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  • Not anything for center magnificence, deficient in Union Price range: Rahul Gandhi

    Through PTI

    NEW DELHI: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday alleged that the federal government had delivered a “zero-sum funds” that has not anything for the center magnificence, farmers and the deficient, drawing a derisive reaction from Union ministers who recommended that the opposition chief had no longer understood the “futuristic” measures.

    As the 2 aspects exchanged barbs, the opposition celebration additionally hit out at Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, accusing her of insulting the folks of Uttar Pradesh together with her remarks and significant that she apologise to them.

    “There may be depression throughout our nation, our early life haven’t any long run and as soon as once more the Modi executive’s funds totally ignores this painful truth. #Budget2022,” Gandhi mentioned in a publish on Instagram.

    “M0di G0vernment’s Zer0 Sum Price range! Not anything for – Salaried magnificence, Heart magnificence, the deficient and disadvantaged, Formative years, Farmers and MSMEs (sic),” he mentioned on Twitter.

    Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary, who could also be an MP from Uttar Pradesh, mentioned “more than likely, Rahul Gandhi didn’t perceive the funds, which is futuristic”.

    Reacting to Chaudhary’s remarks on Rahul Gandhi, Finance Minister Sitharaman mentioned, “I believe he (Chaudhary) has for the reason that standard UP-type of a solution which is excellent sufficient for an MP who ran clear of UP.”

    “I want because the chief of the oldest political celebration, Rahul Gandhi will have to perceive what’s being mentioned,” the finance minister mentioned, including that he will have to do one thing within the Congress-ruled states first earlier than commenting at the BJP govt.

    Union Minister Piyush Goyal additionally hit out at Rahul Gandhi pronouncing he has a unfavorable angle in opposition to the whole thing this govt does. “Rahul Gandhi has an issue with arithmetic, he’ll take a look at the whole thing which has a sum of 0,” Goyal mentioned.

    M0di G0vernment’s Zer0 Sum Price range!

    Not anything for
    – Salaried magnificence
    – Heart magnificence
    – The deficient & disadvantaged
    – Formative years
    – Farmers
    – MSMEs

    — Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) February 1, 2022

    Later reacting to Sitharaman’s remarks, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra mentioned on Twitter, “You didn’t put anything else for UP within the bag of Price range. however what was once the wish to insult other people of UP on this method?” “Perceive, the folks of UP are proud to be ‘UP-type’. We’re pleased with the language, dialect, tradition and historical past of UP,” the Congress basic secretary in-charge UP mentioned in a tweet in Hindi, the use of the hashtag “UP Mera Abhiman (UP my delight)”.

    ..@nsitharaman जी आपने यूपी के लिए बजट के झोले में कुछ डाला नहीं, ठीक है…लेकिन यू पी के लोगों का इस तरह अपमान करने की क्या ज़रूरत थी?

    समझ लीजिए, यूपी के लोगों को “यूपी टाइप” होने पर गर्व है। हमको यूपी की भाषा, बोली, संस्कृति व इतिहास पर गर्व है। #यूपी_मेरा_अभिमान

    — Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) February 1, 2022

    Congress leader spokesperson Randeep Surjewala accused the finance minister of insulting the folks of Uttar Pradesh together with her “UP-type” observation that made mild of them.

    “Nirmala Sitharaman has insulted the 25 crore other people of Uttar Pradesh and made amusing of them together with her ‘standard UP-type’ remark. This can be a large insult to the 25 crore other people of Uttar Pradesh. Modi ji and Nirmala Sitharaman will have to right away apologise to the folks of Uttar Pradesh,” Surjewala advised newshounds.

  • RPN Singh Surrender: After Scindia, Jitin, now RPN Singh… Raja of Padrauna resigns from Congress, former Union Minister will sign up for BJP!

