The former Congress chief said that without the participation of 90 per cent of its people, the country cannot operate
Gandhi said, "90 per cent people are sitting out of the system. They have skill, knowledge but no connections (with the system). That is why we have raised the demand for a caste census."
According to India Today's Mood of the Nation survey, the approval ratings gap is narrowing between Narendra Modi (49 per cent) and Rahul Gandhi (22.4 per cent) as the preferred next prime minister
There is still no clarity whether the Mehbooba Mufti-led People's Democratic Party (PDP) will be part of the Congress-NC alliance
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Taking a dig at the prime minister, Gandhi said Modi's body language and confidence have drastically changed after the parliamentary poll results
In his first visit to Jammu-Kashmir after the announcement of assembly elections, Rahul Gandhi said that restoration of statehood is a priority for both him and his party
The former Congress president also said it is his party's aim that people of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh get their democratic rights back
He said Gandhi was interested in forging a pre-poll alliance in Jammu and Kashmir
He said Congress workers, including district presidents, DDC members and other leaders from all 10 districts of the Valley reached the hotel in the morning for the interaction
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Earlier the two leaders were scheduled to visit Jammu first and then travel to Srinagar but now they will start their visit from Srinagar, AICC General Secretary Gulam Ahmed Mir said
On Tuesday, Ibrahim held talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi focusing on resetting the relations that came under some strain during the tenure of Mahathir Mohamad
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After their interaction in Jammu, they will fly to Srinagar on Wednesday evening to continue their interactions with the cadre there, and the next day they will hold a press conference in Srinagar
His remarks came after Union Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh wrote to Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Chairman Preeti Sudan and asked her to cancel the advertisement
Justice Sanjeev Narula said it could only be a right, if at all it is, to be considered as a public interest and beyond that it cannot consider it
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The minister also dismissed as "baseless" Gandhi's allegation that RSS people will be hired as public servants through this mode
Gandhi made the remarks on X, where he posted a video of a recent ride he took in a Uber cab and the interaction he had with the driver