New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Central government, alleging that the 2011 census is being used to pass the Women’s Reservation Bill, rather than the current caste-based census that is being conducted in the country.”What the government is proposing now has nothing to do with women’s reservation. This amendment is an attempted power grab using delimitation and gerrymandering”, Gandhi …
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Bhubaneswar, April 15 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who is in Odisha to seek the blessings of Lord Jagannath before hitting the campaign trail in West Bengal, on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, raising questions on the transparency of his foreign travels.“Before making allegations against others, Rahul Gandhi should be transparent about his own passport and his foreign visits. I am ready to put my passport and my entire family’s passpo…
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, calling him “opportunistic” and accusing him of aligning with political rivals for power, while defending the BJP’s stance on governance issues in West Bengal. Reacting to Rahul Gandhi’s recent political outreach in West Bengal, where the LoP alleged that the Trinamool Congress-led government’s misgovernance paved the way for the BJP in the st…
Chennai, April 15 (IANS) With the Tamil Nadu Assembly election campaign entering its final stretch, the continued delay in Congress leader Rahul Gandhi announcing his tour dates has become a growing source of concern for the party’s state unit and its alliance partner, the DMK.Despite securing 28 seats after intense negotiations, Congress is yet to see its top leadership take the field in Tamil Nadu.At a time when rival parties have ramped up aggressive, high-decibel campaigning, the absence o…
Thrissur (Kerala) April 14 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and CWC member Ramesh Chennithala on Tuesday exuded confidence that the United Democratic Front (UDF) will return to power in Kerala with a massive majority, citing a strong anti-incumbency wave and a unified campaign steered by senior party leader Rahul Gandhi.Addressing the media in Thrissur, Chennithala said the people of Kerala are seeking a decisive political change after a decade of Left rule.“The figures projected by the CPI-M are…
New Delhi/Kolkata, April 14 (IANS) BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj strongly defended Prime Minister Narendra Modi and launched a sharp attack on Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi while speaking to the media. She asserted that PM Modi never compromises on national interest or his core principles, in contrast to what she described as Rahul Gandhi’s “confused” approach to politics.“I would like to remind Rahul Gandhi that the voters — the true deities of this nation — have repeatedly delive…
Kolkata, April 14 (IANS) Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Tuesday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi over India and the United States agreeing on a trade deal. In his third election rally in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district, Gandhi said the deal will lead to the closure of small- and mid-sized industries and cause job losses in India.He alleged that PM Modi’s control is in Donald Trump’s hands, claiming that the India-US trade deal would harm w…
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s choice of Malda district to launch his party’s campaign on Tuesday ahead of the 2026 Assembly election in West Bengal reflects an attempt at a toehold where the ground has fast been eroding under its feet since over a decade. Malda is crucial for the Congress, once its bastion, which has since witnessed shifting political equations over the years. That shift, hopes the Congress, can be turned somewhat, riding on the work of party stal…
Kolkata, April 14 (IANS) Congress MP and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Tuesday called the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in West Bengal “anti-Constitutional” and vowed to restore voting rights of people whose names were removed from the electoral rolls in the state.Addressing his second election rally in Malda district’s Chanchal area, LoP Rahul Gandhi claimed that the BJP and RSS are trying to destroy the Constitution which B.R. Ambedkar dedicated his …
Chennai, April 14 (IANS) With just over a week remaining for the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections scheduled on April 23, political activity has intensified across the state, with major parties accelerating their campaign efforts in what is shaping up to be a crucial electoral battle. The ruling DMK is preparing to host a major Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) rally in Salem on April 15, aimed at consolidating voter support in the final phase of campaigning.The party has invited Congress leader Ra…