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  • ‘Introduced her UP CM publish, however she did not reply’: Rahul hits out at Mayawati

    Through PTI

    NEW DELHI: Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday stated the Charter is a weapon however it’s meaningless with out establishments, which he alleged had been captured by way of the RSS.

    He additionally hit out at Bahujan Samaj Birthday party (BSP) leader Mayawati, pronouncing she didn’t reply to the Congress’s be offering to contest the Uttar Pradesh polls in combination.

    Freeing a ebook, titled “The Dalit Fact”, at the battles of Dalits and for realising B R Ambedkar’s imaginative and prescient, Gandhi exhorted Dalits to battle for his or her rights by way of treading the trail proven by way of Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi.

    “The Charter is the weapon of India nevertheless it has no which means with out establishments. The Charter with out establishments has no which means. We communicate of defending the Charter. However how is the Charter applied? With establishments.

    All establishments are within the fingers of the RSS,” he alleged.

    Noting that if establishments don’t seem to be managed by way of other people, nor is the rustic, the Congress chief stated, “This isn’t a brand new attack. It began the day when Mahatma Gandhi used to be killed with bullets.”

    He stated Ambedkar, the architect of the Charter, gave the weapon to other people “however nowadays, that weapon has no which means” because the media is being managed and a adware (Pegasus) is getting used to regulate political leaders.

    Gandhi stated he do not need been in a position to talk up towards the federal government had he taken any cash and alleged that the CBI and the ED regulate the political machine.

    Taking over Mayawati, he stated, “We gave a message to Mayawati to shape an alliance and requested her to grow to be the executive minister. She didn’t even communicate to us.”

    Gandhi stated he had appreciate for Kanshi Ram for articulating the Dalit voice of Uttar Pradesh, because of which the Congress had suffered, and alleged that Mayawati gave a transparent passage to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Birthday party (BJP) and that used to be on account of “the CBI, the ED and Pegasus”.

    The previous Congress leader stated other people can simplest battle until such time they discuss up or else, establishments will proceed for use and regulated and the Charter might not be adopted.

    “That is the truth of India. And when the Charter turns into defunct, the vulnerable are the worst affected — Dalits, minorities, tribals, unemployed, small farmers and the deficient,” he stated.

    Stating to the state of the rustic’s financial system, Gandhi stated, “That is the time to battle.”

    He stated Ambedkar and Gandhi had proven that “there’s a trail, however you want to tread on it. There’s a manner, however you want to tread that trail”.

  • Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Loot Yojana: Rahul’s dig at Modi govt over gas worth hike

    Through PTI

    NEW DELHI: The Congress on Monday attacked the Centre over emerging gas costs, with former birthday party leader Rahul Gandhi calling it the “Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Loot Yojana”.

    Taking to Twitter, Gandhi shared a graphic evaluating the present value of complete tank of gas for motorcycle, automotive, tractor and truck to that during 2014.

    “Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan LOOT Yojana,” he tweeted along side the graphic.

    Congress’ leader spokesperson Randeep Surjewala mentioned that each morning below the Modi govt brings the unhappiness of inflation fairly than enthusiasm.

    “Nowadays within the new installment of Gas LooT, Petrol and diesel have been higher by way of ?0.40/L within the morning,” he mentioned in a tweet in Hindi.

    CNG has additionally become costlier by way of Rs 2.50/Kg and petrol/diesel worth hike in two weeks is Rs 8.40 according to litre, Surjewala mentioned.

    “Vote for BJP method ‘mandate for inflation’?” the Congress chief tweeted.

    Petrol and diesel costs have been on Monday hiked by way of 40 paise a litre every, taking the entire build up in charges within the ultimate two weeks to Rs 8.40 according to litre.

    Petrol in Delhi will now value Rs 103.81 according to litre as in opposition to Rs 103.41 prior to now, whilst diesel charges have long gone up from Rs 94.67 according to litre to Rs 95.07, in accordance to a cost notification of state gas shops.

    Charges had been higher around the nation and range from state to state, relying upon the occurrence of native taxation.

    That is the twelfth build up in costs for the reason that finishing of a four-and-half-month lengthy hiatus in charge revision on March 22.

    In all, petrol costs have long gone up by way of Rs 8.40 according to litre.

  • Rahul calls for rollback in costs of gasoline, leads protest towards hike

    Via PTI

    NEW DELHI: Stepping up the assault towards the federal government over steep hike in gasoline costs, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Thursday stated the upward thrust in petrol and diesel costs has been exceptional and demanded its roll again.

