Savarkar our idol, won't tolerate his insult: Uddhav tells Rahul; urges him to fight unitedly for democracy
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said he considers Hindutva ideologue V D Savarkar as his "idol", and asked Congress leaderRahulGandhito refrain from "insulting" him. He said the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance of three parties - Sena (UBT), Congress and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) - was formed to protect democracy and it was necessary to work unitedly for it. Addressing a rally in the Muslim-dominated textile town of Malegaon in Nashik district of north Maharashtra, Thackeray also said that deliberate attempts were on to provokeRahulGandhi. (PTI)
Rahul Gandhi has become the biggest hero in today's politics, says Trinamool Congress MP Shatrughan Sinha.
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BJP giving OBC colour to Rahul Gandhi's 'Modi surname' remark to hide theft, claims Digvijaya Singh
Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Sunday claimedRahulGandhirightly called the "absconders" associated with Prime Minister Narendra Modi "thieves" but the BJP is projecting his remarks as anti-OBC.
He claimed not a single person from Other Backward Classes (OBC) turned "absconder" after taking the country's money.
"Absconders are those people who are associated with the BJP and (Prime Minister Narendra) Modi.RahulGandhihas rightly called them thieves. What crime has he committed by raising the issue of Rs 20,000 crore in Adani's (industrialist Gautam Adani) companies," Singh asked while talking to reporters.
AfterRahulGandhiwas disqualified as an MP after a court in Surat convicted him in a criminal defamation case over his "Modi surname" remark, BJP staged protests across the country claiming the Congress leader had insulted the OBCs. (PTI)
Telangana Cong holds 'deeksha' against Rahul Gandhi's disqualification
The Congress in Telangana held a day-long dharna on Sunday atGandhiBhavan here to protest against the disqualification of senior party leaderRahulGandhifrom the Lok Sabha.
MP and State Congress chief A Revanth Reddy was joined by MPs N Uttam Kumar Reddy and Komatireddy Venkat Reddy and AICC incharge of party affairs in Telangana Manikrao Thakre, among others at the protest and expressed their solidarity withRahulGandhi. Addressing the 'deeksha' programme, Revanth Reddy condemned the disqualification and alleged that the BJP had conspired againstRahulGandhifor having repeatedly questioned "Prime Minister Narendra Modi and (Gautam) Adani's association".RahulGandhiwas disqualified in a "haste, he added. (PTI)
It's wrong: Ghulam Nabi Azad on Rahul Gandhi's disqualification
Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad on Sunday termed Congress leaderRahulGandhi's disqualification from the Lok Sabha a "wrong thing" and does not bode well for democracy.
Gandhiwas on Thursday sentenced to two years in jail by a Surat court in a 2019 criminal defamation case over his "why all thieves have Modi surname" remark. He was later disqualified from the Lok Sabha from the date of his conviction in the case.
"I am against this, whether he isRahulGandhior Lalu Prasad Yadav or any other MP or MLA. It is against natural justice that on one side a judge delivered a judgement and on the other the MP or MLA is disqualified," Azad told reporters on the sidelines of a function in Kathua district. It is a wrong thing, he said. (PTI)
Congress leaders in Haryana, Punjab protest Rahul's LS disqualification
The Punjab and Haryana units of Congress held a day-long 'Sankalp Satyagraha' here on Sunday to protest againstRahulGandhi's disqualification from Lok Sabha, with party leaders hitting out at the BJP-led Centre alleging that it was behaving in a dictatorial manner.
Both units organised separate events at the state headquarters as part of the protest that saw the participation of many senior leaders.
Speaking to reporters, Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring alleged that the action againstRahulGandhiwas taken because the BJP-led Centre was "scared" of his next speech in Parliament on the Adani issue. (PTI)
Oppn MPs should resign over Rahul's disqualification, Nitish should lead nation: RJD MLA
RJD MLA Bhai Virendra on Sunday called upon all opposition MPs to resign in protest against the disqualification of Congress leaderRahulGandhiand urged Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to "lead the nation" in the fight against "threat to democracy".
The MLA, who is also his party's chief spokesperson, made the remark at a function, where Kumar was also present, to mark the birth anniversary of veteran leader and former Union minister Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav. (PTI)
BJP's Amit Malviya accuses Priyanka Gandhi of 'lying' about Rahul's degrees
BJP leader Amit Malviya on Sunday accused Congress' PriyankaGandhiVadra of "lying" about her brotherRahulGandhi's educational background.
The BJP's I-T department head tweeted, "None ofRahulGandhi's election affidavits mentions a degree from Harvard. Priyanka Vadra, just like her disqualified brother, is lying. Is there anything about the family that is not fake?"
