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  • Keep in contact with electorate, lift pro-people problems to win polls: Rahul tells Gujarat Cong MLAs

    By way of PTI

    DAHOD: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday requested celebration MLAs within the BJP-ruled Gujarat to stay in consistent contact with humans of their respective constituencies and vociferously lift their problems as tactics to win the boldness of electorate as he delivered a pep communicate to legislators forward of the Meeting polls and stated the state unit goal of profitable 125 seats used to be achievable.

    After addressing a rally, Gandhi held a closed-door assembly with Congress MLAs at an auditorium in Dahod town of Gujarat. The previous Congress president additionally met the celebration’s tribal leaders in Gujarat one by one on the identical venue.

    Unbiased MLA Jignesh Mevani, who gained from Vadgam in Banaskantha district in 2017 with the Congress strengthen, additionally attended the assembly.

    “Rahulji requested the entire MLAs to stay in consistent contact with humans. He informed us that folks will put consider in us if we combat for them and get to the bottom of their problems,” Congress MLA Himmatsinh Patel informed newshounds after the assembly.

    Senior Congress MLA Shailesh Parmar stated Gandhi informed the legislators that the celebration, which is within the opposition within the state for greater than 20 years now, will shape the following executive in Gujarat through profitable 125 seats (a goal set through the state unit) out of the overall 182.

    “He stated the celebration will combat the elections on problems regarding farmers, youths, tribals and Scheduled Castes. Unemployment can be a big factor within the resulting polls. Rahulji additionally congratulated the entire 64 sitting MLAs for being within the Congress regardless of the BJP’s ways to damage the celebration,” stated Parmar.

    The Congress’s Dalit MLA, Naushad Solanki, stated Gandhi expressed fear over celebration staff no longer with the ability to persuade humans about worth upward thrust underneath the BJP rule and its hostile affect on their lives.

    “Although persons are struggling so much because of worth upward thrust, Rahulji stated Congress staff have been nonetheless lagging at the back of in developing that belief a few of the lots,” stated Solanki.

    Younger Congress MLA Vimal Chudasama stated the Lok Sabha MP from Wayanad requested legislators to proportion problems region-wise comparable to Saurashtra, north Gujarat, south Gujarat and western Gujarat.

    Mevani, who additionally attended the assembly, stated Gandhi asserted it’s conceivable for the Congress to win the Meeting elections in Gujarat, due through the year-end, this time because the celebration had narrowly ignored the bulk mark in 2017.

    Within the earlier elections, the BJP retained energy through profitable 99 seats, whilst the Congress gained 77. Later, a number of Congress MLAs resigned and joined the BJP.

  • Modi created two Indias, one for wealthy and every other for deficient: Rahul Gandhi

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    DAHOD: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday accused High Minister Narendra Modi of making two Indias, one for the wealthy and every other for the deficient, and claimed that the sources of the rustic are being given to a couple of rich other folks.

    Launching his birthday party’s marketing campaign for this yr’s Gujarat Meeting elections at an ‘adivasi satyagrah rally’ in tribal Dahod district, Gandhi stated he’s assured that Congress will come to energy within the state.

    “In 2014, Narendra Modi ji become the High Minister of India. Sooner than that he used to be the Leader Minister of Gujarat. The paintings he began in Gujarat, he’s doing within the nation. It is known as the Gujarat Fashion,” Gandhi stated.

    “As of late, two Indias are being created, one India of the wealthy, a couple of make a choice other folks, billionaires and bureaucrats who’ve energy and cash. The second one India is of the average other folks,” he stated.

    Congress birthday party does no longer need two Indias, he stated.

    “Within the BJP fashion, sources of other folks like water, wooded area and land which belong to tribals and different deficient other folks, are being given to a couple of,” he stated.

    The Congress chief additionally stated that the BJP-led govt within the state had disadvantaged tribals in their rights.

    “The BJP govt won’t come up with anything else, however remove the entirety from you. You (tribals) must grab your rights after which simplest you are going to get what’s yours,” he stated.

