Lok Sabha campaign highlights: Rahul says Modi broke India's economic spine

Rahul Gandhi also said the Congress government would guarantee minimum income to every poor Indian

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Rahul Gandhi meets senior UDF leaders during Cochin visit

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TMC issues defamation notice to Amit Shah for remarks against Mamata.

Senior TMC leader Chandrima Bhattacharya on Tuesday issued a defamation notice to BJP national president Amit Shah for his remarks against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. At a rally in East Midnapore district's Kanthi, Shah launched a scathing attack against the TMC government in West Bengal and alleged that Banerjee's paintings were bought by chit fund owners for crores of rupees.

Bhattacharya, who is also the minister of state for health in West Bengal government, accused Shah of trying to malign the TMC supremo's image by "uttering lies". "I have issued a defamation notice against BJP national president Amit Shah for his defamatory and malicious remarks against Mamata Banerjee," she said.  

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Thousands of young Indians who could've got high-paid jobs in HAL today have lost the opportunity. No defence capability is going to be built in India due to Mr Modi's actions: Rahul Gandhi 

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Kerala is not just a state, it is an idea. It is a way of looking at the world that includes compassion, humility, respect. People of Kerala are helping guide the people of India: Rahul Gandhi

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You don't forget who fought for the freedom of this country. You don't forget all the top leaders of RSS who were begging in front of the British when our leaders were in jail: Rahul Gandhi

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Congress respects the women of Kerala and at the same time, respects the traditions of Kerala. We do not agree with the violence carried out by BJP and CPM: Rahul Gandhi

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CPM and BJP work on dividing the people of Kerala. The real issue of jobs, protection of farmers was put on the back burner: Rahul Gandhi 

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Mr Modi gave India a fundamentally flawed GST: Rahul Gandhi 

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Modi broke India's economic backbone: Rahul Gandhi

Mr Modi has broken India's economic backbone, which the Congress had built with great care: Rahul Gandhi

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The NRI communities brought honour to Kerala and stood with Kerala in a traumatic time. The government did not give support and vision that Kerala needed: Rahul Gandhi

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Congress will increase government spending on education and health: Rahul Gandhi

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We believe in politics of transformation: Rahul Gandhi

Congress has always worked towards transforming India. We believe in the politics of transformation: Rahul Gandhi

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Like MNREGA guarantees right to work, like RTI guarantees right to information, like Food Security Bill guarantees right to food, the Congress government is going to guarantee a minimum income to every poor Indian: Rahul Gandhi 

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We do not want an India where only the rich have access to good universities and hospitals: Rahul Gandhi

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The first thing we will do when we win the 2019 election is to pass the Women's Reservation Bill in the Parliament. We want to see women in position of leadership: Rahul Gandhi 

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"I want every single Congress worker to feel 'ente booth, ente abhimaan, ente party' ("my booth, my pride, my party"). Congress party belongs to every single one of its members": Rahul Gandhi 

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Rahul Gandhi in Cochin: Mr Narendra Modi has spent five years wasting India's time, telling one lie after another. He promised 2 crore jobs to youngsters.

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Modi provided maximum income guarantee to 15 of his friends: Rahul Gandhi

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Will make up for all the crimes Modi has done against farmers: Rahul Gandhi

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Amit Shah in East Midnapore: "I would like to ask Mamata ji if she will support Citizenship Amendment Bill in Rajya Sabha or not, tell that to people of Bengal. They welcome infiltrators and Rohingyas but there's no place here for the refugees who came to save themselves." 

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Rahul Gandhi addresses Congress booth workers in Cochin

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Amit Shah delivers speech in West Bengal's East Midnapore, invokes 'Shonar Bangla'

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Congress President Rahul Gandhi ahead of his speech in Cochin, Kerala.

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