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  • Turncoat MLA alleges Goa Congress leaders bought birthday party posts, meeting polls tickets

    By means of PTI

    PANAJI: Sankalp Amonkar, one of the most 8 Congress MLAs in Goa who converted to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Celebration (BJP), on Friday accused senior Congress leaders of promoting birthday party posts in addition to tickets for the February 2022 Meeting elections.

    The Congress leaders towards whom he levelled allegations weren’t to be had for remark.

    Talking at a press convention, Amonkar accused All India Congress Committee (AICC) Goa table in-charge Dinesh Gundu Rao of promoting tickets for no less than 12 Meeting constituencies to rich folks, including that a number of crores of rupees modified palms on this.

    He used to be making those revelations as Rao had accused him and different MLAs of accepting “Rs 40-50 crore” to sign up for the BJP, he stated.

    “The posts of Goa Pradesh Congress Committee leader and Congress Legislature Celebration leader had been bought. Those that had been new within the birthday party had been presented those posts after accepting cash. The deal used to be struck in my presence,” he alleged.

    AICC common secretary Okay C Venugopal used to be within the learn about those dealings, he additional alleged.

    He additionally puzzled the want to make use of an company from Bengaluru for media control for Rs 200 crore.

    State Congress paid any other company Rs 50 lakh according to constituency for a survey that by no means came about, Amonkar claimed.

    “Why had been businesses from Bengaluru decided on for the paintings when there have been native firms that had quoted much less charges,” he requested.

    The Mormugao MLA held Rahul Gandhi answerable for “completing off” the Congress, pronouncing he used to be main the Bharat Jodo Yatra with out in need of to be birthday party president.

    “They would like the AICC president to be a rubber stamp. They would like somebody to take duty and duty for Congress’s disasters. They did the similar factor when Dr Manmohan Singh used to be made top minister. All of the govt used to be run by way of the Gandhi circle of relatives,” he alleged.

    Whilst Rao or Goa Congress leader Amit Patkar weren’t to be had for feedback, a senior Congress chief from the state stated Amonkar will have to no longer be taken severely as he used to be now a part of the BJP.

    PANAJI: Sankalp Amonkar, one of the most 8 Congress MLAs in Goa who converted to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Celebration (BJP), on Friday accused senior Congress leaders of promoting birthday party posts in addition to tickets for the February 2022 Meeting elections.

    The Congress leaders towards whom he levelled allegations weren’t to be had for remark.

    Talking at a press convention, Amonkar accused All India Congress Committee (AICC) Goa table in-charge Dinesh Gundu Rao of promoting tickets for no less than 12 Meeting constituencies to rich folks, including that a number of crores of rupees modified palms on this.

    He used to be making those revelations as Rao had accused him and different MLAs of accepting “Rs 40-50 crore” to sign up for the BJP, he stated.

    “The posts of Goa Pradesh Congress Committee leader and Congress Legislature Celebration leader had been bought. Those that had been new within the birthday party had been presented those posts after accepting cash. The deal used to be struck in my presence,” he alleged.

    AICC common secretary Okay C Venugopal used to be within the learn about those dealings, he additional alleged.

    He additionally puzzled the want to make use of an company from Bengaluru for media control for Rs 200 crore.

    State Congress paid any other company Rs 50 lakh according to constituency for a survey that by no means came about, Amonkar claimed.

    “Why had been businesses from Bengaluru decided on for the paintings when there have been native firms that had quoted much less charges,” he requested.

    The Mormugao MLA held Rahul Gandhi answerable for “completing off” the Congress, pronouncing he used to be main the Bharat Jodo Yatra with out in need of to be birthday party president.

    “They would like the AICC president to be a rubber stamp. They would like somebody to take duty and duty for Congress’s disasters. They did the similar factor when Dr Manmohan Singh used to be made top minister. All of the govt used to be run by way of the Gandhi circle of relatives,” he alleged.

    Whilst Rao or Goa Congress leader Amit Patkar weren’t to be had for feedback, a senior Congress chief from the state stated Amonkar will have to no longer be taken severely as he used to be now a part of the BJP.

  • ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’: CPM softens stand in opposition to Congress, Kejriwal assaults Rahul as soon as once more

    By means of PTI

    NEW DELHI: Delhi Leader Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday took a potshot on the Congress, pronouncing Rahul Gandhi was once “sufficient” to weaken it, rejecting allegations the AAP was once performing as a B-team of the BJP and weakening the Congress.

    The Aam Aadmi Birthday celebration nationwide convenor additionally sought to take care of distance from the continuing bid to shape a grand opposition alliance to stay the BJP at bay within the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

    Alliance politics must be left to those that are operating on it, Kejriwal mentioned, including he didn’t realize it.

    The Delhi leader minister was once replying to questions at a townhall match organised through NDTV.

    “Am I had to weaken the Congress? Is not Rahul Gandhi sufficient,” he quipped when requested to touch upon allegations levelled through political opponents that his AAP was once weakening the Congress and performing as a B-team of the BJP to lend a hand the saffron birthday celebration win elections.

    At the ongoing ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ of the Congress, Kejriwal mentioned, “Allow them to do it. Everybody must do just right paintings. Easiest of success (to Congress).”

    On efforts being made through opposition leaders, together with his Bihar counterpart and JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar, to shape a grand alliance of non-BJP events forward of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, the Delhi leader minister mentioned India would no longer change into the #1 nation on the planet “through bringing politicians in combination”.

    India will change into primary on the planet best with the alliance of 130 crore other people of the rustic, he added.

    “It’s not that i am in opposition to any one. However I don’t perceive this politics of alliance. Go away this politics to them,” Kejriwal mentioned.

    “If you must construct faculties, hospitals, roads or repair electricity-related issues, name me. I can repair the issue as I’m an IIT engineer,” he added.

    Kejriwal mentioned India can also be made primary on the planet inside of 5 years if unfastened and high quality schooling was once presented to scholars, unfastened and just right healthcare products and services made to be had to electorate and each teen within the nation given a role.

    Requested whether or not such issues would occur if the AAP got here to energy on the Centre and he become the top minister, Kejriwal mentioned, “In a democracy, other people take choices. When they all come in combination, they are going to come to a decision.”

    “We need to overhaul the schooling device, healthcare device and supply employment to each teen. And that is imaginable. We’ve got proven through doing this prior to now seven years (in Delhi). The rustic has best been looted and fooled prior to now 75 years,” he added.

    In the meantime, CPI(M) basic secretary Sitaram Yechury on Friday mentioned “going to other people” is a great factor, softening his birthday celebration’s critique of the Congress’s “Bharat Jodo Yatra”, whilst saying that the Left birthday celebration is a part of the hassle to carry “secular, democratic” outfits within the nation in combination.

    The Communist Birthday celebration of India (Marxist) had previous lashed out on the Congress’s Bharat Jodo Yatra for stipulating 18 days for Left-ruled Kerala.

    Briefing newshounds at the choices taken at a recently-concluded politburo assembly of the birthday celebration, Yechury hailed the efforts of leaders equivalent to Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) president Ok Chandrasekhar Rao and Nationalist Congress Birthday celebration (NCP) leader Sharad Pawar to unite the opposition events.

    He, alternatively remained ambivalent at the efforts of West Bengal Leader Minister Mamata Banerjee.

    “Each birthday celebration has the correct to chart its on personal trail. Going to other people is a great factor. The AAP (Aam Aadmi Birthday celebration) could also be doing it in its personal approach,” Yechury mentioned, including that individuals will draw their very own conclusion from the choice of days the Congress has deliberate for the “yatra” in several states.

    The CPI(M) chief’s feedback had been by contrast to the birthday celebration’s tweet on September 12, taking a dig on the Congress over its foot march that has saved 18 days for the Left-ruled Kerala and best two days in BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh.

    Yechury lashed out at senior Congress chief Jairam Ramesh, who had dubbed the CPI(M) because the “A workforce” of the Bharatiya Janata Birthday celebration (BJP) in Kerala in keeping with the Left birthday celebration’s September 12 tweet.

