The on Saturday passed a resolution requesting vice president, Rahul Gandhi, to take over as party president. The current president is Sonia Gandhi. AICC is the first committee to pass such a resolution. Of late, reports had been doing the rounds that the Congress scion may take over as party[Read More…]
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PM Modi to lay foundation stone for several crores projects during two-day visit to Gujarat
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will begin his two-day visit to Gujarat from Saturday. He will lay foundation stones and inaugurate a number of projects worth Rs 5,925 crore. At first, he will visit the famous Dwarkadheesh temple. Notably, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi also offered prayers at the Dwarka temple a[Read More…]
Congress will revive economic growth in six months if elected to power: Rahul Gandhi
Congress vice-president, Rahul Gandhi said his party would revive the economic growth within six months if elected to power in a scathing attack against the Centre. Gandhi, who is in his home constituency Amethi, blamed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘anti-people’ policies that have led to the slowdown of GDP. He[Read More…]
Congress VP Rahul Gandhi to start three-day tour to Amethi, Rae Bareli today
Congress vice-president, Rahul Gandhi will begin his three-day visit to his constituency Amethi on Wednesday. He will also visit Congress president and his mother, Sonia Gandhi’s constituency Rae Bareli. After landing in Lucknow, Rahul will leave for Amethi by road and during his road journey; he will meet people before[Read More…]
Let the lawmakers make laws
Louis XVI in 1787 reminded the Parlement of Paris in vain that it was a mere registering body of royal edicts. Indian Parliament needs no such reminder, for it has, of its own free will, reduced itself to that position. In the Westminster system that we follow, the executive is a creation[Read More…]
Withdrawal of Patidar cases: too little too late?
The Patidar community leaders seem to have rejected the olive branch extended by the state govt on Wednesday. “The decision by the state govt to withdraw political cases against us is a clear admission that these cases were fake and hurled at us just to weaken the movement. Withdrawing these[Read More…]
Rahul Gandhi’s meeting with Naresh Patel to decide outcome of Gujarat elections?
Gujarat is all set to go to polls in next few months, thus, political leaders are putting all effort to set their number game right. Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited his home constituency; Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi finished his three-day tour to the state on Wednesday. Rahul[Read More…]
Congress has ‘no credible local leader’ in Gujarat: CM Vijay Rupani
Gujarat chief minister, Vijay Rupani, said that the Congress party has no “credible” local leaders so it is relying on party vice-president, Rahul Gandhi, for campaigning for the upcoming assembly elections. He also posed a series of questions to the Congress scion, who is currently touring the state, where assembly[Read More…]
Hardik-Rahul meeting in the offing, sends state govt in panic mode
The overwhelming response received by Rahul Gandhi among the Patidars in Gujarat has got the state government re-think its strategy. Sources say that the Patidar movement leader Hardik Patel could meet Congress Vice President at Rajkot on Wednesday. Possibilities of an open alignment of Patidars with Congress has sent the[Read More…]
How Rahul Gandhi’s U.S. trip presented his vision for Congress Party and India: A discussion on key issues
Rahul Gandhi’s trip to the United States of America where he interacted with political and business leaders, students, and Non Resident Indians is being largely seen as a success. It has been universally admitted that the young leader spoke with clarity and honesty seldom seen in politics. He was reflexive[Read More…]
If Congress voted to power, it will work from Gujarat and not on orders from Delhi: Rahul Gandhi
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi hit the campaign trail in the Patidar-dominated areas of poll-bound Gujarat with an eye on the support of the influential Patel community. He urged NSUI members, the student wing of the party to work hard to bring the party to power in the state. Taking a[Read More…]
Gujarat polls: Rahul Gandhi to meet farmers, entrepreneurs today
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi will interact with dairy farmers, businessman, and entrepreneurs of Gujarat on the second day of his three-day state visit to Gujarat. Gandhi will start his day at 10:15 am with a meeting with workers and supporters at Rampur Patia in Jamnagar district. He will then hold[Read More…]
Youth willing to work but BJP unable to create jobs: Rahul Gandhi at Dwarka
During a public address in Dwarka in Gujarat, Congress vice-president, Rahul Gandhi, on Monday slammed the BJP and said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had attacked the economy by imposing the GST and the demonetisation on the country. The Congress scion said that the youth of the nation is willing[Read More…]
BJP national executive meet: Party slams Rahul Gandhi for dynasty remark in US
At the BJP national executive meet on Monday, Congress vice-president, Rahul Gandhi, remained the core of BJP president Amit Shah’s inaugural address.He questioned Gandhi’s attempt to attack Prime Minister Narendra Modi and slammed his comments on dynasty politics during his recent trip to the US. Union minister, Piyush Goyal, who[Read More…]
Battleground Gujarat: The game is on!
