India’s main opposition protests rising prices, lack of jobs
2 years, 4 months ago

India’s main opposition protests rising prices, lack of jobs

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Thousands of Indians rallied on Sunday under key opposition Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi, who made a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government over soaring unemployment and rising food and fuel prices in the country. Without naming the business leaders, Gandhi said two key groups were running India’s ports, airports, oil refineries, information technology sector and big media houses. Swapan Dasgupta, a lawmaker from Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party, said in his blog on Sunday that since losing power to the BJP in 2014, the Congress, once the default party of Indians, has “meandered its way from crisis to crisis, losing election after election and being a mute spectator to the desertion of important leaders.” The Congress is also finding it difficult to find a successor to ailing Sonia Gandhi as the party president, with her son, Rahul, quitting the post following the party’s debacle in 2019 national elections. India’s central bank projected inflation at 6.7% this fiscal year and raised its key interest rate by 50 basis points to 5.4%, in its third such hike since May.

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PM Modi has turned India into a centre of unemployment: Rahul Gandhi in Bihar
8 months, 2 weeks ago

PM Modi has turned India into a centre of unemployment: Rahul Gandhi in Bihar

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of turning the country into “a centre of unemployment” and said that the opposition Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance bloc, if voted to power, will ensure “a first job guarantee” to all graduates and diploma holders by providing them paid apprenticeship for a year. Offering the INDIA bloc’s vision …

‘India worse than Pakistan,’ Rahul Gandhi slams PM Modi
10 months ago

‘India worse than Pakistan,’ Rahul Gandhi slams PM Modi

Live Mint  

Rahul Gandhi believes Prime Minister Narendra Modi has “finished” small businesses in India. India's youth unemployment rate stood at a staggering 23.22%. Pakistan’s unemployment rate stood at 11.3% and Bangladesh's 12.9%, as per a World Bank report from 2022. Rahul Gandhi on social injustice Gandhi also spoke about social injustice.

People not getting jobs, their pockets being robbed, says Rahul Gandhi
10 months, 4 weeks ago

People not getting jobs, their pockets being robbed, says Rahul Gandhi

Deccan Chronicle  

Korba: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday hit out at the BJP-led Centre while claiming that people in the country were not getting employment and were facing the wrath of inflation. Addressing a gathering in Chhattisgarh's Korba district during his 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra', Gandhi asked the people to wake up, claiming their pockets were being robbed and they were …

Indian opposition lawmakers rally against Modi government
1 year, 9 months ago

Indian opposition lawmakers rally against Modi government

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy More than 100 Indian opposition lawmakers, including members of the …

Indian opposition lawmakers rally against Modi government
1 year, 9 months ago

Indian opposition lawmakers rally against Modi government

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — More than 100 Indian opposition lawmakers, including members of the Congress party, staged a protest march Thursday after the end of a parliamentary budget session that was marred by shouting and disruptions to proceedings amid a standoff with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. The demonstrators carried big national flags and chanted slogans warning that India’s democracy is …

India opposition’s ‘unity march’ against hate reaches New Delhi
2 years ago

India opposition’s ‘unity march’ against hate reaches New Delhi

Al Jazeera  

The cross-country march enters the capital where Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attacks Modi’s BJP for ‘spreading Hindu-Muslim hatred’. Tens of thousands of people have joined Gandhi’s “Unite India March” against “hate and division”, which aims to turn the Congress party’s fortunes around after its drubbing by the Bharatiya Janata Party in two successive national elections. Gandhi’s mother and former Congress …

Rahul Gandhi blames BJP for “rising hatred and anger” in India
2 years, 4 months ago

Rahul Gandhi blames BJP for “rising hatred and anger” in India

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP of weakening the country by spreading fear and hatred, and said only the Congress can unite the country and take it to the path of progress. Launching an all out attack on the Modi government at the 'Mehangai Par Halla Bol' rally at …

Ahead of Bharat Jodo Yatra, Rahul Gandhi targets PM Modi
2 years, 4 months ago

Ahead of Bharat Jodo Yatra, Rahul Gandhi targets PM Modi

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is weakening the country by spreading hate and fear and that can only help Pakistan and China, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi claimed on Sunday as he set the tone for his upcoming Bharat Jodo Yatra that will be launched on September 7. ‘Modi is taking India backwards’ Targeting the Prime Minister, the former Congress chief …

India’s Gandhi slams PM Modi over price rise, Hindu-Muslim divide
2 years, 4 months ago

India’s Gandhi slams PM Modi over price rise, Hindu-Muslim divide

Al Jazeera  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi blames PM Modi for soaring unemployment and inflation as he rallies supporters in New Delhi. Thousands of Indians rallied under key opposition leader Rahul Gandhi over soaring unemployment and rising food and fuel prices, with the former Congress party chief attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government for failing to address issues facing the people. The prices …

Modi government harmful for employment: Rahul Gandhi
3 years, 4 months ago

Modi government harmful for employment: Rahul Gandhi

The Hindu  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi hit out at the Centre on Friday over the reported rise in the unemployment rate in the country in August, alleging that the Narendra Modi government is "harmful for employment". Taking to Twitter, Gandhi posted the screenshot of a media report that cited data compiled by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy to claim that over …

Historic fall in GDP, rampant job loss because PM Modi is helping only his friends: Rahul Gandhi
4 years, 4 months ago

Historic fall in GDP, rampant job loss because PM Modi is helping only his friends: Rahul Gandhi

India Today  

India has suffered a historic fall in the GDP and crores of jobs have been lost in the past few months because the Narendra Modi government is helping only a few friends of the Prime Minister, alleged Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday. In a video message posted on his Twitter handle, Rahul Gandhi appealed to the people to make …

Rahul Gandhi lists 6 ‘Modi-made disasters’, Chidambaram asks PM to focus on economy
4 years, 4 months ago

Rahul Gandhi lists 6 ‘Modi-made disasters’, Chidambaram asks PM to focus on economy

The Hindu  

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday listed six “Modi-made disasters”. Jairam’s tweet Party leader Jairam Ramesh took a dig at BJP's 2019 campaign line of ‘ Modi hain to mumkin hain ’ by tweeting, “Here’s how India became a Vishwaguru under Mr.Modi during COVID-19 pandemic. Modi Hai to Mumkin Hai!” Former Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, in a tweet, …

Economy was strong under Manmohan Singh: Rahul Gandhi
5 years, 2 months ago

Economy was strong under Manmohan Singh: Rahul Gandhi

India TV News  

Slamming the Bharatiya Janata Party government for all-round failure on the economic front, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said here on Sunday that under the former UPA Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the Indian economy was very strong and flourished, earning the admiration of the whole world. Earlier, attacking the BJP during his maiden election rally in Latur over "massive unemployment", the …

Economy was strong under Manmohan Singh: Rahul Gandhi
5 years, 2 months ago

Economy was strong under Manmohan Singh: Rahul Gandhi

India Today  

Slamming the Bharatiya Janata Party government for all-round failure on the economic front, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said here on Sunday that under the former UPA Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Indian economy was very strong and flourished, earning the admiration of the whole world. Earlier, attacking the BJP during his maiden election rally in Latur over "massive unemployment", the Congress …

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