Kolkata, April 14 (IANS) Amid the crucial two-phase Assembly elections in West Bengal, Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be participating in as many as five political programmes in the state on Tuesday.Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will begin his campaign journey in the state with three programmes throughout the day.The Union Home Minister’s programme will include four public meetings and one roadshow. The public meetings include two at Manikchak and Gazole in minority-dominated Malda district…
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New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to begin the Congress party’s campaign in West Bengal on Tuesday, marking a significant political push ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections. The campaign begins in Malda district, once considered a stronghold of the Congress, as the party attempts to reclaim lost ground in a state where political equations have shifted dramatically over the years.Gandhi is returning to Malda after a gap of nearly seven years, signalling a ren…
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday launched a sharp attack on Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, alleging corruption and misuse of state machinery, even as the legal battle over Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera intensified. In a post on X, Gandhi alleged that the Assam Chief Minister was “the most corrupt in the country” and asserted that he “will not escape the law.” He further accused the state government of abusing power to harass politica…
Kochi, April 13 (IANS) In a notable judicial endorsement of election conduct in the state, the Kerala High Court has placed on record its commendation for the Election Commission for ensuring a visually clean and disciplined campaign season.Hearing the case Rahul K.T vs St. Stephen’s Malankara Catholic Church & Others, Justice Devan Ramachandran recorded the appreciation after amicus curiae Harish Vasudevan submitted that the state had been largely spared the usual proliferation of boards, f…
Junagadh, April 13 (IANS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi can never understand the suffering of rural poverty or mothers affected by smoke from ‘chulhas’ (stoves), Gujarat Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Jagdish Vishwakarma said on Monday, targeting the party while campaigning for upcoming local body elections in Junagadh district. Addressing ‘Vikas Sankalp Sabha’ gatherings, Vishwakarma said that Rahul Gandhi, “whose roots and maternal family are in Italy”, could not relate to the realities…
Chennai, April 13 (IANS) With just nine days remaining for the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections scheduled on April 23, political activity across the state has intensified, even as uncertainty surrounding Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s participation continues to trouble the DMK-led alliance.The ruling DMK is gearing up for a major public rally in Salem on April 15 under the banner of the Secular Progressive Alliance. Party leaders are keen on projecting unity and strength in the final phase of cam…
Kolkata, April 12 (IANS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is all set to campaign for the party in West Bengal for the Assembly elections, said party leaders on Sunday. He will start the campaigning from Malda district, which was once the unassailable base of the Congress.With the changing political equation of the state, the Congress is desperate to regain that lost ground. With that aim, Rahul Gandhi is entering the field with a message of turning around.He is going to set foot in Malda district af…
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi flagged off the ‘Run for Ambedkar, Run for the Constitution’ marathon here on Sunday, urging people to unite against forces whose “ultimate aim is to finish the Constitution”. Addressing the participants on the occasion, LoP Gandhi said, “The Constitution is the message of Baba Saheb Ambedkar Ji. If there had been no Constitution, we would not have been able to see India in this form.”He alleged that individuals asso…
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Sunday flagged off the ‘Run for Ambedkar, Run for Constitution’ marathon at New Delhi’s Mandi House, drawing a large turnout of participants in the national capital. The event, organised by the All India Congress Committee SC Department in coordination with its OBC Department, witnessed significant public participation from Congress leaders and workers.Addressing those present, Gandhi alleged that individual…
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) It was a brief, cordial exchange unlike those been witnessed when the House is in session as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi met in Parliament complex on Saturday. A visual, viral online, showed the leaders sharing a candid moment at an event to pay tribute to social reformer Mahatma Jyotirao Phule on his 200th birth anniversary. It marked one of the few direct encounters between the two leaders.According to people presen…