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Congress on Thursday challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to use his investigating agencies like the CBI and the ED to probe the charges he has levelled against businessmen Ambani and Adani that they were distributing sacks full of black money in tempos. Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate claimed that the prime minister was never seen so weak and desperate that he ended up making great revelations about corruption in the country and exposing his own friends. She was referring to the charge on Wednesday made by prime minister who, for the first time during Lok Sabha poll campaign, accused the Congress of having a «deal» with «Ambani and Adani», and asked if the party has received «tempo loads of black money» from the two industrialists for its leader Rahul Gandhi to stop «abusing» them. Shrinate pointed out that Rahul Gandhi has been saying the same thing for the last 10 years that the big businessmen possessed black money but the prime minister was not taking action against them.

Congress leader spoke at an election rally in Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh, where Rahul Gandhi competes in the general elections. Priyanka Gandhi harped upon the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's much-used terminology, 'Atmanirbhar Bharat,' and said that voters would choose employment over the "5kg ration" the BJP government promises them.

Modi caused a flutter on Wednesday when he alleged that Rahul Gandhi, who has consistently attacked the NDA government as being an Adani-Ambani dispensation and «suit-boot ki sarkar», has gone silent on the two business houses as he has received election funds from them. He also reacted to the controversial remarks made by Sam Pitroda and said that Congress was a racist party and these words were in poor taste. «You must have noticed that for the last five years, the Congress Shehzada (Rahul Gandhi) starts chanting the same thing from sunrise. Since his Rafale issue was grounded, he has started chanting a new slogan for the last five years — that there are five businessmen (who are the only ones gaining from Modi's rule). Then gradually, he moved to Ambani-Adani. But since the elections have been announced, he has stopped abusing Ambani-Adani,» Modi said at a BJP rally in Telangana. Gandhi has on several occasions alleged that Ambani and Adani groups have received undue favours from the Modi government while other business houses and the common people have suffered economically.

PM Modi asked if the Congress was receiving "tempo loads of black money" from Ambani and Adani. “Since his Rafale issue got grounded, he started chanting about 'five industrialists'. Then he started saying Ambani-Adani.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, used Pitroda's statement to corner the Congress party right in the middle of Lok Sabha Elections 2024. Speaking during an election rally in Telangana, the Prime Minister demanded a response from Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, saying that the country "won't tolerate disrespect on the basis of the colour of skin". Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman lashed out at Congress leader Sam Pitroda for his ‘racist’ remark, saying it reveals the mindset and attitude of Rahul Gandhi’s mentor.

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been «using his imagination a lot» in his speeches of late and not speaking on the basis of facts. Her remarks came a day after Prime Minister Modi claimed the Congress will reverse the Supreme Court verdict on the Ram temple if voted to power just like its landmark 1985 ruling in the Shah Bano case was overturned by the Rajiv Gandhi government as part of the party's appeasement politics. In an exclusive interview with PTI while on the campaign trail in Uttar Pradesh's Rae Bareli from where her brother Rahul Gandhi is contesting the Lok Sabha polls, the Congress general secretary challenged the prime minister to speak on issues of unemployment, price rise and farmers' plight. Asked about her assessment of the ground situation after three rounds of the seven-phase polls, Priyanka Gandhi said, «My assessment is that people are wanting change. Everywhere I go I get the sense that people are fed up now of being lied to, they are fed up with the level of discussion that is taking place in the media and on political stages.»

Adani-Ambani?" jibe at Rahul Gandhi, saying the Wayanad MP has finally forced the Prime Minister to expose corruption by making serious allegations against industrialists Gautam Adani and Mukesh Ambani. “Narendra Modi has made serious allegations against Gautam Adani and Mukesh Ambani. Adani and Ambani give away black money in bags.

market cap of all 81 listed public sector undertakings (PSUs) has grown by 225% under the Narendra Modi-led NDA government, while 79% returns by Nifty CPSE have significantly outpaced Nifty 500 and Nifty 50 indices, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in a tweet on Wednesday. Sitharaman was responding to what she called charges by the Indian National Congress (INC) and its leader Rahul Gandhi that PSUs were being dismantled and were in disarray under the Modi regime.

Swaminathan Aiyar, Consulting Editor, ET Now, says “BJP may have many jewels, but Mr Modi is Koh-i-Noor. The biggest thing the BJP has going for it is Mr Modi. And at the end of it all, you can have 25 different analyses of different issues. But if the stark choice is, do you want Mr Narendra Modi or do you want Mr Rahul Gandhi? I have no doubt that people will opt for Mr Modi, whatever their other reservations are. Whether he gets an increased majority or a reduced majority is another matter. But even if the BJP loses 100 seats, they will get more parties with them and so surely Mr Modi will be back.” On inflation the prime minister has cited the Korean War during the Nehru regime and he has spoken about how inflation was the highest during Indira Gandhi's time. Up front, what do you make of this historical context that the prime minister is referencing on inflation and the impact of the war in Ukraine, which he says affects food, fertiliser and fuel prices directly? Swaminathan Aiyar: He recalls inflation back in the early 50s. It is a fact that the Korean War resulted in a shortage of all kinds of commodities, which were being used for the war effort on both sides. Because of that very steep rise in all commodity prices, there was an increase in price in India too. While it is true that there were a certain number of restrictions on imports, actually imports were pretty free in the early 50s. Therefore, there was an impact.

