The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday said Congress MP Rahul Gandhi insults the Hindu culture but he doesn’t have the courage to use derogatory terms against other religions. Reacting to the controversy triggered by Gandhi’s ‘Shakti’ remark, BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad said the former is in sway of elements with Maoist and anti-Hindu … Read more
Top leaders of the Opposition Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) gathered at Mumbai’s Shivaji Park on Sunday to mark the conclusion of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, which began in Manipur in January. The show of strength came a day after the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the schedule for … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that the INDIA bloc’s agenda mentions completing ‘Shakti’ and that the conflict is between those who seek to destroy ‘Shakti’ and those who revere them. Addressing a rally here, PM Modi said, for him, every mother and every daughter is a form of ‘Shakti’ and that he worships … Read more
The Sultanpur court awarded Congress leader Rahul Gandhi bail on Tuesday in a 2018 defamation case filed by BJP politician Vijay Mishra over the former’s statements on Home Minister Amit Shah. According to his lawyer, the judge held him in jail for 30-45 minutes. Speaking about Rahul’s bail, counsel Santosh Pandey stated, “He (Rahul Gandhi) … Read more
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stated on Friday that Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s absence from her brother Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Uttar Pradesh was due to a “irreconcilable rift” over party control. Priyanka had already declared her unwillingness to accompany her brother on the party’s yatra, which reached Uttar Pradesh today, citing health … Read more
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Thursday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was not born into an Other Backward Class family and was “misleading” people by identifying as an OBC. Rahul Gandhi, in a brief address at Jharsuguda on the third and last day of his ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ in Odisha, claimed Modi “was … Read more
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi stated on Monday a countrywide caste census and the scrapping of the 50% allocation ceiling if the INDIA alliance forms the government at the Centre following the Lok Sabha elections. He also alleged that the BJP tried to topple the JMM-Congress-RJD government in Jharkhand as the chief minister was a tribal. … Read more
On Friday, the BJP publicly mocked the Congress by stating that the Mamata Banerjee administration had chosen to deny permission for Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in the state in an effort to “humiliate” the Congress. The Bengal Congress head, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, indicated that his party was having trouble obtaining permission to hold … Read more
Himanta Biswa Sarma, the chief minister of Assam, gave the state police instructions on Tuesday to prosecute Rahul Gandhi for “provoking crowd” in response to Congressmen being prevented from entering Guwahati during the current Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra. “These are not part of Assamese culture. We are a peaceful state. Such ‘naxalite tactics’ are completely … Read more
An FIR has been filed against the ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ and its principal organizer, KB Byju, for allegedly deviating off the designated path in Jorhat town, Assam, on Thursday, according to PTI, citing police sources. According to an official statement, the march took an unauthorized direction in the town, deviating from the permitted KB … Read more
Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra,’ which is set to begin on January 14 from Manipur, would focus on the country’s core social, political, and economic challenges, according to party chairman Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday. Kharge also unveiled the logo and motto for the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, “Nyay Ka Haq Milne Tak.” “The ‘Bharat … Read more
Rajya Sabha member and senior counsel Mahesh Jethmalani has voiced concerns about Rahul Gandhi’s impending “Bharat Nyaya Yatra,” notably its absence of Arunachal Pradesh, in a series of probing questions addressed at senior Congress politician Jairam Ramesh. Jethmalani voiced objections and requested answers from Ramesh on a variety of subjects, including Congress’ choice in 2008 … Read more
Rahul Gandhi attended the Congress’ 139th Foundation Day rally in Nagpur on Thursday, termed ‘Hain Taiyyar Hum’ (We Are Ready), to criticize the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The BJP, on the other hand, was eager to point out a gaffe made by the Congress politician during his blistering address. While speaking at a rally, … Read more
Union Minister Smriti Irani called Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Bharat Nyay Yatra’ a sham on Thursday, saying individuals notorious for injustice are claiming to bring justice.On the sidelines of an event here, Ms Irani, the Union Women and Child Development Minister, was replying to a question on Mr Gandhi’s intended yatra. “Those known for injustice … Read more
Aiming for next year’s national elections, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to start off on a yatra that would connect the country’s western and northeastern regions. On January 14, Mr. Gandhi will set out on his 6,200-kilometer “Bharat Nyay Yatra,” which would take him from Manipur to Mumbai. The yatra is referred to as … Read more