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Indian Constitution. He also asserted that the truth and the country's people are on his side. He was addressing a gathering in a hall here after taking out the 'Nyay Sankalp Padyatra' from the Mani Bhavan, Mahatma Gandhi's home in Mumbai, to the August Kranti Maidan, where the Quit India movement started in 1942 during India’s struggle for independence from the British rule.

Rahul Gandhi is set to commence a 'Nyay Sankalp Padyatra' from Mani Bhavan to August Kranti Maidan in Mumbai on Sunday. Here are the top ten updates: 1. Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, will culminate at Chaitya Bhoomi, Dr.

Opposition volleys over the publication of date on polling funding through electoral bonds on the official portal of the Election Commission (EC), expelled Congress leader Acharya Pramod Krishnam on Saturday asked if the rival parties were suggesting that all the 1,300 firms that made donations via electoral bonds were 'thieves'. Speaking to on Saturday, Acharya Krishnam, who has been taking regular potshots at the Congress since being expelled for 'anti-party activities', said, «All political parties across the world receive donations. Are they (Opposition) suggesting that the 1,300 companies that made political donations through these electoral bonds, the money from which went into nation-building, are thieves? Are they robbers? The money they have donated is now on record. It is in the public domain. Casting aspersions on the contributions that are on record shows the dirty mindset of the Opposition.» Coming down heavily on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who claimed earlier that the BJP was running the «biggest extortion in the world» through the Electoral Bond Scheme, the expelled leader added, «The entire Opposition has started speaking in Rahul-ji's language. This is most unfortunate.»

Telangana on Saturday, the BJP said in an official statement. The BJP is formulating strategies to win more seats in the Lok Sabha elections in the state this time. The party's top leaders have already focused on Telangana.

Lok Sabha 2024 polls. Modi, who will arrive here at 10.30 am, will address a public meeting. Party sources said one lakh people will be present at the venue.

Check all the LIVE updates on farmers' protest Kisan Mahapanchayat here,Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said the opposition INDIA alliance, if voted to power, will be the "voice of farmers" and frame policies to protect them.He was addressing a farmers' rally at Chandwad in Maharashtra's Nashik district along with NCP (SP) head Sharad Pawar and Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut, as part of the Congress' ongoing 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra'.On security arrangements at Chilla Border, DIG, Addl. CP (L&O), Shivhari Meena says, "Security arrangements have been made at the borders.

Lok Sabha elections 2024, a recent opinion poll predicted. It also suggested that, out of the 242 seats surveyed so far, NDA is expected to get 174 seats. It further concluded that 59% of people feel that Narendra Modi is ‘most capable as the next Prime Minister’ while only 21% voted for Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.

BJP announced names of 195 candidates. It included Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Union ministers Rajanath Singh and Smriti Irani.

Conducting caste census is our party's guarantee, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said in Maharashtra's Nandurbar district on Tuesday. «We have given a guarantee that there should be social, economic and caste census,» Ramesh, Congress general secretary and in-charge of communications, told reporters ahead of party leader Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra entering Maharashtra on its last leg. «This is our society's X-ray which will show us the population of various castes and their share in our nation's wealth. It will also reflect their stake in our democratic institutions,» the former Union minister said. Nandurbar district is known for its connection with the Nehru-Gandhi family.

Lok Sabha elections, the Congress launched its “Nyay Geet" on Saturday, highlighting the party's “five pillars of justice" and its pledges to the youth. Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi and several other leaders shared the song's video on social media platforms.

New Delhi: With leading political parties having announced their first lists of candidates for the general election, the stage is set for a number of high-profile electoral battles. Annie Raja Vs Rahul Gandhi: Wayanad Congress leader Rahul Gandhi faces Annie Raja, wife of CPI leader D Raja, as he is seeking a second term from Wayanad in Kerala. The contest has aroused public interest particularly since both the Congress and CPI are members of the INDIA alliance and D Raja regularly shares the stage with Gandhi.

Amit Shah on Saturday alleged that the top brass of the Congress and RJD always worked for the interest of their families but did not do anything for the poor. Addressing a rally of the BJP OBC Morcha in Patna's Paliganj area, he said that it is only Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP who can do good for the poor. «The top brass of the Congress have always taken care of their families. In the name of backward people, Lalu-ji also lived his entire life for his family. Sonia Gandhi's only goal is to make Rahul Gandhi the prime minister, while Lalu-ji's aim is to make his son the chief minister,» he claimed. «If anyone can do good for the poor then it's only Narendra Modi and the BJP,» he added.

