures: Elections in the world's biggest democracy

ABC  

Widely popular both in India and overseas, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is gunning for an historic third term in office. India is the world's largest democracy — the most populous country — so people will head to polls in seven phases starting on April 19, with the last phase scheduled from June 1. The main challenger to Narendra Modi …

Rahul will Never Become PM, Congress will Never Implement its 6Gs, Says Kishan
9 months ago

Rahul will Never Become PM, Congress will Never Implement its 6Gs, Says Kishan

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: State BJP president and Union minister G. Kishan Reddy on Friday said that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi can never become Prime Minister and that the Congress government in the state can never implement its Six Guarantees. Speaking to media persons after some BRS leaders from Uppal and Jubilee Hills Assembly segments, including former MBC Corporation chairman Taduri Srinivas, joined …

Can India’s Rahul Gandhi defeat Narendra Modi with ‘unity marches’?
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Can India’s Rahul Gandhi defeat Narendra Modi with ‘unity marches’?

Al Jazeera  

The opposition launches its 2024 election campaign amid hope among supporters and cynicism from critics. This time, the slogans called for a different “freedom” – from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party government. “The real victory of Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra stands in defeating BJP and capturing Delhi,” he said. Gandhi’s rally at Shivaji Park came a …

DC Edit | Sonia for RS: Big shift for Cong
10 months, 3 weeks ago

DC Edit | Sonia for RS: Big shift for Cong

Deccan Chronicle  

The decision of the Congress Party to field its top leader Sonia Gandhi, former AICC president, from Rajasthan, a state where it lost power in the Assembly elections recently to the BJP, is a big shift in the party’s situation, and contains an acknowledgement of its relative weakness vis-à-vis the ruling saffron party.The Gandhi family has had a unique position …

‘Gandhi-Nehru family didn't…’: Pranab Mukherjee's daughter questions Congress's current ideology
11 months ago

‘Gandhi-Nehru family didn't…’: Pranab Mukherjee's daughter questions Congress's current ideology

Hindustan Times  

Sharmistha Mukherjee, the daughter of former president Pranab Mukherjee, on Tuesday questioned the current ideology of the Congress, a day after she said the party should look outside the Nehru-Gandhi family for its leadership. Responding to a comment on her social media handle X, Sharmistha Mukherjee, a former Congress leader, said the Congress or the Gandhi-Nehru family didn’t give Pranab …

Just Like That | Pranab Mukherjee: Up and close, and candid
1 year ago

Just Like That | Pranab Mukherjee: Up and close, and candid

Hindustan Times  

In this column in January 2023, I mentioned that Sharmistha Mukherjee, daughter of former President Pranab Mukherjee, was planning to write a book on her father, based on his personal diaries. His face became red, and he shouted, ‘Who does he think he is?’” According to Sharmistha’s book, Pranab said that Rahul has “all the arrogance of the Gandhi-Nehru lineage, …

How The Hindu consoled itself and shielded Rahul Gandhi after electoral drubbing in 3 states: Blaming regional leaders, voters, Hindutva and more
1 year, 1 month ago

How The Hindu consoled itself and shielded Rahul Gandhi after electoral drubbing in 3 states: Blaming regional leaders, voters, Hindutva and more

Op India  

By now, we are all used to the Congress party leaders crediting the Gandhi family for victories and blaming the regional leaders for their defeats. The Hindu, in a great show of loyalty towards the Gandhi family, asks us – Did overconfident regional leaders in the Hindi heartland pay no heed to Congress top brass? That The Hindu wrote We …

BJP slams Rahul Gandhi over remark on PM Modi, Manish Tewari of Congress questions Election Commission
1 year, 1 month ago

BJP slams Rahul Gandhi over remark on PM Modi, Manish Tewari of Congress questions Election Commission

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi have struck up a political uproar, as both Congress leaders and Bharatiya Janata Party ministers have now engaged in a war of words over “panauti" and "jebkatra" remarks. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been asked to appear before the Election Commission on November 25 After the Election Commission of India …

Personal or political? What’s the reason behind Sonia Gandhi’s temporary shift to Rajasthan?
1 year, 1 month ago

Personal or political? What’s the reason behind Sonia Gandhi’s temporary shift to Rajasthan?

