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Rahul asks Revanth Reddy, Sukhvinder Sukhu to enact Rohith Vemula Act — ‘shame that even today, millions face such brutal discrimination’
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Rahul asks Revanth Reddy, Sukhvinder Sukhu to enact Rohith Vemula Act — ‘shame that even today, millions face such brutal discrimination’

Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi has written to Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and Himachal Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu requesting them to enact Rohith Vemula Act in their states – a law named after a University of Hyderabad research scholar who died by suicide over alleged caste discrimination in 2016. In his letter dated April 17 Gandhi wrote, “It is a shame that even today, millions of students from Dalit, Adivasi and OBC communities have to face such brutal discrimination in our educational institutions”. Such a law was the Congress’s promise before the 2023 assembly elections. This comes days after Rahul also wrote neighbouring Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah to urge him to have a similar legislation passed in the state. Story continues below this ad ...
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Rahul calls EC ‘compromised’ at an event in US, BJP hits back over repeated ‘anti-India’ remarks abroad
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Rahul calls EC ‘compromised’ at an event in US, BJP hits back over repeated ‘anti-India’ remarks abroad

New Delhi: Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, called the Election Commission of India “compromised” at an event in the US Sunday, reiterating his allegations of irregularities in last year’s Maharashtra Assembly elections, in which the BJP secured a landslide victory. Rahul, who is on a three-day visit to the US, made the remarks at an event in Boston, drawing criticism from the ruling BJP, which accused the senior Congress MP of undermining Constitutional bodies by making “anti-India” statements on foreign soil. While a full recording of Rahul’s interaction at the event was not immediately available, a clip aired on television channels showed him commenting on the electoral process, where he could be heard alleging that there was “something very wrong with the system...
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Rahul Gandhi continues Congress social justice push, reaches out to Bahujans
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Rahul Gandhi continues Congress social justice push, reaches out to Bahujans

Carrying forward the theme of social justice that Congress has been highlighting in the recent past, party leader Rahul Gandhi Thursday urged Bahujans to support it for a better future. A day earlier, Congress said it stood firm on its commitment to enact a central law for SC/ST sub-plan and guarantee budgetary allocations in accordance with their population. The party also recalled the enactment of the guarantee under Article 15(5), introduced by the UPA government in 2006, of reservation for OBCs, SCs and STs in private educational institutions, underlining it must be implemented immediately. That apart, it reiterated that social justice could be furthered only via a nationwide caste census. Story continues below this ad Congress made the commitments in its ‘Nyaypath’ re...
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‘They say they’re Hindus, but…’: Rahul rips into BJP at AICC meet, taunts Modi & his ’56-inch chest’
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‘They say they’re Hindus, but…’: Rahul rips into BJP at AICC meet, taunts Modi & his ’56-inch chest’

Ahmedabad: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi signalled Wednesday, from the platform of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) in Ahmedabad, that the party is aligning its social justice agenda with the idea of pluralism—an apparent outreach to regain Hindu votes that it has lost over the past decade to a rising BJP. “We also call ourselves Hindus, but this is not our religion. Our religion is one that respects all and loves every person irrespective of caste, creed, religion and gender,” he said, referring to the act of a Rajasthan BJP leader sprinkling Ganga water to purify a temple visited by the state’s Leader of Opposition Tika Ram Jully, a Dalit. “Our Rajasthan legislative party leader, Tika Ram Jully, visited a temple. And the BJP leaders washed the temple following his visit. And they call ...
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Unwinnable for 3 decades, why Gujarat has been a complex ideological battleground for Congress
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Unwinnable for 3 decades, why Gujarat has been a complex ideological battleground for Congress

Mevani, among the party’s working presidents in Gujarat, however, admits that not everyone on the dais was amused with Rahul’s remarks. There were some glum faces and uneasy chuckles too. ThePrint caught up with one such leader outside Rajiv Bhawan, the Congress headquarters in the heart of Ahmedabad, Friday.The five-storey building, which faces a statue of Rajiv Gandhi, is abuzz as preparations are on in full swing for a session of the All Indian Congress Committee (AICC), scheduled for 9 April. The last AICC session in Gujarat was held 64 years ago, in 1961, in Bhavnagar.“His (Rahul’s) team members could have looked up history. Why judge people through such a narrow prism? Who decides who is a true Congress member and who is not?” said the leader, who spoke on the condition of anonymity....
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West Bengal teachers who lost jobs after Supreme Court judgment plan review petition
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West Bengal teachers who lost jobs after Supreme Court judgment plan review petition