    Lucknow
    The Congress birthday celebration has suffered some other primary setback in Uttar Pradesh. After Jyotiraditya Scindia, Jitin Prasada, former Union Minister Ratanjit Narayan Pratap alias RPN Singh, who’s now a part of Rahul Gandhi’s core crew, has additionally resigned from the birthday celebration. He would possibly sign up for BJP these days. For the previous a number of days, there was once hypothesis about RPN Singh leaving the Congress. He has additionally modified the bio on Twitter.

    RPN Singh, who was once the MP of Kushinagar, belongs to the Padrauna royal circle of relatives. He has additionally defeated Swami Prasad Maurya within the 2009 Lok Sabha elections. Within the tournament of becoming a member of the Bharatiya Janata Birthday celebration, it’ll be a large setback for Congress and Priyanka Gandhi, who’s campaigning in UP.

    Filing his resignation to Congress meantime President Sonia Gandhi, RPN Singh wrote that ‘As of late, when all the country is celebrating Republic Day, I’m beginning a brand new bankruptcy in my political lifestyles. Jai Hind.’ He resigned from the main club of the Congress, thanking him for giving him an opportunity to serve the rustic, the folk and the birthday celebration.

    Resignation submitted to Sonia Gandhi

    In keeping with assets, at the side of RPN Singh, the declared candidate from Padrauna, Manish Jaiswal, former district president of Kushinagar Congress, Rajkumar Singh may even go away the Congress and sign up for the BJP. In keeping with the ideas won, these types of applicants might be made on behalf of BJP in 3 meeting seats of the district. RPN Singh himself won’t contest the meeting elections this time and a larger put up may also be given by means of BJP in long term.

    RPN Singh (document photograph)

  • UP Election: Congress launched the listing of megastar campaigners, those names together with Sonia, Rahul, Priyanka, Kanhaiya Kumar are integrated

    Sandeep Tiwari, Lucknow: After the SP, BSP and BJP in regards to the Uttar Pradesh meeting elections, now the Congress has additionally launched the listing of the names of its megastar campaigners. The Congress birthday party has integrated 30 names together with Sonia Gandhi, Manmohan Singh, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Ajay Kumar Lallu within the listing launched on Monday. Who will marketing campaign in prefer of birthday party applicants within the first segment. Actually, in view of the 3rd wave of Corona, the Election Fee has banned the rallies. Handiest groups of 5-5 individuals are allowed to marketing campaign by means of touchdown at the flooring.

    Sonia Gandhi, Manmohan Singh, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Ajay Kumar Lallu, Aradhana Mishra Mona, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Ashok Gehlot, Bhupendra Singh Hooda, Bhupesh Baghel, Salman Khurshid, Raj Babbar, Pramod Tiwari within the listing of megastar campaigners of Congress names are integrated. With the exception of this, PL Punia, RPN Singh, Sachin Pilot, Pradeep Jain Aditya, Naseemuddin Siddiqui, Acharya Pramod Krishnam, Deepender Singh Hooda, Varsha Gaikwad, Hardik Patel, Phool Devi Netam, Supriya Shrinet, Imran Pratapgarhi, Kanhaiya Kumar, Praniti Shinde, Dheeraj Gurjar, Congress has made Rohit Chaudhary, Tauqir Alam megastar campaigners.

    BJP had launched the listing of megastar campaigners
    On Wednesday, BJP launched the listing of megastar campaigners. Many names are integrated on this together with High Minister Narendra Modi, BJP Nationwide President JP Nadda, Protection Minister Rajnath Singh, House Minister Amit Shah. Because of the expanding circumstances of Kovid, the Election Fee had lately banned the rallies and election marketing campaign until 22 January. After this, this ban has been prolonged until January 30. In this type of state of affairs, leaders and political events are emphasizing on digital rally.

    ‘My face is visual far and wide so who else is the candidate’

    Balloting shall be held in 7 stages
    Applicants for the UP Meeting elections will get started submitting nominations from January 14. The primary segment of elections shall be held in Uttar Pradesh on February 10. Altogether Uttar Pradesh will pass to polls in 7 stages. Meeting elections shall be held in Uttar Pradesh on February 10, February 14, February 20, February 23, February 27, March 03 and March 07. After this, the election effects will come on March 10.

