Rahul Gandhi News

By YP Rajesh, Rupam Jain and Krishn Kaushik

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Friday that the party should actively promote women within its organisational structure and set a target to have 50 per cent of women as chief ministers within the next 10 years. Inaugurating 'Utsaah,' a Kerala Mahila Congress convention here, the Wayanad MP said there are numerous women leaders in his party who possess the qualities necessary to become chief ministers. «Earlier, I was discussing what would be a good target for us to try and achieve, and I thought a good target for the Congress party would be that in 10 years from today, 50 per cent of our chief ministers are women.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday hailed the healthcare programme for the poor initiated by the Rajasthan government, saying that if the party secures power at the Centre post the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, similar initiatives will be rolled out nationwide. The former Congress chief emphasised the need for a reevaluation of healthcare at the national level.

Assembly polls in five states have declared criminal cases against them, while 29 per cent are «crorepatis», according to a report released on Tuesday. Think-tank Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) examined the self-sworn affidavits of 8,051 of the 8,054 candidates in the poll fray in Mizoram, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Telangana.

Telangana Assembly polls came to an end at 5 pm Tuesday, after witnessing the longest poll season among the five states including Mizoram, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Rajasthan, which have already completed the voting process of their elections. The upcoming Telangana Assembly elections is going to witness a triangular contest between Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), the Congress, and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The ruling BRS is trying to retain power for the third consecutive term, while the Congress is vigorously trying make a comeback, and the BJP is also confident to win a clear majority to get into power in the state.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday defended his fresh pitch for special category status, stressing that in addition to own expenses, states were saddled with a sizeable share of cost of central schemes. Kumar said this at 'Bhim Sansad' here, a public meeting organised by the JD(U) on the occasion of Constitution Day, in the honour of Babasaheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar.

Narendra Modi, while accusing him of “spreading violence and hatred" in the country. Addressing the public in poll-bound Telangana on Sunday, Gandhi reiterated that he will take on PM Modi at the Center after defeating the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) in Telangana.

All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) President Asaduddin Owaisi has slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for taking a sortie in Tejas when «soldiers were getting killed» in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district. Owaisi's attack came after PM Modi flew a sortie in the indigenously designed, developed, and manufactured Tejas Twin Seat Light Combat Fighter aircraft in Bengaluru on Saturday. Owaisi, who was addressing an election campaign gathering in Hyderabad, said, «It's crazy of Prime Minister that he is taking a joy ride in a fighter jet… Jets are of the country… when soldiers are getting killed in Rajouri,» said Owaisi on Saturday. Five soldiers, including two Army captains, lost their lives in the encounter that broke out between terrorists and a joint team of the Army and the Jammu and Kashmir Police in the Bajimaal area of Rajouri district on Wednesday.

Kerala: Stampede during Nikhita Gandhi concert at Cochin varsity kills 4 The singer expressed her heartbreak and devastation in a Facebook post. She said that the incident took place before she could even leave for the venue for the performance. In a Facebook post, she wrote, “No words are possibly enough to express this profound grief.

Telangana Assembly Election draws near, the barbs and jibes between Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress, and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) intensify. The state of Telangana is set to witness a three-pronged war between the three parties in the Assembly Elections scheduled to be held on 30 November. The state of Telangana is set to undergo assembly polls on November 30.

Alka Singh Gurjar said on Saturday, reacting to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's 'panauti' remark against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, that these kinds of statements reflect the values of Rahul Gandhi and the Congress party. «Prime Minister is the Prime Minister of the country and not of any party. We may have differences ideologically, but by talking like this about a person who represents the country and who has gained a global reputation for the country, you (Rahul Gandhi) have shown your values and your party's thinking,» said Alka Singh Gurjar.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday posted a social media post on X featuring Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, playfully labeling him as a ‘tubelight.’ The shared poster, titled 'Fuse Tubelight,' adds, ‘Made in China, Congress Presents Rahul Gandhi in and as tubelight.’ Earlier on February 6, 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had mocked Rahul Gandhi a 'tubelight' in Parliament and said, “I have been speaking for 30-40 minutes but it took this long for the current to reach. Many tubelights are like this," he said.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Telangana Minister and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLA KT Rama Rao said that Rahul Gandhi is jobless because he lost his job in 2014. «Rahul Gandhi is jobless today because he lost his job in 2014.