A section of the West Bengal schoolteachers who lost their jobs when the Supreme Court upheld the invalidation of 25,753 teacher appointments over irregularities in the recruitment process is planning to file a review petition as well as to meet President Droupadi Murmu with an appeal for reinstatement. The Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar, which recently upheld a Calcutta High Court verdict annulling the recruitment conducted by School Service Commission, has also ordered the TMC government to initiate a fresh selection process. Meanwhile, those who lost their jobs because of alleged corruption in different SSC examinations have unitedly announced a Nabanna Abhiyan on April 21, which they will withdraw if Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee m...
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Eknath Shinde slams Uddhav Thackeray over opposition to Waqf Bill, calls him a ‘use and throw’ leader
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Eknath Shinde slams Uddhav Thackeray over opposition to Waqf Bill, calls him a ‘use and throw’ leader

Shiv Sena chief and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday launched a blistering attack on Uddhav Thackeray for opposing the Waqf Amendment Bill in Parliament, accusing him of abandoning Hindutva and Balasaheb Thackeray’s legacy forever. “By opposing the Waqf Amendment Bill, Uddhav Thackeray has completely turned his back on Hindutva and the ideals of Balasaheb Thackeray. His stance has not only exposed his ideological confusion but also cast a shadow over his political future,” Shinde said. Speaking to reporters in Mumbai, Shinde said that Thackeray’s opposition to the Bill had disappointed even his colleagues, many of whom still hold Balasaheb’s principles dear. “Yesterday was an unfortunate day for him,” he remarked, alluding to Thackeray’s political missteps. ...
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US tariffs will devastate India’s economy, govt must answer what it plans to do about it—Rahul in LS
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US tariffs will devastate India’s economy, govt must answer what it plans to do about it—Rahul in LS

New Delhi: America’s imposition of 27 percent tariffs will devastate India’s economy, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi said in the Lok Sabha Thursday, urging the NDA government to spell out what it intends to do about it.  He also attacked the Centre over foreign policy, saying that while China has taken over 4,000 square kilometres of Indian territory, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri was cutting a cake with the Chinese ambassador. “20 jawan shaheed hue the. Unki shahdat ki celebration ho rahi hai cake kaat kar.” On the tariffs “our ally has suddenly decided to impose”, the Congress MP said, “Our auto industry, pharmaceutical industry, and agriculture are all in the line.” Show Full Article “We would like an answer from the Government of India: what are you do...
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Why Congress leadership’s iftar engagements signal shift in approach to ‘appeasement’ charge
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Why Congress leadership’s iftar engagements signal shift in approach to ‘appeasement’ charge

New Delhi: Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi attended Congress Rajya Sabha MP Imran Pratapgarhi’s Iftar party in New Delhi last week, seven years after hosting a similar gathering, only to later discontinue the practice. It is a sign of the times that Rahul’s presence at the event, which was attended by leaders from every Opposition party, was seen as politically significant in a city where such gatherings were once a fixture of the annual calendar. Then came 2014, the year when Narendra Modi took charge as the prime minister of a government led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which, for the first time, did not require the support of allies to capture power at the Centre. Show Full Article Iftars became a relic of the past, with the Modi-led BJP...
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Sambhal Court issues notice to LoP Rahul Gandhi over ‘fight against Indian state’ remark in LS
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Sambhal Court issues notice to LoP Rahul Gandhi over ‘fight against Indian state’ remark in LS

Sambhal: The District Judge Court of Sambhal on Thursday issued notice to Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi to either respond or appear on April 4 in connection with a complaint filed against him over his statement that “Our fight is not against BJP or RSS, but against the Indian state.” Speaking to ANI, Advocate Sachin Goyal on Thursday said the court accepted the complaint and issued the notice to Gandhi, directing him to either appear in court on April 4, or submit a response. “Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had made a statement on 15 January 2025 that ‘We are now fighting the BJP, the RSS and the Indian State itself’. Simran Gupta had filed a case in the special MP/MLA court to register an FIR against Rahul Gandhi. The CJM had quashed it on...
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Congress finds common ground with TMC, alleges voter list manipulation by BJP ‘in connivance’ with EC
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Congress finds common ground with TMC, alleges voter list manipulation by BJP ‘in connivance’ with EC

