"They are like those frogs that only visit temple during elections": Union Minister Meenakshi Lekhi condemns Rahul Gandhi
1 year, 2 months ago

"They are like those frogs that only visit temple during elections": Union Minister Meenakshi Lekhi condemns Rahul Gandhi

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, January 17 : Union Minister Meenakshi Lekhi expressed her lack of surprise at the denial of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's visit to the Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha ceremony, which is going to take place on January 22. "Those who run an exclusive system cannot truly earn the blessings of devotion to Lord Rama, and living within limits is absolutely essential. "You cannot earn the blessings of devotion to Lord Rama by running such an exclusive system, and it is essential to live within limits. In response to criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Lekhi invoked the divine, stating that Ram's choice determined the leadership.

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Rahul Gandhi visits BPSC protest site in Patna, assures full support to students
2 months, 1 week ago

Rahul Gandhi visits BPSC protest site in Patna, assures full support to students

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday threw his weight behind the protests against alleged irregularities in BPSC exams, by visiting the site of the nearly a month-old agitation here and spending several minutes with aggrieved students. Rahul Gandhi was seen patiently listening to the candidates who raised slogans "We want a re-exam" and also highlighted their anguish over the Nitish …

Rahul Gandhi enjoys vacations abroad, PM Modi celebrates Diwali with jawans: Amit Shah
10 months ago

Rahul Gandhi enjoys vacations abroad, PM Modi celebrates Diwali with jawans: Amit Shah

Hindustan Times  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said that the ongoing Lok Sabha polls are a choice between Prime Minister Narendra, who celebrates Diwali with the Army, and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who “rushes abroad for vacations whenever the weather becomes uncomfortable”, reported PTI. Union home minister Amit Shah in Karakat constituency of Bihar. “On the other side, there is …

Rahul, Priyanka may visit Ayodhya for darshan of Ram Lalla after getting ticket for Amethi, Rae Bareli
11 months ago

Rahul, Priyanka may visit Ayodhya for darshan of Ram Lalla after getting ticket for Amethi, Rae Bareli

New Indian Express  

LUCKNOW: With the Congress Election Committee meeting slated for Saturday, and the second phase of voting for 88 seats across India including Rahul Gandhi’s Wayanad seat having wrapped up, all eyes are now on the electoral landscape of Rae Bareli and Amethi, the two bastions of the Gandhi family, in Uttar Pradesh, where the party is yet to announce its …

Rahul Gandhi not visiting Ram Temple fearing Islamic fundamentalists, says Kerala BJP president K. Surendran
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Rahul Gandhi not visiting Ram Temple fearing Islamic fundamentalists, says Kerala BJP president K. Surendran

The Hindu  

National Democratic Alliance candidate for the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency K. Surendran has alleged that Congress leader and his opponent Rahul Gandhi has evaded from visiting the Ram Temple in Ayodhya fearing the Muslim fundamentalists. If Rahul’s secularism is not one-sided, he should have visited the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, siad Mr. Surendran, who is also the State president of …

Rahul, Priyanka march from Mani Bhavan to August Kranti Maidan
1 year ago

Rahul, Priyanka march from Mani Bhavan to August Kranti Maidan

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday participated in a ‘Nyay Sankalp Padyatra’ between Mani Bhavan and August Kranti Maidan, two sites in the city connected with the freedom struggle, before mounting a scathing attack on the BJP during the INDIA bloc’s public meeting at Shivaji Park. Mumbai, India – Mar 17, 2024: Congress Activists participate with Leader Rahul Gandhi …

Smriti Irani's 'advice' for Sonia Gandhi after Rahul Gandhi's Varanasi remark
1 year, 1 month ago

Smriti Irani's 'advice' for Sonia Gandhi after Rahul Gandhi's Varanasi remark

India Today  

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday courted controversy as he took a veiled jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency, saying he "saw people lying on the road after drinking alcohol". Addressing a rally in his former constituency Amethi during the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, Rahul Gandhi claimed that the "future of Uttar Pradesh is dancing" with …

Rahul Gandhi's Denied Temple Visit Sparks Controversy in Assam
1 year, 2 months ago