Firstpost  

The Congress says Sonia Gandhi has shifted to Jaipur for a few days to avoid the worsening air quality in Delhi. However, her visit is being viewed from a political lens, especially amid the party’s likely bleak prospects in the upcoming Assembly polls Senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi is in poll-bound Rajasthan for a “personal” visit. Confirming the “personal” visit, …

Congress Vijayabheri creates ripples of hope of victory
1 year, 3 months ago

Congress Vijayabheri creates ripples of hope of victory

Deccan Chronicle  

TUKKUGUDA: Exactly seventy-five years after, to the date, the Congress party pantheon from Delhi and other parts of India, put their focus on Hyderabad, and with means vastly different, but with an eerie similarity in the objectives and ends, came forth to herald a season of hope of a change of regime, of victory, and of unleashing a welfare state …

Rahul Gandhi wants to unite India, says Bhatti Vikramarka
1 year, 4 months ago

Rahul Gandhi wants to unite India, says Bhatti Vikramarka

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: CLP leader Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka lauded Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for embarking on an unprecedented padayatra from Kashmir to Kanyakumari last year. Ambedkar statue at Saroornagar, Bhatti said, “Our country is a melange of castes, religions and regions. Rahul wants us to be united and work together for building the nation and embarked on this yatra.” The BJP was …

PERSPECTIVE | Is Rahul Gandhi ready to lead the Congress to victory in 2024?
1 year, 4 months ago

PERSPECTIVE | Is Rahul Gandhi ready to lead the Congress to victory in 2024?

The Hindu  

The Congress leader has been on a charm offensive in recent months, but that might not be enough to topple the BJP. When Rahul Gandhi recently launched a frontal attack in Parliament on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s failure to contain ethnic violence in Manipur—his first since his disqualification from the Lok Sabha was revoked by the Supreme Court on August …

'His Career Ended Brutally But...': Sonia Remembers Former PM Rajiv Gandhi on His 79th Birth Anniversary
1 year, 4 months ago

'His Career Ended Brutally But...': Sonia Remembers Former PM Rajiv Gandhi on His 79th Birth Anniversary

News 18  

On the 79th birth anniversary of India’s former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, his wife and Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi talked about the cruel ending of her husband’s political career when he was assassinated for working for the development of the country. Speaking at the 25th Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award, Sonia Gandhi said, “His political career ended brutally, …

Rahul Gandhi to visit Kerala's Wayanad today, first after being reinstated as MP. Top points
1 year, 4 months ago

Rahul Gandhi to visit Kerala's Wayanad today, first after being reinstated as MP. Top points

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will embark on a two-day visit to Kerala's Wayanad, his parliamentary constituency, starting on Saturday. This will be his first visit after being reinstated as a member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha following the Supreme Court's stay order on his conviction in the ‘Modi surname' defamation case. Pics | Rahul Gandhi dons Rajasthani outfit during …

3 key hurdles will define Rahul’s future in politics
1 year, 4 months ago

3 key hurdles will define Rahul’s future in politics

Hindustan Times  

Rahul Gandhi made a comeback in Parliament this week with a speech during a no-confidence motion against the Narendra Modi government. Notwithstanding the content and structure of Gandhi’s speech, what does his return mean for emerging politics; especially when the opposition is making its first serious attempt to present a united front against the BJP government? The Congress’s devastating losses …

Rahul Gandhi Addresses 1st Public Meeting After Being Reinstated As MP In Rajasthan's Banswara
1 year, 5 months ago

Rahul Gandhi Addresses 1st Public Meeting After Being Reinstated As MP In Rajasthan's Banswara

ABP News  

New Delhi: Lashing out at the BJP-led government at the Centre, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said they coined the term ‘vanvasis’ for ‘adivasis’ but gives away their land to industrialist Gautam Adani. Addressing his first public rally after being reinstated as a member of Lok Sabha in poll-bound Rajasthan's Banswara district, Gandhi said, "Once I asked my grandmother about the …

Rahul Gandhi, Indian opposition leader, reinstated as lawmaker days after top court's order
1 year, 5 months ago

Rahul Gandhi, Indian opposition leader, reinstated as lawmaker days after top court's order