Kamareddy assembly constituency, located around 120 kms away from Hyderabad, has become the hotspot of this election in Telangana, as it is witnessing a triangle battle among BRS supremo and chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, his challenger A Revanth Reddy who is the state Congress president, and BJP's local heavyweight K Venkata Ramana Reddy. The chief minister had surprised many when he chose Kamareddy as his second seat in addition to his sitting Gajwal seat in the Siddipet district. A new dimension was added when sitting MP Revanth Reddy, fashioning himself as Congress' chief ministerial counter to Rao, too entered the fray — in addition to Kodangal in the Vikarabad district — thus making the Kamareddy contest a CM vs a wannabe CM.

BSP chief Mayawati on Thursday took a veiled dig at Rahul Gandhi, saying a senior leader of the Congress party is vociferously seeking a caste-based census now but the Congress governments in the past did not accept the demand of OBCs to provide reservation to them on the lines of SCs and STs. She also criticised the NDA government at the Centre for not giving separate quota to SC, ST and OBCs in the Women's Reservation bill which was recently passed in Parliament. Addressing an election rally at Peddapalli in Telangana, Mayawati recalled that those from most backward class had sought reservation benefits like SCs and STs, from the Congress, which was in power for a long period after India gained independence. «With a view to getting votes of SC, ST, OBCs, a senior leader of Congress is now campaigning in his election meetings that caste census should be conducted,» she said.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was issued a show-cause notice by the Election Commission (EC) on Thursday for allegedly targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi through his remarks wherein he used the words panauti and pickpocket. Gandhi was asked to respond by Saturday night. The former Congress president was the target of an appeal by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which claimed that the former's use of language was «unbecoming» of a high-ranking official.

Narendra Modi on Thursday and said the Indian cricket team won all matches in the ICC World Cup 2023 except the one that was attended by "sinners". “The Indian team played so well that they won all the matches in the World Cup, except the one attended by the sinners," Mamata Banerjee was quoted by news agency PTI as saying, without naming anyone. Her statement came days after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for calling PM Modi a “panauti (bad luck)", while speaking at a rally in poll-bound Rajasthan on Tuesday.

Indira Gandhi's birth anniversary, according to a report published by the news agency PTI. "That day India vs Australia World Cup match happened. We were winning every game.

Check all the latest news on Assembly elections 2023 hereAhead of the Rajasthan assembly elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi slammed the Congress-led Rajasthan government and said that the party is like a cricket team whose batters spent five years trying to run out of each other.While addressing a public meeting in Churu district last week, PM Modi pointed out the power tussle between Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his former deputy Sachin Pilot. He said, “In cricket, a batter comes and scores runs for his team.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said his decision to do justice to the disadvantaged communities, by accepting the report of the Socio-Economic and Education Survey, popularly known as the "caste census", is unwavering. His statement is seen as significant as the Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes chairperson is expected to submit the report to the state government this month.

Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday termed as «despicable» Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's description of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a panauti (bad omen) for India's loss in the world cup finals against Australia. «It’s such a despicable comment,” the FM told the media in Hyderabad when asked about Gandhi’s comments during the election campaign in Rajasthan that the Indian team almost won the game but lost due to 'bad omen' while addressing a campaign rally in Rajasthan. “He (Rahul Gandhi) is continuing the Congress tradition of calling all abusive names for the PM. Is that how sport is going to be encouraged? Is that the route through which Congress wants to encourage sports in the country?” Sitharaman said, disapproving of the Congress leader’s remark. The FM said the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) of the Modi government has resulted in wonderful victories, whether it is at the Asian Games, Olympics or even the Paralympics.