Rahul Gandhi's Denied Temple Visit Sparks Controversy in Assam

Deccan Chronicle  

Nagaon: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday who arrived at the Batadrava Than, the birthplace of revered Vaishnavite saint Srimanta Sankardeva, in Assam, took a veiled dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi after he was denied permission to enter the shrine. Amid a war of words with the Assam Chief Minister over 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra', Congress leaders including Rahul …

'Aaj sirf ek vyakti mandir mein ja sakta hain': Rahul's dig at PM Modi after entry denied at Assam temple
1 year, 2 months ago

'Aaj sirf ek vyakti mandir mein ja sakta hain': Rahul's dig at PM Modi after entry denied at Assam temple

India TV News  

Follow us on Image Source : PTI Congress leader Rahul Gandhi speaks with the media during the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra at Haibaragaon in Nagaon district, Assam. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was denied entry to Assam's renowned Batadrava Than, following which he took a veiled jibe at PM Modi saying, "Aaj sirf ek vyakti mandir mein ja sakta hain." (Just …

Batadrava Than in Assam asks Rahul Gandhi to not visit the shrine during Pran Pratishtha ceremony
1 year, 2 months ago

Batadrava Than in Assam asks Rahul Gandhi to not visit the shrine during Pran Pratishtha ceremony

Op India  

On 21st January, the management of Batadrava Than in Assam requested Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to reschedule his visit to the Shrine on 22 January which was scheduled during the Ram Lalla Pran Pratishtha ceremony of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. The request by the Satra to Rahul Gandhi to reschedule the visit after Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma slammed the …

'Visit after Ram Mandir inauguration is over': Assam shrine tells Rahul Gandhi
1 year, 2 months ago

'Visit after Ram Mandir inauguration is over': Assam shrine tells Rahul Gandhi

India Today  

The management of Assam's Batadrava Than, the birthplace of Vaishnavite saint Srimanta Sankardeva, has asked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to visit the shrine only when the 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony of Ayodhya's Ram Temple will be over. Speaking to reporters, Batadrava Than Management Committee president Jogendra Narayan Dev Mahanta said around 10,000 people will gather at the shrine and the management …

"Congress can't do politics by objecting to Lord Ram," says VHP's Surender Jain
1 year, 2 months ago

"Congress can't do politics by objecting to Lord Ram," says VHP's Surender Jain

Hindustan Times  

Ayodhya, January 20 : Vishva Hindu Parishad Joint General Secretary Surender Jain hit out at Congress days after the party leaders declined an invitation to the Pran Pratishtha ceremony of the Ram Temple on January 22, stating, "they can't do politics by objecting" to Lord Ram. Ayodhya is buzzing with excitement as it prepares for the Pran Pratishtha ceremony of …

Ram Temple event | People see through Rahul Gandhi’s lies, says Rajeev Chandrashekhar
1 year, 2 months ago

Ram Temple event | People see through Rahul Gandhi’s lies, says Rajeev Chandrashekhar

The Hindu  

The BJP on Tuesday reacted sharply to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s remarks that the consecration of the Ram Temple of Ayodhya was being made into a “BJP event”. Addressing a press conference at the BJP’s national headquarters in New Delhi, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrashekhar said that “Ram Temple was a deeply felt emotion by Hindus in every corner of the …

On shankaracharya's criticism of Mandir event, Cong's 'why in hurry' query to PM
1 year, 2 months ago

On shankaracharya's criticism of Mandir event, Cong's 'why in hurry' query to PM

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party over the reported refusal of four shankaracharyas to attend the Ram Temple event on January 22, saying the party is inaugurating the under-construction place of worship because of the upcoming general elections. The inauguration of the incomplete temple by the leaders of the BJP and the RSS has been …

OPINION | OPPOSITION CONFUSED ON RAM TEMPLE ISSUE
1 year, 2 months ago

OPINION | OPPOSITION CONFUSED ON RAM TEMPLE ISSUE

India TV News  

There seems to be utter confusion among anti-Modi INDIA opposition bloc leaders over the Ayodhya Ram Temple issue, with leaders of different parties taking divergent stands. Maharashtra NCP leader Jitendra Awhad had to apologize with folded hands over his remark that Lord Ram was non-vegetarian. Senior Congress leader and former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot claimed that it was Rajiv …

‘Should be boycotted from politics’: Rajasthan minister slams Congress' D Sudhakar for remark on Ram Temple
1 year, 2 months ago