  • 4 crore folks driven into poverty in nation, says Rahul Gandhi

    Through PTI

    NEW DELHI: Former Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday alleged that over 4 crore folks had been driven into poverty within the nation and that there was construction of simplest “Hamare Do”.

    “‘Vikas overflow’ just for ‘Humare Do’! Whilst our 4,00,00,000 brothers and sisters are driven into poverty,” he stated on Twitter.

    “Every of those 4,00,00,000 is an actual individual, no longer only a quantity. Every of those 4,00,00,000 deserved higher. Every of those 4,00,00,000 is India!,” Gandhi stated, the usage of the hashtag “BJPfailsIndia”.

    Bringing up an Oxfam file, he put out a graphic alleging that the wealth two most sensible businessmen has grown via billions of bucks throughout the 12 months 2021 whilst over 4 crore folks have long gone underneath the poverty line in India throughout the pandemic since 2020.

  • ‘Do you spot some other face?’ Priyanka tasks herself as Congress’ CM candidate in UP polls

    Through PTI

    NEW DELHI: Congress common secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday nearly pitched herself because the birthday celebration’s face within the Uttar Pradesh meeting elections however didn’t ascertain whether or not she would contest the polls or now not.

    “Do you spot some other face from the Congress birthday celebration,” she stated when requested who will be the birthday celebration’s leader ministerial face in UP polls.

    “You’re seeing my face all over,” the Congress chief added whilst addressing a press convention to liberate the birthday celebration’s ‘early life manifesto’ together with her brother and previous president Rahul Gandhi.

    Requested whether or not she would herself contest the meeting polls, Priyanka Gandhi stated, “We have now now not but determined.”

    She stated it will be recognized as soon as this is determined.

    Priyanka Gandhi, who’s the overall secretary in-charge for Congress in Uttar Pradesh, stated the birthday celebration would for sure glance into supporting different events if the placement had been to rise up after the elections.

    She, on the other hand, stated that the Congress would have enforcing its imaginative and prescient for early life, particularly ladies, in Uttar Pradesh as a concern whilst extending this sort of beef up for presidency formation.

    The Congress on Friday launched a manifesto for the early life forward of the Uttar Pradesh meeting elections with Rahul Gandhi saying that the birthday celebration needs to construct a “new UP” pushed by means of the energy of the early life.

    Within the manifesto, the birthday celebration resolved to fill the “huge backlog” of jobs within the public sector and promised 20 lakh jobs of which 8 lakh can be for girls.

    Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who together with Rahul Gandhi launched the ‘Bharti Vidhan’ on the birthday celebration headquarters right here, stated the birthday celebration needs the point of interest to be on construction because the propaganda this is most commonly going round is unfavourable or according to caste or communalism.

    Requested whether or not her birthday celebration can be keen to align with different Opposition events if the desire arises put up elections with a view to put in force the imaginative and prescient unveiled by means of the birthday celebration, Priyanka Gandhi instructed newshounds, “If such cases rise up and within the tournament that they do, we’d be open to making an allowance for that. I might say that if this sort of scenario arises then we’d for sure need our time table for the early life and girls to be fulfilled if we had been going to be a part of this sort of dispensation.”

    To every other query at the leader ministerial face of the birthday celebration and what will be the birthday celebration’s technique on it going into polls, the birthday celebration common secretary stated, “Do you spot some other face in UP from the Congress’ aspect? Then?” When pressed, she stated, “Can not you spot my face visual all over?” In his remarks on the press convention to release the ‘early life manifesto’, Rahul Gandhi stated the imaginative and prescient record is “now not hole phrases” however drafted after consulting early life whose perspectives are mirrored in it.

    “There are polls in UP and the early life there want a new imaginative and prescient and best the Congress may give that imaginative and prescient to the state,” the previous president stated.

