Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Saturday met chief ministers, state unit presidents and AICC state members, asking them to strongly take up issues affecting people. He also got feedback regarding the party’s preparations for the Lok Sabha elections. The meeting, held a day after the All India Congress Committee (AICC) met here, was also attended […]
The BJP Friday attacked the Congress for developing “cold feet” and not naming Rahul Gandhi as its prime ministerial candidate, saying it showed the party has conceded defeat in the coming Lok Sabha election. As Bharatiya Janata Party leaders met here parallel to the Congress session, speeches of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Rahul Gandhi […]
In a strong challenge to the BJP and its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Friday said whoever tries to wipe out the party will be destroyed. “The opposition say they want to free the country of the Congress. But the people in the opposition do not understand Indian history. The […]
Congress president Sonia Gandhi and vice president Rahul Gandhi Friday showered lavish praises on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with the party adopting a resolution hailing his “wise leadership”. Manmohan Singh, who has been leading the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government for almost 10 years, has said he will not seek another term in office. Sonia […]
Rahul Gandhi behaved like a “joker” during his visit in the state Monday and such a person is being projected as the prime ministerial candidate by the Congress, a CPI-M leader said here Tuesday. Communist Party of India-Marxist state leader Pinarayi Vijayan said: “His candidature as the Congress’s PM candidate is more or less finalised […]
Amid indications that he may be appointed the party’s prime ministerial candidate at the AICC meeting Friday, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi has said that he will discharge future responsibilities given to him by the party with sincerity. In an interview to Dainik Bhaskar newspaper published Tuesday, Rahul Gandhi said the Congress should return to power […]
The Kalapakavadi family was informed Monday around 2 p.m. that Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi would be over for lunch. “I asked my wife Susheela to see that a Syrian Christian lunch be ready in 45 minutes. She and the others set about getting the meal ready,” said Kalapakavadi. Gandhi was on a day’s visit […]
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Friday said declaration of candidates for the Lok Sabha polls will be as per a “new process” which will take into account the “voice of the people” and work with a formal structure. “For the first time, we are working on a deadline, getting voices of people into the party […]
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday ahead of the party’s core group meeting. The meeting lasted for nearly 30 minutes and was followed by the Congress’s core group meet. According to party sources, anti-graft bills were on top of the agenda. Some of the important anti-corruption bills pending with parliament […]
A meeting of some Congress leaders on Tuesday took a lot of people by surprise when Priyanka Gandhi-Vadra, sister of party vice president Rahul Gandhi, also turned up. A party leader would only say that the meeting was held to discuss the tour programmes of Rahul Gandhi and Congress President Sonia Gandhi. Speaking to reporters, […]