‘Should be boycotted from politics’: Rajasthan minister slams Congress' D Sudhakar for remark on Ram Temple

Hindustan Times  

Following Congress leader and Karnataka Planning and Statistics Minister, Dasharathaiah Sudhakar's jibe at the Bharatiya Janata Party -led central government over Ayodhya's Ram Temple, Rajasthan minister Avinash Gehlot said that such "stupid" people should be "boycotted" from politics. "The BJP government used the Pulwama terror attack to secure votes in the last Lok Sabha elections, and this time, they are …

Ram Temple inauguration cannot be a political event, but a matter of pride for crores of devotees, says CM Eknath Shinde
1 year, 2 months ago

Ram Temple inauguration cannot be a political event, but a matter of pride for crores of devotees, says CM Eknath Shinde

The Hindu  

Launching a blistering attack on former Chief Minister and Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday said that the inauguration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya on January 22 could not be a political event as it was a matter of faith for crores of people, and warned that those making such statements would be …

‘I’ve come to tell Rahul Gandhi the date of Ram Mandir inauguration’: Amit Shah says in Madhya Pradesh
1 year, 4 months ago

‘I’ve come to tell Rahul Gandhi the date of Ram Mandir inauguration’: Amit Shah says in Madhya Pradesh

The Hindu  

October 30, 2023 01:20 am | Updated January 09, 2024 11:41 am IST - Bhopal Union Home Minister Amit Shah said in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh on Sunday that he wanted to tell Rahul Gandhi the date of the inauguration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya as the Congress leader would “taunt” the BJP about it. “Between 2014 and 2019, when …

OPINION | MODI ON DUSSEHRA: BEWARE OF CASTEISM AND REGIONALISM
1 year, 5 months ago

OPINION | MODI ON DUSSEHRA: BEWARE OF CASTEISM AND REGIONALISM

India TV News  

As India celebrated Dussehra and Vijayadashami festival on Tuesday, top national leaders joined festivities by attending Ram Lila events, performed 'shastra pooja' and addressed huge gatherings of devotees. Modi also spoke about the ongoing construction of Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya, and described it as a "symbol of victory of patience of Indians after centuries of waiting". Modi also asked …

Congress launching Rahul Gandhi for last 20 years: Amit Shah
1 year, 8 months ago

Congress launching Rahul Gandhi for last 20 years: Amit Shah

The Hindu  

Days after the meeting of non-BJP Opposition parties in Patna on June 23, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on June 29 slammed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi while listing achievements of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Union government in the past nine years. Earlier, State BJP leaders accorded warm welcome to Mr. Shah at the …

Congress leaders continue to distort Ramayan, insult Sri Ram, Lakshman, Sita Mata: Read how
2 years, 5 months ago

Congress leaders continue to distort Ramayan, insult Sri Ram, Lakshman, Sita Mata: Read how

Op India  

As if denying the reality of Lord Ram wasn’t enough, the grand old party of India has come up with fresh ways to ridicule Hinduism. As the Congress prince Rahul Gandhi embarked on his current political stunt called ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra,’ supposedly covering thousands of kilometres, his adherents brazenly began comparing him to Lord Ram in their attempt to glorify …

Rahul seeks focus on constituencies
2 years, 10 months ago

Rahul seeks focus on constituencies

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi urged party leaders from the state to leave Hyderabad and start interacting with people in their respective constituencies. In order to end the corrupt and dictatorial rule of Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, it was imperative that all party leaders work as a cohesive unit, he said. As part of his two-day visit to Telangana, …

Watch | Rahul Gandhi partakes Langar at Golden Temple in his first visit after election announcement
3 years, 2 months ago

Watch | Rahul Gandhi partakes Langar at Golden Temple in his first visit after election announcement

India TV News  

Highlights Rahul Gandhi, Cong candidates offer prayers at Golden Temple Congress is seeking to retain power in Punjab Gandhi is visiting the poll-bound state for the first time after the election dates were announced Congress leader Rahul Gandhi along with party candidates for the Punjab assembly polls offered prayers at the sanctum sanctorum of the Golden Temple in Amritsar, Gandhi …

Rahul Gandhi targets BJP with Hindu-Hindutva jibe over Ayodhya land deal reports
3 years, 3 months ago