The Independent  

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Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi reinstated to India’s Parliament days after top court’s order
1 year, 5 months ago

Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi reinstated to India’s Parliament days after top court’s order

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — India’s Parliament on Monday reinstated top opposition leader Rahul Gandhi as a lawmaker three days after the country’s top court halted his criminal defamation conviction for mocking the prime minister’s surname. The Supreme Court stayed his conviction Friday, which means it is temporarily halted while the court goes into Gandhi’s appeal in detail before issuing a final …

'Law has caught up with him': BJP after Gujarat HC rejects Rahul Gandhi's stay plea
1 year, 6 months ago

'Law has caught up with him': BJP after Gujarat HC rejects Rahul Gandhi's stay plea

India TV News  

BJP slams Rahul Gandhi: The BJP on Friday hailed the Gujarat High Court’s decision rejecting Rahul Gandhi’s plea seeking a stay on his conviction in the Modi surname defamation case and said that it is the ‘chronic habit’ of the Congress leader to defame others. BJP leader and former Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that Rahul Gandhi displayed ‘irresponsible …

In Congress meet on Rajasthan, Rahul Gandhi says 'BJP can be defeated, if...'
1 year, 6 months ago

In Congress meet on Rajasthan, Rahul Gandhi says 'BJP can be defeated, if...'

India TV News  

Rajasthan Congress: The top Congress leaders, including party president Mallikarjun Kharge and former chief Rahul Gandhi, held a crucial meeting with the Rajasthan leaders to discuss the poll strategy and preparedness as the Assembly elections are due in the state later this year. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, former party chief Rahul Gandhi, AICC in-charge of state Sukhjinder Randhawa and several …

Indian opposition parties agree to work together to defeat governing party in next elections
1 year, 6 months ago

Indian opposition parties agree to work together to defeat governing party in next elections

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Leaders of 17 Indian opposition parties agreed Friday to set aside their differences and put up a united fight in next year’s national election in an attempt to deny Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party a third consecutive term. But its recent defeats in elections in northern Himachal Pradesh and southern Karnataka states have raised hopes …

Rahul Gandhi in US: Affirmative and Astute; His Message to Modi Fans, With Love
1 year, 7 months ago

Rahul Gandhi in US: Affirmative and Astute; His Message to Modi Fans, With Love

The Quint  

Three weeks before Modi’s state visit to Washington, Gandhi has managed to stir the beehive, talking to audiences about issues that are bound to make official hair stand on end. While he criticised the Modi government, he pointedly stayed away from "pre-judging” Modi’s upcoming visit on 22 June and avoided needless controversy. The Congress leader expounded on the religious polarisation …

Rahul Gandhi is next PM, says Vundavalli
1 year, 7 months ago

Rahul Gandhi is next PM, says Vundavalli

Deccan Chronicle  

KAKINADA: Former Rajamahendravaram MP Vundavalli Aruna Kumar on Friday declared that Rahul Gandhi has developed into a mature leader and Congress will come to power in the next Lok Sabha elections under the leadership of Rahul. Arun Kumar felt that the countdown for defeat of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the forthcoming LS polls has started with the Karnataka assembly …

‘Keeping Rahul Gandhi away working for Cong’: Amit Malviya on K’taka poll result
1 year, 7 months ago

‘Keeping Rahul Gandhi away working for Cong’: Amit Malviya on K’taka poll result

Live Mint  

After Congress won Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023, BJP national spokesperson Amit Malviya on Sunday said that keeping Rahul Gandhi away seems to have worked for the Congress from Himachal to Karnataka. He mocked former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi's first reaction to the Karnataka victory calling it a defeat of 'crony capitalists’. “Irony died a million times when Robert Vadra started …

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to visit his former constituency Wayanad
1 year, 9 months ago

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to visit his former constituency Wayanad

India TV News  

Rahul Gandhi Wayanad visit: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will visit his former constituency Wayanad in Kerala tomorrow, the first time after his disqualification as an MP over 'Modi' defamation case. Rahul Gandhi's reaction to disqualification Gandhi, who has been granted bail till April 13 in the defamation case by a Surat court in Gujarat, took a dig at the Modi …

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