Tag: Rahul Gandhi
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Rahul Gandhi’ hit Modi for calender row in Uttarakhand
The incident of a senior Uttarakhand Congress leader joining BJP robbed much sheen of the booth level interaction programme of Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi in Rishikesh on Monday. Senior Congress leader and cabinet minister Yashpal Arya joined BJP to give dent to Congress in Uttarakhand. Interacting with party workers, Rahul Gandhi hit Prime Minister Narendra …
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January 16, 2017 -
Navjot Singh Sidhu joins Congress ahead of Punjab polls
Putting an end to all speculations, cricketer turned politician Navjot Singh Sidhu on Sunday joined Congress party after meeting party's Vice President Rahul Gandhi. Sidhu is likely to contest in the upcoming Punjab election from Amritsar east constituency where his wife Navjot Kaur Sidhu is a member of the Punjab legislature in 2012. He resigned …
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January 15, 2017 -
Khadi calendar row: Rahul takes a dig at Modi
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday took a dig at Narendra Modi over the Khadi Village Industries Commission (KVIC) replacing the image of Mahatma Gandhi with that of the Prime Minister in its wall calendar and table diary for 2017. "The Mangalayaan effect," the Congress Vice President tweeted, implying that Modi was trying to take …
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January 13, 2017 -
Khadi calendar row: Rahul takes a dig at Modi
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday took a dig at Narendra Modi over the Khadi Village Industries Commission (KVIC) replacing the image of Mahatma Gandhi with that of the Prime Minister in its wall calendar and table diary for 2017. "The Mangalayaan effect," the Congress Vice President tweeted, implying that Modi was trying to take …
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January 13, 2017 -
Rahul rubbished
Technically, Rahul Gandhi played no part in the unsuccessful legal action seeking a Supreme Court authorised probe into the contents of documents seized by the Income-Tax authorities from two business houses. However, having tried to ride piggy back on the controversy in the hope of political dividends, the vice-president of the Congress party has no …
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January 12, 2017 -
Rahul rubbished
Technically, Rahul Gandhi played no part in the unsuccessful legal action seeking a Supreme Court authorised probe into the contents of documents seized by the Income-Tax authorities from two business houses. However, having tried to ride piggy back on the controversy in the hope of political dividends, the vice-president of the Congress party has no …
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January 12, 2017 -
Navjot Sidhu meets Rahul Gandhi ahead of joining Congress
Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu met Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi here on Thursday, with party leaders saying the former BJP MP is expected to join the party anytime soon ahead of the Punjab polls on February 4. Confirming the meeting between the two, party sources said it took place around 3.30 PM and lasted around half-an-hour during …
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January 12, 2017 -
‘Rahul Gandhi’s note ban rant reflects his own pain’
Hitting back at Rahul Gandhi following his attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over demonetisation, BJP on Wednesday said the Congress leader was voicing his own and not the poor's pain, and accused him of being a spokesperson for those with black money. It also taunted the Congress vice president over his recent foreign visit, …
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January 11, 2017 -
‘Rahul Gandhi’s note ban rant reflects his own pain’
Hitting back at Rahul Gandhi following his attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over demonetisation, BJP on Wednesday said the Congress leader was voicing his own and not the poor's pain, and accused him of being a spokesperson for those with black money. It also taunted the Congress vice president over his recent foreign visit, …
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January 11, 2017 -
Modi used demonetisation to hide his failures, says Rahul Gandhi
Accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of “breaking the spine” of the Indian economy, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said the PM used demonetisation to hide his failures. “PM Modi has broken the spine of the Indian economy and demonetisation was his personal decision,” Rahul Gandhi said at the Jan Vedna convention of the …
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January 11, 2017 -
Modi used demonetisation to hide his failures, says Rahul Gandhi
Accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of “breaking the spine” of the Indian economy, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said the PM used demonetisation to hide his failures. “PM Modi has broken the spine of the Indian economy and demonetisation was his personal decision,” Rahul Gandhi said at the Jan Vedna convention of the …
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January 11, 2017 -
Congress convention begins, Jan Vedna Abhiyaan to be launched
The Jan Vedna convention of the Congress began at the Talkatora Stadium on Wednesday by screening short films on former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and demonetisation. Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi was scheduled to deliver the inaugural address. The convention would focus on the party's future course of action in its protest against demonetisation. The …
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January 11, 2017 -
Rahul Gandhi unlikely to visit China because of polls
Amid criticism of his foreign tours during polls, Rahul Gandhi is unlikely to travel to China on a visit that was expected to take place next week. Gandhi, the Congress vice president, was to lead a party delegation on a week-long visit to Beijing reportedly from January 15 at the invitation of the ruling Communist …
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January 10, 2017 -
Rahul Gandhi unlikely to visit China because of polls
Amid criticism of his foreign tours during polls, Rahul Gandhi is unlikely to travel to China on a visit that was expected to take place next week. Gandhi, the Congress vice president, was to lead a party delegation on a week-long visit to Beijing reportedly from January 15 at the invitation of the ruling Communist …
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January 10, 2017 -
Rahul Gandhi to lead Congress delegation to China
A Congress delegation led by party Vice President Rahul Gandhi will visit Beijing on the invitation of the Communist Party of China (CPC) for a week from January 15, party sources said. Senior party leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad, Anand Sharma, Kumari Selja, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Rajeev Satav and Sushmita Dev, among others, will be part of …
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January 7, 2017 -
Immunity to Sahara or immunity to Modi, asks Rahul
Following a tax settlement authority granting immunity from prosecution to Sahara India, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi pointed fingers at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and asked why is he afraid of a probe. "Immunity for Sahara or immunity for Modiji? If your conscience is clear, Modiji, why fear investigation?" said Gandhi on Twitter posting a …
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January 5, 2017 -
Rahul Gandhi demands removal of weekly withdrawal limit
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday demanded the removal of the weekly cash withdrawal limit with immediate effect. "Destroyed in the last 50 days: trust in the Prime Minister's word. Weekly cash withdrawal limits must go," Gandhi tweeted. In another tweet, he posted a picture demanding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi compensate for the …
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December 31, 2016