Rahul Gandhi News

Jyotiraditya Scindia on Sunday asked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to «recognise reality» before making statements, his comment coming a day after the latter said the INDI alliance had ended the BJP's Ram Temple movement by winning Faizabad Lok Sabha seat, of which Ayodhya is a part. During a tour of Ahmedabad on Saturday, Gandhi had also said the Congress will defeat the BJP in its foremost stronghold of Gujarat (in the 2027 assembly polls there).

Indian Air Force chief RKS Bhadauria on Thursday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for raising questions on the Agniveer scheme and demanded that he apologise for accusing Defence Minister Rajnath Singh of lying about giving compensation to the next of kin of Agniveer Ajay Kumar, who lost his life in the line of duty. This came a day after the Indian Army rejected claims in social media posts that compensation hasn't been paid to the next of kin of Agniveer Ajay Kumar, who lost his life in the line of duty, and said his family has already been given Rs 98.39 lakh out of the due amount. The total amount will be Rs 1.65 crore approximately, it said in the «clarification» on Wednesday that came after Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi shared on X a video purportedly of Ajay's father, who stated that they had not received any money.

Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that Defence Minister Rajnath Singh «lied» in Parliament about the issue of compensation to families of martyred Agniveers and demanded an apology for it. The Congress leader also shared a video on X purportedly of the father of a deceased Agniveer who stated that Rajnath Singh had claimed that Rs 1 crore compensation had been given to the next of kin of martyred Agniveers but no such assistance was received by his family. Sharing the video message posted by her brother, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also accused the BJP of «insulting the sacrifice of the families» who gave up their sons for the country In his video, Rahul Gandhi said that he had stated in his speech in Parliament that the protection of truth is the basis of every religion.

Rahul Gandhi on Sunday flagged the plight of loco pilots and asserted that the INDIA bloc will raise its voice in Parliament to improve their rights and working conditions. Gandhi's remarks on X came as he posted a video of his recent interaction with loco pilots at the New Delhi Railway Station. «In Narendra Modi's government, the train of the life of loco pilots has been completely derailed,» the former Congress chief said. He said loco pilots are forced to work 16 hours a day sitting in cabins boiling with heat.

Congress, BRS working president K T Rama Rao on Tuesday slammed Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi saying he does "Oscar-level acting on protecting the Constitution". K T Rama Rao (KTR) also said the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) is gearing up for a legal battle against its defecting members and announced plans to file a petition in the Supreme Court. The move comes in response to a recent wave of defections that saw seven MLAs, six MLCs and one Rajya Sabha MP switch allegiance to the Congress party. «We will meet all those who are custodians of the Constitution,» KTR, who is the son of BRS chief and former Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao, told reporters on Tuesday.

PM Modi in Lok Sabha Live Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to speak in the Lok Sabha during the Motion of Thanks to the President's Address on July 2, Tuesday. The Prime Minister's speech comes a day after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's maiden speech as Leader of Opposition in the lower House of Parliament launching a scathing attack on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).Rahul Gandhi's remarks on Monday triggered an uproar in the Lok Sabha with top BJP leaders, including PM Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah accusing the Raebareli MP of insulting Hindus.

train drivers' unions have countered Railways' claim that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi met loco pilots who were not from the Delhi Division and were brought from outside. On Friday, after Gandhi visited the loco pilots' crew lobby at the New Delhi Railway Station, the Chief Public Relation Officer (CPRO) of Northern Railway (NR) under which the Delhi Division falls, said that it looked like Gandhi met loco pilots who were not from crew lobby of the New Delhi Railway Station. «It looks like they were brought from outside,» Deepak Kumar, CPRO, NR, said. Gandhi visited the crew lobby at the station and spoke to some loco-pilots to know their problems and challenges.

Congress has expressed concern over the increasing terror strikes in J&K, especially in the Jammu region, causing both civilian and military casualty. Condemning the latest terrorist attack on the Army personnel in Kathua, the Opposition party said it is fully with the government for responding with effective action but also reminded the ruling establishment that merely making hollow speeches will not do. «This cowardly attack on our Army personnel is extremely condemnable. What is all the more a matter of concern is that this (Kathua incident) is the 5th attack in a month… As the Opposition, we want to draw your (government's) attention to these attacks. Whatever steps the government would take for the safety of the country, Congress is ready to extend support. These terrorists must be given a reply in their own language but at the same time, as Rahul Gandhi said the other day, the solution to these attacks is strict action, not hollow speeches,» said Congress spokesman Deepender Hooda on Tuesday. Speaking to media persons separately, AICC general secretary Sachin Pilot said: «The terrorist attacks are continuously increasing. In Parliament, the government claims the situation in J&K is normal. But if our soldiers are losing their lives in terrorist attacks, the government will have to give clarification.»

Parliament. The ongoing session, the first after Lok Sabha elections, was expected to be stormy. It lived up to the billing.

TMC MP Mahua Moitra over her comments against NCW chief Rekha Sharma and demanded that she be «sacked» from her party. This came a day after the TMC, commenting on a video posted on X showing the NCW chairperson's arrival at the site of a stampede that recently took place in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras, wrote, «She is too busy holding up her boss's pajamas». Reacting sharply, BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla termed Moitra's comment on the microblogging site as «extremely indecent, objectionable and shameful», and said this is the «true face» of the TMC and the opposition parties' INDIA bloc. «MP Mahua Moitra who justified and remained silent during Sandeshkhali, Chopra Talibani flogging, silent on Swati Maliwal now makes a disgusting comment at a women that too the NCW Chief,» he charged.