    “Kerala has no BJP MLA and the credit score is going to the Left events. So far as workforce A or B is worried, you’ll be able to see what has took place in Goa,” Yechury mentioned.

    8 of the 11 Congress MLAs in Goa, together with former leader minister Digambar Kamat, currently switched facets to enroll in the BJP.

    Yechury mentioned the CPI(M) shall sign up for the efforts to carry in combination the secular, democratic political events to shield the “Charter, democracy, democratic rights and civil liberties of other people and safeguard the secular, democratic personality of the Indian republic”.

    “The central committee’s name for an all-India marketing campaign from September 14 to September 24 in opposition to the burdens being imposed on other people’s livelihood and to safeguard democracy, democratic rights, secularism and the Indian Charter will likely be noticed in more than a few paperwork all around the nation and can culminate in state-level public conferences and rallies,” he mentioned.

    India is going through the perfect unemployment charge within the closing 45 years and it was once the obligation of the Congress birthday celebration to make stronger the way forward for the early life and convey positivity to the minds of children within the nation, senior Congress chief Rahul Gandhi mentioned on Friday.

    Gandhi, who has embarked at the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra,’ reached Neendakara in Kollam district lately, the 9th day since he started his foot march on September 7.

    In a Fb submit, Gandhi mentioned he were assembly many kids all the way through the march and was once working out their expectancies from the federal government.

    If the rustic may just employ the early life energy, the country may just develop very speedy, he mentioned.

    “However lately the rustic has the perfect unemployment within the closing 45 years, trained kids are wandering on the lookout for employment and disillusioned. It’s our responsibility and in addition the desire of the time lately to make stronger the way forward for our early life, carry positivity to them.”

    After the realization of the morning leg of the Bharat Jodo Yatra, Gandhi has been engaged in discussions with cashew employees, marketers, industry unions and leaders of RSP and Ahead Block, each allies of the Congress birthday celebration.

    “I’m assembly with many kids all the way through our Bharat Jodo shuttle, working out their expectancies from the federal government, what sort of lend a hand they would like from us to make their long run vivid and what number of extra probabilities are we able to create for them,” he mentioned.

    Gandhi additionally famous that the aim of the Yatra was once to lend an ear to youngsters, outdated, younger, ladies, deficient, farmers and tribals and to unravel their issues.

    “We also are succeeding, the early life are brazenly speaking to us, strolling in combination. I am hoping all of us will unite our India and make it ahead,” he added.

    The night leg of the yatra will start at 5 PM from Chavara bus stand and conclude at Karunagapally the place the Bharat Jodo Yatra contributors will halt for the night time.

    The three,570 kilometres-long foot march began off from Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu on September 7 and can conclude in Jammu and Kashmir.

    The Bharat Jodo Yatra, which entered Kerala on September 10 night, would traverse during the state protecting 450 km, touching seven districts over a duration of nineteen days prior to getting into Karnataka on October 1.

    Gandhi on Friday resumed his birthday celebration’s Bharat Jodo yatra, a 150-day-long foot march, after an afternoon’s relaxation from Polayathodu in Kollam district of Kerala.

    Chief of Opposition within the state Meeting, V D Satheesan, AICC basic secretary answerable for Organisation, Ok C Venugopal, senior Congress leaders, Ramesh Chennithala, Ok Muraleedharan, RSP chief N Ok Premachandran amongst others had been observed strolling but even so Gandhi.

    Senior Congress chief Jairam Ramesh mentioned Gandhi will engage with cashew employees, marketers, and birthday celebration allies all the way through the halt of the yatra at Neendakara within the district.

    “After an afternoon of well-earned relaxation, #BharatJodoYatra resumed from Kollam lately at 6:45 am. It’s going to duvet 13 km this morning and halt at Neendakara at the beach. Interactions with cashew employees, cashew marketers, industry union and leaders of RSP & Ahead Block within the afternoon,” Ramesh tweeted.

    The foot march was once introduced from Kanyakumari in neighbouring Tamil Nadu on September 7 and can duvet 12 states and two Union territories.

    The Bharat Jodo Yatra, which entered Kerala on September 10 night, would traverse during the state protecting 450 km, touching seven districts over a duration of nineteen days prior to getting into Karnataka on October 1.

    The yatra will input Alappuzha on September 17 and cross thru Ernakulam district on September 21 and 22 and succeed in Thrissur on September 23.

    The foot march will traverse thru Palakkad on September 26 and 27 and input Malappuram on September 28.

    NEW DELHI: Delhi Leader Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday took a potshot on the Congress, pronouncing Rahul Gandhi was once “sufficient” to weaken it, rejecting allegations the AAP was once performing as a B-team of the BJP and weakening the Congress.

    The Aam Aadmi Birthday celebration nationwide convenor additionally sought to take care of distance from the continuing bid to shape a grand opposition alliance to stay the BJP at bay within the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

    Alliance politics must be left to those that are operating on it, Kejriwal mentioned, including he didn’t realize it.

    The Delhi leader minister was once replying to questions at a townhall match organised through NDTV.

    “Am I had to weaken the Congress? Is not Rahul Gandhi sufficient,” he quipped when requested to touch upon allegations levelled through political opponents that his AAP was once weakening the Congress and performing as a B-team of the BJP to lend a hand the saffron birthday celebration win elections.

    At the ongoing ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ of the Congress, Kejriwal mentioned, “Allow them to do it. Everybody must do just right paintings. Easiest of success (to Congress).”

    On efforts being made through opposition leaders, together with his Bihar counterpart and JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar, to shape a grand alliance of non-BJP events forward of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, the Delhi leader minister mentioned India would no longer change into the #1 nation on the planet “through bringing politicians in combination”.

    India will change into primary on the planet best with the alliance of 130 crore other people of the rustic, he added.

    “It’s not that i am in opposition to any one. However I don’t perceive this politics of alliance. Go away this politics to them,” Kejriwal mentioned.

    “If you must construct faculties, hospitals, roads or repair electricity-related issues, name me. I can repair the issue as I’m an IIT engineer,” he added.

    Kejriwal mentioned India can also be made primary on the planet inside of 5 years if unfastened and high quality schooling was once presented to scholars, unfastened and just right healthcare products and services made to be had to electorate and each teen within the nation given a role.

    Requested whether or not such issues would occur if the AAP got here to energy on the Centre and he become the top minister, Kejriwal mentioned, “In a democracy, other people take choices. When they all come in combination, they are going to come to a decision.”

    “We need to overhaul the schooling device, healthcare device and supply employment to each teen. And that is imaginable. We’ve got proven through doing this prior to now seven years (in Delhi). The rustic has best been looted and fooled prior to now 75 years,” he added.

    In the meantime, CPI(M) basic secretary Sitaram Yechury on Friday mentioned “going to other people” is a great factor, softening his birthday celebration’s critique of the Congress’s “Bharat Jodo Yatra”, whilst saying that the Left birthday celebration is a part of the hassle to carry “secular, democratic” outfits within the nation in combination.

    The Communist Birthday celebration of India (Marxist) had previous lashed out on the Congress’s Bharat Jodo Yatra for stipulating 18 days for Left-ruled Kerala.

    Briefing newshounds at the choices taken at a recently-concluded politburo assembly of the birthday celebration, Yechury hailed the efforts of leaders equivalent to Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) president Ok Chandrasekhar Rao and Nationalist Congress Birthday celebration (NCP) leader Sharad Pawar to unite the opposition events.

    He, alternatively remained ambivalent at the efforts of West Bengal Leader Minister Mamata Banerjee.

    “Each birthday celebration has the correct to chart its on personal trail. Going to other people is a great factor. The AAP (Aam Aadmi Birthday celebration) could also be doing it in its personal approach,” Yechury mentioned, including that individuals will draw their very own conclusion from the choice of days the Congress has deliberate for the “yatra” in several states.

    The CPI(M) chief’s feedback had been by contrast to the birthday celebration’s tweet on September 12, taking a dig on the Congress over its foot march that has saved 18 days for the Left-ruled Kerala and best two days in BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh.

