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Priyanka Calls Israeli PM Netanyahu ‘Barbaric’, Demands End To ‘Genocidal Actions’ In Gaza

New Delhi, Jul 26 (PTI) Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday slammed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over what she said were the Israel government's "genocidal actions" in Gaza, as she accused him and his government of "barbarism". The Congress general secretary's remarks came after Netanyahu defended Israel's ongoing war in Gaza in a speech to the US Congress on Wednesday. Netanyahu received a warm welcome from House Speaker Mike Johnson and other Republican lawmakers who arranged his speech in the chamber. Netanyahu received a bipartisan standing ovation. Priyanka Gandhi said it was no longer enough to speak up for the civilians, mothers, fathers, doctors, nurses, aid workers, journalists, teachers, writers, poets, senior citizens ...
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Maharashtra Polls: As MVA Eyes 200 Seats, Cong Gears Up For Aggressive Campaign Led By Gandhis

The Congress-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance is setting an ambitious target of winning 200 seats in the upcoming Maharashtra assembly polls. Buoyed by their success in the recent Lok Sabha elections, the MVA alliance is brimming with confidence. According to Congress sources, the alliance is optimistic about securing between 156 to 160 seats.  For better coordination and results, the state is being divided into six regions: Vidarbha, Mumbai, North Maharashtra (Khandesh), Western Maharashtra, Marathwada, and Konkan. The Congress-led alliance holds a strong position or is leading in Vidarbha, Marathwada, and Western Maharashtra, while the BJP dominates in Mumbai, Konkan, and North Maharashtra. ALSO READ | 'Deeply Alarmed, No Rich Or Influential Will H...
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Rahul Gandhi resigns from Wayanad Lok Sabha seat | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has resigned from his Wayanad Lok Sabha seat in Kerala. He has chosen to retain his Rae Bareli constituency in Uttar Pradesh. The Lok Sabha Secretariat confirmed his resignation, effective from June 18.Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge had announced the decision following discussions with the party's top leaders at his residence in Delhi.This ended the speculation surrounding Rahul's choice between the two seats.Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Rahul's sister, will make her electoral debut by contesting the upcoming bypoll in Wayanad.After Rahul Gandhi's resignation, Congress now holds 98 seats in the Lower House. The bypoll for the Wayanad constituency will be the first one in the 18th Lok Sabha."Shri Rahul Gandhi, an elected member of Lok Sabha from two c...
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‘Whether I will contest or not will be party’s decision’: CPI’s Annie Raja on Wayanad by-poll – Times of India

WAYANAD: After the Congress party announced Priyanka Gandhi's candidature from Wayanad for Lok Sabha by-poll, Communist Party of India (CPI) leader Annie Raja, who contested the seat earlier against Rahul Gandhi, said that the decision on her candidature will be with the party.She also batted for more women representation in Parliament and expressed happiness that the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) has named a female candidate for the seat."Rahul Gandhi and Congress have decided and announced that they will retain Raebareli and leave Wayanad. Whether I will contest or not from Wayanad again will be the decision of my party. Elections have not been announced so far, so we have plenty of time to discuss the candidate in the party and among the LDF," Annie Raja told ANI."We nee...
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‘No Trust In Hindus’: Pramod Krishnam On Congress Fielding Priyanka Gandhi From Wayanad

Former Congress leader Acharya Pramod Krishnam has seemingly started a Hindu-Muslim debate over the Congress's decision to field Priyanka Gandhi from Kerala's Wayanad after Rahul Gandhi vacates the seat. Rahul Gandhi, who won the Lok Sabha seats of Wayanad and Raebareli in Uttar Pradesh, has decided to stick to the family bastion in the north. Due to this, the Congress decided to introduce Priyanka Gandhi to electoral politics with a byelection in Wayanad. Before the elections, Rahul Gandhi said that he would contest the Wayanad seat as he could not abandon the people who stood by him in times of crisis. He contested the Raebareli seat after Congress workers demanded that he fight the polls from his mother Sonia Gandhi's bastion.  Reacting to the decisio...
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‘Runaway Bride Flees From Wayanad’: BJP As Rahul Gandhi Set To Retain Raebareli Seat, Priyanka

After Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge announced on Monday Rahul Gandhi will retain the Raebareli seat, while Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will contest the Wayanad Lok Sabha bypoll, reactions started flowing in from the Bharatiya Janata Party. While BJP leader Ajay Alok took a jibe at Rahul Gandhi saying that it was interesting that the "runaway bride decided to flee from Wayanad", BJP leader Shehzad Poonawalla called it an "example of dynastic politics". Since Rahul Gandhi won the Lok Sabha polls from both the seats, he was requird to vacate either one of the two seats. Stating that it would be interesting to see whether Priyanka Gandhi wins Wayand bypolls, BJP leader Ajay Alok said: "It is really interesting that the runaway bride has decided to flee fro...
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Priyanka Gandhi Enters Electoral Politics Finally. A Look At Her Political Journey So Far

New Delhi: A decade after making her formal entry into politics, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has now decided to fight an election, eyeing to enter Parliament. The party has chosen a safe seat for her — Wayanad, the Congress stronghold in Kerala that her brother Rahul Gandhi won twice as a rank outsider in the last two Lok Sabha Elections. Party president Mallikarjun Kharge announced Priyanka's name Monday at a special press briefing in New Delhi. Deeply rooted in the legacy of the Nehru-Gandhi family, the daughter of Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi is already a prominent figure in Indian politics.     ALSO READ | 'Won't Let Wayanad Feel Rahul Gandhi's Absence': Priyanka Gandhi Vadra On Poll Debut From Kerala ...
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Video | Rahul Gandhi Wayanad Seat: Rahul छोड़ेंगे वायनाड की सीट, Priyanka Gandhi लड़ेंगी चुनाव | Hot Topic

Rahul Gandhi Raebareli Seat: कांग्रेस नेता राहुल गांधी (Rahul Gandhi) ने रायबरेली और केरल में से एक सीट चुन ली है. राहुल यूपी की रायबरेली सीट से लोकसभा सांसद बने रहे. जबकि वायनाड सीट (Wayanad Seat) से इस्तीफा देंगे. उनकी बहन और पार्टी की राष्ट्रीय महासचिव प्रियंका गांधी (Priyanka Gandhi) वायनाड से उपचुनाव लड़ेंगी. राहुल गांधी ने लोकसभा चुनाव 2024 (Lok Sabha Elections 2024) में वायनाड और रायबरेली सीट से जीत दर्ज की. नियमानुसार, रिजल्ट घोषित होने के 14 दिन के भीतर एक सीट छोड़नी होती है. 4 जून को चुनाव के नतीजे आए थे. यानी 18 जून तक की डेडलाइन थी. Source link ...
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Rahul Gandhi to retain Rae Bareli Lok Sabha seat, Priyanka Gandhi to contest from Wayanad in bypoll | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Ending weeks of suspense, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Monday finally decided on the Lok Sabha seat he will be representing. In the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, Rahul had won from both the Rae Bareli seat in Uttar Pradesh and Wayanad seat in Kerala. Speculation had been rife over which seat he would choose to represent in the 18th Lok Sabha.After a high-level party meeting on Monday, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge announced that Rahul would be representing the Rae Bareli seat while Priyanka Gandhi will fight in the bypolls for the Wayanad seat."Rahul Gandhi was elected from two (Lok Sabha) seats. As per rules, he will have to vacate one seat and continue on one seat. Since June 18 is the last date, we have decided that Rahul should keep his Rae Bareli seat, since it has been v...
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Video | Priyanka Gandhi Wayanad से लड़ सकती हैं उपचुनाव, Raebareli से सांसद बने रहेंगे Rahul Gandhi : सूत्र

