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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday promised free education in government schools and colleges in Chhattisgarh and Rs 4,000 a year for tendu' leaves collectors if his party retains power in the state. Addressing an election rally in the Bhanupratappur assembly constituency in Kanker district, Gandhi asked if Prime Minister Narendra Modi brings up OBC' (other backward class) in his speeches, then why he is scared of a caste census. Caste census will be conducted in the country if the Congress is voted to power, he said. Bhanupratappur is among the 20 constituencies that will see polling on November 7 in the first phase of the Chhattisgarh elections. The second phase will be held on November 17. We are going to take a major step for you which we call KG to PG'. From KG (kindergarten) to PG (post-graduation), free education will be provided in government institutions to students (if Congress retains power in state). They will not have to pay a single penny, Gandhi said. Gandhi .
"On Sunday, he will address rallies in Rajnandgaon and Kawardha constituencies at 1 pm and 2.50 pm, respectively," Shukla said
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will address rallies in Kanker, Rajnandgaon, and Bhanupratapur on October 28, and will address a rally in Kawardha on October 29
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As Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge completed one year in office, the party on Thursday said that it has made "significant progress" under his leadership, and that he has been instrumental in revitalising the organisational structure. Kharge was elected as the Congress president last October after defeating Shashi Tharoor in the party's internal polls for the top post. He had officially taken over as the Congress president on October 26. "Mallikarjun Kharge: Congress President Committed To People's Good. Shri Kharge embodies the virtues of the Indian National Congress - Virtues of democracy, social justice, secularism, inclusive growth and patriotism," the Congress said in a post on X. "Having risen through the ranks, he is an ideal example of what passion and persistence can achieve," the party said. From a humble position of a block-level leader to becoming the party's elected president, his journey studded with 55 years of electoral success is a testament to his hard work
Though Kharge's tenure has seen Congress victories in Himachal Pradesh and Karnataka, the real test would be the 2024 Lok Sabha battle against Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led BJP
In the last Assembly elections conducted in 2018, the BRS won 88 of the 119 seats, hogging 47.4 per cent of the total vote share
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On being asked about the solution to the problem in Jammu and Kashmir, Malik said that their statehood should be returned with immediate effect
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will also be present in the second phase of the bus yatra and will likely visit the state in November's first week
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If CVoter opinion poll were to turn true, Congress would gain around 39% vote share in the state, followed by the BRS at 37%
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With this third list of 12 names, the Congress has now announced the names of 90 candidates for the upcoming Assembly polls in Chhattisgarh
Leaders of the Congress and KCR-led BRS, are engaged in a war of words, with the former attempting to retun to the power in the state
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a PIL challenging the restoration of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's Lok Sabha membership and imposed a cost of Rs 1 lakh on the petitioner. A bench headed by Justice BR Gavai said the petition is abuse of the process of law as no fundamental right of the petitioner has been violated. The top court was hearing a plea filed by advocate Ashok Pandey challenging restoration of Gandhi's membership. The Lok Sabha Secretariat had restored Gandhi's membership after the Supreme Court on August 4 stayed his conviction in case related to a remark on the 'Modi' surname. The Congress leader, who was disqualified from the lower house in March 2023, was reinstated as Wayanad MP. BJP leader Purnesh Modi had filed a criminal defamation case against Gandhi in 2019 over his "How come all thieves have Modi as the common surname?" remark made during an election rally in Kolar in Karnataka on April 13, 2019.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday promised to conduct the caste census in Telangana if his party is voted to power in the state. Addressing corner meetings on the way from Bhupalpally to Peddapalli during the Congress' ongoing 'Vijayabheri' Yatra in the state, where Assembly elections will be held on November 30, he accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao of not speaking on the issue. Rahul Gandhi said the biggest issue in the country is with regard to caste census and termed it an "X-ray" that will throw light on the condition of Dalits, tribals and OBCs, and added it will also determine how the country's funds are being distributed. He asked the people to question Modi and KCR as to when they will conduct the caste census, and said if the Congress is voted to power in Telangana then the first work his party's government will do is to take up "X-ray" in the state. He said Congress-ruled states-Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Karnata
When asked about Congress 's governance record in Mizoram, Fanai said that people will be the final arbiter after seeing the Congress rule in the state