    Main a protest through Congress MPs at the factor at Vijay Chowk right here, he stated costs of petrol and diesel have risen 9 instances within the ultimate 10 days, and the typical guy is probably the most affected because of this.

    Congress MPs from each the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha sporting placards raised slogans towards the federal government and sat on a dharna towards the gasoline worth hike.

    Amongst the ones provide integrated Chief of Opposition within the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge and Congress chief within the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury.

    “Our call for is that the federal government must keep an eye on costs and forestall elevating petrol and diesel costs,” Gandhi stated whilst noting that the deficient and heart magnificence were worst hit through the hike.

    “We will be able to see that petrol and diesel costs are hiking hastily. The federal government is making hundreds of crores from this. The Congress is protesting around the nation in contrast worth upward push of petrol and diesel. The federal government has to forestall doing this. It has to make certain that costs don’t upward push,” he advised journalists.

    “I had stated that after elections shall be over, the costs of petrol and diesel shall be emerging and had requested other people to replenish their tanks,” he stated.

    Gandhi shared on Twitter petrol charges in nations within the Indian sub continent. “Petrol Price in Indian Rupees (Rs) Afghanistan: 66.99. Pakistan: 62.38. Sri Lanka: 72.96. Bangladesh: 78.53. Bhutan: 86.28. Nepal: 97.05. India: 101.81.

    “Do not ask inquiries to the ‘Fakir’, who stocks wisdom at the digicam. Loots India whilst sporting a bag filled with ‘jumlas’ (rhetoric),” Gandhi stated in a tweet in Hindi, the usage of hashtag “MehangaiMuktBharat”.

    Gandhi stated this stage of worth upward push in petrol and diesel has been exceptional, whilst accusing the federal government of stealing the cash from the deficient and handing it over to industrialists.

    The Congress may be launching a week-long countrywide protest “Mehngai Mukt Bharat’ towards inflation and upward push in gasoline costs, below which it’ll release a social media marketing campaign in addition to beat plates and drums.

    It’ll additionally garland LPG cylinders around the nation in any respect state and district headquarters to spotlight top inflation and upward push in gasoline costs.

    Petrol and diesel costs have been on Thursday hiked through 80 paise a litre every, taking the entire building up in charges within the ultimate 10 days to Rs 6.40 consistent with litre.

    Charges were greater around the nation and range from state to state relying upon native taxation.

    That is the 9th building up in costs for the reason that finishing of a four-and-half-month lengthy hiatus in fee revision on March 22.

  • Congress leaders level protest towards emerging gasoline costs

    Via PTI

    NEW DELHI: Congress MPs led by way of Rahul Gandhi on Thursday staged a protest towards the gasoline worth hike at Vijay Chowk right here and sought its roll again.

    Congress MPs from each the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha wearing placards raised slogans towards the federal government and sat on a dharna towards the upward push in worth of petrol, diesel and LPG fuel.

    Amongst the ones provide incorporated Chief of Opposition within the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge and Congress chief within the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury.

    Within the ultimate 10 days, petrol and diesel worth were higher 9 instances. We call for that the emerging costs will have to be introduced beneath keep an eye on. Congress birthday celebration is maintaining national protests in this factor nowadays: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, in Delhi percent.twitter.com/8AB8NusLC4

    — ANI (@ANI) March 31, 2022

    The Congress may be launching a week-long countrywide protest towards inflation and upward thrust in gasoline costs.

    Petrol and diesel costs had been on Thursday hiked by way of 80 paise a litre every, taking the whole build up in charges within the ultimate 10 days to Rs 6.40 in line with litre.

    Charges were higher around the nation and range from state to state relying upon the prevalence of native taxation.

    That is the 9th build up in costs because the finishing of a four-and-half-month lengthy hiatus in price revision on March 22.

  • PM’s day by day to-do checklist comprises elevating gas costs, appearing ‘hole’ goals of jobs: Rahul

    Gandhi used the hashtag “RozSubahKiBaat” together with his tweet attacking the top minister on a spread of problems.

  • Gujarat HC extends keep on lawsuits in opposition to Rahul Gandhi in defamation case

    By means of PTI

    AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat Prime Court docket on Monday prolonged its intervening time keep on a Surat court docket’s lawsuits in opposition to Congress chief Rahul Gandhi in a felony defamation case filed over his alleged “Modi” surname remarks.

    The complainant within the case, state minister Purnesh Modi, had sought a keep on lawsuits and in addition quashing of the Surat court docket order rejecting his utility to make Gandhi “individually provide an explanation for contents of the CDs and/or pen drives and/or such different digital data” associated with his speech all over which he had made the alleged remarks.