कांग्रेस महासचिव प्रियंका गांधी (Priyanka Gandhi) की चुनावी राजनीति में एंट्री हो सकती है. सूत्रों के अनुसार प्रियंका गांधी राहुल गांधी के इस्तीफे के बाद खाली होने वाले वायनाड सीट से चुनाव में उतर सकतीं हैं. गौरतलब है कि राहुल गांधी 18 वीं लोकसभा चुनाव में 2 सीटों से चुनाव में उतरे थे. केरल की वायनाड और उत्तर प्रदेश की रायबरेली सीट दोनों ही जगहों पर उन्हें जीत मिली थी. चर्चा है कि राहुल गांधी उत्तर प्रदेश से ही लोकसभा का प्रतिनिधित्व करेंगे. वायनाड सीट वो छोड़ने वाले हैं. इस सीट पर होने वाले उपचुनाव में प्रियंका गांधी कांग्रेस पार्टी की उम्मीदवार हो सकती हैं. ...
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Modi would have lost Varanasi had Priyanka contested, Rahul Gandhi says in Rae Bareli

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi would have lost the Lok Sabha elections in Varanasi by up to three lakh votes had Priyanka Gandhi Vadra contested against him, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said Tuesday, taking a jibe at the PM over his reduced victory margin.Speaking at a public meeting in Rae Bareli, organised to thank voters for electing Rahul as their representative, he also made certain remarks that triggered speculations about Priyanka’s future role in the Congress.  “Ek aur idea hai mere paas, wo mai aapko baad mai bataunga (I have an idea, which I will share with you later),” Rahul said, pulling Priyanka by his side. Show Full Article Rahul, who also won from Wayanad, will have to give up one seat before the next session of the Lok Sabha comm...
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‘If Priyanka Contested In Varanasi, Modi Would Have Lost By 2-3 Lakh Votes’: Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi asserted on Tuesday that had his sister, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, contested the Lok Sabha elections from Varanasi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi would have lost by two to three lakh votes. Addressing a thanksgiving meeting in his Lok Sabha constituency Raebareli, Rahul Gandhi highlighted the unified efforts of the I.N.D.I.A. coalition to diminish the BJP-led NDA's strength in Parliament. The Raebareli and Wayanad MP-elect emphasised that he and other Congress parliamentarians would remain humble despite the election results, focusing on serving the masses. Criticising Modi, he accused the Prime Minister of neglecting ordinary citizens while favouring top industrialists during the Ram temple consecration ceremony. "The masses tau...
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Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina Meets Congress Leaders Sonia, Rahul & Priyanka – IN PICS

Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina with CPP chairperson Sonia Gandhi, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi, and AICC General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra during a meeting, in New Delhi, Monday, June 10, 2024. (Image Source: @INCIndia)Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina with CPP chairperson Sonia Gandhi during a meeting, in New Delhi, on Monday, June 10, 2024. (Image Source: @INCIndia)After meeting with Bangladesh PM, Rahul Gandhi said, "We discussed a wide range of topics to further strengthen the natural bond that India and Bangladesh share, based on trust, cooperation, and a commitment to mutual growth," ANI reported. (Image Source: @INCIndia)CPP Chairperson Sonia Gandhi called on the Prime Minister of Bangla...
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Former UPSC chairman-led panel to review NEET UG results of more than 1.5k candidates amid calls for fresh exam: Here’s what we know so far – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The National Testing Agency (NTA) announced the NEET UG 2024 results on June 5, revealing an unprecedented scenario where 67 candidates scored a perfect 720, making them joint toppers. This year saw a significant increase in competition, with 13.16 lakh candidates qualifying compared to 11.44 lakh in 2023. However, the announcement was quickly followed by allegations of irregularities, sparking a major controversy.Why the Call for a NEET UG Re-exam?Following the results announcement, numerous issues were raised by aspirants, including exam irregularities, leading to demands for a re-exam. Social media platforms, especially X (formerly twitter), were inundated with hashtags such as “#NEET”, “#NEETfraud”, “#NEET_paper_leak”, “#neetscam2024”, and “#NEET_reconduct,” with the publ...
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Opposition | No full stops in INDIA

