Tag: Rahul Gandhi
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Gujarat Elections 2017: Political parties to bring ‘star campaigners’ to lure voters
As the last day for the filing of nomination papers for the Gujarat Assembly Elections 2017 comes to an end on Tuesday, the political parties across the state are all set to bring in their most prominent faces to lure the voters. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has some of the most popular faces, including …
November 20, 2017 -
Sonia, Rahul saddened by Congress leader Dasmunsi’s demise
Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Vice-President Rahul Gandhi on Monday expressed their sadness at the death of veteran Congress leader Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi and said that his demise was as “irreparable loss” to the party. In her condolence message, Sonia Gandhi described Dasmunsi as a “devout” political activist and “one of the tallest” leaders of …
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November 20, 2017 -
Development should remain focus in Gujarat, BJP will try to digress: Rahul
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Monday asked party workers to remain focused on development for the Gujarat elections, and warned that the BJP would try to divert attention from the issue. Speaking at a meeting of the Congress Working Committee here, Rahul Gandhi said the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would try to divert …
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November 20, 2017 -
Rahul Gandhi likely to be elevated as Congress President on December 4
The Congress on Monday set in motion the process to name Rahul Gandhi as the next party president as it announced the poll schedule to elect the candidate for the top post. In an hour-long meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC), the party’s highest decision-making body, chaired by party chief Sonia Gandhi, the Congress …
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November 20, 2017 -
CWC meet today to clear decks for Rahul’s elevation as Congress chief
The elevation of Rahul Gandhi to the post of Congress President is likely to happen before the crucial Gujarat polls with the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting on Monday outlining the schedule for Gandhi scion’s election, reports said. The CWC, the party’s highest decision-making body will meet at around 10.30 in the morning and will …
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November 20, 2017 -
It’s a shame India not celebrating Indira’s birth centenary: Chidambaram
It is a “shame” that the country and the government is not celebrating the 100th birth anniversary of former prime minister Indira Gandhi, said senior Congress leader Palaniappan Chidambaram during a discussion titled ‘Remembering Indira Commemorating Her Centenary’ at the Tata Literature Live festival in Mumbai on Sunday. The government of India did not celebrate …
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November 19, 2017 -
National Herald: Sonia, Rahul accuse Swamy of delaying case
Congress president Sonia Gandhi and vice president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday accused BJP leader Subramanian Swamy of delaying the trial in the National Herald case filed by him against them and others. This was stated by the Gandhis and four other accused Congress leaders in a reply to an application by Swamy, who had sought …
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November 19, 2017 -
Ask questions about Rafale, Jay Shah from PM: Rahul to media
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday asked the media to raise questions about the Rafale deal and on BJP chief Amit Shah’s son Jay’s income from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “You ask lots of questions from me. And I always answer. But why don’t you ask questions about the Rafale deal and Amit Shah’s …
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November 16, 2017 -
Congress likely to name candidates for Gujarat first phase today
The Congress is likely to declare on Thursday its candidates for the first phase of Gujarat Assembly election when the fate of 89 candidates will be decided on December 9. The party’s Central Election Committee met on Wednesday evening in New Delhi to finalise the names of the candidates. The meeting was attended Gujarat Congress …
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November 16, 2017 -
Rahul Gandhi anti-farmer, anti-Gujarat: BJP
BJP’s Kisan Morcha President and Lok Sabha member Virendra Singh on Tuesday said Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi was anti-farmer and anti-Gujarat. “Rahul Gandhi talks about farmers, but none of his forefathers ever cultivated land. He talks about setting up potato factory while his father (former Prime Minister) Rajiv Gandhi spoke about sowing jaggery. Those …
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November 14, 2017 -
Why is ‘chowkidar’ of country silent on Jay Shah, Rahul Gandhi attacks PM in Gujarat
Holding a massive unplanned road show in the Patidar-dominated and BJP bastion of Mehsana, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Monday evening targetted Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asking why is the ‘chowkidar’ or gatekeeper of the country silent on “immense and unbelievable profit” in Jay Shah’s company. During the last leg of the fourth and …
November 14, 2017 -
PM Modi a jadugar who has been tricking people: Rahul in Gujarat
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Monday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is like a “jadugar” or magician who has been “performing tricks” on the people of Gujarat and the country, as he visited Patidar strongholds in north Gujarat that saw huge crowds greet and listen to him. The All India Congress Committee (AICC) Vice …
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November 13, 2017 -
Rahul Gandhi targets PM Modi over his ‘silence on corruption’
On the second day of his three-day election campaign tour — Navsarjan Yatra — in Gujarat that began on Saturday from Danta in Banaskantha, Rahul Gandhi reached Patan on Sunday evening. Through the tour route, he targeted the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Prime Minister Narendra Modi in particular, on alleged corruption. He said the party …
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November 13, 2017 -
Rahul Gandhi takes poetic dig at Delhi’s smog
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Monday took a poetic dig at Delhi’s smog situation, quoting lines from a Hindi film song, and questioned why everyone is indifferent to the issue. “Seene me jalan, ankhon me tufan sa kyon hai, is sheher me har shaks pareshan sa kyon hai (What is the cause of this …
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November 13, 2017 -
Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Navsarjan Yatra’ in poll-bound Gujarat to culminate today
On the final day of campaigning in north Gujarat, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi will be travelling from Patan to Mahesana as part of the ‘Navsarjan Yatra’ in the poll-bound state, party officials said on Monday. “Congress VP Rahul Gandhi travels from Patan to Mahesana on the final day of a successful Navsarjan Yatra in …
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November 13, 2017 -
Political tsunami coming, Congress will win Gujarat: Rahul
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Sunday asserted that his party will sweep the Gujarat Assembly elections in December and that a “tsunami is coming and the (ruling) BJP is scared of it”. He also termed the electoral battle between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress as a “battle of truth versus lies”. …
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November 12, 2017 -
Will not rest till Gabbar Singh Tax is converted to GST: Rahul Gandhi
Seeking to take credit for the Centre’s decision to reduce the GST rates on a number of items, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said he would not rest till the five-slab “Gabbar Singh Tax” was converted into the “Goods and Services Tax” with an 18-per cent cap. The Gandhi scion, who launched his …
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November 12, 2017