    Justice VM Pancholi posted the listening to to April 8 and mentioned the intervening time keep granted previous at the lawsuits will proceed until then.

    The felony defamation case was once filed in opposition to Gandhi over his alleged “Modi” surname remarks made at an election rally at Kolar in Karnataka all over campaigning for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

    The complainant mentioned that Gandhi’s alleged remarks, “how come the entire thieves have Modi as the typical surname?” defamed all the Modi neighborhood.

    The previous Congress president had pleaded now not to blame to fees within the case all over his look sooner than the Surat court docket remaining yr.

    The Surat court docket had additionally recorded his commentary within the case filed via the BJP chief in April 2019 beneath Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 499 and 500 (coping with defamation).

    All over the trial, the complainant had submitted qualified copies of 3 CDs which he sought after the court docket to play in presence of Gandhi and allow him to individually provide an explanation for its contents, as according to the provisions of segment 313 of the CrPC (energy to inspect accused).

    In his cope with on the rally in Kolar on April 13, 2019, Gandhi had allegedly requested, “Nirav Modi, Lalit Modi, Narendra Modi. How come all of them have Modi as the typical surname?”

  • Congress leaders from Haryana meet Rahul Gandhi, recommend measures to toughen birthday party

    By means of PTI

    NEW DELHI: Congress leaders from Haryana met Rahul Gandhi right here on Friday and deliberated at the birthday party’s technique going ahead and tactics to toughen it.

    The leaders mentioned the demanding situations ahead of the birthday party in Haryana, particularly after the Aam Aadmi Birthday celebration’s (AAP) victory in neighbouring Punjab, and find out how to cope with the ones.

    More than a few leaders put forth their perspectives ahead of the previous Congress leader, who gave a affected person listening to to they all. The assembly lasted for 3 hours, and then Gandhi met some leaders in my opinion.

    Gandhi additionally sought the perspectives of the birthday party leaders to toughen the organisation and achieve out to the grassroots degree.

    The leaders recommended a number of measures to toughen the birthday party and the way to succeed in out to the folk.

    Some known as upon the management for early selections on revamping the organisation within the state, which has no longer been finished for a number of years.

    Amongst those that attended the assembly had been AICC answerable for Haryana Vivek Bansal, former leader minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Haryana Congress leader Kumari Selja, AICC normal secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala, Kuldeep Bishnoi, Kiran Chaudhary, Rajya Sabha MP Deepinder Singh Hooda and Captain Ajay Singh Yadav.

    Selja later instructed newshounds that there are problems that wish to be addressed, together with strengthening the birthday party on the grassroots.

    Other people expressed their perspectives and Rahul Gandhi heard each and every of them, she stated. Bhupinder Hooda stated everyone saved their perspectives on how the birthday party will also be reinforced.

    He stated there have been no variations a few of the leaders and elections shall be fought unitedly.

    The assembly comes days after Rahul Gandhi met Bhupinder Hooda and exchanged perspectives at the present political state of affairs within the state.

    Gandhi has been having a number of rounds of assembly with state leaders and had met birthday party leaders from Gujarat previous this week.

    Congress president Sonia Gandhi had additionally met birthday party leaders from Himachal Pradesh final week.

    Birthday celebration leaders from Madhya Pradesh also are set to fulfill Sonia Gandhi quickly.

    A few of them have rushed to Delhi to fulfill her over the functioning of the Pradesh Congress Committee underneath Kamal Nath.

    A few of them have expressed disappointment in his management and variations are popping out within the open, resources stated.

  • There are not any disasters in existence: Needs pour in after Lakshya Sen finishes as runner-up at All England 2022

    Younger Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen went all the way down to international primary and Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen within the All England males’s singles ultimate on Sunday.

    After 4 days of sensational badminton, the 20-year-old Sen faltered at the cusp of historical past as he dedicated too many mistakes to move down 10-21 15-21 to former champion Axelsen in a lop-sided summit conflict that lasted 53 mins on the Barclaycard Enviornment.

    On Saturday, Sen had turn out to be best the 5th Indian after Prakash Nath (1947), Prakash Padukone (1980, 1981), Pullela Gopichand (2001) and Saina Nehwal (2015) to achieve the general of the distinguished event after outwitting protecting champion Lee Zii Jia in a gruelling semifinal.

    Social media hailed the younger gun on his exceptional success, with a plethora of reactions coming from all over the nation.

