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Better than my maiden speech: Rahul Gandhi hails Priyanka's LS speech

Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi lauded Priyanka Gandhi's speech in the Lok Sabha on Friday and said it was better than his maiden speech in the House. Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was unmoved over the incidents of violence in Sambhal and Manipur and had not understood that the Constitution was not the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's (RSS) rulebook. Participating in a debate on the Constitution in the Lok Sabha, the member of Parliament from Kerala's Wayanad said the Constitution is a protective shield of justice, unity and freedom of expression, but the BJP-led government has made every effort to break it in the last 10 years. Asked about the speech, Congress leader and Priyanka Gandhi's brother Rahul Gandhi told reporters outside Parliament, "Wonderful speech.... Better than my maiden speech, let us put it like that." Rahul Gandhi became an MP for the first time in 2004.

Priyanka Gandhi calls for justice, caste census in maiden Lok Sabha speech

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra delivers maiden speech in Lok Sabha, speaks on Unnao case, Sambhal tragedy, reservation and more

Govt not allowing LS to function as part of a strategy: Priyanka Gandhi

Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday alleged the government was not allowing Lok Sabha to function as a strategy because it is afraid of discussing the Adani issue. She also said the ruling party is accusing the Congress leadership of having links with George Soros to divert attention from the main issue involving the business conglomerate Adani. "Either the government does not want to run the House or they are not capable of running the House. Our protest is from 10:30 to 11 and then we go inside the House for work but work is not happening," Priyanka Gandhi told reporters after the House was adjourned for the day. "As soon as we sit they start something to get the House adjourned. I think It is their strategy, they do not want a discussion," the Congress general secretary said. The government is scared of discussing the Adani issue as they know that all issues will be out in the open, she claimed. "I am amazed, I am new in the House, the PM has not even come to ...

BJP scared of discussing Adani issue: Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

The Winter Session of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day after unruly scenes broke out during the proceedings.

Proud of my brother, nothing above country for him: Priyanka slams BJP

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra lashed out at the BJP on Friday over its leader Sambit Patra calling Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi a "traitor". She asserted that nothing is above the country for her brother. She said the accusation was nothing new coming from such people as those who called former prime ministers traitors. "Those who can call Jawaharlal Nehru, who spent 13 years in jail during the Independence struggle, a traitor, those who can call Indira Gandhi, who broke Pakistan into two, a traitor, and those who can call Rajiv Gandhi, who was martyred for the country, a traitor, then if they are doing the same with Rahul Gandhi then there is nothing new in it," Priyanka told reporters outside the Parliament building. "I am proud of my brother, for my brother, nothing is above the country," she said as she participated in the opposition's protest over the Adani issue. Referring to his Bharat Jodo Yatra, Priyanka said her brother walked 4,000 kms from Kanniyakumari to

People of Wayanad looking for actions, not excuses: Priyanka Gandhi

Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday asserted that disasters should not be about politics and said the people of landslides-hit Wayanad are looking towards the state and central governments with hope and "don't need excuses". She asserted that the people of Wayanad need urgent help to be able to rebuild their lives with dignity. "Disasters should not be about politics. Efforts to support the victims of such disasters must prioritise humanity and compassion," the Wayanad MP said on X. "The people of Wayanad are looking towards the State and Central Governments with hope, they don't need excuses, they need urgent help to be able to rebuild their lives with dignity," the Congress general secretary said. She said India stands strongest when every level of government works together to heal wounds and rebuild lives. The Centre and State must step up and fulfil its responsibility to the people of Wayanad, she asserted. Priyanka Gandhi also shared what she said was Home Minister A

Massive traffic jam at Ghazipur border as Rahul stopped on way to Sambhal

Commuters suffered a massive traffic jam at the Ghazipur border on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway on Wednesday morning as Congress workers gathered there, defying heavy barricading meant to stop Rahul Gandhi from visiting Sambhal. A delegation of Congress leaders led by the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi was stopped by the Uttar Pradesh Police at the Ghazipur border on his way to Sambhal. The opposition party leaders, including Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, returned to Delhi after staying at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border for about two hours. The Uttar Pradesh Police put up barricades and checked vehicles to prevent any untoward incident. With the carriageway from Delhi to Uttar Pradesh heavily congested, commuters faced a harrowing time in reaching their destinations. The other carriageway was open, but the vehicles moved at a snail's speed. Members of the Congress' youth wing raised slogans and waved the party flag as the police stopped Gandhi, citing prohibitory orders

'Ready to visit Sambhal alone with police, but not allowed': Rahul Gandhi

Congress leaders condemned the restrictions imposed by Uttar Pradesh authorities that blocked their delegation at Ghazipur border, calling it an abuse of power. It was a legitimate right, they argued

Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra stopped at Ghazipur border on way to violence-affected Sambhal

Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi and newly elected Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi, en route to violence-affected Sambhal in Uttar Pradesh, were stopped on Wednesday at the Ghazipur border

Rise above politics, help landslide-hit Wayanad people: Priyanka to Shah

A delegation of parliamentarians from Kerala led by Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra met Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday, seeking the Centre's support for landslide-affected people while urging him to rise above politics and be more forthcoming in providing relief. Priyanka Gandhi said there are landslides-affected people in Wayanad who have no support system left. If the Centre cannot step up in such circumstances, it sends a very bad message to the entire country and especially to the victims, she said Speaking to reporters with several Kerala MPs by her side after meeting Shah in the Parliamentary House premises, Gandhi said, "We apprised him of the situation there and told him how people have been devastated because the river's entire course has changed and everything was washed away." There is a focus area of the natural disaster but its impact is huge and people do not have any support system left, the Congress leader said. "Families, houses, businesses, schools, everyt

Rahul, Priyanka stopped at Ghazipur border on way to violence-hit Sambhal

Heavy chaos was seen at the border as Congress workers clashed with the police after Rahul and Priyanka were stopped at the border; Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 enforced

Amid 'no entry' for visitors, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka to visit Sambhal today

Congress MPs including Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi plan to visit Sambhal on Wednesday to meet victims of recent violence, despite district restrictions imposed until December 10

Rahul to visit violence-hit Sambhal today amid ban on entry of outsiders

A Congress delegation led by Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will visit the violence-hit Sambhal on Wednesday, with police and administration geared up to stop them before reaching the district. Prohibitory orders, including a ban on the entry of outsiders, are in place in Sambhal. Last week, several Samajwadi Party (SP) MPs were stopped from entering the district. Curbs under Section 163 (power to issue order in urgent cases of nuisance or apprehended danger) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), which were set to expire on Sunday, have now been extended till December 31 in Sambhal. Sambhal District Magistrate Rajendra Pensia on Tuesday wrote a letter to the police commissioners of Gautam Buddh Nagar and Ghaziabad and the superintendents of police of Amroha and Bulandshahr districts, urging them to stop Gandhi at the borders of their districts keeping in mind the "communal sensitivity" of Sambhal. Gandhi will be accompanied by five other Congress MPs

We must pressure Kerala govt to help Wayanad landslides victims: Rahul

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, who accompanied his sister and Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi to Kerala after her maiden electoral victory, on Saturday urged the party and UDF to pressure the state government to help the Wayanad landslides victims. Rahul, at a joint public meeting along with his sister at Mukkam here, began his speech by paying tribute to the victims of the landslides and said his party and the UDF are standing with the people who lost family members, property and suffered in the tragedy. "Unfortunately, we are not in government and therefore, we cannot do what a government can do. So, I told my sister and (AICC general secretary) K C Venugopal that every member of the Congress and the UDF should put pressure on the government of Kerala to help the victims of the landslides," he said. Rahul also accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of discriminating against the people of Wayanad, alleging that he was not willing to provide them the support which the

Ready to start working for better future of Wayanad: Priyanka Gandhi

Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who arrived in Kerala for a two day visit following her huge maiden electoral win from the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat, on Saturday said she was "ready to start working" to ensure a better future for the people of the hill constituency. Priyanka said she was happy to come back to Wayanad and will do whatever she can to help the people there. "I am happy to be back here and I am ready to start working and do whatever I can to help the people of Wayanad have a better future," she told reporters outside the Karipur airport here. This is her first visit as MP of the Wayanad LS constituency. She will be holding a joint public meeting with her brother and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi at Mukkam in Thiruvambadi assembly constituency in Kozhikode district in the afternoon, according to her itinerary released by the Congress party. Subsequently, receptions will be held for her at Karulai in Nilambur, Wandoor, and Edavanna in Eranad, the party

Priyanka Gandhi to make maiden visit as MP to Wayanad today with Rahul

Priyanka will be accompanied by her brother and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi during her maiden visit as MP

Watch: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra takes oath as Member of Parliament in Lok Sabha

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra took oath as a Lok Sabha MP on Thursday following her thumping victory from Kerala's Wayanad in a bypoll.

Hemant Soren, Priyanka Gandhi take oath, Mamata Banerjee on Iskon row & more

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader Hemant Soren today took oath as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand for the fourth time, days after the INDIA bloc’s decisive victory in the Assembly polls.

Priyanka Gandhi will raise issues relating to women, youth: Sachin Pilot

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra secured the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat with a margin of 4,10,931 votes, defeating Sathyan Mokeri of the Communist Party of India (CPI)

Cong leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra takes oath as Lok Sabha MP today

Priyanka Gandhi took the plunge into active politics in 2019 and was later appointed Congress general secretary