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Close to 11,700 books from the Karnataka Gandhi Smaraka Nidhi Library have been digitised over the last few months, and this has now been distributed to Gandhi Bhavans across the country to reach a larger audience. Speaking after handing over the digitised books to the representatives, on Sunday, August 25, Carl Malamud, founder of Servants of Knowledge, a U.S.-based non-profit …

New Delhi: The Congress will hold a day-long "maun satyagraha" in front of Gandhi statues in all state headquarters on July 12 to express solidarity with Rahul Gandhi who it claimed has been "erroneously" convicted in a defamation case and disqualified from the Lok Sabha. Congress general secretary K C Venugopal wrote to all state unit chiefs of the party …

On the beginning of the centenary of the Vaikom Satyagraha on Thursday, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Making a suo motu statement in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, Mr. Stalin announced that a ‘Vaikom Award’ would awarded to eminent personalities or organisations that worked for the welfare of the oppressed sections beyond State borders. It would be awarded on Periyar’s …

New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday announced over a month-long agitational programmes from block to national level, including a 'Jai Bharat Maha Satyagraha' here in the second week of April, to protest Rahul Gandhi's disqualification from Lok Sabha and to press their demand for a JPC probe into the Adani issue. Addressing a press conference along general secretary in-charge Jairam …

A day after tweaking his Twitter bio to 'Dis'Qualified MP', Congress leader Rahul Gandhi took to his official Instagram handle to highlight the heritage and strength of the Gandhi family. In the new post, Rahul's sister Priyanka Gandhi can be heard recalling the day when Rahul Gandhi insisted on walking behind the army truck carrying the mortal remains of Rajiv …

Congress begins day-long 'Sankalp Satyagraha' at Rajghat in Delhi

New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday began a day-long "Sankalp Satyagraha" at Delhi's Rajghat in support of Rahul Gandhi following his disqualification from the Lok Sabha. Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, senior leaders KC Venugopal, P Chidambaram and Salman Khurshid were among the party's top brass taking part in the satyagraha at Rajghat. Several leaders of …

Congress' day-long satyagraha today against Rahul Gandhi's disqualification, cops say no permission | 10 points

From 10am to 5pm today, the Congress will observe a day-long satyagraha protesting the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi from the Lok Sabha after a Surat court convicted him in a 2019 defamation case. Rahul Gandhi addressed a press conference on Saturday, the first after his disqualification, and said he does not care whether he is permanently disqualified; he will continue …

Addressing a public rally at Congress's day-long Satyagraha at Delhi's Raj Ghat in the wake of Rahul Gandhi's disqualification as Lok Sabha MP, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday hit out at the BJP for its 'pariwarvaad' jibe. Here are top five quotes of Priyanka Gandhi at Satyagraha Priyanka Gandhi Vadra at Congress's Satyagraha said, "They kept insulting …

Rahul Gandhi Disqualification: The Congress on Sunday began a day-long "Sankalp Satyagraha" at Delhi's Rajghat in support of Rahul Gandhi following his disqualification from the Lok Sabha. In response to this, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath targeted Rahul Gandhi and taunted Congress for launching the Satyagraha program. Taking a dig at Congress and Rahul Gandhi, CM Yogi said that …

The State-level inauguration of the Vaikom Satyagraha centenary celebrations will be jointly done by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and his Tamil Nadu counterpart M.K. As part of celebrating the 603-day-long struggle, the Department of Culture will organise different programmes in association with various government departments and institutions across the State. To organise the celebrations, a State-level organising committee has been …

As former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday was being questioned for the fourth day by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case linked to the National Herald newspaper, the Congress party held a satyagraha at Jantar Mantar to protest against the Centre’s misuse of government agencies to carry out political vendetta against Opposition leaders and the Delhi Police’s …

July 31 has a special significance in the history freedom struggle of the nation. On this day in 1933, Mahatma Gandhi left the Sabarmati Ashram forever. The historic Sabarmati Ashram has reopened its doors for visitors, after remaining closed for over nine months due to the coronavirus outbreak, an ashram official said on Tuesday. The Sabarmati Ashram was home to …