    Yechury lashed out at senior Congress chief Jairam Ramesh, who had dubbed the CPI(M) because the “A workforce” of the Bharatiya Janata Birthday celebration (BJP) in Kerala in keeping with the Left birthday celebration’s September 12 tweet.

    “Kerala has no BJP MLA and the credit score is going to the Left events. So far as workforce A or B is worried, you’ll be able to see what has took place in Goa,” Yechury mentioned.

    8 of the 11 Congress MLAs in Goa, together with former leader minister Digambar Kamat, currently switched facets to enroll in the BJP.

    Yechury mentioned the CPI(M) shall sign up for the efforts to carry in combination the secular, democratic political events to shield the “Charter, democracy, democratic rights and civil liberties of other people and safeguard the secular, democratic personality of the Indian republic”.

    “The central committee’s name for an all-India marketing campaign from September 14 to September 24 in opposition to the burdens being imposed on other people’s livelihood and to safeguard democracy, democratic rights, secularism and the Indian Charter will likely be noticed in more than a few paperwork all around the nation and can culminate in state-level public conferences and rallies,” he mentioned.

    India is going through the perfect unemployment charge within the closing 45 years and it was once the obligation of the Congress birthday celebration to make stronger the way forward for the early life and convey positivity to the minds of children within the nation, senior Congress chief Rahul Gandhi mentioned on Friday.

    Gandhi, who has embarked at the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra,’ reached Neendakara in Kollam district lately, the 9th day since he started his foot march on September 7.

    In a Fb submit, Gandhi mentioned he were assembly many kids all the way through the march and was once working out their expectancies from the federal government.

    If the rustic may just employ the early life energy, the country may just develop very speedy, he mentioned.

    “However lately the rustic has the perfect unemployment within the closing 45 years, trained kids are wandering on the lookout for employment and disillusioned. It’s our responsibility and in addition the desire of the time lately to make stronger the way forward for our early life, carry positivity to them.”

    After the realization of the morning leg of the Bharat Jodo Yatra, Gandhi has been engaged in discussions with cashew employees, marketers, industry unions and leaders of RSP and Ahead Block, each allies of the Congress birthday celebration.

    “I’m assembly with many kids all the way through our Bharat Jodo shuttle, working out their expectancies from the federal government, what sort of lend a hand they would like from us to make their long run vivid and what number of extra probabilities are we able to create for them,” he mentioned.

    Gandhi additionally famous that the aim of the Yatra was once to lend an ear to youngsters, outdated, younger, ladies, deficient, farmers and tribals and to unravel their issues.

    “We also are succeeding, the early life are brazenly speaking to us, strolling in combination. I am hoping all of us will unite our India and make it ahead,” he added.

    The night leg of the yatra will start at 5 PM from Chavara bus stand and conclude at Karunagapally the place the Bharat Jodo Yatra contributors will halt for the night time.

    The three,570 kilometres-long foot march began off from Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu on September 7 and can conclude in Jammu and Kashmir.

    The Bharat Jodo Yatra, which entered Kerala on September 10 night, would traverse during the state protecting 450 km, touching seven districts over a duration of nineteen days prior to getting into Karnataka on October 1.

    Gandhi on Friday resumed his birthday celebration’s Bharat Jodo yatra, a 150-day-long foot march, after an afternoon’s relaxation from Polayathodu in Kollam district of Kerala.

    Chief of Opposition within the state Meeting, V D Satheesan, AICC basic secretary answerable for Organisation, Ok C Venugopal, senior Congress leaders, Ramesh Chennithala, Ok Muraleedharan, RSP chief N Ok Premachandran amongst others had been observed strolling but even so Gandhi.

    Senior Congress chief Jairam Ramesh mentioned Gandhi will engage with cashew employees, marketers, and birthday celebration allies all the way through the halt of the yatra at Neendakara within the district.

    “After an afternoon of well-earned relaxation, #BharatJodoYatra resumed from Kollam lately at 6:45 am. It’s going to duvet 13 km this morning and halt at Neendakara at the beach. Interactions with cashew employees, cashew marketers, industry union and leaders of RSP & Ahead Block within the afternoon,” Ramesh tweeted.

    The foot march was once introduced from Kanyakumari in neighbouring Tamil Nadu on September 7 and can duvet 12 states and two Union territories.

    The Bharat Jodo Yatra, which entered Kerala on September 10 night, would traverse during the state protecting 450 km, touching seven districts over a duration of nineteen days prior to getting into Karnataka on October 1.

    The yatra will input Alappuzha on September 17 and cross thru Ernakulam district on September 21 and 22 and succeed in Thrissur on September 23.

    The foot march will traverse thru Palakkad on September 26 and 27 and input Malappuram on September 28.

  • Congress dissenters cry foul amid ploy to rig polls

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    NEW DELHI: In a transfer that surprised the ones hard clear organisational elections within the Congress, the celebration’s central management has requested its state devices to move unanimous resolutions empowering the celebration president to nominate state presidents and AICC contributors. The transfer won’t simplest scuttle elections for the put up of state presidents however may also lend a hand rig the Congress Running Committee elections with the central management appointing the AICC contributors who shape the committee’s electoral faculty.

    Considerations have additionally been raised in regards to the way wherein the 9,300 Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) delegates had been decided on. Those delegates will elect the brand new nationwide president. The Pradesh Returning Officials, who have been in control of supervising the election for PCC delegates, have been a gaggle of Gandhi circle of relatives loyalists handpicked via the central management. Those PROs ready the record of PCC delegates in session with the central management. There have been no elections for PCC delegates in any state, aside from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

    Because of this, the PCC delegates who will elect the brand new Congress president are moderately decided on loyalists, and the AICC contributors who will elect the brand new CWC may also be decided on via the brand new celebration president because the state devices had been requested to authorise the celebration president to nominate them. The entire procedure is obviously rigged to elect both one of the crucial Gandhis or their proxy because the celebration’s nationwide president, and pack the CWC with their nominees.

    This newspaper was once the primary to file that the Congress organisational elections could be rigged. The management has now long gone a step additional to additionally seize the posts of state president and CWC contributors.Former Congress spokesperson Sanjay Jha who has been at the vanguard of the marketing campaign for an even election, stated: “For nearly 20 years or extra no person within the Congress expressed any hobby making the organisational election clear. Now the chickens are coming house to roost. Because of this no person is able to struggle elections. And not using a contest, the entire procedure will lack credibility.”

    Addressing a press convention right here on Thursday, Congress’ central election authority chairman Madhusudan Mistry stated, “The pradesh returning officials will name a gathering of PCC delegates the place they’ll move resolutions to authorise the incoming president to nominate PCC presidents and AICC delegates.”
    He stated out of the 23 CWC contributors, 12 are elected whilst 11 are nominated. “If there are over 12 contenders for the elected seats then there will likely be polls,” he stated. If there’s a consensus at the 23 contributors, then polls might not be required.The notification for the president’s election will likely be out on September 22 via when PCC delegates will likely be finalised. Polls for Congress leader, if required, will likely be hung on October 17.

    Jha’s plainspeak

    “For nearly 20 years or extra no person within the Congress expressed any hobby in making the organizational polls clear… Because of this no person is able to struggle elections. And and not using a contest, the entire procedure will lack credibility,” former Congress spokesperson Sanjay Jha stated

    NEW DELHI: In a transfer that surprised the ones hard clear organisational elections within the Congress, the celebration’s central management has requested its state devices to move unanimous resolutions empowering the celebration president to nominate state presidents and AICC contributors. The transfer won’t simplest scuttle elections for the put up of state presidents however may also lend a hand rig the Congress Running Committee elections with the central management appointing the AICC contributors who shape the committee’s electoral faculty.

    Considerations have additionally been raised in regards to the way wherein the 9,300 Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) delegates had been decided on. Those delegates will elect the brand new nationwide president. The Pradesh Returning Officials, who have been in control of supervising the election for PCC delegates, have been a gaggle of Gandhi circle of relatives loyalists handpicked via the central management. Those PROs ready the record of PCC delegates in session with the central management. There have been no elections for PCC delegates in any state, aside from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

    Because of this, the PCC delegates who will elect the brand new Congress president are moderately decided on loyalists, and the AICC contributors who will elect the brand new CWC may also be decided on via the brand new celebration president because the state devices had been requested to authorise the celebration president to nominate them. The entire procedure is obviously rigged to elect both one of the crucial Gandhis or their proxy because the celebration’s nationwide president, and pack the CWC with their nominees.