Addressing the 'Sankalp Satyagraha' at Rajghat as part of the Congress' nationwide protests against its former president's disqualification from Lok Sabha, PriyankaGandhiVadra said, "RahulGandhihas degrees from two leading international education institutions in Harward and Cambridge. You call him Pappu." (PTI)
Congress MPs to continue their protest over the Adani issue
Congress MPs to continue their protest over the Adani issue and disqualification of Rahul Gandhi in Parliament tomorrow. Party's MPs from Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha will attend the Parliament wearing black clothes, sayCongress sources. (ANI)
National parties should support regional ones in their fight against BJP: Akhilesh
In a remark apparently meant for the Congress, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday said the national parties should support regional parties fighting the Bharatiya Janata Party in their states.
While answering a question on Congress leaderRahulGandhi’s disqualification from the Lok Sabha, the former UP chief minister said he wanted to congratulate the party for observing satyagraha.
When asked if his party would support the Congress’ movement, the Leader of Opposition (LoP) said the question is not whether the Samajwadi Party is sympathetic towardsRahulGandhi, but whether the country's democracy and constitution will survive or not.
"We cannot sympathise with any party," he said, adding that the national parties should cooperate and help the parties that are fighting against the BJP at the state level. (PTI)
Oppn parties join Cong ‘satyagraha’ in Assam against Rahul’s disqualification
The Assam unit of the Congress on Sunday organised a ‘Sankalp Satyagraha’ here in protest against the disqualification of party leaderRahulGandhifrom the Lok Sabha following his conviction in a defamation case.
About 10 other opposition parties of the state also participated in the programme, which was attended by Assam Congress chief Bhupen Kumar Bora and Leader of Opposition in the Assembly Debabrata Saikia.
Raijor Dal chief and MLA Akhil Gogoi and litterateur Dr Hiren Gohain, among others, joined the sit-in demonstration by the state’s main opposition party. (PTI)
'Rassi Jal Gayi, Bal Nahi Gaya': Nadda hits out at Rahul
I and Baghel are both OBCs and Congress has made us CMs: Gehlot
Countering the BJP's OBC pitch after conviction and disqualification of Congress leaderRahulGandhi, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday stressed that he comes from the same community and is a three-time Chief Minister.
He said among the Chief Ministers of the Congress, both he and his Chhattisgarh counterpart Bhupesh Baghel are both OBCs.
"I belong to Mali Saini community... and there is just one MLA in the Assembly (from the community) that is me himself is but I am a third-time Chief minister in the state," he said at the Congress 'Sankalp Satyagraha' at the Rajghat.
Attacking the BJP, he said that it should tell people that Nirav Modi, Lalit Modi, and Mehul Choksi are from OBC community.
The BJP has, sinceRahulGandhi's conviction from criminal defamation by a Gujarat court over his remarks that "all with the Modi surname are thieves", is blamingGandhi"for insulting the OBC community". (IANS)
Giriraj takes dig at Bihar CM's 'silence' on Rahul's disqualification
Union minister Giriraj Singh on Sunday alleged that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's "silence" over the disqualification ofRahulGandhiindicated that the JD(U) leader was pleased over increased chances of claiming leadership of the opposition camp.
The BJP leader also slammedGandhifor "my name is not Savarkar" jibe, and asserted that it will take "many lifetimes" for the Congress leader to become like the freedom fighter-turned- Hindutva mascot.
At the Bihar BJP headquarters, the Begusarai MP was responding to queries from reporters on Kumar, his bete noire, keeping "silent" over the development even though top leaders of JD(U), including the national president Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan, have condemned the disqualification unequivocally. (PTI)
'What bigger message than OBC being made Rajasthan CM thrice': Gehlot slams BJP for 'OBC insult' charge
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot Sunday slammed the BJP over its charge thatRahulGandhiinsulted OBCs with his remark in 2019, and said his party has done a lot for backward classes which include making an OBC leader like him CM thrice.
Gandhiwas on Thursday sentenced to two years in jail by a Surat court in a 2019 criminal defamation case over his "why all thieves have Modi surname" remark.
Several BJP leaders, including party chief J P Nadda, have accusedGandhiof insulting Other Backward Classes (OBCs) through his remark. (PTI)
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge pays tributes at Raj Ghat
Those who weaken democracy can’t observe ‘Satyagraha’: Adityanath’s dig at Cong
Taking a jibe at the Congress, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said those who weaken democracy cannot observe “Satyagraha”.