What looked like a BJP walkthrough three months ago, has taken the shape of an interesting contest now. Inputs from NewsCode team of local news partners in Gujarat say that the Congress Party has returned to reckoning in the state because of two reasons, the election of Ahmed Patel to[Read More…]
Gujarat poll campaign: Rahul Gandhi to meet farmers, youth during three-day tour
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi will start his three-day campaign in Gujarat’s Saurashtra region on Monday. At first, he will offer prayers at Dwarkadhish Temple in Dwarka. After visiting the temple, he will hit the road for a tour as part of the party’s election campaign in the state. Gandhi will interact with farmers, supporters, and[Read More…]
BJP chief Amit Shah slams Rahul Gandhi for his ‘dynasty remark’
BJP president, Amit Shah, on Wednesday slammed Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi for his ‘Dynasty’ remark in his speech at UC Berkeley. The BJP chief said that dynasty rule is not prevalent in India but in the Congress, and asked him to present the report card of his last three generations[Read More…]
Watch: Rahul Gandhi invites NRIs to join Congress Party
Congress vice-president, Rahul Gandhi, on Wednesday called on NRIs to join hands with the old party in New York. Addressing a gathering at Times Square, Gandhi said, “You (NRIs) have tremendous knowledge and understanding so you need to involve. I want to invite you to work with Congress to discuss[Read More…]
India’s reputation of peace, harmony being ruined due to dividing forces: Rahul Gandhi
Congress vice-president, Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said that India’s reputation of peace and harmony is being ruined abroad due to the dividing forces in the nation. Gandhi was addressing non-resident Indians in New York on the last day of his two-week tour to US. “Many people in the Democratic party[Read More…]
Performance of India, China will determine how world would be reshaped: Rahul Gandhi
The performance of India and China would determine how the world would fundamentally be reshaped despite the path chosen by them, said Congress vice-president, Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday. Gandhi was interacting with students at the Princeton University. He noted that there was “a lot of synergy” between India and the[Read More…]
New Jersey: I like Make in India but its moving in wrong direction, says Rahul Gandhi
Congress Vice-President, Rahul Gandhi, on Tuesday, had an interactive session at the Princeton University in New Jersey, where he spoke about several issues like employment generation and uniform civil code. The Congress Vice President, who is in the US for a two-week-long tour, took on PM Modi-led BJP over lack[Read More…]
Intolerance, unemployment pose a challenge to India’s development and security: Rahul Gandhi in US
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday quoted intolerance and unemployment as the key issues that pose a serious challenge to India’s national security and development. Gandhi, who is in the US on a two-week-long tour, held a series of meetings, including a roundtable with eminent Indian/South Asia experts hosted by[Read More…]
Rishi Kapoor slams Rahul Gandhi for saying ‘Abhishek Bachchan is a dynast’
While nepotism is said to be prevalent in Bollywood and already a burning topic, dynasty has also been one such issue in politics. And Congress vice-president, Rahul Gandhi is among the most popular politicians having to cope with questions about dynasty. Thus, Gandhi decided to fairly merge nepotism and dynasty[Read More…]
It is PM Modi, not Rahul Gandhi, who insulted India on foreign soil: Congress
The Congress on Tuesday said that it was Prime Minister Narendra Modi who “insulted” India on foreign soil after the BJP accused Congress vice-president, Rahul Gandhi, of disrespecting PM Modi in his speech at a US university. “We are surprised at the criticism that is unwarranted and unjustified made by[Read More…]
Rahul Gandhi is a ‘failed dynast’: Smriti Irani
Responding to Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi’s speech in the US today, union minister, Smriti Irani, took a jibe at him and said that him attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a foreign country was “deplorable.” She described Gandhi as “a failed dynast” who “chose to speak about his failed political[Read More…]