    This newspaper was once the primary to file that the Congress organisational elections could be rigged. The management has now long gone a step additional to additionally seize the posts of state president and CWC contributors.Former Congress spokesperson Sanjay Jha who has been at the vanguard of the marketing campaign for an even election, stated: “For nearly 20 years or extra no person within the Congress expressed any hobby making the organisational election clear. Now the chickens are coming house to roost. Because of this no person is able to struggle elections. And not using a contest, the entire procedure will lack credibility.”

    Addressing a press convention right here on Thursday, Congress’ central election authority chairman Madhusudan Mistry stated, “The pradesh returning officials will name a gathering of PCC delegates the place they’ll move resolutions to authorise the incoming president to nominate PCC presidents and AICC delegates.”
    He stated out of the 23 CWC contributors, 12 are elected whilst 11 are nominated. “If there are over 12 contenders for the elected seats then there will likely be polls,” he stated. If there’s a consensus at the 23 contributors, then polls might not be required.The notification for the president’s election will likely be out on September 22 via when PCC delegates will likely be finalised. Polls for Congress leader, if required, will likely be hung on October 17.

    Jha’s plainspeak

    “For nearly 20 years or extra no person within the Congress expressed any hobby in making the organizational polls clear… Because of this no person is able to struggle elections. And and not using a contest, the entire procedure will lack credibility,” former Congress spokesperson Sanjay Jha stated

  • Bharat Jodo Yatra: Lifestyles inside of packing containers for Congress padayatris no longer so unhealthy

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    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: It used to be CPM chief M Swaraj who introduced Rahul Gandhi’s caravan into limelight by means of terming the march “container yatra”. However the existence within the container isn’t that easy. It seems like a small teach compartment. There are four-, six-, eight- and 12-bed packing containers for the padayatris. The packing containers are parked in colour-coded zones. The container within the yellow zone, as an example, has just a unmarried mattress and a washroom and the only parked within the blue zone has two beds. Rahul Gandhi remains in a single day in one mattress and his safety team of workers in the second one  container.

    The existence within the packing containers fastened on 60 vans used to be no longer simple for the 120 everlasting padayatris together with Rahul Gandhi. If one of the vital male padayatris have to hunt any other container for finishing their morning ablutions, the ladies’s lot has en suite amenities. In sure giant packing containers, rest room amenities had been integrated. Early life Congress state secretary G Manjukuttan, one of the most everlasting yatris, instructed TNIE that each one packing containers are air-conditioned and feature were given cellular charging slots.

    “Mattress linen and laundry amenities are supplied. There are 5 packing containers solely supplied with rest room amenities. First of all, there used to be a water scarcity once we entered Kerala. It used to be addressed. I in an instant go to sleep when I hit the mattress at night time,” mentioned Manjukuttan. Whilst a few of them have been worried of creating it for day after today’s padayatra because of muscle cramps after strolling for lengthy hours to start with, they mentioned they were given rejuvenated seeing the keenness in their fellow yatris.

    Considered one of them instructed TNIE that the preparations within the first leg of the padayatra in Thiruvananthapuram town have been organized poorly. Regardless of carrying good-quality footwear, the ft of the vast majority of yatris have evolved blisters. Essentially the most having blisters are ladies. Mahila Congress state secretary Sheeba Ramachandran, 47, mentioned that ladies yatris have were given privateness.  “There are not any court cases as our wishes had been addressed all over our container keep. Let our political detractors say anything else. We’re in a position to sleep beneath a tree and even on store verandahs. Our final purpose is to unfold humanity and brotherhood by the point the Bharat Jodo Yatra reaches Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir, mentioned Sheeba.

    The opposite yatris from Kerala come with All India Early life Congress Outreach Mobile chairman Chandy Oommen, NSUI nationwide coordinator Nabeel Kallambalam, former Sevadal president M A Salam, Rajiv Gandhi Panchayati Raj Sangathan nationwide convener D Geethakrishnan, former Chalakudy meeting seat candidate Okay T Benny, Mahila Congress Palakkad district vice-president Fathima Ibrahim and Unorganised Staff and Staff Congress nationwide coordinator Anil Bose.

    BHARAT JODO YATRA ENTERS KOLLAM DIST
    Kollam: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra entered Kollam district round 8.30am on Wednesday. Birthday party staff and supporters in giant numbers cheered the yatra on when it reached Parippally. Senior UDF leaders N Okay Premchandran, Rajmohan Unnithan, AICC common secretary Okay C Venugopal and Kodikunnil Suresh, and Seva Dal individuals joined the yatra. Congress staff and volunteers from Punalur, Chadayamangalam and Kundara constituencies too joined the march. Venugopal mentioned the yatra has made Congress’ rival events frightened. He mentioned India beneath the NDA executive is in a large mess. As well as, it is making an attempt to spoil the rustic’s constitutional values. He expressed the hope that compassion and love would be successful on the fruits of the yatra. Within the morning, Rahul visited Sivagiri Mutt in Varkala to pay homage to the Sree Narayana Guru.

    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: It used to be CPM chief M Swaraj who introduced Rahul Gandhi’s caravan into limelight by means of terming the march “container yatra”. However the existence within the container isn’t that easy. It seems like a small teach compartment. There are four-, six-, eight- and 12-bed packing containers for the padayatris. The packing containers are parked in colour-coded zones. The container within the yellow zone, as an example, has just a unmarried mattress and a washroom and the only parked within the blue zone has two beds. Rahul Gandhi remains in a single day in one mattress and his safety team of workers in the second one  container.

    The existence within the packing containers fastened on 60 vans used to be no longer simple for the 120 everlasting padayatris together with Rahul Gandhi. If one of the vital male padayatris have to hunt any other container for finishing their morning ablutions, the ladies’s lot has en suite amenities. In sure giant packing containers, rest room amenities had been integrated. Early life Congress state secretary G Manjukuttan, one of the most everlasting yatris, instructed TNIE that each one packing containers are air-conditioned and feature were given cellular charging slots.

    “Mattress linen and laundry amenities are supplied. There are 5 packing containers solely supplied with rest room amenities. First of all, there used to be a water scarcity once we entered Kerala. It used to be addressed. I in an instant go to sleep when I hit the mattress at night time,” mentioned Manjukuttan. Whilst a few of them have been worried of creating it for day after today’s padayatra because of muscle cramps after strolling for lengthy hours to start with, they mentioned they were given rejuvenated seeing the keenness in their fellow yatris.

    Considered one of them instructed TNIE that the preparations within the first leg of the padayatra in Thiruvananthapuram town have been organized poorly. Regardless of carrying good-quality footwear, the ft of the vast majority of yatris have evolved blisters. Essentially the most having blisters are ladies. Mahila Congress state secretary Sheeba Ramachandran, 47, mentioned that ladies yatris have were given privateness.  “There are not any court cases as our wishes had been addressed all over our container keep. Let our political detractors say anything else. We’re in a position to sleep beneath a tree and even on store verandahs. Our final purpose is to unfold humanity and brotherhood by the point the Bharat Jodo Yatra reaches Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir, mentioned Sheeba.

    The opposite yatris from Kerala come with All India Early life Congress Outreach Mobile chairman Chandy Oommen, NSUI nationwide coordinator Nabeel Kallambalam, former Sevadal president M A Salam, Rajiv Gandhi Panchayati Raj Sangathan nationwide convener D Geethakrishnan, former Chalakudy meeting seat candidate Okay T Benny, Mahila Congress Palakkad district vice-president Fathima Ibrahim and Unorganised Staff and Staff Congress nationwide coordinator Anil Bose.

