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Rahul's remarks on condition of Dalits, Muslims in 'bitter truth': Mayawati

BSP chief Mayawati on Friday said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's recent remarks on the 'miserable condition' of Dalits and Muslims in the country is a "bitter truth" for which previous governments of the Congress, the BJP and other parties at the Centre were responsible. In a series of tweets in Hindi, she said, "The statement given by (former Congress president) Rahul Gandhi during his US tour pertaining to the miserable condition of crores of Dalits and Muslims, and the insecurity to their lives and religion, in India, is a bitter truth for which the governments of the Congress, BJP and other parties at the Centre, were completely responsible." "Irrespective of the government of the Congress or the BJP in different states, including UP, injustice, atrocities and exploitation of the poor and deprived (sections of society) by those belonging to the majority section has been a common thing. It was only during the BSP government in UP that the rule of law was established and justice wa

Our policy would be similar: Rahul Gandhi on Centre's stance on Ukraine war

In a rare endorsement of a position taken by the Union government under the leadership of PM Modi, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi backed the BJP's stance on the Russia-Ukraine conflict

Outcome of 2024 elections will 'surprise' people, says Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said the Opposition is pretty well united and a lot of good work is happening on the ground as he asserted that there is a hidden undercurrent building and it will "surprise" the people in the next general elections. Gandhi, who is in the US for a three-city US tour, made the remarks in response to a series of questions during an interaction with the media at the National Press Club here. "I think the Congress party will do very well in the next two years. I think it will, said 52-year-old Gandhi, a former party president. "I think there is a hidden undercurrent buildingI think (the outcome) will surprise people, he added. Pointing out the outcome of the Karnataka assembly elections where Congress secured a comfortable majority and ousted the BJP from power, Gandhi said, "Wait and watch the next three or four state elections. which is a better indicator of what's going to happen. Responding to another question, Gandhi said the Opposition in

GDP figure exposes lies of Rahul's 'market of hate' against India: BJP

The BJP on Wednesday accused Rahul Gandhi of "spreading a market of pessimism, hate and distrust" against India's development journey as it cited the robust 7.2 per cent annual economic growth of the country to target the Congress leader. Addressing a press conference, BJP leader and former Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said Gandhi's claim of spreading the message of love amid alleged hatred is merely an excuse for him as his priority is to spread hate against India's development under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership. "The GDP figure has exposed the lies of your market of hate," he said, attacking the former Congress president. Prasad cited an interaction between Gandhi and former RBI governor, an apparent reference to Raghuram Rajan, to note that the opposition leader had claimed that India's exports were slowing down and the country would be lucky to have five per cent growth. "Every prediction of the sponsored expert has proved wrong," he claimed, dubbing Gandhi a

Not seeking any int'l support, our fight is ours: Rahul Gandhi at Stanford

The Congress leader said that he wanted to to speak to a group of young students from India at the Stanford University and build relations with them

Appropriate regulations on data safety, security needed: Rahul Gandhi

Describing data as the "new gold", Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has said that there is a need to have appropriate regulations on data safety and security. Gandhi made the remarks on Wednesday during his interaction with Silicon Valley-based startup entrepreneurs, known for doing path-breaking work in the field of Artificial Intelligence and cutting-edge technologies. Participating in a fireside chat with Plug and Play Tech Centre CEO Saeed Amidi and Shaun Shankaran, founder of FixNix Startup, Gandhi tried to link all the technologies with the impact this would have on the common man in the remote villages of India. "If you want to spread any technology in India, you have to have a system where power is relatively decentralized," he said in response to a question and then went on to share with the select group of invited entrepreneurs about his personal experience of drone technology and its regulation, which, according to him, "faced massive bureaucratic hurdles". Data, Gandhi said

Disqualification from Lok Sabha has given me huge opportunity: Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has said that he did not imagine his disqualification from Lok Sabha was possible when he joined politics but asserted that it has given him a "huge opportunity" to serve the people. Gandhi, who is in the US for a three-city US tour, made the remarks on Wednesday night in response to a series of questions from Indian students at the prestigious Stanford University Campus in California. The Wayanad (Kerala) Member of Parliament was disqualified from Lok Sabha earlier this year after he was convicted by a Surat court in a 2019 criminal defamation case over his "Modi surname" remark. In his remarks, Gandhi said that when he joined politics in 2000, he never imagined this is what he would go through. What he sees is going on now is way outside anything that he had thought when he joined politics. Referring to his disqualification from Lok Sabha as a Member of Parliament, Gandhi, 52, said he didn't imagine that something like this was possible. "But then I

