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Rahul Gandhi predicts Congress' victory in upcoming state elections

Highlighting BJP's downfall in the Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh elections, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said that Congress will win in all four states in the upcoming elections

Everyone in Ladakh knows that China has taken our land: Rahul Gandhi

Raking up the border issue, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said every individual in Ladakh knows that China has "taken away our land" and claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's assertion that not an inch of land was taken away was absolutely false. The former Congress president's remarks come after Prime Minister Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a conversation on Wednesday on the sidelines of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) summit in Johannesburg. The conversation was not a structured bilateral meeting and was an informal one. I visited the whole of Ladakh on my motorcycle over the past week...Ladakh is a strategic place and when I was at Pangong lake, one thing was clear that China had taken over thousands of kilometers of Indian land. Unfortunately, the prime minister during an opposition meeting makes a statement that not an inch of our land was taken away which is 'absolutely false'," he said addressing a public meeting here on the ..

UP Cong has 'biggest responsibility' in making Rahul Gandhi PM: Ajay Rai

Newly appointed president of Uttar Pradesh Congress Ajay Rai on Thursday said the party's state unit has the "biggest responsibility" in making Rahul Gandhi the prime minister of the country and exhorted party workers to work hard to achieve the goal. Rai was addressing a gathering of office bearers and workers of the Congress after taking charge as the state unit chief at the party's headquarters here. "Everybody now wants Rahul Gandhi to become the prime minister of the country...party's UP unit has the biggest responsibility in making him the PM. We all work for Rahul Gandhi and for the party, only then we will be able to show our strength in 2024 (Lok Sabha) polls," Rai said. Rai, who comes from Varanasi, has contested against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014 and 2019 general elections. "I come from Kashi where people of all religions live together. This is also the thinking of the Congress," he said. He also hit out at the ruling BJP, saying that Congress leaders and work

Kharge, Rahul hail chess prodigy Pragg for performance at FIDE World Cup

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and former party chief Rahul Gandhi on Thursday hailed Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa after he finished as the runner-up in the FIDE World Cup 2023. In a post on X, Kharge said, "Many congratulations to the young and super talented grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa for finishing as the runner-up in the FIDE World Cup 2023." "Every Indian is extremely proud of your incredible feat as you have created history by becoming the youngest ever player to qualify for World Cup finals," the Congress president said. Praggnanandhaa's accomplishment is an inspiration to budding Chess players, he said, adding, "May you grow from strength to strength and have a brighter and even more successful future." Gandhi, in a post on Facebook, said R Praggnanandhaa has captured the hearts of all Indians. "As the youngest Chess World Cup finalist ever, his game and composure against formidable opponents like Magnus Carlsen is commendable," he said. "Praggnanandhaa has

Tripura Cong working president expelled amid speculation over joining BJP

Tripura Congress working president Billal Mia was expelled from the party shortly after he resigned from the post, amid speculation that he could join the ruling BJP. After he put in his papers, Mia was expelled from the Congress on Wednesday for anti-party activities, a leader of the grand old party said. The expulsion came after senior Tripura ministers Ratan Lal Nath and Sushanta Chowdhury met him at his residence in Sonamura in Sepahijala district recently. "Billal Mia has been expelled from the Congress for six years for indulging in anti-party activities," a senior party leader said. Mia, who was a former state minister, also resigned from the party. The Indian National Congress was my home for the last 44 years and during this period, I have served the party in various capacities. At present, I am the working president of TPCC. With immediate effect, I hereby resign from all the party posts of INC along with primary membership," Mia said in a letter to Congress president ..

ED raids aimed at tarnishing INDIA bloc's image before 2024 polls: Congress

The Congress, a constituent of the ruling JMM-led coalition in Jharkhand, on Wednesday described ED raids at premises linked to a state minister's son and some others as a 'political vendetta' at the behest of the BJP government at the Centre to tarnish the image of opposition bloc INDIA before the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Several of the places raided by the ED as part of a money laundering investigation in connection with an alleged liquor scam in the state were linked to senior Congress leader and Finance Minister Rameshwar Oroan's son Rohit Oraon. "The ED raids are nothing but an action of a political vendetta at the behest of the BJP at the Centre to tarnish the image of the INDIA alliance before the 2024 parliamentary elections," Jharkhand Congress president Rajesh Thakur told PTI. He demanded that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) should clarify its stance first. The Congress leader asked, Is the ED conducting similar raids in the entire country, or liquor is sold only in Jharkha

Congress plans to launch house visit programme 'Ghar Ghar Congress'

Slamming the BJP, Shah Nawaj said, "The claim about secularism is not at all present...it seems as if Governor's rule going on. Where is the government?"

Chhattisgarh elections 2023: Congress sets up four panels ahead of polls

Chhattisgarh Assembly elections 2023: Congress approved the constitution of election manifesto committee, election management committee, disciplinary committee, and planning and strategy committee

Cong questions withdrawal of BoB auction notice for Sunny Deol's Juhu villa

The Congress on Monday raised questions about the Bank of Baroda reportedly withdrawing the e-auction notice for the Juhu bungalow of BJP MP Sunny Deol, asking who triggered the "technical reasons" for the withdrawal. In a post on X, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said, "Yesterday afternoon the nation got to know that Bank of Baroda had put up the Juhu residence of BJP MP Sunny Deol for e-auction since he has not paid up Rs 56 crore owed to the Bank. This morning, in less than 24 hours, the nation has got to know that the Bank of Baroda has withdrawn the auction notice due to 'technical reasons'." "Wonder who triggered these 'technical reasons'?" he said. The state-owned Bank of Baroda had put on the block a property owned by the actor to recover Rs 56 crore through an e-auction to be held on August 25. The Gurdaspur MP, whose latest movie Gaddar 2 is a box office success having already grossed over Rs 300 crore since the release last week, has been in default on a Rs 55.