Rahul Gandhi targets BJP with Hindu-Hindutva jibe over Ayodhya land deal reports

India Today  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party over reports about politicians and government officials buying land in Ayodhya after the Supreme Court verdict in favour of Ram Mandir in 2019. READ: Ayodhya land deal: The inside story of the controversial land agreements | Investigation Before Rahul Gandhi's Twitter post, his party colleague and Leader of Opposition in …

Hindutvawadi bathes alone in Ganga, says Rahul in Amethi, targeting PM Modi
3 years, 3 months ago

Hindutvawadi bathes alone in Ganga, says Rahul in Amethi, targeting PM Modi

India TV News  

Highlights Rahul Gandhi on Saturday participated in the 'padyatra' from Jagdishpur to Harimau in Amethi. UP Elections 2022: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday arrived in his former bastion Amethi. Taking to Twitter, Rahul Gandhi said, "Every street of #Amethi is the same even today - only in the eyes of the public now there is resentment for the government. …

Rahul Gandhi's knowledge and concept of Hindu, Hindutva very poor: RSS leader Indresh Kumar
3 years, 3 months ago

Rahul Gandhi's knowledge and concept of Hindu, Hindutva very poor: RSS leader Indresh Kumar

India TV News  

Senior RSS leader Indresh Kumar on Thursday hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his recent remarks on Hindu and Hindutvavadis and said his knowledge and concept on the subject is "very poor." Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an event, the RSS national executive member also slammed Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav for his comments on Prime …

First thing Rahul Gandhi will do if he becomes prime minister? Hear it from him
3 years, 4 months ago

First thing Rahul Gandhi will do if he becomes prime minister? Hear it from him

India Today  

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday hosted a Diwali dinner for a group from a school in Tamil Nadu's Kanyakumari district. READ: 'No child deserves to be treated like this': Rahul Gandhi on Aryan in letter to Shah Rukh Khan, Gauri In the one-minute video that he posted on Twitter, one of his dinner guests can be heard asking …

Rahul treks 14 km to Vaishno Devi: A look at some of his other temple visits
3 years, 6 months ago

Rahul treks 14 km to Vaishno Devi: A look at some of his other temple visits

Firstpost  

The Congress leader has made trips to Gujarat’s Akshardham temple and the Mahakaleshwar temple in Ujjain in the past Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who arrived in Jammu on Thursday for a two-day visit, paid obeisance at the Mata Vaishnodevi temple after undertaking a 14-km foot journey to reach the cave shrine atop the Trikuta hills in Reasi district. The Congress …

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Section of saints wants Priyanka Gandhi to visit makeshift Ram temple in Ayodhya
6 years ago

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Section of saints wants Priyanka Gandhi to visit makeshift Ram temple in Ayodhya

Hindustan Times  

A section of Ayodhya saints, who are considered close to the Congress, will try to give a soft Hindutva touch to Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s maiden visit to the temple town of Ayodhya on Wednesday, people familiar with the matter said. Refusing to be named, an Ayodhya saint associated with the Congress said: “Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi’s maiden visit to …

Amit Shah asks opposition to clarify their stand on building Ram temple in Ayodhya
6 years, 1 month ago

Amit Shah asks opposition to clarify their stand on building Ram temple in Ayodhya

Op India  

Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah while addressing the Booth Adhyaksh Sammelan in Amroha, Uttar Pradesh, reminded the booth workers the importance of 2019 general elections saying that the states of West Bengal, Odisha, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Telangana are yet to be won. Shah said that after the Modi government announced significant benefits for farmers in the …

Rahul is confused Gandhi, Hindu only for political purpose: BJP
6 years, 3 months ago

Rahul is confused Gandhi, Hindu only for political purpose: BJP

India Today  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday launched a counter attack on Rahul Gandhi over his "PM Modi doesn't understand Hinduism" remark, saying that the Congress president is a Hindu by "political consideration" and not by commitment. The saffron party said Rahul Gandhi keeps on changing his Hindu appearances for "political purposes whenever the elections come closer". Calling Rahul a "confused …

‘Janeudhari’ Rahul Gandhi adds a ‘secular’ twist to his Sringeri Mutt visit
7 years ago