    BHARAT JODO YATRA ENTERS KOLLAM DIST
    Kollam: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra entered Kollam district round 8.30am on Wednesday. Birthday party staff and supporters in giant numbers cheered the yatra on when it reached Parippally. Senior UDF leaders N Okay Premchandran, Rajmohan Unnithan, AICC common secretary Okay C Venugopal and Kodikunnil Suresh, and Seva Dal individuals joined the yatra. Congress staff and volunteers from Punalur, Chadayamangalam and Kundara constituencies too joined the march. Venugopal mentioned the yatra has made Congress’ rival events frightened. He mentioned India beneath the NDA executive is in a large mess. As well as, it is making an attempt to spoil the rustic’s constitutional values. He expressed the hope that compassion and love would be successful on the fruits of the yatra. Within the morning, Rahul visited Sivagiri Mutt in Varkala to pay homage to the Sree Narayana Guru.

  • Priyanka Gandhi slams BJP executive after 2 minor women, sisters, have been discovered placing from a tree in UP’s Lakhimpur

    Via PTI

    NEW DELHI: Congress chief Priyanka Gandhi Vadra slammed the BJP govt in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday over reviews that the our bodies of 2 minor sisters have been discovered placing from a tree in Lakhimpur Kheri, asking why heinous crimes in opposition to girls and women are on the upward push within the state.

    Consistent with media reviews, the 2 women have been discovered placing from a tree in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri district on Wednesday.

    “The killings of 2 sisters in Lakhimpur (UP) is heart-wrenching. The kin say that the ladies have been kidnapped in extensive sunlight,” Priyanka Gandhi mentioned in a tweet in Hindi.

    “Giving false commercials in newspapers and tv on a daily basis does now not support legislation and order. In the end, why are heinous crimes in opposition to girls expanding in Uttar Pradesh?” the Congress normal secretary requested.

    When will the federal government get up, she requested and shared a media document on Twitter that mentioned the our bodies of the ladies have been discovered placing from a tree when they have been kidnapped by way of 3 males.

    NEW DELHI: Congress chief Priyanka Gandhi Vadra slammed the BJP govt in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday over reviews that the our bodies of 2 minor sisters have been discovered placing from a tree in Lakhimpur Kheri, asking why heinous crimes in opposition to girls and women are on the upward push within the state.

    Consistent with media reviews, the 2 women have been discovered placing from a tree in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri district on Wednesday.

    “The killings of 2 sisters in Lakhimpur (UP) is heart-wrenching. The kin say that the ladies have been kidnapped in extensive sunlight,” Priyanka Gandhi mentioned in a tweet in Hindi.

    “Giving false commercials in newspapers and tv on a daily basis does now not support legislation and order. In the end, why are heinous crimes in opposition to girls expanding in Uttar Pradesh?” the Congress normal secretary requested.

    When will the federal government get up, she requested and shared a media document on Twitter that mentioned the our bodies of the ladies have been discovered placing from a tree when they have been kidnapped by way of 3 males.

  • Punjab Police registers FIR over AAP price of BJP ‘providing cash’ to its MLAs

    By means of PTI

    CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Police on Wednesday registered a case after the ruling AAP complained to the state DGP, accusing the BJP of an try to poach its MLAs.

    State Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema at the side of celebration MLAs had met DGP Gaurav Yadav over the problem and demanded an intensive probe.

    The ruling celebration had previous mentioned no less than its 10 MLAs have been approached via BJP other folks with an be offering of Rs 25 crore each and every in a bid to topple the state govt.

    An reliable spokesperson of the state police mentioned, “Following a grievance filed via some MLAs of the state, the Punjab Police registered a primary knowledge document underneath Segment 8 of the Prevention of Corruption Act and Sections 171-B and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).”

    The spokesperson added, “Police registered an FIR on prima facie foundation and the investigation has been transferred to the Vigilance Bureau as in line with same old pointers.”

    Previous within the day, the Opposition Congress had dared the ruling celebration to get the problem probed via an impartial company underneath the supervision of the Top Court docket.

    A senior BJP chief additionally sought a CBI investigation into the accusations, describing the claims as a “maximum ridiculous funny story”.

    Cheema was once accompanied via celebration MLAs Budh Ram, Kulwant Pandori, Manjit Singh Bilaspur, Dinesh Chadha, Raman Arora, Narinder Kaur Bharaj, Rajneesh Dahiya, Rupinder Singh Glad, Sheetal Angural and Labh Singh Ugoke to the DGP’s place of business on Wednesday.

    Addressing the media right here, Cheema mentioned to “divulge the unholy ways” of the BJP, he and AAP MLAs gave a proper grievance at the side of “all proofs” to DGP Yadav for an even probe into the subject.

    A grievance towards BJP leaders and brokers has additionally been filed for allegedly issuing loss of life threats to Jalandhar West MLA Sheetal Angural, he mentioned.

    “He was once informed that if the proof was once introduced, then he can be killed. We’ve evidence of this additionally,” Cheema claimed.

    He mentioned BJP brokers and employees from Delhi and Punjab had allegedly attempted to become independent from 35 MLAs from AAP to topple the federal government in Punjab.

    Cheema accused the BJP of murdering democracy via toppling elected governments in more than a few states after the use of central companies just like the CBI and the ED and likewise via providing cash.

    However the “Operation Lotus” has utterly failed in Punjab, mentioned Cheema. The finance minister claimed the BJP is threatened via the emerging graph of AAP in different states.

    The BJP won’t ever reach its “depraved plans” in Punjab despite the fact that they provide Rs 2,200 crore for the reason that dependable infantrymen of AAP underneath the management of Arvind Kejriwal and CM Bhagwant Mann are status like a rock, he mentioned.

    In the meantime, Punjab Leader Minister Bhagwant Mann mentioned the BJP’s “Operation Lotus” had previous failed in Delhi the place it would now not purchase AAP legislators.

    “Now, they have got attempted to manner six-seven MLAs in Punjab,” mentioned Mann in a video message.

    “The MLAs have been introduced cash,” he alleged.

    BJP nationwide normal secretary Tarun Chugh demanded a CBI investigation into the accusations whilst describing the ruling celebration’s claims because the “maximum ridiculous funny story”.

    Chugh mentioned, “It’s the maximum ridiculous funny story that AAP is taking part in on Punjabis for the easy explanation why that they wish to deflect the folks’s consideration from gross corruption the AAP govt has executed in liquor coverage in Punjab.

    ” Chugh mentioned via going to the DGP with a grievance at the foundation of “pretend calls”, the AAP govt is coming into affordable and misleading politics, which ultimately would turn out to be a crisis for Punjab.

    He mentioned a identical tactic was once followed via AAP in Delhi, which in the long run “proved to be a hoax”.

    “AAP is taking part in politics of ridicule and mimicry to divert other folks’s consideration from the core problems which might be hanging a grave risk to Punjab,” he mentioned.

    The Punjab Congress demanded that the AAP govt get the problem probed via an impartial investigating company underneath the supervision of the Top Court docket.

    It additionally requested AAP to supply proof towards the BJP at the allegations of horse-trading within the state.

    “There may be robust chance of AAP imploding in Punjab with MLAs feeling suffocated, dissatisfied and alienated as the ability is being wielded and loved via outsiders,” state Congress leader Amrinder Singh Raja Warring mentioned.

    Therefore, the celebration is attempting to make an excuse because it did in Delhi via levelling identical allegations and not anything got here out of the ones allegations there, he said.

    CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Police on Wednesday registered a case after the ruling AAP complained to the state DGP, accusing the BJP of an try to poach its MLAs.

    State Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema at the side of celebration MLAs had met DGP Gaurav Yadav over the problem and demanded an intensive probe.

    The ruling celebration had previous mentioned no less than its 10 MLAs have been approached via BJP other folks with an be offering of Rs 25 crore each and every in a bid to topple the state govt.

    An reliable spokesperson of the state police mentioned, “Following a grievance filed via some MLAs of the state, the Punjab Police registered a primary knowledge document underneath Segment 8 of the Prevention of Corruption Act and Sections 171-B and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).”

    The spokesperson added, “Police registered an FIR on prima facie foundation and the investigation has been transferred to the Vigilance Bureau as in line with same old pointers.”

