On the issue of caste, the PM has responded by stating that the Congress abused him since he belonged to the other backward class (OBC) but has persisted with the line that poverty has no caste
He further went on to say that all promises made by PM Modi, whether it be on black money, demonetization, or previously revoked farm laws, were either false or have never been delivered to the people
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said the Bharatiya Janata Party calls the tribals 'vanvasi' instead of 'adivasi' as it does not want them to "dream big". Speaking at a campaign rally here ahead of the second phase of assembly polls in Chhattisgarh, he also hit out at BJP leaders for asking the tribals not to learn English while sending their own children to English-medium schools. "BJP used the term 'vanvasi' (forest-dweller) for adivasis. There is a huge difference between 'vanvasi' and 'adivasi'. You must have seen the video where a BJP leader urinated on a tribal man," the Congress leader said, referring to an incident from the BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh. That incident reflected the BJP's mindset, Gandhi alleged. "The term 'adivasi' has a deep meaning. It expresses your rights to 'jal, jungle, zameen (water, forest, land)'. 'Vanvasi' means those who live in the jungle. The BJP calls you vanvasi, we call you adivasi. The BJP snatches your rights, we give you rights. We h
They both were visiting Kedarnath and stayed at the guest house of the Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee
He further alleged that Congress' Digvijay Singh had destroyed the state when he was Chief Minister for two terms
As voting for the first phase of the Chhattisgarh polls began, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday reiterated the party's "guarantees" to the people and called for the return of its "trustworthy" government in the state. Voting began Tuesday morning in the first phase of assembly elections in Chhattisgarh under a thick security blanket of police and paramilitary personnel. In a post in Hindi on X, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said, "Chhattisgarhiya sable badhiya! Today the first phase of voting has started in Chhattisgarh state. We appeal to every voter, especially the youth who are voting for the first time, to vote." "We have full confidence that just governance in Chhattisgarh will continue and faith in democracy will remain intact," he said. In a post in Hindi on X, Rahul Gandhi said, "When you exercise your franchise, remember, Congress' trustworthy government once again in Chhattisgarh." "Congress's guarantee to Chhattisgarh: Farmers loan waiver; purchase of 20
This comes at a time when Gandhi is campaigning for the five assembly elections and addressed a poll rally in Chhattisgarh. He also visited the Golden Temple in Amritsar earlier
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asking why he identifies himself as an Other Backward Class (OBC) member when he considers poor as the only caste in the country. Addressing a public meeting in Jagdalpur of poll-bound Chhattisgarh, he accused the BJP of insulting tribals by referring to them as 'vanvasi' instead of 'adivasi', and said his party will eliminate the term 'vanvasi' from the country. "BJP leaders use vanvasi term for adivasi in their speeches. Narednra Modi and RSS have coined this new term vanvasi. There is a huge difference between vanvasi and adivasi terms. In Madhya Pradesh, a BJP leader urinated on a tribal youth and filmed the act then made it viral...This is the mindset of the BJP. They think that your place is in the forest like animals and they treat you like animals," he added. "Have you ever seen BJP leaders urinating on animals? But you have seen them urinating on an adivasi. Adivasi is a revolutionary ...
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Dismissing the corruption allegation of Rupees one trillion (One lakh crore), KTR said that how can a Rs 80,000 crore project cause Rs one lakh crore of corruption?
He also attacked the BJP and said that the central government knew about the corruption in the project but the BJP was protecting BRS
AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his allegation that the AIMIM takes money from the BJP and fields candidates against the Congress in various states. Owaisi alleged that Gandhi makes such allegation against him because of the latter's hatred towards his religious identity. Addressing a public meeting at Sangareddy near here Thursday night, he took strong exception to Gandhi's accusation that the AIMIM, after taking money from the BJP, fields candidates wherever the Congress is fighting the BJP. Gandhi is parroting what someone has given to him in writing, he claimed. The AIMIM leader asked Gandhi how much money did he take to lose the elections from the Amethi Lok Sabha constituency. "Did you (Rahul) take money from BJP to lose elections in 2014 and 2019?" he asked. "Rahul Gandhi, you make these accusations because my name is Asaduddin. Because, I have beard on my face and wear skull cap, that's why you make allegations of
KCR said that Rahul Gandhi had never held a plough in his life and he was talking about scrapping the Dharani portal which has placed all the rights of farmers' land in their own hands
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's jibe at the BJP over its promise to make a backward caste candidate as chief minister of Telangana was arrogant and amounted to insulting them, Union Minister G Kishan Reddy has said. Taunting the BJP's slogan of making a backward caste leader CM is not just a criticism of the party but an insult to the aspirations of backward classes who earn their livelihood with hard work, he said. The BJP is working in the direction of fulfilling the social, economic and political aspirations of the backward classes who constitute 55 per cent of Telangana's population, said Reddy, president of BJP state unit. "Rahul Gandhi, who was not able to digest Sri Narendra Modi ji, who belongs to belongs to BC sections, becoming Prime Minister, is not able to digest the announcement of making a backward caste person as Chief Minister if (we) come to power," Reddy said late on Wednesday night on "X" (formerly Twitter). If Congress "continues to insult backward sections" in .
AAP leader Raghav Chadha on Wednesday said an investigation was necessary into the issue of several opposition leaders receiving an alert from Apple warning them of "state-sponsored attackers trying to remotely compromise" their iPhones. Addressing a press conference here, he said, "We will consult with lawyers about the legal options we have. An investigation into the entire matter is necessary to find out who is spying on us." It is quite interesting that some people are saying that major international forces could be involved and might want to extract vital information from leaders of the opposition bloc INDIA, he said. "I have a question in my mind, who would be interested in knowing this - who they are talking to, whom they are giving tickets, what strategies they are making for the elections, what strategies they are making for going to court? The question is who would be interested in this? Will some international power be interested, or will it be of interest to the BJP? Thi
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KCR cautioned the youth of the state and said that if they elect the wrong party to power, their future will go for a toss
Voicing concern over "privatisation of mines", Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that it was a violation of labour laws and it meant pushing the workers into "bonded" labour, as he shared a video of his recent interaction with workers of the Singareni Coal Mines in Telangana. In the video shared by Gandhi on his YouTube channel, he tells the workers that the Congress stand is very clear that there should be no privatisation is strategic sectors. "A few days ago, I got a chance to meet and talk to the workers and employees of the coal mines of Singareni. Listened to their problems, and after listening I came to know that the root of every problem is the privatisation of mines," he said in his post along with the video. "This privatisation is a violation of labour laws and is a means of pushing workers into bonded labour. Some capitalists will benefit from this and the result will be what I have been saying for a long time - the rich will get richer, and the poor will
Gandhi went on to say that the Kalleshwaram project was the "biggest fraud" of the KCR government and that he and his family had siphoned off Rs 1 trillion from the wealth of the people of Telangana