New Delhi: Amid strained relations between the two parties, the Congress Monday joined forces with the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in alleging voter list manipulation under the watch of Election Commission of India (ECI), days after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee flagged duplication of voter card numbers. In a statement issued hours after the TMC held a press conference in Delhi to amplify Banerjee’s allegations, the Congress called the latest revelations “shocking”. The Congress’s Empowered Action Group of Leaders and Experts (EAGLE) said, “The cover is now blown. It is clear that the ruling BJP wins or attempts to win elections by manipulating voter lists in connivance with the Election Commission. Which is why the process of appointment of the Election Commissioners is so criti...
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Where is Kangana Ranaut? How BJP’s favourite poster child went missing from its script
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Where is Kangana Ranaut? How BJP’s favourite poster child went missing from its script

BJP’s Mandi district chief Nihal Chand Sharma expressed his frustration over her absence. “She has an office in her parliamentary constituency, but people keep calling me to ask about her availability,” Sharma told ThePrint. “She rarely visits the constituency. She should devote more time in her constituency to know people’s problems.”Kangana also didn’t attend a 5 February court hearing in Mumbai in a defamation case against her by lyricist and writer Javed Akhtar. Her advocate informed the court she was unable to attend due to her “parliamentary commitments”. But a complaint by Jay Bhardwaj, Akhtar’s advocate, noted that she’d already skipped 40 court dates.So, the question many are asking is: Where is Kangana Ranaut? Her office said she’s been shuttling between Mumbai and Manali these p...
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‘Why more voters added in 5 months than in 5 yrs,’ Rahul alleges irregularities in Maharashtra polls
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‘Why more voters added in 5 months than in 5 yrs,’ Rahul alleges irregularities in Maharashtra polls

New Delhi: Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Friday raised concerns over the surge in new voters, particularly between the 2024 Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha elections in Maharashtra, highlighting that 39 lakh new voters were added in just five months after the Lok Sabha polls. Addressing a press conference at the Constitution Club in Delhi alongside Maha Vikas Aghadi partners Sanjay Raut and Supriya Sule, Rahul Gandhi also questioned discrepancies in voter registration figures, claiming that the number of registered voters exceeded Maharashtra’s total adult population. “We want to bring to the notice of the people of India some information that we have found regarding the Maharashtra elections. We have studied in detail the voter lists, the voting pattern and we have a team work...
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Rahul, Kejriwal sprint towards point of no return with no-holds barred attacks ahead of Delhi polls
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Rahul, Kejriwal sprint towards point of no return with no-holds barred attacks ahead of Delhi polls

New Delhi: With just days to go before the Delhi Assembly elections, senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Tuesday launched an unprecedented attack on AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal and his closest associate Manish Sisodia, accusing them of being the “architects” of the Delhi ‘liquor scam’. Hours after Rahul’s remarks, Kejriwal hit back. “Modi ji jails people even in fake cases like the liquor scam. Why haven’t you and your family been arrested in an open and shut case like the National Herald,” he wrote on X. Adding, “How did Robert Vadra get a clean chit from the BJP? It’s better if you don’t preach about fear and bravery. The country knows who’s a coward and who’s courageous.” Show Full Article While Delhi unit of the Congress has been fiercely critical of the AAP...
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In defence of Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Indian State’ remark, Congress plays Article 12 card
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In defence of Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Indian State’ remark, Congress plays Article 12 card

New Delhi: The Congress Thursday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had distorted Rahul Gandhi’s remarks as it defended the Leader of the Opposition from flak over his “fighting the Indian state” comment, citing the definition of ‘state’ in Article 12 of the Indian Constitution. On Wednesday, during the inauguration of the new Congress headquarters in Delhi, Rahul Gandhi said the party was fighting not just the BJP and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), but the “Indian state itself”, commenting on the “capture of institutions” by the ruling party and its ideological mentor, the RSS. Addressing a press conference at the Akbar Road Congress office, former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel argued that Rahul Gandhi’s assessment was “absolutely correct”. Show Full Art...
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