    Previous within the day, the Opposition Congress had dared the ruling celebration to get the problem probed via an impartial company underneath the supervision of the Top Court docket.

    A senior BJP chief additionally sought a CBI investigation into the accusations, describing the claims as a “maximum ridiculous funny story”.

    Cheema was once accompanied via celebration MLAs Budh Ram, Kulwant Pandori, Manjit Singh Bilaspur, Dinesh Chadha, Raman Arora, Narinder Kaur Bharaj, Rajneesh Dahiya, Rupinder Singh Glad, Sheetal Angural and Labh Singh Ugoke to the DGP’s place of business on Wednesday.

    Addressing the media right here, Cheema mentioned to “divulge the unholy ways” of the BJP, he and AAP MLAs gave a proper grievance at the side of “all proofs” to DGP Yadav for an even probe into the subject.

    A grievance towards BJP leaders and brokers has additionally been filed for allegedly issuing loss of life threats to Jalandhar West MLA Sheetal Angural, he mentioned.

    “He was once informed that if the proof was once introduced, then he can be killed. We’ve evidence of this additionally,” Cheema claimed.

    He mentioned BJP brokers and employees from Delhi and Punjab had allegedly attempted to become independent from 35 MLAs from AAP to topple the federal government in Punjab.

    Cheema accused the BJP of murdering democracy via toppling elected governments in more than a few states after the use of central companies just like the CBI and the ED and likewise via providing cash.

    However the “Operation Lotus” has utterly failed in Punjab, mentioned Cheema. The finance minister claimed the BJP is threatened via the emerging graph of AAP in different states.

    The BJP won’t ever reach its “depraved plans” in Punjab despite the fact that they provide Rs 2,200 crore for the reason that dependable infantrymen of AAP underneath the management of Arvind Kejriwal and CM Bhagwant Mann are status like a rock, he mentioned.

    In the meantime, Punjab Leader Minister Bhagwant Mann mentioned the BJP’s “Operation Lotus” had previous failed in Delhi the place it would now not purchase AAP legislators.

    “Now, they have got attempted to manner six-seven MLAs in Punjab,” mentioned Mann in a video message.

    “The MLAs have been introduced cash,” he alleged.

    BJP nationwide normal secretary Tarun Chugh demanded a CBI investigation into the accusations whilst describing the ruling celebration’s claims because the “maximum ridiculous funny story”.

    Chugh mentioned, “It’s the maximum ridiculous funny story that AAP is taking part in on Punjabis for the easy explanation why that they wish to deflect the folks’s consideration from gross corruption the AAP govt has executed in liquor coverage in Punjab.

    ” Chugh mentioned via going to the DGP with a grievance at the foundation of “pretend calls”, the AAP govt is coming into affordable and misleading politics, which ultimately would turn out to be a crisis for Punjab.

    He mentioned a identical tactic was once followed via AAP in Delhi, which in the long run “proved to be a hoax”.

    “AAP is taking part in politics of ridicule and mimicry to divert other folks’s consideration from the core problems which might be hanging a grave risk to Punjab,” he mentioned.

    The Punjab Congress demanded that the AAP govt get the problem probed via an impartial investigating company underneath the supervision of the Top Court docket.

    It additionally requested AAP to supply proof towards the BJP at the allegations of horse-trading within the state.

    “There may be robust chance of AAP imploding in Punjab with MLAs feeling suffocated, dissatisfied and alienated as the ability is being wielded and loved via outsiders,” state Congress leader Amrinder Singh Raja Warring mentioned.

    Therefore, the celebration is attempting to make an excuse because it did in Delhi via levelling identical allegations and not anything got here out of the ones allegations there, he said.

  • 8 Cong MLAs joined BJP with none prerequisites, says Goa CM Pramod Sawant

    By means of PTI

    PANAJI: Goa Leader Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday mentioned 8 MLAs of Congress have joined the ruling Bharatiya Janata Birthday party (BJP) unconditionally.

    Addressing a press convention with state BJP leader Sadanant Shet Tanavade, Sawant mentioned that BJP’s energy within the 40-member Meeting has long past as much as 28 with the 8 new entrants.

    The executive minister mentioned 8 of the 11 MLAs of Congress, together with former leader minister Digambar Kamat, have joined the BJP.

    “With these days’s building, the BJP now enjoys the strengthen of 33 MLAs (together with two of the Maharashtravadi Gomantak Birthday party and 3 Independents). Those Congress MLAs have joined the BJP unconditionally,” Sawant mentioned.

    Taking a dig, Sawant mentioned ‘the Congress chhodo yatra’ has begun from Goa and exuded self assurance that the BJP will win every other Lok Sabha seat in Goa within the subsequent elections.

    Of the 2 Lok Sabha seats within the coastal state, the BJP and the Congress constitute one every.

    “Within the 2024 polls, Top Minister Narendra Modi might be re-elected with the strengthen of greater than 400 MPs,” he added.

    PANAJI: Goa Leader Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday mentioned 8 MLAs of Congress have joined the ruling Bharatiya Janata Birthday party (BJP) unconditionally.

    Addressing a press convention with state BJP leader Sadanant Shet Tanavade, Sawant mentioned that BJP’s energy within the 40-member Meeting has long past as much as 28 with the 8 new entrants.

    The executive minister mentioned 8 of the 11 MLAs of Congress, together with former leader minister Digambar Kamat, have joined the BJP.

    “With these days’s building, the BJP now enjoys the strengthen of 33 MLAs (together with two of the Maharashtravadi Gomantak Birthday party and 3 Independents). Those Congress MLAs have joined the BJP unconditionally,” Sawant mentioned.

    Taking a dig, Sawant mentioned ‘the Congress chhodo yatra’ has begun from Goa and exuded self assurance that the BJP will win every other Lok Sabha seat in Goa within the subsequent elections.

    Of the 2 Lok Sabha seats within the coastal state, the BJP and the Congress constitute one every.

    “Within the 2024 polls, Top Minister Narendra Modi might be re-elected with the strengthen of greater than 400 MPs,” he added.

  • Congress slams Centre over ‘raids’ towards CPR, Oxfam India, IPSMF

    By way of PTI

    KANYAKUMARI: The Congress on Wednesday slammed the Centre over “raids” towards some Delhi-based think-tanks alleging that this can be a planned transfer to exterminate all unbiased media and voices.

    The Source of revenue Tax division on Wednesday carried out raids and surveys in quite a lot of states in separate circumstances associated with alleged tax evasion, FCRA violations, and illicit investment of registered unrecognised political events, reputable resources stated.

    The operations additionally centered the Centre for Coverage Analysis (CPR), international NGO Oxfam India, and Bengaluru-based Unbiased and Public-Spirited Media Basis, with raids on their premises.

    Congress basic secretary Jairam Ramesh stated it is completely atrocious that analysis & advocacy organisations, and unbiased charitable trusts like CPR, Oxfam, and IPSMF had been raided “on the behest of High Minister Narendra Modi and House Minister Amit Shah.”

    “It is a planned transfer to exterminate all unbiased media and voices!” Ramesh stated in a video remark from right here.

    KANYAKUMARI: The Congress on Wednesday slammed the Centre over “raids” towards some Delhi-based think-tanks alleging that this can be a planned transfer to exterminate all unbiased media and voices.

    The Source of revenue Tax division on Wednesday carried out raids and surveys in quite a lot of states in separate circumstances associated with alleged tax evasion, FCRA violations, and illicit investment of registered unrecognised political events, reputable resources stated.

    The operations additionally centered the Centre for Coverage Analysis (CPR), international NGO Oxfam India, and Bengaluru-based Unbiased and Public-Spirited Media Basis, with raids on their premises.

    Congress basic secretary Jairam Ramesh stated it is completely atrocious that analysis & advocacy organisations, and unbiased charitable trusts like CPR, Oxfam, and IPSMF had been raided “on the behest of High Minister Narendra Modi and House Minister Amit Shah.”

    “It is a planned transfer to exterminate all unbiased media and voices!” Ramesh stated in a video remark from right here.