Congress workers across the country on Sunday organised "Sankalp Satyagraha" to protest against the disqualification ofRahulGandhifrom Lok Sabha, with party president Mallikarjun Kharge lashing out at the ruling BJP and asking why it is pained if fugitives such as Nirav Modi and Lalit Modi are criticised. (PTI)
Cong to hold fast on Monday to condemn disqualification of Rahul
The Puducherry Pradesh Congress Committee will hold a dawn to dusk fast here on Monday to condemn the disqualification of Congress leaderRahulGandhias member of Parliament.
Former Puducherry Chief Minister and senior Congress leader V Narayanasamy told participants in a protest rally organised by the PPCC here Sunday that, "the disqualification ofRahulGandhiis a clear case of political vendetta unleashed by the Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) headed NDA government at the Centre." (PTI)
Congress' Satyagraha brazen display of arrogance, insult to Mahatma Gandhi: BJP
The BJP on Sunday slammed the Congress over its 'Sankalp Satyagraha', alleging that it was agitating against the country's Constitution and the court's verdict againstRahulGandhito justify his remarks against the “entire backward community” of the country.
Addressing a press conference, BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi also dubbed the Congress agitation as an “insult” to MahatmaGandhi, saying while the Father of the Nation had organised Satyagraha for social causes, the Congress was holding “so-called Satyagraha” for personal reasons. (PTI)
Cong MLAs to hold 24-hr protest in TN Assembly against Rahul's disqualification
Tamil Nadu Congress legislators will hold a sit-in protest in the Assembly on Monday to condemn the disqualification ofRahulGandhifrom Parliament.
The protest will continue for 24 hours and end on Tuesday morning. The Congress party will also move a special resolution in the Assembly to protest the "murder of democracy". (IANS)
'Vinash Kale Viprit Buddhi' says Shatrughan Sinha slamming BJP over Rahul's disqualification
On Rahul disqualification, TMC MP Shatrughan Sinha says, "...I thank PM Narendra Modi. What they did is an example of 'Vinash Kale Viprit Buddhi.' But it will not only protect democracy but also help Rahul Gandhi & Opposition get an advantage of 100+ seats..." (ANI)
Rahul Gandhi disqualified: MP Youth Cong chief held for stopping train during Friday's protest
Madhya Pradesh Youth Congress president Vikrant Bhuria was on Sunday arrested for leading a protest against the disqualification ofRahulGandhias Lok Sabha MP by stopping a train at Kamlapati railway station in Bhopal, a police official said. Bhuria was arrested from his residence at Gopal Colony here after he was charged under Indian Penal Code and Railway Act for stopping the Dakshin Express on Friday, Bhopal railway police inspector Nitin Patel told reporters. Bhuria, who is the son of MLA and former Union minister Kantilal Bhuria, was taken away while a crowd of Congress supporters shouted slogans in his support. On Thursday, a Surat court sentencedGandhito two years in jail in a criminal defamation case over his Modi surname and thieves remark, and his disqualification notice was issued by the Lok Sabha Secretariat a day later. Meanwhile, the Congress held protests in several parts of MP on Sunday during its 'Sankalp Satyagrah' stir againstGandhi's disqualification. (PTI)
Congress leaders in Andaman and Nicobar islands protest Rahul Gandhi's disqualification
The Congress unit of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Sunday began a day-long ‘Sankalp Satyagraha’ here with party leaders gathering in front of MahatmaGandhistatue near here to protest againstRahulGandhi’s disqualification from the Lok Sabha following his conviction in a defamation case.
Senior party leaders like local MP Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Pradesh Congress Committee president Ranglal Halder and Campaign Committee chairman of Andaman and Nicobar Territorial Congress, TSG Bhasker assembled in front of the statue near Aberdeen Bazaar here since morning and raised their voices against the ruling party at the Centre for "conspiring againstRahulGandhi”. (PTI)
BJP has history of hatching conspiracies, says Ashok Gehlot
When (Bharat Jodo) Yatra was being taken out and Rahul Gandhi's popularity was rising, they (BJP) hatched a conspiracy to weaken a youth leader. They have a history of hatching conspiracies. They couldn't answer the allegations & questions against Adani: Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot at Congress party's Sankalp Satyagraha, in Delhi
Jharkhand Congress stages 'Sankalp Satyagraha' to protest Rahul Gandhi's disqualification from LS
The Jharkhand unit of Congress party staged a day-long 'Sankalp Satyagraha' here on Sunday to protest against Rahul Gandhi's disqualification from Lok Sabha.(PTI)
The Punjab and Haryana units of Congress began a day-long 'Sankalp Satyagraha' here on Sunday to protest against Rahul Gandhi's disqualification from Lok Sabha.