‘Janeudhari’ Rahul Gandhi adds a ‘secular’ twist to his Sringeri Mutt visit

Op India  

The Karnataka elections are fast approaching and Congress President Rahul Gandhi has begun his temple visit spree with much fanfare. Congress President Rahul Gandhi met Bharati Tirtha Swami, the Shankaracharya of Sringeri Mutt in Chikmagalur. #Karnataka pic.twitter.com/xDYHfvuh21 — ANI March 21, 2018 Rahul Gandhi met Bharti Tirtha Swamy, the Sankaracharya of the Mutt and interacted with students of the Dakshinamaya …

Rahul Gandhi to skip tour of Udupi
7 years ago

Rahul Gandhi to skip tour of Udupi

Deccan Chronicle  

Udupi: Congress president, Rahul Gandhi, whose soft Hindutva took him to several temples and mutts during the Gujarat election and the first two stages of his Karnataka campaign, is likely to skip a visit to Udupi city during his tour of the coastal districts later this month. Congress leaders are reportedly not keen on him visiting the Udupi Krishna Mutt …

UP: Rahul eulogised as Lord Rama, PM Modi as Ravan in posters in Amethi
7 years, 2 months ago

UP: Rahul eulogised as Lord Rama, PM Modi as Ravan in posters in Amethi

Deccan Chronicle  

Lucknow: Amethi in Uttar Pradesh had welcomed Rahul Gandhi with oodles of praise. Much before his maiden visit to his parliamentary constituency as the Congress chief, posters eulogising Rahul as an incarnation of Lord Rama slaying Prime Minister Narendra Modi, portrayed as the ten-headed demon king Ravan, appeared at various places in Uttar Pradesh's Amethi district. A poster in Amethi, …

Rahul Gandhi as Ram, Narendra Modi Raavan: Ahead of his first visit to Amethi as Congress chief today, political posters in UP create flutter
7 years, 2 months ago

Rahul Gandhi as Ram, Narendra Modi Raavan: Ahead of his first visit to Amethi as Congress chief today, political posters in UP create flutter

Firstpost  

Rahul Gandhi will visit his parliamentary constituency of Amethi for the first time as Congress president on Monday, exactly one month after he took over from his mother Sonia Gandhi at the helm of India’s oldest political party Rahul Gandhi will visit his parliamentary constituency of Amethi for the first time as Congress president on Monday, exactly one month after …

Exclusive | UP Civic Poll Results: Rahul Gandhi's temple visits in Gujarat just hypocrisy, says CM Yogi Adityanath
7 years, 3 months ago

Exclusive | UP Civic Poll Results: Rahul Gandhi's temple visits in Gujarat just hypocrisy, says CM Yogi Adityanath

India TV News  

Exclusive | UP Civic Poll Results: Rahul Gandhi's temple visits in Gujarat just hypocrisy, says CM Yogi Adityanath In an exclusive chat session with India TV, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath thanked the people of state for showing faith in the government. In an exclusive chat session with India TV, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath thanked the people of state for showing …

Rahul Gandhi three day visit to Amethi begins today | India TV News
9 years, 10 months ago

Rahul Gandhi three day visit to Amethi begins today | India TV News

India TV News  

Amethi: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi will today begin three-day visit to his parliamentary constituency Amethi. During his stay here, Rahul will inaugurate a number of projects completed from his MP fund including marriage houses, solar water pumps and some roads. On Day 2, Rahul will inaugurate projects in Sangrampur, completed through his MP local area development funds. Rahul's tour come …

LIVE: What Indian women need is respect, Rahul tells Modi at Mirzapur rally
10 years, 10 months ago

LIVE: What Indian women need is respect, Rahul tells Modi at Mirzapur rally

India TV News  

Mirzapur : Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Tuesday accused the BJP of indulging in "divisive politics" and benefitting a few industrialists while failing to work for the masses. "Their idea of India shining is to let a few corporates loot the country while the masses remain jobless," he added.Gandhi also blamed the Bharatiya Janata Party for the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots. …

Rahul Warns People About Caste Politics
13 years, 4 months ago

Rahul Warns People About Caste Politics

India TV News  

Mirzapur/ Bhadohi, Nov 2: As Uttar Pradesh gears up for next year's Assembly polls, Rahul Gandhi today warned people against those indulging in caste politics and told them it was time a Congress government of the common man was voted to power in the state. “While the earlier Samajwadi Party government indulged in looting public money in a hidden manner, …

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