    Cricket legend Sachin Tendular tweeted, “There are not any disasters in existence. You both win otherwise you be told. I’m positive you’ve learnt such a lot from this wonderful enjoy, @lakshya_sen. Want you the easiest for upcoming tournaments.”

    There are not any disasters in existence. You both win otherwise you be told. I’m positive you have got learnt such a lot from this wonderful enjoy, @lakshya_sen.

    Want you the easiest for upcoming tournaments. #AllEngland2022

    — Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) March 20, 2022

    High Minister Narendra Modi despatched out a tweet congratulating Sen, announcing, “Pleased with you
    @lakshya_sen! You’ve proven exceptional grit and tenacity. You set up a spirited struggle. Highest needs to your long term endeavours. I’m assured you’re going to stay scaling new heights of good fortune.”

    Pleased with you @lakshya_sen! You’ve proven exceptional grit and tenacity. You set up a spirited struggle. Highest needs to your long term endeavours. I’m assured you’re going to stay scaling new heights of good fortune.

    — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 20, 2022

    Flesh presser Rahul Gandhi additionally despatched his highest needs for Sen as he tweeted, “You’re 2d to none,
    @lakshya_sen. You may have gained 1000000000 hearts. Congratulations for a stupendous efficiency. You may have completed India ?? proud! My highest needs to your long term endeavours.”

    You’re 2d to none, @lakshya_sen. You may have gained 1000000000 hearts.

    Congratulations for a stupendous efficiency. You may have completed India ?? proud!

    My highest needs to your long term endeavours. percent.twitter.com/SgPhNtLPZg

    — Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) March 20, 2022

    Former hockey participant Viren Rasquinha mentioned, “Axelsen was once just too just right nowadays. No disgrace in dropping to the most productive & maximum constant Males’s singles participant in the world these days. It’s been a perfect two weeks for @lakshya_sen. So happy with this younger boy. Simple to disregard that he’s nonetheless best twenty years previous. His day will come.”

    Axelsen was once just too just right nowadays. No disgrace in dropping to the most productive & maximum constant Males’s singles participant in the world these days. It’s been a perfect two weeks for @lakshya_sen. So happy with this younger boy. Simple to disregard that he’s nonetheless best twenty years previous. His day will come.

    — Viren Rasquinha (@virenrasquinha) March 20, 2022

    Listed here are another messages that Sen won after his exceptional feat:

    Smartly completed @lakshya_sen. So happy with you. Surely that your time is right here.

    — Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) March 20, 2022

    A scintillating efficiency of spirit and backbone. We’re happy with you @lakshya_sen . I’m positive that is simply one of the nice performances to come back.

    I want you all of the highest.

    — Jagat Prakash Nadda (@JPNadda) March 20, 2022

    Everybody together with us anticipating @lakshya_sen to win #AllEngland2022 explains how extremely he has carried out lately. He won’t have gained the name this night however he has indubitably gained our hearts ♥️ ?

    Congratulations Lakshya, tremendous happy with you! ? ? #IndiaontheRise#Badminton percent.twitter.com/kZJsra6clR

    — BAI Media (@BAI_Media) March 20, 2022

    Pleased with you @lakshya_sen !
    Stay going sturdy, the adventure is lengthy! https://t.co/50ZmUnl4xD

    — Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) March 20, 2022

    A perfect efficiency Lakshya.

    Stay shining & hovering. You may have many extra miles to move.

    Our highest needs.#AllEngland2022 #Badminton@lakshya_sen percent.twitter.com/xJvBuaIOAB

    — Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) March 20, 2022

  • Azad meets Sonia, places ahead tips to make stronger Congress organisation 

    By way of PTI

    NEW DELHI: G-23 chief Ghulam Nabi Azad met Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday and mentioned he conveyed tips to make stronger the celebration, an afternoon after individuals of the dissenting workforce held a flurry of conferences over measures to redesign the organisation.

    Talking to journalists after assembly Sonia Gandhi, Azad mentioned it used to be a just right assembly with the Congress president with the dialogue centred on how you can get ready and combat unitedly the approaching meeting polls to tackle rival events.

    Enjoying down the assembly, he instructed journalists that it “is also information for you however we stay assembly the Congress president at quite a lot of durations”.

    “Mrs Gandhi assists in keeping having discussions with leaders to make stronger the organisation. A couple of days in the past the running committee had met and proposals have been requested as to how you can make stronger the Congress celebration and what have been the explanations for the defeat (in 5 meeting polls). I had additionally given my tips,” he mentioned.

    Alternatively, it’s not conceivable to report and take note all tips, he added.

