Gandhinagar: Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel said on Thursday that Congress President Rahul Gandhi was “Made in Italy and has Italian blood in him”, scoffing at the latter’s remarks that the world’s tallest statue of Sardar Patel being built in Gujarat was made in China. Nitin Patel told reporters[Read More…]
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LIVE: Rahul Gandhi addresses rally in MP, Intensifies attack on Shivraj and Modi govt
Chitrakoot: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday visited the Kamtanath Temple in Chitrakoot district ahead of his roadshows and rallies for two days in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh. He was accompanied by Congress state chief Kamal Nath and party’s state Election Campaign Committee chief Jyotiraditya Scindia, among others. Gandhi will address a[Read More…]
Rahul Gandhi visits Kamtanath Temple; know the political significance
Chitrakoot: Congress President, Rahul Gandhi visited the Kamtanath temple on Thursday situated in Kamadgiri forested hill of Chitrakoot, Satna district. The Kamtanath temple is considered as a holy place where Lord Rama stayed during his exile. Rahul Gandhi started his two-day visit to the poll-bound Madhya Pradesh from Thursday after[Read More…]
Rafale Deal: After ‘Chowkidar Chor Hai’, Rahul Gandhi calls PM Modi ‘India’s Commander in Thief’
Amid a row of controversies between Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Rafale deal, Gandhi once again sharpened his attack by sharing a short video detailing how the former French President Hollande “had no choice”; “had no words to say about that subject.” Gandhi,[Read More…]
Rahul asks Modi, Jaitley to ‘stop lying’, reiterates Rafale JPC demand
Dismissing Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s latest defence of the government over the choosing of an offset partner in the Rafale deal, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Sunday asked him and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to “stop lying” and instead order for a JPC probe. “Jetlie’s (sic) specialty is his[Read More…]
Rafale aircraft deal: How India got caught in French Revolution!
The muck that goes with power back home has starkly been laid bare by former French President Francoise Hollande. The disclosures made by him on September 21 about the purchase of 36 Rafale fighter aircraft by India have set off a bitter political battle, putting the Opposition virtually at the[Read More…]
Rafale Deal: Ravi Shankar Prasad attacks Rahul for levelling allegations against Modi
Hitting back at Rahul Gandhi for his “thief” jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday said “irresponsible, shameless and baseless” remarks were being made by a family which is out on bail in the National Herald case and is the source of all corruption[Read More…]
Desh ka Chowkidar chori kar gaya: Rahul Gandhi
Congress President Rahul Gandhi attacked Modi government over former French President Hollande’s statement that Anil Ambani’s Reliance was the only option provided by the Indian government for Rafale deal. Ex President of France said “We didn’t have any say in this matter”. What he is saying is, PM of India[Read More…]
Rahul Gandhi attacks RSS, says “Mohan Bhagwat imposes ideology over country”
While addressing academicians at Siri Fort Foundation (Delhi) during an event, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi attacked Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat for trying to impose an ‘ideology’ over the country. Claiming that Bhagwat imposes ‘ideology’, Rahul Gandhi said the strength of the country is that people are allowed[Read More…]
Is Mohan Bhagwat trying to be relevant in times of Modi and Shah?
Strangely, neither Prime Minister Narendra Modi nor his BJP point-man Amit Shah were to be seen at the three-day discourse of the RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat that concluded on Wednesday, September 19, in New Delhi. The Sangh patriarch preferred a distance with the two greatest founts of power and influence[Read More…]
Is Digvijay Singh still relevant to Congress in Madhya Pradesh?
Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh is always in news for various reasons. Following the visit of Congress President Rahul Gandhi in Madhya Pradesh to attend Congress Sankalp Yatra, Digvijaya Singh was totally sidelined by the party. Another senior Congress leader Kamal Nath was in the thick of the business and[Read More…]
Congress denies claims of Ajay Maken’s resignation, says “he is on medical leave”
The Congress party on Tuesday denied the reports claiming that its Delhi chief Ajay Maken has quit his post. Congress leader PC Chacko clarified that Maken has “temporarily stepped down” because of a health problem. While speaking with a news channel NDTV, Chacko said, “Ajay Maken has some health problem[Read More…]
Parachuting leaders won’t get ticket: Rahul Gandhi
Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday said politicians joining the Congress from other parties will not be fielded in elections while those who have remained with the Congress will. Addressing party workers here after a road show, Gandhi said: “When the Congress takes power, its priority will be farmers and[Read More…]
Amid search for Manohar Parrikar’s successor, Congress stakes claim to form government
Even as the ruling BJP-led coalition alliance looks for a new leader to replace ailing Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, Congress MLAs on Monday staked claim to form a government in Goa. The leader of Opposition Chandrakant Kavlekar visited Raj Bhavan and submitted a letter to Governor Mridula Sinha’s office signed[Read More…]
Kejriwal takes on Modi, Rahul over religious outreach
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress President Rahul Gandhi for visiting mosques and temples. “Rahulji is visiting temples, Modiji is visiting mosques. Nation building can’t be done by going to temples and mosques but by[Read More…]
Political Circus: Amit Shah’s 50-year dream: Whistling in the dark?
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah’s boast at the national executive meeting about the party ruling for 50 years may have been in keeping with his usual aggressive, bombastic style, but it has been interpreted in two contradictory ways. One was to see it as a sign of arrogance[Read More…]
No one can beat Modi in 2019 polls: Harsh Vardhan
Kolkata, Sep 14 (IANS) Union Minister and senior BJP leader Harsh Vardhan on Friday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was politically invincible and there was no one to throw a challenge to him in next year’s general elections. “There is no one who can beat Narendra Modi… I do not think[Read More…]
Congress president Rahul Gandhi appoints 9 new AICC secretaries
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday appointed nine new AICC secretaries. In a statement, party General Secretary Ashok Gehlot said: “Zenith Sangma has been appointed as secretary for Arunachal Pradesh, Amapareen Lyngdoh for Mizoram, Charles Pyngrope for Manipur, Victor Keishing for Meghalaya, Pradyut Bordoloi for Nagaland,[Read More…]
Accepting RSS invite will amount to inviting destruction: Owaisi
Amid reports that the RSS is planning to invite Congress President Rahul Gandhi and other opposition leaders to its meeting, MIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday said those accepting the invite will be inviting destruction. The Hyderabad MP ruled out accepting the RSS invitation, saying he would never do the[Read More…]
Congress officially distances itself from Tahseen Poonawalla
In a press release published on September 13, by Anoop George Chaudhari from the AICC legal cell, it was clarified that Rahul Gandhi’s Congress party has curiously distanced itself from its own most vocal supporter and former media cell leader Tehseen Poonawalla, and has nothing to do with the PIL filed[Read More…]
Rahul Gandhi, family partially owned Kingfisher Airlines through proxy: BJP
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) The BJP on Thursday alleged that the UPA government gave “sweet deals” to fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya, while claiming that Congress President Rahul Gandhi’s family “partially owned the now-defunct Kingfisher Airlines through proxy”. “There are documents that show how the RBI and UPA under Sonia Gandhi[Read More…]
Rahul Gandhi demands Jaitley’s resignation over Mallya’s claim
Hours after fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya said he met Finance Minister Arun Jaitley before leaving the country, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday demanded Jaitley’s resignation. Prime Minister Narendra Modi should order an “independent probe” into the matter, he said. “Given Vijay Mallya’s extremely serious allegations in London, the PM[Read More…]
Smriti Irani trying to find lost political relevance, allegations are foolish: Congress
As BJP leader Smriti Irani attacked Congress President Rahul Gandhi, the party said she was trying to find “lost political relevance” as she had become quite irrelevant, as it noted that BJP was seeking ‘personal vendetta’ against the party leadership in the Income tax case. Accusing the Gandhi family of consistently dedicating itself to only[Read More…]
Why BJP concerned about opposition alliance more than fuel prices, asks Congress
Congress on Monday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his silence on the rise in fuel prices and fall in the value of rupee as it asked why it was bothered about “grand alliance” of the opposition parties more than anything else. Terming the Modi government’s excuse of rising fuel prices, which was[Read More…]
#BharatBandh tops worldwide trends on Twitter
While Congress held its nationwide shutdown raising many concerns over hike in fuel prices under PM Narendra Modi governance, the ‘#BharatBandh’ trend stood first on the Twitter’s Worldwide Trends list. The social media platform was flooded with news, posts and messages using #BharatBandh, #MehangiPadiModiSarkar. Congress Party President Rahul Gandhi has[Read More…]