  • ‘India’s 2d freedom battle’: Chidambaram, Sonia hail ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’; Anand Sharma extends ‘very best needs’ to Rahul

    Through PTI

    KANYAKUMARI: Bharat Jodo Yatra, introduced through Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday, is the rustic’s 2d freedom battle and it is going to pass on until the divisive forces are defeated, Congress senior chief and previous Union Minister P Chidambaram mentioned.

    Lashing out on the BJP for criticising the national yatra, he mentioned the BJP would don’t have any function on this 2d freedom battle, which can see that birthday celebration decimated.

    “I want to inform the ones criticising our Bharat Jodo Yatra that you simply had no function in India’s freedom battle all through which Mahatma Gandhi gave the slogan: do or die. Now too, you’re going to don’t have any function. Our adventure won’t finish until the divisive forces are defeated,” Chidambaram mentioned addressing the rally close to the Gandhi Mandapam right here within the presence of Rahul Gandhi.

    The BJP leaders belittled the Congress yatra, as they it seems that didn’t need the country to stay united.

    “Once we say let’s unite, they are saying divide,” he mentioned indicating that the saffron birthday celebration’s try to divide the country won’t fructify.

    Congress president Sonia Gandhi described the “Bharat Jodo Yatra” on Wednesday as a landmark instance and was hoping that the three,500-km foot march would lend a hand rejuvenate the birthday celebration.

    In her message learn out on the rally in Kanyakumari, Gandhi mentioned she could be taking part within the yatra day by day in concept and spirit.

    “In view of the clinical check-ups that I’m present process, I feel sorry about my incapability to be with all of you in individual this momentous night time to release the ancient Bharat Jodo Yatra from Kanyakumari to Kashmir.

    “This can be a landmark instance for our nice birthday celebration with this kind of superb legacy — the Indian Nationwide Congress. I’m assured that our organisation might be rejuvenated,” Gandhi mentioned in her message.

    She additionally described the instance as a “transformational second in Indian politics”.

    Gandhi congratulated the 120-odd birthday celebration colleagues who will entire all of the “padyatra” and mentioned there might be masses and hundreds of others who will sign up for the march in numerous states.

    “I prolong my greetings to them as neatly,” she mentioned.

    “Talking for myself, I can be taking part within the Bharat Jodo Yatra day by day in concept and spirit. I can, after all, be seeing the yatra are living because it progresses. So, allow us to transfer ahead united and company in our get to the bottom of,” the Congress president mentioned.

    The instance additionally noticed the turning in of the nationwide flag to formally mark the beginning of the “padayatra”, which the Congress has described because the longest ever undertaken through any political birthday celebration in impartial India.

    Senior Congress chief and distinguished G-23 member Anand Sharma on Wednesday conveyed his very best needs to former birthday celebration president Rahul Gandhi for its ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, pronouncing it seeks to uphold India’s inclusive democracy and improve cohesion.

    Sharma is one of the G-23 leaders who had sought an organisational overhaul and elections in any respect ranges, in a letter to the Congress president in August 2020.

    The previous Union minister mentioned he was once taking a look ahead to becoming a member of the over 3,500-km yatra when it reaches close to his house state Himachal Pradesh, which can pass to polls later this 12 months.

    “Expressing my unity and conveying very best needs to Rahul Gandhi and all Yatris. Bharat Jodo yatra is a undertaking to uphold India’s inclusive democracy, to mobilise other people in opposition to injustice, inequality and intolerance.

    Additionally a dedication to improve nationwide cohesion,” he mentioned on Twitter.

    “Taking a look ahead to enroll in the Yatra when it reaches close to my house state of Himachal enroute to Jammu-Kashmir,” he added.

    The Bharat Jodo Yatra is ranging from Kanyakumari on Thursday morning and can lead to Kashmir after traversing thru 12 states and two Union territories in about 5 months.

    The Congress has described it because the longest ‘padyatra’ undertaken through any political birthday celebration within the nation.

    The birthday celebration mentioned this can be a turning level in Indian politics and marks a “new starting”.

    “September 7 2022. An afternoon when India’s oldest political birthday celebration will release the longest padyatra ever undertaken. This can be a sombre day, an afternoon for quiet mirrored image and renewed get to the bottom of,” Congress common secretary Jairam Ramesh mentioned in a tweet.

    “This can be a turning level in Indian politics. It marks a brand new starting,” he mentioned.

    With the release of the yatra at a mega rally in Kanyakumari, the Congress is looking for to flag financial disparities, social polarisation and political centralisation, whilst making an attempt to make beneficial properties in what it frequently described as fight of ideologies.

    KANYAKUMARI: Bharat Jodo Yatra, introduced through Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday, is the rustic’s 2d freedom battle and it is going to pass on until the divisive forces are defeated, Congress senior chief and previous Union Minister P Chidambaram mentioned.

    Lashing out on the BJP for criticising the national yatra, he mentioned the BJP would don’t have any function on this 2d freedom battle, which can see that birthday celebration decimated.

    “I want to inform the ones criticising our Bharat Jodo Yatra that you simply had no function in India’s freedom battle all through which Mahatma Gandhi gave the slogan: do or die. Now too, you’re going to don’t have any function. Our adventure won’t finish until the divisive forces are defeated,” Chidambaram mentioned addressing the rally close to the Gandhi Mandapam right here within the presence of Rahul Gandhi.

    The BJP leaders belittled the Congress yatra, as they it seems that didn’t need the country to stay united.

    “Once we say let’s unite, they are saying divide,” he mentioned indicating that the saffron birthday celebration’s try to divide the country won’t fructify.

    Congress president Sonia Gandhi described the “Bharat Jodo Yatra” on Wednesday as a landmark instance and was hoping that the three,500-km foot march would lend a hand rejuvenate the birthday celebration.

    In her message learn out on the rally in Kanyakumari, Gandhi mentioned she could be taking part within the yatra day by day in concept and spirit.

    “In view of the clinical check-ups that I’m present process, I feel sorry about my incapability to be with all of you in individual this momentous night time to release the ancient Bharat Jodo Yatra from Kanyakumari to Kashmir.

    “This can be a landmark instance for our nice birthday celebration with this kind of superb legacy — the Indian Nationwide Congress. I’m assured that our organisation might be rejuvenated,” Gandhi mentioned in her message.

    She additionally described the instance as a “transformational second in Indian politics”.

    Gandhi congratulated the 120-odd birthday celebration colleagues who will entire all of the “padyatra” and mentioned there might be masses and hundreds of others who will sign up for the march in numerous states.

    “I prolong my greetings to them as neatly,” she mentioned.

    “Talking for myself, I can be taking part within the Bharat Jodo Yatra day by day in concept and spirit. I can, after all, be seeing the yatra are living because it progresses. So, allow us to transfer ahead united and company in our get to the bottom of,” the Congress president mentioned.

    The instance additionally noticed the turning in of the nationwide flag to formally mark the beginning of the “padayatra”, which the Congress has described because the longest ever undertaken through any political birthday celebration in impartial India.

    Senior Congress chief and distinguished G-23 member Anand Sharma on Wednesday conveyed his very best needs to former birthday celebration president Rahul Gandhi for its ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, pronouncing it seeks to uphold India’s inclusive democracy and improve cohesion.

    Sharma is one of the G-23 leaders who had sought an organisational overhaul and elections in any respect ranges, in a letter to the Congress president in August 2020.

    The previous Union minister mentioned he was once taking a look ahead to becoming a member of the over 3,500-km yatra when it reaches close to his house state Himachal Pradesh, which can pass to polls later this 12 months.

    “Expressing my unity and conveying very best needs to Rahul Gandhi and all Yatris. Bharat Jodo yatra is a undertaking to uphold India’s inclusive democracy, to mobilise other people in opposition to injustice, inequality and intolerance.

    Additionally a dedication to improve nationwide cohesion,” he mentioned on Twitter.

    “Taking a look ahead to enroll in the Yatra when it reaches close to my house state of Himachal enroute to Jammu-Kashmir,” he added.

    The Bharat Jodo Yatra is ranging from Kanyakumari on Thursday morning and can lead to Kashmir after traversing thru 12 states and two Union territories in about 5 months.

