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Rahul Gandhi urges Centre to hike pay, gratuity for Anganwadi workers

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has urged the government to increase the honorarium of Anganwadi workers and help retiring workers and helpers get gratuity. He also nudged the government to lay out a path to "progressively improve their working conditions and social security". In a letter to Union Women and Child Development Minister Annpurna Devi, he said the Supreme Court had three years ago recognised Anganwadi workers and helpers as formal workers, entitling them to gratuity under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972. "Yet, the government of India has taken no steps to implement this judgment," the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha said. Referring to his recent meeting with a delegation from the All India Anganwadi Workers' Committee to discuss the challenges they faced, the former Congress chief described Anganwadi workers and helpers as the backbone of the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) programme who tirelessly served women and children by combating hunger and ...

Rahul Gandhi writes to PM, seeks tenders' cancellation for offshore mining

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking cancellation of tenders permitting offshore mining along the coast of Kerala, Gujarat, and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Flagging the threat to marine life, the Congress leader said opening up offshore mining blocks to private players without any rigorous assessment of its impact was concerning. "I write to you to strongly condemn the central government's decision to permit offshore mining along the coast of Kerala, Gujarat, and Andaman & Nicobar," he said in his letter to the prime minister. Gandhi said coastal communities have been protesting against the manner in which tenders for offshore mining have been floated without evaluating its environmental impact. Millions of fisherfolk have expressed grave concerns about its impact on their livelihood and way of life, he said. "I wrote to PM Modi to condemn the permission granted for offshore mining in Kerala, Gujarat, and the ...

BJP's loan write-offs hurting banking sector, economy, claims Rahul Gandhi

Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi highlighted the impact on junior banking employees, stating that they bear the consequences through workplace stress and toxic conditions

Delegation of employees alleging unfair dismissal by ICICI Bank meets Rahul

A delegation of employees alleging unfair dismissal by the ICICI Bank met with Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday and shared accounts of being "abruptly terminated" while on medical leave or for raising concerns about management practices. The delegation of employees alleging unfair dismissal by the bank met Gandhi at his office at the Parliament House Complex. There was no immediate reaction from the private bank. They shared accounts of being abruptly terminated while on medical leave, during periods of sanctioned absence, or for raising concerns about management practices, the Congress said in a post on X. The employees highlighted that such practices are not isolated to ICICI Bank but reflect a broader trend across private sector banks, driven by mounting pressure to maximise profits.

Rahul Gandhi likely to visit US from April 19, to speak at Brown University

Earlier in September 2024, Rahul Gandhi was on a three-day visit to the US. During his visit, he travelled to Dallas, where he interacted with students and teachers at the University of Texas

Rahul says he's never allowed to speak in Parl as INDIA bloc meets Speaker

Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Thursday claimed he is "never allowed" to speak in Parliament, as a host of INDIA bloc leaders met Speaker Om Birla to raise the issue of the Congress leader being denied the opportunity to speak in the House the previous day. "I am never allowed to speak brother...I don't know what they are scared of," Gandhi told reporters on the Parliament complex on Thursday when asked about his allegations the House was being run "non-democratically". His latest charge come on a day several opposition leaders met Speaker Birla over Gandhi being denied the opportunity to speak in the House on Wednesday. They also flagged an alleged "politicisation" of the institution of Speaker. Congress' deputy leader in the Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi said an INDIA bloc delegation comprising leaders from the Congress, SP, TMC, DMK, Kerala Congress, RJD, IUML, RLP and the MDMK, met the Speaker during Zero Hour. "We have given a letter, which was signed by many .

'Speaker did not let me speak': Rahul Gandhi hits out at Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla | Parliament

Lok Sabha LoP and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi says, " I don't know what is going on...I requested him to let me speak but he (Speaker) just ran away.

Lok Sabha being run in 'undemocratic' manner, says LoP Rahul Gandhi

Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday claimed that he was not being given a chance to speak and the House was being run in an "undemocratic manner". His remarks came after Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla asked him to follow the rules of procedure that members are expected to observe to uphold the dignity of the House. It was not immediately clear what was the reason for the Speaker to make the observation. Gandhi said the Speaker made remarks about him and then adjourned the House without giving him an opportunity to speak. He said that in the last week he had not been allowed to speak. About 70 Congress Lok Sabha MPs, including deputy leader of Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi, party general secretary KC Venugopal and party's whip in the Lok Sabha Manickam Tagore, met the Lok Sabha speaker and raised the "denial" of opportunity to Gandhi to speak in the House, party sources said.