    “Tribal other folks via their onerous paintings construct roads, bridges, constructions and infrastructure in Gujarat. However what did you get in go back? You were given not anything. Neither just right training nor well being provider,” he stated.

    The Congress chief additionally slammed Modi over the dealing with of the coronavirus pandemic.

    “All through the pandemic, the top minister informed you to bang pots and pans (from balconies) and flash your cell lighting, when 3 lakh other folks died in Gujarat. Ganga river used to be stuffed up with useless our bodies. Between 50 to 60 lakh other folks died within the nation because of coronavirus,” he stated.

  • Rahul Gandhi to seek advice from Gujarat on Might 10 to woo tribals 

    Through PTI

    NEW DELHI: Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi will probably be on an afternoon’s seek advice from to the poll-bound Gujarat on Tuesday the place he’s going to deal with a gathering of tribals in Dahod.

    He’ll be addressing a public assembly ‘Adivasi Satyagraha Rally’ at Navjivan Arts and Trade School in Dahod, the celebration stated.

    Later within the day, Gandhi would deal with a gathering of Congress MLAs at Swami Vivekanand Sankul, Govind Nagar in Dahod.

    Throughout his seek advice from, Gandhi will dangle any other assembly with Gujarat tribal leaders on the identical venue.

    The seek advice from comes after Top Minister Narendra Modi attended a tribal meet in Dahod on April 20 the place he introduced the putting in of a Rs 20,000-crore railway workshop.

    The Gandhi’s seek advice from additionally comes within the wake of factionalism within the Gujarat unit of the celebration forward of meeting polls slated later this yr.

    Just lately, a tribal chief and legislator Ashwin Kotwal hand over the celebration and joined the BJP.

  • Gujarat: Rahul to deal with rally in Dahod on Tuesday, Kejriwal in Rajkot on Wednesday

    By means of PTI

    AHMEDABAD: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and Aam Aadmi Birthday celebration nationwide convener and Delhi Leader Minister Arvind Kejriwal will consult with Gujarat this week to deal with public rallies in Dahod and Rajkot respectively.

    Polls usually are held in December within the state, which has been dominated via the BJP for the previous 27 years and the place the AAP is creating a concerted effort to dislodge the Congress as the principle challenger.

    Gandhi will deal with ‘Adivasi Satyagrah Rally’ in tribal-dominated Dahod on Tuesday, whilst Kejriwal will deal with a rally in Rajkot town on Wednesday. Kejriwal had, on Would possibly 1, addressed a tribal rally collectively with Bharatiya Tribal Birthday celebration (BTP) chief Chhotu Vasava in Bharuch district.

    Particularly, Top Minister Narendra Modi had visited Dahod on April 20 and introduced more than a few tasks value Rs 22,000 crore for the tribal area.

    As in line with a Congress observation, Gandhi’s rally is organised in Dahod’s ancient Navjivan Arts and Trade Faculty, and, after the development, he’s scheduled to fulfill birthday party MLAs in addition to have interaction with the leaders of tribal spaces within the state.

    The birthday party observation stated the rally used to be geared toward protective the constitutional rights of the tribals, who it claimed had been in misery below BJP rule.

    AAP spokesperson Yogesh Jadwani stated Kejriwal will deal with a on Would possibly 11 in Rajkot, and the detailed agenda of his Gujarat consult with can be declared later.

  • Rahul Gandhi assaults govt over WHO Covid demise numbers 

    By means of PTI

    NEW DELHI: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Friday attacked the federal government over a WHO document which claimed that there have been 4.7 million Covid deaths in India, announcing “science does now not lie, High Minister Narendra Modi does”.

    Gandhi additionally demanded that the federal government will have to make stronger the households that experience misplaced family members through giving them the mandated Rs 4 lakh repayment.

    In a tweet, he mentioned, “47 lakh Indians died because of the Covid pandemic. NOT 4.8 lakh as claimed through the Government. Science does not LIE. Modi does”.

    “Recognize households who have misplaced family members. Strengthen them with the mandated ?4 lakh repayment,” the previous Congress leader mentioned.