BJP people who spread violence and hatred do not understand the basic principles of Hinduism, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi said on Wednesday as he hit out at the ruling party for what he described as a «violent attack» on the party's office in Ahmedabad. Workers of the BJP and the Congress hurled stones at each other outside Gujarat Congress headquarters in Ahmedabad on Tuesday during a protest against the remarks made by Gandhi in the Lok Sabha. In a post in Hindi on X, Gandhi said, «The cowardly and violent attack on the Gujarat Congress office further strengthens my point about the BJP and the Sangh Parivar. The BJP people who spread violence and hatred do not understand the basic principles of Hinduism.» «The people of Gujarat can clearly see through their lies and will teach the BJP government a decisive lesson. I am saying it again — INDIA is going to win in Gujarat!» the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi intervened during Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's inaugural speech of the session. Gandhi, newly appointed as Leader of Opposition, launched a scathing critique targeting the BJP, RSS, and Prime Minister Modi himself at the Lok Sabha on Monday. Rahul Gandhi accused the government of spreading fear and hate throughout the nation, challenging Modi directly with a pointed question: «Why is the PM always serious?» In response, Modi replied, «Democracy and the constitution have taught me that I should take opposition seriously.»

India's victory over South Africa in the T20 World Cup final, which was held on June 29, the employment company Xpheno declared July 1st to be a holiday for the business, according to the sources. Based on their LinkedIn page, the company employs more than 500 people.

T20 World Cup final: Delhi Police has come up trumps on the social media sweepstakes yet again, this time with its X post following India's epic win in the T20 World Cup final.

Lok Sabha has been adjourned till Monday amid an uproar in the House as the opposition demanded a discussion on the alleged irregularities in the conduct of the medical entrance exam NEET. As soon as the House met, opposition members were on their feet seeking the acceptance of an adjournment motion to suspend all business and discuss matters related to the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET). Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi said the NEET issue is a very important issue for the whole country and they want a dedicated discussion in the House on the matter. Hence, the adjournment motion should be accepted, he said.

DK Shivakumar on Wednesday said that the price of milk has been hiked in the interest of farmers and opposition to it by the BJP only demonstrates its anti-farmer stance. Speaking to reporters at Vidhana Soudha, he said, «BJP has once again demonstrated that it is anti-farmer by opposing the milk price hike. A hike of Rs 2 per litre has been done to benefit the farmers. The quantity of milk has also been increased proportionately. Price hikes should not be politicised, the decision has been taken as input costs for farmers have gone up. The price of milk in the state is still lower than in other states.» Asked about the statement of the KMF Chairman that the proceeds from the price hike won't go to farmers, he said, «Farmers are KMF. In my opinion, prices should have been hiked some more. Farmers are in distress and are selling their cattle. Let them check the prices of milk in other states and then talk about this.»

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi said on June 25.Now, all eyes are on the post of Deputy Speaker, which the Opposition has been vying for since the beginning. The Lok Sabha has yet to get its deputy speaker position after it became vacant in 2019.Most opposition leaders cited a "parliamentary tradition" to claim the Deputy Speaker's post.

Om Birla on his election as Lok Sabha Speaker and exhorted him to run the House fairly, without bias. Leading the Opposition benches was Rahul Gandhi, who was appointed Leader of Opposition on Tuesday, a post that remained vacant for a decade. «The idea that you can run the House efficiently by silencing the voice of the Opposition is a non-democratic idea and this election has shown that the people of India expect the Opposition to defend the Constitution, the Samvidhan of this country,» said Gandhi as he cautioned against the stifling of the voice of Opposition. «The question is not how efficiently the House is run, the question is how much of India's voice is being allowed to be heard in this House,» Gandhi said, adding that by allowing the Opposition to speak, the Speaker would be doing his duty of defending the Constitution of India. Gandhi assured the Speaker of his support in running the House. «We, the Opposition, would like to assist you in doing your work. We would like the House to function often and well,» he said.

Narendra Modi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi made a polite handshake following the election of NDA's candidate Om Birla as the Lok Sabha speaker. The two leaders accompanied Birla to the Speaker's chair. That's because Rahul Gandhi now holds a constitutional position which is opposite to PM Modi's. While PM Modi has been elected the leader of the house in the Lok Sabha, Rahul has become the leader of the opposition. Though Rahul has been seen as the main opponent of PM Modi for long, he was never acknowledged formally as the topmost leader of the opposition. The INDIA bloc of opposition parties led by the Congress did not choose its prime-ministerial candidate ostensibly due to the presence in the opposition bloc of more senior leaders than Rahul such as Sharad Pawar and Mamata Banerjee. But now, since the Congress has emerged as the biggest opposition party by winning 99 seats, a big improvement over its 2019 tally of 52, the opposition has to accept Rahul as its tallest leader.

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday praised the appointment of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha and said that the House of the People shall truly reflect the aspirations of the last person standing, with Rahul Gandhi becoming their voice. Congress on Tuesday declared that Rahul Gandhi, party's MP from Raebareli will be Leader of the Opposition in the 18th Lok Sabha, ending the 10-year spell of no LoP in the Lower House since 2014. «In the 18th Lok Sabha, the House of the People shall truly reflect the aspirations of the last person standing, with Rahul Gandhi becoming their voice,» Kharge posted on X.

Lok Sabha Speaker Elections: For the first time in Lok Sabha history, an election for the Speaker's post will take place on Wednesday. The BJP's ruling NDA government and the Congress-led INDIA opposition could not reach a consensus, leading to this unprecedented scenario.