Congress Needs Tutelage on Respecting Revered Icons - News18
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Congress Needs Tutelage on Respecting Revered Icons - News18

News 18  

The business of scoring self-goals—palpably—appears to be the Indian National Congress’ favourite pastime hobby under Rahul Gandhi’s stewardship. This time, a day after the Congress party announced Rahul Gandhi’s visit to the memorial of former Prime Minister, Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Congress leader Gaurav Pandhi referred to the Bharatiya Janata Party stalwart, whose 98th birth anniversary was celebrated on Sunday, as a “British informer” during India’s freedom struggle. A large crowd had gathered, and among them were the Vajpayee brothers, Atal and Prem,” notes author Kingshuk Nag in his telling book Atal Bihari Vajpayee: A Man for All Seasons. Nehru once introduced Vajpayee to the British prime minister, stating, “He is a young leader of the Opposition who is always criticising me, but I see a great future in him.” At another reception for a foreign dignitary, Nehru introduced Vajpayee as “India’s blooming young parliamentarian.” It is said that at another reception, Nehru introduced him as someone who could be the future prime minister. “The prime minister had remarked to his colleagues that he saw in Vajpayee, signs of a man, who might step into the prime minister’s shoes one day,” writes journalist Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay in his book The RSS: Icons of the Indian Right.

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Hindustan Times  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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India TV News  

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Live Mint  

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

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ABC  

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India Today  

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

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India TV News  

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Disagreements stall Haryana Congress candidate list, Priyanka gets larger role

Hindustan Times  

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Robert Vadra on political plunge, contesting from Amethi: ‘If Congress feels…’

Hindustan Times  

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP can’t be trusted, its manifesto is just a pack of lies: Mallikarjun Kharge

The Hindu  

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ABC  

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9 months ago

Rajasthan Congress treasurer Sitaram Agarwal joins BJP ahead of Lok Sabha election

The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

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PM Modi holds rally in Bihar, West Bengal; roadshow in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur

Hindustan Times  

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Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Congress releases list of 40 star campaigners for Uttarakhand | Check list here

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The Congress party on Friday released a list of 40 star campaigners for the Lok Sabha polls in Uttarakhand. Others on the list include state party chief Karan Mahara, former Chief Minister Harish Rawat, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, senior Uttarakhand leaders such as Harish Singh Dhami, Harak Singh Rawat among others. Check full …

Congress MP Ravneet Singh Bittu joins BJP, says people have decided to elect PM Modi again
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress MP Ravneet Singh Bittu joins BJP, says people have decided to elect PM Modi again

Deccan Chronicle  

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In Chandrapur, Congress struggles to unite amidst leadership tensions
9 months, 2 weeks ago

In Chandrapur, Congress struggles to unite amidst leadership tensions

The Hindu  

The Congress laid speculation to rest by announcing Pratibha Dhanorkar as its candidate for the Chandrapur Lok Sabha seat in Maharashtra on Saturday night. Sources within the party told The Hindu that Mr. Wadettiwar conveyed to the high command that only his family could effectively challenge the BJP’s Sudhir Mungantiwar, the incumbent Forest Minister in the Eknath Shinde-led government. “During …

Digvijaya Singh, Karti Chidambaram In Congress' 4th List of Candidates
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Digvijaya Singh, Karti Chidambaram In Congress' 4th List of Candidates

Deccan Chronicle  

The Congress on Saturday released its fourth list of 45 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, fielding its Uttar Pradesh unit chief Ajay Rai from Varanasi to take on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.While the Congress fielded veteran leader Digvijaya Singh from Madhya Pradesh's Rajgarh, it nominated newly-inducted leader Lal Singh from Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur to take on Union …

Congress declares 45 candidates, fields Ajay Rai against PM Modi in Varanasi
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress declares 45 candidates, fields Ajay Rai against PM Modi in Varanasi