PM of INDIA alliance will be decided after coming to power: Congress

Congress Leader PL Punia has said that the Prime Minister for the INDIA bloc will be decided after coming to power. Talking to ANI, PL Punia also said that elected MPs from the coalition will elect the PM once the alliance comes to power."INDIA alliance has decided that Prime Minister will be decided after coming to power. The elected MPs will choose the PM," the Congress leader said.The Opposition parties met to chalk out a strategy to put out a united front to take on the BJP ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections.Notably, INDIA or 'Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance' is a group of 26 opposition parties, including the Congress.The parties have come together to take on the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), which is led by PM Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and prevent it from winning a third straight term at the Centre in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.The first such meeting was convened in Bihar's Patna on June 23 and the second meeting was held in Karnataka's ...

No one takes Rahul Gandhi's statements seriously: Gajendra Shekhawat

Talking to the reporters here, the union minister further said that Rahul Gandhi should read the history of the intrusion of lands by the neighbouring countries during the Congress rule

Ladakhis concerned over grazing land 'taken over by China': Rahul

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's assertion that not an inch of the land in Ladakh has been taken over by China is not true. The people of Ladakh are concerned about their grazing land "taken over by the Chinese Army," Gandhi, who is on a tour of Ladakh, said after paying tributes to his father and former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary. All the people (in Ladakh) say the Chinese Army has intruded and taken over our grazing land and they (people) cannot go there now. They are clearly saying this even as Prime Minister (Narendra Modi) says that not an inch of land was taken over which is not based on truth, Gandhi told reporters. The Congress leader said he was planning to visit Ladakh during his Bharat Jodo Yatra but had to abandon the plan due to some logistical reasons. So I thought let me come and do a detailed tour of Ladakh. I came to Pangong and am going to visit Nubra and Kargil. The idea is to listen to w

PM Modi pays tributes to Rajiv Gandhi on his 79th birth anniversary

Meanwhile, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi who is currently in Ladakh also paid floral tribute to his father by a gleaming Pangong Tso lake on an overcast Sunday morning

PM's claim of China not taking one inch of our land not true: Rahul Gandhi

Gandhi also raised questions over the Union territory status given to Ladakh after the bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories following the abrogation of Article 370

Rajiv Gandhi birth anniversary: Sonia, Priyanka, and Kharge pay tribute

A prayer meeting is being held at the banks of Pangong Lake to mark the 79th birth anniversary of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi today

Rahul to pay tribute to Rajiv Gandhi on 79th birth anniversary in Ladakh

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will pay tribute to his father and former Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi, on his 79th birth anniversary from the banks of Pangong Lake in Ladakh on Sunday morning. Rahul Gandhi embarked on a bike ride to Pangong Tso in Ladakh on Saturday. A prayer meeting is scheduled to be held at the banks of Pangong Lake to mark the birth anniversary of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi today. "Today Rahul Gandhi will pay tribute to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi here. Rajiv Gandhi sacrificed his life for the country. We have gathered here to remember him," Vikar Rasool Wani, President of the Jammu & Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee told ANI. Rajiv Gandhi, who served as the 7th Prime Minister of India from 1984 to 1989, was born on August 20, 1944. Meanwhile, Congress leaders and workers are to pay tribute to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary here in the national capital. Rahul Gandhi arrived in Leh to begin his two-day visit to the .

Entire Kerala govt doing politics over financial woes, not Rahul: Venugopal

Venugopal, while speaking to ANI said that Rahul Gandhi is ready to cooperate with the Kerala government for the betterment of the state

Rahul Gandhi condoles deaths of nine army jawans in Ladakh accident

As many as nine soldiers of the Indian Army were killed and one was injured after their vehicle fell into a gorge in Ladakh, defence officials said on Saturday

RSS-BJP placing own people in key parts of institutional structure: Rahul

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has alleged that the RSS-BJP are placing their own people in key parts of the institutional structure of the country and even ministers have to work with RSS people to make decisions in their respective ministries. Gandhi made the claim during an interaction with youngsters at an event in Leh on Friday. "The foundation of freedom in India is the Constitution. The Constitution is a set of rules and you set the constitution into action by setting up institutions which support the vision of the Constitution - the Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, Planning Commission, the forces, all these elements," he said. What the BJP-RSS are doing is placing their own people in key parts of the institutional structure, he alleged. "For example, if you go to the ministers of the government of India and ask them 'if you are actually making the decisions in your ministries'? They will tell you that there is a gentleman from the RSS who we have to work with to decide what happens in

Want Rahul Gandhi to contest from Amethi in 2024: UP Congress chief

The people of Amethi want to rectify their "mistake" of 2019 and Congress workers as well as leaders are demanding that Rahul Gandhi contest from the constituency in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, the party's Uttar Pradesh chief Ajay Rai said. Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi had contested the 2019 general elections from Amethi in Uttar Pradesh and Wayanad in Kerala. He lost Amethi to BJP leader Smriti Irani. The seat was won by him in 2004, 2009 and 2014, and was considered a Congress bastion. Sonia Gandhi had won from Amethi in 1999. Former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi had also represented the constituency in Lok Sabha. On the recently formed opposition grouping Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA), in which the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Congress are partners, he asserted that the alliance formed for the parliamentary elections will be successful in Uttar Pradesh in defeating the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA). Rai added that the Congress-SP tie