    The Congress has described it because the longest ‘padyatra’ undertaken through any political birthday celebration within the nation.

    The birthday celebration mentioned this can be a turning level in Indian politics and marks a “new starting”.

    “September 7 2022. An afternoon when India’s oldest political birthday celebration will release the longest padyatra ever undertaken. This can be a sombre day, an afternoon for quiet mirrored image and renewed get to the bottom of,” Congress common secretary Jairam Ramesh mentioned in a tweet.

    “This can be a turning level in Indian politics. It marks a brand new starting,” he mentioned.

    With the release of the yatra at a mega rally in Kanyakumari, the Congress is looking for to flag financial disparities, social polarisation and political centralisation, whilst making an attempt to make beneficial properties in what it frequently described as fight of ideologies.

  • ‘India faces its worst-ever financial disaster, heading in opposition to crisis’: Rahul assaults BJP

    By way of PTI

    KANYAKUMARI: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday mentioned India is dealing with its “worst-ever financial disaster” and is heading in opposition to a “crisis”, whilst additionally alleging {that a} handful of enormous companies are controlling the rustic with the assistance of Top Minister Narendra Modi.

    Talking on the release of the Congress’ ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ at a rally right here, Gandhi mentioned all over the British length, there was once one East India Corporate that managed the rustic, now there are three-four firms doing so.

    “Nowadays, India faces its worst-ever financial disaster. The very best stage of unemployment that we have got ever noticed and the rustic is heading right into a crisis,” he mentioned.

    “Sadly, our buddies within the media are totally managed,” the previous Congress leader alleged in his speech that was once being concurrently translated into Tamil via an interpreter.

    Gandhi mentioned everyone understands the industrial state of affairs within the nation.

    On the other hand, one would by no means see unemployment or value upward thrust on tv and handiest the picture of the top minister.

    “The BJP executive has systematically attacked farmers, labourers, and small and medium companies of this nation,” he mentioned.

    A handful of enormous companies keep watch over all of the nation lately, Gandhi alleged.

    Ports, airports, coal, energy, telecom, each unmarried business is managed via a handful of companies, he claimed.

    “The top minister won’t final in the future with out their give a boost to. They keep watch over the media they usually be sure that the PM is on TV 24 hours an afternoon. In trade, the PM carries out insurance policies which are of their passion,” Gandhi alleged.

    He mentioned demonetisation, a mistaken Items and Services and products Tax (GST) regime, and the 3 farm rules have been all designed to assist the similar few businessmen.

    “The theory is similar to what the British used to do, divide India, make Indians struggle with every different after which scouse borrow from the Indian folks. In the ones days, it was known as the East India Corporate, it was once one large corporate that managed the entire of India,” Gandhi mentioned.

    Nowadays, there are three-four large firms that keep watch over all of the India, he alleged.

    Insurance policies like demonetisation, GST, and farm rules are designed to remove from the way forward for India and from the deficient folks of India, he mentioned.

    Saying that jobs are created via small and medium companies and farmers, Gandhi mentioned lately small and medium companies were crippled via the BJP’s insurance policies and farmers are slightly surviving.

    “So the result’s, it’s unimaginable for India to create jobs for its children. Whilst our kids can not earn, the costs stay going up. So, we’re heading into dangerous occasions,” he mentioned.

    Gandhi wired that it is important to to carry the folk of India in combination and ensure that “we’re united in order that India is robust”.

    That’s the goal of the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, he added.

    “The ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ is designed to hear the folk of India. We don’t need to overwhelm the voice of the folk of India,” Gandhi asserted.

    “We need to pay attention to the folk of India,” he added.

    Previous within the day, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi paid floral tributes to his father and previous top minister Rajiv Gandhi on the latter’s memorial in Sriperumbudur and mentioned he misplaced his father to “hate and department” and does no longer need to lose his nation to it.

    The Congress chief additionally attended an tournament in Kanyakumari the place Tamil Nadu Leader Minister M Ok Stalin, Rajasthan’s Ashok Gehlot and Chhattisgarh’s Bhupesh Baghel have been provide.

    In a symbolic gesture at the graduation of the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, Stalin passed over the nationwide flag to Gandhi and the 2 leaders saluted the tricolour, signifying the wide theme of solidarity.

    Previous, Stalin welcomed him right here and joined the Congress chief on the prayer meet on the Gandhi Memorial.

    After the development on the Mahatma Gandhi Mandapam, Gandhi and different Congress leaders walked to the beach venue of the rally and the yatra was once officially introduced.

    KANYAKUMARI: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday mentioned India is dealing with its “worst-ever financial disaster” and is heading in opposition to a “crisis”, whilst additionally alleging {that a} handful of enormous companies are controlling the rustic with the assistance of Top Minister Narendra Modi.

    Talking on the release of the Congress’ ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ at a rally right here, Gandhi mentioned all over the British length, there was once one East India Corporate that managed the rustic, now there are three-four firms doing so.

    “Nowadays, India faces its worst-ever financial disaster. The very best stage of unemployment that we have got ever noticed and the rustic is heading right into a crisis,” he mentioned.

    “Sadly, our buddies within the media are totally managed,” the previous Congress leader alleged in his speech that was once being concurrently translated into Tamil via an interpreter.

    Gandhi mentioned everyone understands the industrial state of affairs within the nation.

    On the other hand, one would by no means see unemployment or value upward thrust on tv and handiest the picture of the top minister.

    “The BJP executive has systematically attacked farmers, labourers, and small and medium companies of this nation,” he mentioned.

    A handful of enormous companies keep watch over all of the nation lately, Gandhi alleged.

    Ports, airports, coal, energy, telecom, each unmarried business is managed via a handful of companies, he claimed.

    “The top minister won’t final in the future with out their give a boost to. They keep watch over the media they usually be sure that the PM is on TV 24 hours an afternoon. In trade, the PM carries out insurance policies which are of their passion,” Gandhi alleged.

    He mentioned demonetisation, a mistaken Items and Services and products Tax (GST) regime, and the 3 farm rules have been all designed to assist the similar few businessmen.

    “The theory is similar to what the British used to do, divide India, make Indians struggle with every different after which scouse borrow from the Indian folks. In the ones days, it was known as the East India Corporate, it was once one large corporate that managed the entire of India,” Gandhi mentioned.

    Nowadays, there are three-four large firms that keep watch over all of the India, he alleged.

    Insurance policies like demonetisation, GST, and farm rules are designed to remove from the way forward for India and from the deficient folks of India, he mentioned.

    Saying that jobs are created via small and medium companies and farmers, Gandhi mentioned lately small and medium companies were crippled via the BJP’s insurance policies and farmers are slightly surviving.

    “So the result’s, it’s unimaginable for India to create jobs for its children. Whilst our kids can not earn, the costs stay going up. So, we’re heading into dangerous occasions,” he mentioned.

    Gandhi wired that it is important to to carry the folk of India in combination and ensure that “we’re united in order that India is robust”.

    That’s the goal of the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, he added.

    “The ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ is designed to hear the folk of India. We don’t need to overwhelm the voice of the folk of India,” Gandhi asserted.

    “We need to pay attention to the folk of India,” he added.

    Previous within the day, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi paid floral tributes to his father and previous top minister Rajiv Gandhi on the latter’s memorial in Sriperumbudur and mentioned he misplaced his father to “hate and department” and does no longer need to lose his nation to it.

    The Congress chief additionally attended an tournament in Kanyakumari the place Tamil Nadu Leader Minister M Ok Stalin, Rajasthan’s Ashok Gehlot and Chhattisgarh’s Bhupesh Baghel have been provide.

    In a symbolic gesture at the graduation of the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, Stalin passed over the nationwide flag to Gandhi and the 2 leaders saluted the tricolour, signifying the wide theme of solidarity.

    Previous, Stalin welcomed him right here and joined the Congress chief on the prayer meet on the Gandhi Memorial.

    After the development on the Mahatma Gandhi Mandapam, Gandhi and different Congress leaders walked to the beach venue of the rally and the yatra was once officially introduced.