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The Congress on Saturday released its fourth list of 45 candidates for the Lok Sabha elections. The party has named Congress leader Digvijaya Singh from Rajgarh Lok Sabha seat, UP Congress president Ajay Rai from Varanasi against PM Modi, Imran Masood from Saharanpur, Virender Rawat from Haridwar, Danish Ali from Amroha, Alok Mishra from Kanpur among …

Adhir Ranjan Choudhary among 56 named in Congress’s 3rd Lok Sabha poll list
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Adhir Ranjan Choudhary among 56 named in Congress’s 3rd Lok Sabha poll list

Hindustan Times  

The Congress on Thursday named its Lok Sabha floor leader Adhir Ranjan Choudhary, former lawmaker MV Rajeev Gowda and former Bharatiya Janata Party minister Jayaprakash Hegde, who jumped ship earlier this month, in its third list of 56 candidates for the much-anticipated Lok Sabha elections this summer. Public works minister Satish Jarkiholi’s daughter Priyanka Jarkiholi has been named from Chikkodi; …

Who will Congress field from Amethi, Rae Bareli & Varanasi? These names discussed, says report
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Who will Congress field from Amethi, Rae Bareli & Varanasi? These names discussed, says report

Hindustan Times  

Amid suspense over who the Congress will field from Uttar Pradesh's prestigious Amethi, Rae Bareli, and Varanasi seats in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, the grand old party has, according to ABP News, deliberated upon some names to give ticket to from these parliamentary segments. Hyderabad: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with party's general secretary Priyanka Gandhi and other leaders during …

Jan Adhikar Party leader Pappu Yadav joins Congress, merges his outfit
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Jan Adhikar Party leader Pappu Yadav joins Congress, merges his outfit

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Jan Adhikar Party leader Pappu Yadav joined the Congress on Wednesday and announced the merger of his outfit. Yadav said the Congress leadership gave him respect and he was joining the party's fight against "dictatorship" in the country to help save democracy and the Constitution. "To save this country and its democracy and protect the Constitution, there was …

Bickering over seats, dissent rife in ruling, opposition alliances in state
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Bickering over seats, dissent rife in ruling, opposition alliances in state

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: While both ruling and opposition alliances in Maharashtra are still on the negotiation tables before the final seat-share numbers can be revealed, infighting and voices of dissent have emerged from the districts over allotment of seats. Leaders from BJP have rebelled against its Madha MP Ranjitsinh Nimbalkar who was renominated, while over 200 local party workers in Raver, north …

Congress Leaders in Kerala’s Capital City Join BJP
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Congress Leaders in Kerala’s Capital City Join BJP

Deccan Chronicle  

Thiruvananthapuram: Rajeev Chandrashekhar, the NDA candidate from the prestigious Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency and rival of high-profile sitting MP Shashi Tharoor, received a shot in the arm on Thursday with three key functionaries of the Congress in the Capital city joining the BJP. Former District Congress Committee general secretaries Thampanoor Satheesh and C N Udhayakumar who have been instrumental in …

PM Modi to kickstart BJP Lok Sabha poll campaign from Congress President Kharge's home turf in Karnataka
9 months, 4 weeks ago

PM Modi to kickstart BJP Lok Sabha poll campaign from Congress President Kharge's home turf in Karnataka

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will kickstart the BJP's Lok Sabha poll campaign in Karnataka by addressing a public meeting in Kalaburagi on March 16, the party's state general secretary V. Sunil Kumar said on March 13. Kalaburagi is the home district of AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge, who was elected to the Lok Sabha from there in 2009 and 2014 but …

Ex-BJP MP, denied ticket from Churu, fielded by Congress from same seat, He reacts
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Ex-BJP MP, denied ticket from Churu, fielded by Congress from same seat, He reacts

Hindustan Times  

Rahul Kaswan, the BJP's former MP from Rajasthan's Churu who joined the Congress after the saffron party fielded a new candidate, was on Tuesday among 43 candidates declared by the Congress for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, and has been nafmed from the constituency that he won in both the 2014 and 2019 general elections. New Delhi, India - March …

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