Tag: Rahul Gandhi

Congress had favoured Tata, Birla, Ambani: BJP’s Nishikant Dubey counters Rahul Gandhi’s allegations

NEW DELHI: BJP member Nishikant Dubey on Tuesday countered the allegations levelled by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha against the Narendra Modi government, saying the Congress itself had favoured several industrial houses like the Tata, Birla and Ambani. Earlier, while participating in the debate on Motion of Thanks to the President’s Address, Gandhi […]

Rahul Gandhi questions surge in Gautam Adani’s fortunes, claims it happened after BJP came to power

NEW DELHI: A belligerent Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday led a blistering opposition attack in Lok Sabha over the Hindenburg report, claiming that the meteoric rise in Gautam Adani’s fortunes happened after the BJP came to power in 2014 as he rose in the global rich list from the 609th to the second spot eventually. The […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will do his best to avert Adani issue in Parliament: Rahul Gandhi

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi will do his best to avert a discussion on the Adani issue in Parliament, asserting that the country should know what power is behind the billionare businessman. “Modi ji will do his best to avert a discussion on Adani ji in Parliament. […]

Former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan joins Congress-led Bharat Jodo Yatra in Rajasthan

JAIPUR: Reserve Bank of India’s former governor Raghuram Rajan on Wednesday joined Rahul Gandhi during the Congress-led Bharat Jodo Yatra in Rajasthan. The Bharat Jodo Yatra, which started from Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu on September 7, is passing through Rajasthan. The yatra will complete 100 days on Friday. The yatra resumed from the Bhadoti area […]

Twitter adds ‘Official’ label for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, some other big verified accounts

NEW DELHI: An ‘Official’ label has been added to the Twitter handle of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and some other ministers as the US-based social media platform started rolling out a feature to distinguish between the Twitter Blue account and verified accounts. Modi’s verified blue tick Twitter handle @narendramodi was marked ‘Official’ with a tick […]

Will introduce one GST slab instead of 5 if Congress comes to power: Rahul Gandhi

HYDERABAD: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said if the party comes to power at the Centre, there would be a revisit of GST (goods and services tax). Addressing a gathering in Mahabubnagar District as part of his ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra,’ he alleged that the existing faulty GST regime and Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government’s […]

Rajasthan government hasn’t given any preferential treatment to Adani: Rahul Gandhi

TURUVEKERE: A day after Gautam Adani pledged huge investments in Rajasthan, Rahul Gandhi said on Saturday the Congress government in the state has not given any preferential treatment to the industrialist and asserted that he is not against corporates but monopolies. Addressing a press conference here, Gandhi also said if the Rajasthan government gives business […]

Remarks by Rahul Gandhi in Press Conference

NEW DELHI: Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday hit out at the Narendra Modi government (Centre) over the farmers’ agitation, saying that the “image” of India built by the Congress is being “destroyed” by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Commenting on the farmers’ protests at several borders of the national capital for the last 54 days […]

Rahul Gandhi seeks public support for campaign in favour of farmers

NEW DELHI: Asking people to join the farmers’ “satyagraha” against the Modi government, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday spoke out in support of the ongoing protests and against rising fuel prices in the country. The Congress is observing the day as Kisan Adhikar Divas and will take out protest marches in all state capitals. […]

Would have thrown out China in less than 15 minutes if Congress was in power: Rahul Gandhi

KURUKSHETRA: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over India’s border standoff with China, saying that if Congress been in power, it would have thrown out China from the country in less than 15 minutes. The former Congress president while addressing a public gathering at Anaj Mandi here late this evening, […]

Rahul Gandhi asks Narendra Modi government to withdraw farm bills, guarantee MSP

NEW DELHI: Stepping up its attack on the Narendra Modi government (Centre) over the farm bills passed by Parliament, the Congress Saturday ran a social media campaign — Speak up for farmers — with Rahul Gandhi demanding the government withdraw the proposed legislations and give a guarantee on MSP. The three bills were passed by […]

Rahul Gandhi slams farm bills as ‘death warrants’

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said democracy has been shamed by the manner in which the government issued “death warrants” against farmers by passing two bills related to the agriculture sector. The Rajya Sabha passed ‘The Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020′, and ‘the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) […]

Narendra Modi government’s ‘well planned fight’ against COVID has put India in ‘abyss of GDP reduction’: Rahul Gandhi

NEW DELHI: Taking a dig at the government, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said its “well planned fight” against coronavirus has allegedly put India in an “abyss” of GDP reduction of 24 per cent, 12 crore job losses, 15.5 lakh crore additional stressed loans and globally highest daily COVID-19 cases and deaths. The Congress […]

Loyalists, Team Rahul Gandhi score big in Congress rejig

NEW DELHI: Congress’ interim chief Sonia Gandhi on Friday set up a special committee to assist her in operational and organizational matters, reshuffled the Congress Working Committee and appointed General Secretaries and state in-charges with loyalists dominating the restructuring which bore a visible stamp of Rahul Gandhi. In the special committee which will function till […]

Sonia Gandhi brings a dissenter into special panel, reshuffles Congress Working Committee

NEW DELHI:In wake of the August 24 CWC meet held after a section of Congress leaders demanded party reforms, Congress’ interim President Sonia Gandhi has set up a special six-member panel to assist her and accommodated one of the “dissenters” in it, while reconstituting the Working Committee – the party’s highest decision-making body. “Congress President […]

Government privatising PSUs, destroying jobs: Rahul Gandhi

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday accused the government of privatising Public Sector Units (PSUs) and destroying jobs. Gandhi’s accusations came in the backdrop of the government selling its entire 52.98 per cent stake in India’s second-largest fuel retailer and third-biggest oil refiner BPCL. “Today, the country is facing many Modi government-manufactured disasters, […]

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