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HC gives 4 weeks to Centre to decide on Rahul Gandhi's citizenship

The high court was hearing a plea filed by a Karnataka resident S Vignesh Shishir who alleged that Rahul Gandhi is a citizen of Britain along with India

India will be destroyed if RSS takes control of education: Rahul Gandhi

The country will be destroyed if the RSS takes full control of the education system, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi said on Monday. The former Congress chief said the INDIA bloc constituents may have some slight differences in its ideologies and policies but they can never compromise on the education system of the country. "One organisation wants to destroy the future and the education system of the country. The name of that organisation is the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. If the education system goes into their hands, which is actually happening slowly, this country will be destroyed. No one will get jobs and the country will be finished," Gandhi said at a protest organised by affiliate student organisations of the INDIA bloc, against the National Education Policy. "Students organisations must tell students that the vice chancellors of Indian universities are dominated by the RSS. In the coming time, state universities' VCs will be appointed on the recommendation of the RSS. We

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Sonia, Rahul to attend CWC meet in Ahmedabad on 8 April: Gujarat Cong chief

Senior Congress leaders including Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi will attend the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting here on April 8, the party's Gujarat unit chief Shaktisinh Gohil said on Friday. The CWC meeting will be followed by a session of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) on April 9, said Gohil, who is also a party spokesperson. The meeting of the CWC, the highest decision-making body of the Congress, will be held at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Memorial complex in Shahibaug area at 11:30 am on April 8, he said. "The meeting will be attended by several key leaders, including Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and party president Mallikarjun Kharge. Chief Ministers of Congress-ruled states as well as the party's state presidents will also attend this meeting," said Gohil. A CWC meeting had been held at the same venue in 2019 ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. After the April 8 meeting, party leaders will visit the Sabarmati Ashram in the city in the evening to pay

Rahul Gandhi calls merit a flawed upper-caste idea, backs caste census

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi criticised the merit-based system in India, arguing that it does not take historical disadvantages faced by marginalised communities into account

'Caste census is necessary to reveal inequality to light': Rahul Gandhi

During a recent interview, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said the Mahad Satyagraha and said it was "not just a fight for access to water but a struggle for equality and dignity"

Court issues notice to Rahul over his 'Fight against Indian state' remark

On January 15, Rahul Gandhi, during the inauguration of Congress' 'Indira Bhawan,' criticized the BJP, claiming that Congress and opposition parties were not just fighting the BJP but the Indian state

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LIC counters Rahul Gandhi, says it's committed to policyholders, agents

Refuting claims of Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has said that it remains dedicated to providing financial security to its policyholders, while also supporting the well-being of its agents. The clarification came a day after some of the LIC agents met the Leader of Opposition and raised certain issues regarding recent changes in rules by IRDAI and LIC, which make insurance less affordable for the poorest and most marginalised communities and weaken the position of agents. "We want to clarify that LIC has introduced products that align with the New Product Regulations set by Irdai, effective from October 1, 2024, keeping policyholders' interests at the forefront," LIC CEO & MD Siddhartha Mohanty said in a statement. LIC has consistently focused on reaching rural areas and economically and socially disadvantaged sections as it is committed to broadening life insurance coverage, he said. "Our aim is to extend financial protection to ...

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Rahul meets LIC agents, vows to raise issue of costly insurance for poor

Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi met a delegation of LIC agents on Wednesday during which they raised concerns regarding recent changes in rules which make insurance less affordable for the poorest and most marginalised communities and weaken the position of agents. Gandhi asserted that the LIC was formed in 1956 with the aim to provide affordable insurance to all Indians and said he will raise this issue in Parliament to ensure the inclusive vision of the LIC is protected. Gandhi met the delegation at his office in Parliament House complex. "I met a delegation of LIC agents from around the country at Parliament House. They spoke candidly about their concerns regarding recent changes in rules by IRDAI and LIC, which make insurance less affordable for the poorest and most marginalised communities and weaken the position of agents," the former Congress president said in a post on his WhatsApp channel. "When LIC was formed in 1956, the aim was to provide affordable insurance to all .