    The WHO on Thursday mentioned that 14.9 million (1,000,000=10 lakhs) folks had been killed both through COVID-19 without delay or because of the pandemic’s affect on well being techniques and society.

    In line with the document, there have been 4.7 million Covid deaths in India, which is 10 occasions the respectable figures and virtually a 3rd of Covid deaths globally.

    India strongly objected to the usage of mathematical fashions through the Global Well being Group (WHO) for projecting extra mortality estimates connected to the coronavirus pandemic in view of the provision of original information, announcing validity and robustness of the fashions used and method of information assortment are questionable.

  • PM can’t imprison fact, Mevani’s arrest undemocratic: Rahul

    Flaying the arrest of Mevani, Gandhi stated it’s an insult to the individuals who elected him as a public consultant.

  • Cong is lifeless horse, handiest Arvind Kejriwal can problem BJP at nationwide degree: AAP

    Raghav Chadha mentioned the Congress neither has a long run nor can it give a long run to Indians. “Anything else multiplied to 0 is 0,” he mentioned.

  • Nation recalls Ambedkar, PM Modi says his concepts inspiration for presidency

    Through PTI

    NEW DELHI/LUCKNOW/MUMBAI: Hailing B R Ambedkar’s contributions to the rustic’s growth, leaders from throughout political events, together with Top Minister Narendra Modi and Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, on Thursday paid tributes to the important thing architect of India’s Charter on his 131st start anniversary.

    Top Minister Modi stated Babasaheb Ambedkar’s concepts for the welfare of Dalits, the downtrodden and disadvantaged sections of society are an inspiration for his govt.

    Modi joined a number of dignitaries, together with President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, in Parliament to pay floral tributes to Ambedkar.

    “Tributes to Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar on his Jayanti. He has made indelible contributions to India’s growth. This can be a day to reiterate our dedication to fulfil his desires for our country,” Modi stated in a tweet.

    Born in a Dalit circle of relatives in 1891, Ambedkar was once a jurist and economist who performed a very powerful function in India’s freedom motion.

    The India’s first regulation minister championed the reason for the Dalit group which confronted deep-rooted discrimination.

    Former Congress leader Gandhi stated Dr Ambedkar gave India its most powerful pillar of energy, the Charter. “At the instance of his 131st start anniversary, my tributes to Babasaheb Dr B R Ambedkar, who gave India its most powerful pillar of energy — our sacred Charter,” Gandhi stated in a tweet.

    On its legitimate Twitter care for, the Congress stated Babasaheb Ambedkar stays a champion of equality, human rights and social justice.

    After paying tributes to B R Ambedkar, Vice President Naidu stated he was once the voice of the socially oppressed and devoted his lifestyles to the uplift of the marginalised sections of society.

    “My humble tributes to the architect of the Indian Charter, Dr BR Ambedkar on his start anniversary these days. Babasaheb was once a multi-faceted genius – a prison luminary, visionary statesman, remarkable constitutional professional, sensible parliamentarian & social reformer,” the Vice President Secretariat tweeted, quoting Naidu.

    At Ambedkar’s birthplace in Mhow in Madhya Pradesh, a lot of other folks paid tributes to him, the place Leader Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan introduced to incorporate town as a vacation spot within the record of the ‘Teerth Darshan Yojna’.

    The Madhya Pradesh govt has been working the Teerth Darshan scheme for some years to allow other folks and senior voters to head on a pilgrimage freed from price at least one time of their lifetime.

    Ambedkar’s fans from quite a lot of portions of the rustic, particularly Maharashtra’s Vidharba area, arrived in Mhow to pay their respects to him at his birthplace in Kali Paltan house of town, the place a grand memorial of Ambedkar has been constructed.

    Mhow has been renamed as Dr Ambedkar Nagar in his reminiscence.

    In Lucknow, Bahujan Samaj Birthday celebration president Mayawati used the instance to lash out at her opponents, announcing that Dalits who transform MPs and MLAs via “casteist events” such because the BJP and the Congress will most effective serve their pursuits relatively than the ones of the group.