    “We do not unfold hatred, we paintings to unite other folks and we need to construct a brand new Uttar Pradesh pushed by means of the energy and self belief of juvenile.”

    Priyanka Gandhi added that largest drawback within the state is recruitment and the early life are dissatisfied.

    The birthday celebration goes to the polls with the point of interest on early life and girls and has introduced that it’s going to reserve 40 according to cent of tickets for girls in Uttar Pradesh.

    Polling for the 403-member Uttar Pradesh Meeting is scheduled to be held in seven levels from February 10 to March 7 and the counting of votes can be hung on March 10.

  • ‘Do you spot some other face?’ Priyanka nearly initiatives herself as Congress’ CM candidate in UP polls

    By way of PTI

    NEW DELHI: Congress common secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday nearly pitched herself because the birthday party’s face within the Uttar Pradesh meeting elections however didn’t verify whether or not she would contest the polls or no longer.

    “Do you spot some other face from the Congress birthday party,” she mentioned when requested who will be the birthday party’s leader ministerial face in UP polls.

    “You’re seeing my face in every single place,” the Congress chief added whilst addressing a press convention to liberate the birthday party’s ‘formative years manifesto’ together with her brother and previous president Rahul Gandhi.

    Requested whether or not she would herself contest the meeting polls, Priyanka Gandhi mentioned, “We now have no longer but made up our minds.”

    She mentioned it could be identified as soon as this is made up our minds.

    Priyanka Gandhi, who’s the overall secretary in-charge for Congress in Uttar Pradesh, mentioned the birthday party would undoubtedly glance into supporting different events if the location had been to get up after the elections.

    She, then again, mentioned that the Congress would have imposing its imaginative and prescient for formative years, particularly girls, in Uttar Pradesh as a concern whilst extending this type of fortify for presidency formation.

    The Congress on Friday launched a manifesto for the formative years forward of the Uttar Pradesh meeting elections with Rahul Gandhi saying that the birthday party needs to construct a “new UP” pushed through the energy of the formative years.

    Within the manifesto, the birthday party resolved to fill the “large backlog” of jobs within the public sector and promised 20 lakh jobs of which 8 lakh can be for ladies.

    Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who together with Rahul Gandhi launched the ‘Bharti Vidhan’ on the birthday party headquarters right here, mentioned the birthday party needs the point of interest to be on construction because the propaganda this is most commonly going round is destructive or according to caste or communalism.

    Requested whether or not her birthday party can be keen to align with different Opposition events if the desire arises publish elections so as to enforce the imaginative and prescient unveiled through the birthday party, Priyanka Gandhi informed newshounds, “If such cases get up and within the tournament that they do, we might be open to bearing in mind that. I’d say that if this type of state of affairs arises then we might undoubtedly need our time table for the formative years and girls to be fulfilled if we had been going to be a part of this type of dispensation.”

    To any other query at the leader ministerial face of the birthday party and what will be the birthday party’s technique on it going into polls, the birthday party common secretary mentioned, “Do you spot some other face in UP from the Congress’ facet? Then?” When pressed, she mentioned, “Can not you spot my face visual in every single place?” In his remarks on the press convention to release the ‘formative years manifesto’, Rahul Gandhi mentioned the imaginative and prescient report is “no longer hole phrases” however drafted after consulting formative years whose perspectives are mirrored in it.

    “There are polls in UP and the formative years there want a new imaginative and prescient and simplest the Congress can provide that imaginative and prescient to the state,” the previous president mentioned.

    “We do not unfold hatred, we paintings to unite other people and we wish to construct a brand new Uttar Pradesh pushed through the energy and self belief of teenybopper.”

    Priyanka Gandhi added that largest drawback within the state is recruitment and the formative years are dissatisfied.

    The birthday party goes to the polls with the point of interest on formative years and girls and has introduced that it is going to reserve 40 according to cent of tickets for ladies in Uttar Pradesh.