Rahul Gandhi can't digest a common man becoming PM, says Kiren Rijiju

Hitting out at Rahul Gandhi over his remarks in the US on PM Modi, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said the Congress leader is unable to digest a common man becoming the country's most powerful leader

In the US, Rahul Gandhi mocks 'specimen Modi'; BJP slams his comment

On the Sengol row, the Congress leader said Modi and his government could not address unemployment and price rise

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Khalistani supporters heckle Congress' Rahul Gandhi at an event in US

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was heckled by a group of Khalistani supporters who raised slogans against him and briefly interrupted his speech during an event here in the US state of California. Gandhi was speaking at the 'Mohabbat Ki Dukaan' event organised by Indian Overseas Congress USA in Santa Clara on Tuesday when some people from the audience started raising slogans against him and the Gandhi family in connection with the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. An unperturbed Gandhi smiled in response to sloganeering and said: "Welcome, welcome ... nafrat ke bazaar mein mohabbat ki dukan". The 52-year-old former Congress president then joined his supporters in the audience and responded with 'Bharat Jodo' slogans. "The interesting thing about us, about the Congress party is that we have affection towards everybody. If someone wants to come and say something regardless of what they are saying, we are happy to listen to them. "We are not going to get angry, we are not going to get aggressive.

New Parliament is distraction, BJP can't discuss real issues: Rahul Gandhi

He said: "If I see how exactly they are coming up with 800 and what is the design then I would be able to answer if I agree with the number 800 but I have not seen how they have calculated it

Modi thinks he knows everything, can even sermon God: Rahul Gandhi in US

The ex-Wayanad MP said that before we decided to start the 'Bharat Jodo Yatra,' we knew that normal tools used in Indian politics would not work anymore

BJP can be defeated if Opposition is 'aligned properly': Rahul Gandhi

The ruling BJP can be defeated if the Opposition is "aligned properly" and the Congress party is working towards it and it is "coming along very nicely", Rahul Gandhi has told Indian Americans here, citing his party's emphatic victory in the recent assembly elections in Karnataka. Responding to questions from the moderator and the audiences at an event at the Silicon Valley Campus of the University of California in Santa Cruz on Tuesday, Gandhi said he can clearly see "vulnerabilities" in the BJP. As a political entrepreneur, I can clearly see vulnerabilities in the BJP... The BJP can be defeated if the Opposition is aligned properly, he said. If you look at the Karnataka elections, the general sense is that the Congress Party fought the BJP and defeated the BJP. But what is not well understood is the mechanics that we used," he said. The Congress party used a completely different approach to fighting an election and building a narrative, Gandhi said, adding that elements of what .

Modi can even confuse God, explain how universe works: Rahul Gandhi in US

Taking a jibe at PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi said that some groups in India have the "disease" of being under the impression that they know everything

Started BJY as BJP-RSS were controlling tools used for politics: Rahul

"I realised what was actually going on, it was not us who were walking, it was India that was walking. And the large number of people coming from all walks of life were creating an atmosphere of love"

BJP 'threatening' people and 'misusing' government agencies: Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has taken a swipe at the ruling BJP government, saying it is "threatening" the people and "misusing" the country's agencies as he addressed a gathering of the Indian diaspora here. Speaking at an event in Santa Clara, California on Tuesday, Gandhi said the BJP and the RSS are controlling all the instruments of politics in India. He said before starting his Bharat Jodo Yatra', he realised that the normal tools that have historically been used in politics were not working anymore. "The BJP is threatening people and misusing government agencies. The Bharat Jodo Yatra started because all the instruments that we needed to connect with the people were controlled by the BJP-RSS," he said. "We were also finding that in some way, it had become quite difficult to act politically. And that's why we decided to walk from the southernmost tip of India to Srinagar," he said. Gandhi said the yatra carried the spirit of affection, respect and humility. "If one studies

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FM Sitharaman calls Rahul Gandhi's remarks over China policy shameful

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday launched a fresh attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for criticising Indian government policies on China

KC Venugopal declares a united fight against BJP in Rajasthan elections

After a meeting with Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot, the Congress on Monday projected a united front saying that the two leaders will fight together against BJP