    If those leaders attempt to do one thing for his or her group, they’re got rid of from the birthday celebration and the federal government, Mayawati stated at a programme on the birthday celebration workplace at the instance of the Ambedkar Jayanti.

    “It has all the time been transparent within the nation’s politics that even though casteist events, particularly the Congress and the BJP, make a Dalit MP, MLA, minister, deputy leader minister and even the president, that Dalit individual can most effective make certain his growth and that of his circle of relatives however can’t do anything else for the growth of the omitted group,” a BSP commentary quoted Mayawati as announcing.

    Taking a dig on the quite a lot of programmes organised by way of other political events to pay tributes to Ambedkar, Mayawati stated those events, who’ve all the time omitted the beliefs and struggles of Ambedkar, are competing to pay tributes to him out of “natural political selfishness”.

    In Mumbai, NCP leader Sharad Pawar stated at a time when neighbouring Sri Lanka and Pakistan are dealing with instability, India continues to stay strong and united because of the Charter given by way of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar.

    Pawar made the remarks at an tournament organised right here to mark the start anniversary of Ambedkar. Pawar stated Ambedkar’s contribution in opposition to the rustic is “indeniable” and the latter did the process of giving steadiness to India from a political standpoint.

    “In neighbouring Sri Lanka, the placement is such that its democracy might go with the flow into disaster. What’s the scenario in some other neighbouring nation of ours, Pakistan? There’s no steadiness in our neighbouring nations. It will get disturbed repeatedly,” the previous Union minister famous.

    In the meantime, the BJP accused the Congress of belittling B R Ambedkar and restricting his identification to only a Dalit chief.

    The Narendra Modi-led govt recognised Ambedkar’s function in shaping fashionable India, and restored to him the credit score of being a founder of the impartial country, it stated.

    The ruling BJP stated the architect of the Charter was once given the rustic’s best honour Bharat Ratna by way of a central authority which had strengthen of the BJP in 1989.

    Addressing a press convention in New Delhi as a part of the ‘Samajik Nyay Pakhwada’, BJP common secretary Dushyant Gautam and Union Minister Virendra Kumar cited quite a lot of tasks taken by way of Modi govt acknowledging the contribution of Ambedkar.

    In the meantime, in Uttar Pradesh’s Noida, a statue of B R Ambedkar was once discovered disfigured on Thursday, prompting police to release a probe into the topic.

    The disfigured statue is situated in Chhijarsi village underneath the Sector 63 police station limits and the incident was once reported by way of locals within the morning, officers stated.

    A police spokesperson stated a brand new statue is being put in to switch the disfigured one with the assistance of citizens.

    “Police drive has been deployed within the house and the topic is being investigated. All angles are being probed and motion will likely be taken accordingly,” the spokesperson stated.

  • New Punjab Congress workforce meets Sonia, Rahul

    Via PTI

    NEW DELHI: The brand new workforce of Punjab Congress on Monday met celebration president Sonia Gandhi and previous celebration leader Rahul Gandhi right here and mentioned a roadmap to give a boost to the organisation within the state.

    The assembly got here days after the Congress suffered a drubbing within the meeting polls in Punjab.

    Sonia Gandhi steered new state unit president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring and dealing president Bharat Bhushan Ashu to paintings in opposition to strengthening the celebration and be the voice of the folk of Punjab by way of elevating their problems.

    “Met Hon’ble Congress President Smt Sonia Gandhi ji and thanked her for entrusting me with accountability of rebuilding Punjab Congress. I’ve confident her that I can paintings along side all Congress workers-leaders and no longer go away any stone unturned in bringing again Congress to energy,” Warring mentioned on Twitter after the assembly.

    Later they met Rahul Gandhi, together with Congress Legislature Birthday party (CLP) chief Partap Singh Bajwa and deputy CLP chief Raj Kumar Chhabbewal, who requested them to verify the state’s construction and combat for its rights.