A viral video of 25-year-old Sanjana Jatav breaking into a dance after winning the Lok Sabha election from Bharatpur in Rajasthan became a shining example of how the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) succeeded in pushing the ruling BJP’s national tally below the 272 majority mark. The wife of a police constable, Sanjana defeated the BJP’s Ramswaroop Koli in the seat reserved for Scheduled Castes, ending the party’s run of two consecutive victories there. She is one of the 19 Congresspersons elected to the lower house of Parliament from SC reserved seats. Her victory is not just about adding numerical strength to Opposition forces, it will also ensure that the brute majority of the ruling party cannot silence them in Parliament. Indeed, the Opposition parties are ...
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Congress plans ‘Dhayawaad Yatra’ across 403 assembly constituencies in Uttar Pradesh from June 11 to 15 | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Congress party, content with the recent Lok Sabha election results in Uttar Pradesh, announced a 'Dhayawaad Yatra' from June 11 to 15. The yatra aims to reach all 403 assembly constituencies in the state, expressing gratitude to the public and conveying messages from Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi the information was shared by the party’s general secretary and Uttar Pradesh in-charge, Avinash Pande.Addressing the media on Friday, Pande said that the party’s Political Affairs Committee had reviewed the Lok Sabha election results for each constituency. The Congress contested 17 seats in the state, winning six, while the alliance it was part of secured victory on 43 seats. During the review meeting, nine proposals were passed, including those concerning wo...
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Video | Congress CWC Meeting: CWC की अहम बैठक आज, Rahul Gandhi को कांग्रेस संसदीय दल के नेता बनाने की मांग

Congress Meeting: दिल्ली (New Delhi) में आज कांग्रेस वर्किंग कमेटी की अहम बैठक होने जा रही है. CWC बैठक में कांग्रेस के लोकसभा चुनाव (Lok Sabha Election) में प्रदर्शन को लेकर भी होगा मंथन. बैठक में पार्टी अध्यक्ष मल्लिकार्जुन खरगे (Mallikarjun Kharge), सोनिया गांधी (Sonia Gandhi), राहुल गांधी (Rahul Gandhi), प्रियंका गांधी वाड्रा (Priyanka Gandhi Vadra) समेत अन्य CWC के सदस्य शामिल होंगे. Source link ...
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Rahul Gandhi: Priyanka Gandhi pens emotional note for Bhai Rahul Gandhi | – Times of India

Hours after the Lok Sabha election results were declared, Priyanka Gandhi penned an emotional note for her brother Rahul Gandhi. In the tweet, Priyanka has praised her brother for his confidence and hardwork that led to the massive gain of the INDIA alliance in the election. "You kept standing, no matter what they said and did to you…you never backed down whatever the odds, never stopped believing however much they doubted your conviction, you never stopped fighting for the truth despite the overwhelming propaganda of lies they spread, and you never allowed anger and hatred to overcome you, even when they gifted it to you every day.You fought with love, truth and kindness in your heart. Those who could not see you, see you now, but some of us have always seen and known you to be the bra...
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‘Proud to be your sister’: Priyanka Gandhi pens emotional note for Rahul for ‘not backing down whatever the odds’ | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: In an emotional note addressed to her brother Rahul Gandhi, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra showered him with praise following his victory in both the seats he contested and the party's improved performance in the Lok Sabha elections. Despite facing doubts about his conviction and being subjected to "overwhelming propaganda of lies," Priyanka Gandhi said that Rahul never wavered and continued "fighting for truth."Describing him as the "bravest of all," she highlighted that Rahul Gandhi fought with love, truth, and kindness in his heart.Priyanka said, "You kept standing, no matter what they said and did to you…you never backed down whatever the odds, never stopped believing however much they doubted your conviction, you never stopped fighting for the truth despite the ov...
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Journalist’s death in UP: Priyanka says state government ‘nurturing jungle raj’ | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday hit out at the Uttar Pradesh government over the death of a journalist, who had recently run a story on the liquor mafia and was killed in what police said was a road accident. The Congress general secretary accused the Yogi Adityanath dispensation of "nurturing jungle raj".The 42-year-old news channel reporter, Sulabh Srivastava, died as his motorcycle rammed a pole near a brick kiln in Sukhpal Nagar under the Kotwali police station area of Pratapgarh on Sunday, police said. "The liquor mafia from Aligarh to Pratapgarh: has caused death throughout the state. The government is silent," Priyanka Gandhi said in a tweet in Hindi."Journalists uncover the truth, warn the administration about the dangers. The government is asleep," sh...