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi said that under the reign of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, "British Raj-like conditions" are prevailing in the country, with the government policies only benefiting billionaires. «British Raj-like conditions are prevalent in the country. The policies of the Modi government are not being made keeping in mind the poor but have been made to benefit the billionaires. International reports show that today the condition of inequality in India is worse than British rule,» Priyanka Gandhi said on Tuesday while addressing Congress workers in the Rae Bareli constituency in Uttar Pradesh, where her brother and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is contesting. «All the institutions which strengthen democracy are being weakened, be it media or Parliament. Mahatma Gandhi, Pandit Nehru had fought against the British to strengthen the rights of the people, little did they know that a day would come in independent India when the government would be bent upon depriving the people of their rights,» she added.

2019 Lok Sabha elections, the Congress had fielded candidates on 421 seats. In 2014, it contested 464 seats and in 2009, the party fielded candidates on 440 seats. The party contested 417 seats in 2004 Lok Sabha elections.

₹88.13 lakh. Irani filed her nomination papers from the Amethi Lok Sabha seat for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections on May 3. The minister invested in around seven MFs at the end of March 2024, with two midcap funds in her portfolio, according to the affidavit.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said on Monday. She also attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his language on the campaign trail. Addressing party workers in the Rae Bareli constituency, the Congress general secretary said, "Mahatma Gandhi, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru undertook movements so that the people's rights could be strengthened.

Keshav Prasad Maurya on Monday said both Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will be defeated in Kannauj and Rae Bareli, respectively in the Lok Sabha elections. Addressing a gathering in support of BJP candidate from Shravasti, Saket Mishra, Maurya said the manner in which Akhilesh's wife Dimple Yadav was defeated in 2019 from Kannauj, the same will be his fate this time. «Rahul will also taste defeat from Rae Bareli,» he said. The BJP leader expressed confidence of the saffron party winning more than 400 seats in the general elections.

FIR has been lodged against BJP national president JP Nadda, Karnataka state BJP president BY Vijayendra, BJP social media in-charge Amit Malviya after Congress filed a complaint over BJP Karnataka's social media post allegedly intimidating members of SC, ST community. Congress had earlier filed a complaint against BJP officials over a video posted by BJP Karnataka on their social media for allegedly intimidating members of Schedule caste or tribe to not vote for a particular candidate with an intention to create feelings of enmity, hatred and ill-will against members of SC/ST community. BJP was also accused of violating model code of conduct by using animated video of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah by portraying Congress party as favouring a particular religion and suppressing members of SC/ST and OBC community.

shahzada will lose Wayanad and start looking for a second seat. His supporters were saying he would come to Amethi. But shahzada was so scared of Amethi that he fled to Rae Bareli.

reservations and sexual harassment charges against JD(S) leader Prajwal Revanna concluded on Sunday evening in 92 seats spread over 11 states and Union Territories. The stakes are significant for the BJP in this round as the party had in 2019 won an overwhelming majority of these seats, including all in Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh, that will go to polls on May 7. Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the BJP charge, asking the Congress to give in writing that it will not hand over the quota for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes to Muslims. The Congress and its allies accused the BJP of trying to tamper with the Constitution and do away with reservations. The principal opposition party, which has promised to remove the 50 per cent cap on reservations, also asked the BJP to clear its stance on the issue.

Karnataka will give financial assistance to victims of alleged sexual assault by Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna, AICC general secretary RS Surjewala announced in Belagavi on Sunday as the Congress regime sought to speed up investigations into the reports of sexual abuse of women as revealed by leaked video clips. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM DK Shivakumar accompanied Surjewala when the latter made the announcement at a media conference. Belagavi is among the 14 Lok Sabha seats that will face polls on May 7. The AICC leader said the government would give financial assistance to the Hassan rape victims as it was an unprecedented case.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that a leader who is not being praised in his country but is getting applauded by Pakistleaders, has «no moral right» to do politics. He was addressing a public meeting in Kadapa constituency in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday. «Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is being praised in Pakistan, you can't find anyone praising him in India, but a former Pakistan minister has praised him. As per my understanding, if a person who is not praised in his own country but is being praised but other country, that person has no moral right to do politics in India,» Singh said in his address.

Pakistan, some others mocked, saying he should fight elections from Italy. On Sunday, Rajasthan BJP MLA Swami Balmukundacharya said Rahul Gandhi should contest elections from from his "maternal home" in Italy. "He must visit his maternal home and contest the elections there.