    Polling for the 403-member Uttar Pradesh Meeting is scheduled to be held in seven stages from February 10 to March 7 and the counting of votes shall be hung on March 10.

  • Even teleprompter may no longer take such a lot lies: Rahul take a dig at PM’s Global Financial Discussion board cope with

    By way of PTI

    NEW DELHI: After Top Minister Narendra Modi needed to restart his Davos Schedule cope with, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday took a swipe announcing “even the teleprompter may no longer take such a lot lies”, at the same time as BJP leaders pointed to a “technical glitch” at tournament organiser Global Financial Discussion board’s finish.

    There was once no legitimate response from the federal government or the WEF at the incident. A number of Congress leaders and social media customers claimed that it was once a “teleprompter gaffe” as Top Minister Modi needed to pause after which restart his particular cope with to the Global Financial Discussion board’s on-line Davos Schedule 2022 summit, however BJP leaders and lots of others identified that it was once a technical glitch because of which the WEF other folks weren’t in a position to patch the PM and asked him to begin once more.

    In an obvious dig at Top Minister Modi, former Congress leader Rahul Gandhi mentioned in a tweet in Hindi, “Even the teleprompter may no longer take such a lot lies” Reality-checking web page Alt Information co-founder Pratik Sinha mentioned it’s not going that the high minister had a teleprompter gaffe.

    “If you happen to take a look at the WEF model of the recording of his speech, any individual within the background says, ‘Sir, aap unse ek baar pooche ki sab jud gaye kya’ (Sir, ask them as soon as if everybody is hooked up). This portion isn’t transparent within the video live-streamed on PM’s YouTube channel.”

    “After this, the PM questions if he and the interpreter may also be heard correctly, to which (WEF government chairman) Klaus Schwab responds declaring that he can. “On the other hand, Schwab interrupts the PM’s speech to provide a short lived creation. The PM repeats the entire speech once more,” Sinha mentioned, recounting the occasions from Monday night time all over the high minister’s cope with. On the other hand, a number of Congress leaders took a dig on the high minister over the incident.

    Congress’ leader spokesperson Randeep Surjewala mentioned, “Teleprompter se bhashan chal sakta hai, shasan nahin. Kal ye poore desh ki samajh mein aa gaya (You’ll give a speech however no longer rule the use of a teleprompter. The entire nation understood this the day past). The Congress, on its legitimate Twitter take care of, shared the video of the high minister taking a pause in his speech, calling him the “teleprompter man”.

    Formative years Congress tweeted, “Failed to deal with after teleprompter stopped operating, PM Modi didn’t constitute the rustic on Global Financial Discussion board!”. In a tweet, BJP chief Tajinder Buddy Singh Bagga slammed the ones criticising the PM.

    “Do not the ones getting excited on the tech glitch no longer realise that the issue was once at WEF’s finish? They weren’t in a position to patch PM, so asked him to begin once more, which is obvious in the best way Klaus Schwab mentioned that he’ll once more give a brief creation after which open up the consultation,” he mentioned.

    A number of different BJP leaders cited the similar explanation why for the incident and a few posted a video from the WEF’s YouTube channel, appearing the series of occasions.

    Consistent with the video and tips in conjunction with it shared via BJP leaders, Top Minister Modi’s speech began impulsively from the center with out English interpretation.

    The high minister was once interrupted via the co-ordinator who requested him to test if all were attached, Schwab then began the legitimate consultation and Modi once more began his speech with English interpretation being shared.