    Azad mentioned he reiterated tips to make stronger the Congress organisation. The assembly comes an afternoon after individuals of the G-23 held a flurry of conferences over measures to redesign the celebration.

    After the Workforce of 23 pitched for an “inclusive and collective management” within the Congress, Bhupinder Singh Hooda, considered one of its individuals, met Rahul Gandhi on Thursday and the 2 leaders have been learnt to have mentioned a revamp of the celebration organisation, a key call for of the dissenters.

    The conferences are being noticed as an strive through the Gandhi circle of relatives to achieve out to the G-23, which has proven indicators of accelerating aggression at the management factor after Congress’ abject loss within the meeting elections in 5 states.

    Previous on Friday, Azad additionally met veteran Congress chief Karan Singh and mentioned he got here to greet Singh on Holi.

    Rahul Gandhi, a former Congress president, had referred to as Hooda for a dialogue at the political scenario in Haryana. Alternatively, the dialogue spilled over to the celebration’s abysmal efficiency within the elections.

    Sonia Gandhi had previous reached out to Azad on Wednesday forward of the G-23 dinner assembly at his place of dwelling. The leaders of the grouping have since held a sequence of conferences at Azad’s place of dwelling.

    The celebration management needs to get to the bottom of the diversities with the G-23 and is achieving out to its leaders. It’s learnt to have deputed some senior leaders for parleys with the dissenting workforce to get to the bottom of the diversities, in step with resources.

  • After G-23 assembly, Rahul Gandhi meets Congress veteran Bhupinder Singh Hooda

    Through PTI

    NEW DELHI: An afternoon after the Staff of 23 pitched for an “inclusive and collective management” within the Congress, Bhupinder Singh Hooda, one in every of its individuals, Thursday met Rahul Gandhi and the 2 leaders had been learnt to have mentioned a revamp of the birthday party organisation, a key call for of the dissenters.

    The assembly is being observed as an strive via the Gandhi circle of relatives to achieve out to the G-23, which has proven indicators of accelerating aggression at the management factor after Congress’s abject loss within the meeting elections in 5 states.

    All the way through the assembly that lasted round an hour and part, the they deliberated at the birthday party’s defeat in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Manipur and Goa, resources mentioned.

    Gandhi, a former Congress president, had known as Hooda for a dialogue at the political state of affairs in Haryana.

    Then again, amid calls via a bit of Gandhi circle of relatives loyalists for motion in opposition to G-23 chief Kapil Sibal, who lately mentioned the Gandhis must step apart and pave the best way for somebody else to take over the reins of the birthday party, Hooda is learnt to have conveyed to Rahul Gandhi that this sort of step shall be unacceptable to the grouping as Sibal had handiest spoken about strengthening the Congress.

    #UPDATE | Congress chief Kapil Sibal leaves from the place of dwelling of birthday party chief Ghulam Nabi Azad. He had arrived at his place of dwelling previous this night.

    Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Anand Sharma have additionally arrived on the place of dwelling of Ghulam Nabi Azad. %.twitter.com/oazD4NEufJ

    — ANI (@ANI) March 17, 2022

    The G-23 has been consistently in search of a restructuring of the organisation because it first wrote to Congress president Sonia Gandhi in 2020 about it after of a string of electoral losses and the birthday party’s diminishing clout.

    After the assembly, Hooda, a former leader minister of Haryana, visited Ghulam Nabi Azad, the casual chief of the grouping, on the latter’s place of dwelling.

    Hooda and Azad had been learnt to have mentioned “concrete proposals”, the main points of that have been no longer instantly identified, to support the Congress.

    The G-23 had made a robust pitch for “collective management” at its assembly right here on Wednesday.

    Deputy Chief of the Congress in Rajya Sabha and every other G-23 chief Anand Sharma additionally joined Hooda at Azad’s place of dwelling the place they mentioned the result of his assembly with Rahul Gandhi.

    Later within the night, Sibal additionally met Azad on the latter’s place of dwelling.

    The grouping had, in a remark on Wednesday, mentioned the “handiest future of the Congress used to be to undertake a style of inclusive and collective management and determination making in any respect ranges.” They insisted they need to support the Congress and “no longer undermine it in anyway.”

    Rahul Gandhi’s assembly with Hooda is very important within the context of the G-23 remark and the telephonic dialog Azad had with Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday. Sonia Gandhi had reached out to Azad forward of the G-23 assembly. Assets mentioned Azad is more likely to meet Sonia Gandhi with the proposals quickly and make a case for direction correction within the birthday party.