Chidambaram said on Saturday that he welcomed the Centre's announcement to reduce the LPG cylinder price by Rs 100 but said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should assure that the price will not be increased if his party comes to power again. Also, he sought to know if there was any budgetary provision for over Rs 5.90 lakh crore projects including Rs 17,300 crore projects for Tamil Nadu announced by the prime minister in a fortnight's time from February 22. Speaking to reporters at Satyamurthy Bhavan, the Congress state headquarters here, Chidambaram said his party leader Rahul Gandhi has given five guarantees to the nation ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, and that these will translate into poll assurances in the party's election manifesto. The guarantees include: An assurance on recruitment to eliminate the unemployment problem in the country by filling up nearly 30 lakh vacancies in the Central government, Right to Apprenticeship Law for the benefit of diploma holders and graduates, a new legislation to stop question paper leak for government jobs, social security for «Gig economy» workers involved in informal jobs, and capital support for the youth to start ventures on their own.

Congress' first list released on Friday includes names of Rahul Gandhi, former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, Congress general secretary KC Venugopal, DK Suresh and Shashi Tharoor. Out of the total 39 Congress candidates, 15 were from Kerala, seven from Karnataka, six from Chhattisgarh, four from Telangana, two from Meghalaya and one each from Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim and Lakshwadeep.

Congress first candidate list LIVE updates: Congress party announced its candidates on 39 seats in the first list for Lok Sabha elections 2024. The list include high profile names like former Congress President Rahul Gandhi, former Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel, and Dr.

Rahul Gandhi from Wayanad. Kerala's ruling party, CPI, had earlier announced senior leader Annie Raja as its candidate from the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat. Even though Communist Party of India (CPI) is a Congress ally in the Opposition INDIA bloc at the national level, the parties are rivals of the Congress in Kerala.

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi at the party headquarters in Delhi. Sources told news agency ANI that the states such as Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Karnataka, Telangana, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Meghalaya, Tripura, Sikkim, and Manipur will be put for discussion during the meeting. "Discussion can likely take place on a total of 60 seats among these states," they were quoted as saying.

Read more here The first meeting of Congress party's Central Election Committee (CEC) will be held at 6 pm on March 7. The meeting will decide candidates for upcoming Lok Sabha polls 2024, said Jairam Ramesh, Congress party's general secretary in-charge, communications in a post on X (formerly Twitter). Chaired by party president Mallikarjun Kharge, the committee also includes former party chiefs Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, besides AICC general secretary K C Venugopal, Ambika Soni, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and T S Singhdeo, among others.

Congress central election committee (CEC) meetings are slated to begin from Thursday to choose candidates for the Lok Sabha polls, the party circles are abuzz with talks of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra contesting from Raebareli, vacated by Sonia Gandhi to move to Rajya Sabha, and her brother Rahul Gandhi again from both Wayanad and Amethi seats. AICC is likely to announce its first list on Thursday, including that of Kerala where LDF and BJP candidates are already campaigning. The appearance of posters in parts of Raebareli on Wednesday reading 'Rae Bareli pukarti, Priyanka Gandhi ji aaye' (Raebareli calls, Priyanka Gandhi come), statements by local Congress leaders in favour of the siblings' candidatures and UP Congress unit's appeal and proposal before the screening committee for the duo to fight from the family seats added to the buzz. AICC has made no official comments yet. Some leaders also pointed out that it would be ultimately, as has been, a decision of the family.

Election Commission has asked former Congress president Rahul Gandhi to be more careful in his public utterances in the wake of his ‘panauti’ (bad omen) and ‘pickpocket’ jibes at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, news agency PTI reported on Wednesday citing sources. The report said the election commission also asked the senior Congress leader to follow its recent advisory for star campaigners and political leaders in the right earnest during the election campaign.

Smriti Irani on Wednesday took a jibe at her Congress rival Rahul Gandhi on reports that the Wayanad MP is likely to contest the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections from both Amethi and Wayanad, and said, “This is the sign of Congress' defeat...". An Uttar Pradesh Congress leader on Wednesday said that party leader Rahul Gandhi will contest the Lok Sabha election from Amethi – a constituency he has represented several times since 2002. Smriti Irani on Wednesday said, “I don't know who the Congress candidate would be (from Amethi), but this is a strange spectacle in the politics of Congress that for the first time, Congress is taking so long to declare their candidate from Amethi.