  • Unnao Sadar seat: Congress gave price tag to Unnao rape sufferer’s mom, SP introduced improve

    HighlightsCongress launched the primary listing of 125 applicants on Thursday The primary listing of Congress confirmed a glimpse of ‘woman ho, can struggle’ I’m thankful to the Congress birthday party for supporting me in my fight and in my struggle – Sufferer’s Malknow
    The Congress on Thursday launched its first listing of 125 applicants for the Uttar Pradesh Meeting elections. It additionally contains 50 girls applicants, together with the mum of the Unnao gang rape case sufferer. On the similar time, on Friday, the Samajwadi Birthday celebration introduced that it could no longer box its candidate in Unnao, however would improve Asha Singh. On this means, the Samajwadi Birthday celebration desires to cement its symbol as a birthday party that stands in improve of the downtrodden oppressed sections of the society. Not too long ago, many OBC MLAs of BJP have joined the SP. SP does no longer wish to let move of this chance of social engineering. Kuldeep Singh Sengar, an accused on this whole case, has additionally been a BJP MLA. Subsequently, it additionally has an anti-BJP connection.

    A couple of months again, Priyanka Gandhi had introduced that the birthday party would give 40 in step with cent tickets to girls within the Uttar Pradesh meeting elections, launching the ‘woman ho, struggle sakti hoon’ marketing campaign. The primary listing launched by way of the birthday party for Uttar Pradesh contains birthday party Legislature Birthday celebration chief Aradhana Mishra ‘Mona’, former Union Minister Salman Khurshid’s spouse Louise Khurshid, in addition to Sadaf Jafar and a number of other different girls suffering in more than a few fields.

    On the similar time, Congress has nominated Asha Singh, the mum of the sufferer of the Unnao gang-rape case. Congress and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra had loudly raised the call for for justice on this case and focused the BJP govt of Uttar Pradesh. On giving price tag to Asha Singh from Unnao, former Congress President Rahul Gandhi tweeted, ‘Whose daughter used to be wronged by way of BJP in Unnao, now she’s going to turn out to be the face of justice – will struggle, win!’

    After you have the price tag, Asha Singh expressed her gratitude to the birthday party and Priyanka Gandhi. He tweeted, ‘Thankful to the Congress birthday party for supporting me in my fight and in my struggle. Because of Congress Basic Secretary Priyanka Gandhi (Priyanka gandhi) ji for pointing out me as Congress candidate from Unnao Sadar.

    Congress Legislature Birthday celebration chief and senior chief Pramod Tiwari’s daughter Aradhana Mishra is contesting from her present seat, Rampur Khas (Pratapgarh). Lewis has been fielded from Farrukhabad, Pankhuri Pathak from Noida, Alpana Nishad from Allahabad-South, Poonam Pandey from Shahjahanpur and Sadaf Jafar from Lucknow-Central.

    The Election Fee introduced the meeting elections in Uttar Pradesh on 8 January. Balloting for the 403-seat 18th Meeting might be held in seven stages from February 10 to March 7. The result of the elections will come on March 10. Balloting might be held in UP in seven stages on February 10, February 14, February 20, February 23, February 27, March 3 and March 7.

    On February 10, within the first section, 58 seats in 11 districts of western UP, 2d section on February 14 in 55 seats in 9 districts, within the 3rd section on February 20, 59 in 16 districts. Balloting will happen at the seats. Within the fourth section, polling might be hung on February 23 in 60 seats in 9 districts together with Lucknow. Within the 5th section, on February 27, 60 seats in 11 districts, within the 6th section, 57 seats in 10 districts on March 3, and the 7th and ultimate stages on March 7 in 9 districts. 54 seats might be carried out. The time period of the seventeenth Meeting (UP Meeting) is until 15 Would possibly.

    Elections to the 403 seats for the seventeenth Legislative Meeting have been held in 7 stages from 11 February to eight March 2017. In that election, BJP received 312 seats for the primary time and secured three-fourth majority within the UP Vidhansabha. The Samajwadi Birthday celebration and Congress alliance led by way of Akhilesh Yadav may win 54 seats. Except this, the BSP of Mayawati, who have been Leader Minister a number of occasions within the state, used to be decreased to 19 seats. This time the direct contest is thought to be between the Samajwadi Birthday celebration and the BJP. The BJP is contesting the elections by way of striking ahead the faces of Yogi Adityanath and High Minister Narendra Modi.

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