Both units are holding separate events at the state headquarters as part of the protest programme in which many senior leaders are taking part.(PTI)
Gujarat Congress functionaries detained while protesting Rahul Gandhi's disqualification
Several Congress functionaries were detained in Gujarat on Sunday during the party's 'Sankalp Satyagrah' agitation against the disqualification of their leader Rahul Gandhi as Lok Sabha MP following his conviction in a defamation case by a Surat court.(PTI)
Rahul's disqualification will put in more steel in Congress: Chidambaram
Former finance minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday said his party’s leader Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification from Lok Sabha would strengthen the Congress, helping its prospects in next year's general election.
Describing the political landscape as an “undeclared emergency”, Chidambaram in an exclusive email interview, said the ruling Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) has made the Congress its “prime target”, wishing its elimination in order to more easily manage the regional parties.(PTI)
'This (Satyagraha) is not just about Congress party or Rahul Gandhi, this is about Indian democracy. Is it good for our democracy when the principal opposition leader is not allowed to raise his voice in Parliament where we have a PM who speaks to the world about India as the mother of democracy, is this good for our country?,' says Shashi Tharoor.(ANI)
Martyr PM's son who walked for national unity can never insult country: Cong's Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
There is Adani in Modi's heart and Modi in Adani's: Congress's Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary at Sankalp Satyagraha
Rahul Gandhi's motive is to save the democracy in the country: Ashok Gehlot
The person who filed complaint against Rahul Gandhi in Surat, went to Court & asked to put a stay on his case for 1 year but after Rahul Gandhi gave speech in Parliament on Adani, he reopened the case. Within 1 month, hearing was done & Rahul was convicted: Priyanka Gandhi
Rahul's disqualification from LS will put in more steel in Congress: Chidambaram
BJP talks about 'Pariwarvaad', was Lord Ram also Pariwarvaadi?: Priyanka Gandhi
Country's PM is a coward, send me to jail for saying this: Priyanka Gandhi
Are Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi, Lalit Modi OBC? They looted public money and fled: Kharge
This Satyagraha is just for today but such Satyagrahas will be done across the country: Kharge
Why is PM offended if Nirav Modi and others who looted nation are said something, asks Kharge
Why is PM offended if Rahul Gandhi said something about Nirav Modi and those who looted the country, he did not say anything to you: Kharge
Congress President Kharge trains guns at BJP, Adani
Congress's Sankalp Satyagraha begins at Rajghat, to continue till 5pm
Congress' 'Samvidhan Bachao, Loktantra Bachao Sankalp Satyagraha' has just begun at Rajghat with hundreds of leaders and workers participating. The Satyagraha will continue till 5 PM, said party General Secretary (Organisation) Jairam Ramesh.
Rahul Gandhi changes Twitter bio to 'Dis’Qualified' MP
BJP not letting Rahul speak who is fighting for country, we will not stop: Kharge
BJP is not letting Rahul Gandhi speak. Rahul Gandhi is fighting for the nation, and for the right of the public and we will not stop. Today we are going to the Gandhi Smarak and will do Satyagraha there: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra arrives at Rajghat to attend the party's Sankalp Satyagraha
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, KC Venugopal and Congress leaders leave for Rajghat
Habit of Modi govt to disallow every opposition protest, won't deter our fight for truth: Congress's K C Venugopal
Police denies permission to Congress to hold 'Sankalp Satyagraha' at Rajghat
Congress leader Jagdish Tytler joins party's Sankalp Satyagraha at Rajghat
Rahul resorted to gimmicks for cheap publicity: Anurag Thakur
Elected representatives automatically stand disqualified the moment they are convicted by court and sentenced to jail for 2 or more years,Rahul Gandhi resorting to 'gimmicks' for 'cheap popularity':Union Minister Anurag Thakur (PTI)
Rahul Gandhi disqualification: Youth Congress workers block Delhi-Jaipur Highway, burn tyres
Many Youth Congress workers on Saturday blocked the Delhi-Jaipur Highway here and burnt tyres in protest against the disqualification of party leaderRahulGandhifrom the Lok Sabha.
Congress protests against disqualification of Rahul; BJP hits streets seeking his apology for 'insulting' OBCs
Congress workers staged demonstrations in Mumbai and other cities in Maharashtra on Saturday against the disqualification of Congress MPRahulGandhiafter his conviction by a Surat court in a criminal defamation case.
Counter protests were held by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Mumbai, Thane, and Nashik cities demanding an apology fromGandhifor “insulting” the Other Backward Classes (OBC) with his 2019 "Modi" surname remark.
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