    “My congratulations and perfect needs to the newly appointed workforce of Punjab Congress. Discussions happened at the construction of Punjab and taking ahead the combat for the rights,” Gandhi mentioned in a Fb publish.

    Speaking to newshounds later, Warring mentioned that self-discipline must be maintained inside the organisation and no chief must talk out of flip within the media towards the celebration.

    “Nobody must talk towards the celebration. Any roughly indiscipline may not be tolerated and stern motion can be taken. Self-discipline must be fundamental within the celebration and somebody indulging in anti-party actions must be ousted from the celebration,” he mentioned.

    The brand new Punjab Congress leader additionally mentioned those that had spoken out of flip towards celebration leaders 4 months in the past, must not accomplish that, and that no such job can be tolerated.

    “There can be 0 tolerance in opposition to indiscipline,” he asserted.

    Incidently, quite a lot of celebration leaders had spoken towards the celebration when there was once a transformation of guard in Punjab after Amarinder Singh was once got rid of as leader minister.

  • BJP assaults Rahul Gandhi for remarks over Lord Ram

    Via PTI

    NEW DELHI: The BJP on Monday accused Congress chief Rahul Gandhi of wondering the life of Lord Ram and alleged that “petty politics” of the Congress chief and Maharashtra Leader Minister Uddhav Thackeray and their “inciting” remarks have performed a job within the contemporary violence in different states all through Ram Navami processions.

    Chatting with journalists, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra known as Gandhi a “chunavi Hindu” (Hindu for electoral functions), and alleged that he pretends to be a Hindu.

    The BJP was once reacting to a contemporary public cope with of Gandhi all through which he quoted a BJP chief, whom he didn’t title, as announcing that he didn’t imagine in reincarnation.

    Then he requested him, Gandhi mentioned, if he does now not imagine in reincarnation, then how can he imagine in Ram.

    Right through the speech, Gandhi additionally spoke about his dialog with a Dalit adolescence who had attempted to dedicate suicide after violence towards Dalits in Una in Gujarat.

    Mentioning the dialog, he mentioned, “If my sister have been assaulted I’d have stabbed and killed her tormentor ahead of loss of life,” he added.

    Patra seized at the former Congress president’s remarks to hit out at him. This presentations that Gandhi has religion neither within the Charter nor within the judiciary, he added.

    With Gandhi claiming that he had no real interest in energy regardless of being born in its midst, the BJP spokesperson mentioned those remarks aimed toward “frightening” folks and “wondering” Ram’s life underline his desperation.

    The Gandhi circle of relatives can pass to any extent to get energy, he alleged. “The best way some leaders are wondering the life of Lord Ram and are inciting folks…This will have to now not have came about. Rahul Gandhi appears to be not able to tolerate that individuals in India think about Lord Ram. This presentations the nature of the Congress,” he mentioned.

    Noting that Gandhi was once described by way of his birthday party as a “janeu-dhari Hindu”, person who wears sacred thread, Patra mentioned that by way of “attacking” Ram’s life, the Congress chief had proven himself to be anyone who pretends to be a Hindu for electoral advantages.

    The UPA executive in a sworn statement to the Perfect Court docket had mentioned that there was once no evidence of Ram’s life, he mentioned, including that Rahul Gandhi is treading at the similar trail as his mom and Congress president Sonia Gandhi.

    This ended in folks completing off the life of the Congress in elections, and the opposition birthday party shall be taught a lesson once more, he mentioned.

    On this context, Patra additionally condemned Thackeray for his jibe on the BJP that what factor the ruling birthday party would have raised if Lord Ram was once now not born.

    Opposition leaders can in finding 1000’s of causes to assault the BJP however that is “petty politics”, he mentioned.

    Regarding the violence in various states all through Ram Navami processions, he mentioned it’s herbal that such incidents will occur when senior leaders like Gandhi and Thackeray make such remarks because of their “appeasement” politics.

    Leader ministers of opposition-ruled states like Ashok Gehlot in Rajasthan have blamed right-wing teams for violence and feature hit out on the BJP.