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  • Sonia Gandhi arrives in Jaipur as Bharat Jodo Yatra passes via Rajasthan

    Through PTI

    JAIPUR: Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi arrived in Jaipur on Thursday morning because the birthday party’s Bharat Jodo Yatra is crossing via Rajasthan, a birthday party spokesperson stated.

    She is scheduled to fly to Bundi in a helicopter the place her son and Congress chief Rahul Gandhi is predicted to take a halt later within the day after marching 24 kilometres as a part of the yatra, he stated.

    The march is about to take a wreck on December 9, which may be Sonia Gandhi’s birthday.

    The yatra will resume on December 10.

    Rahul Gandhi started the Rajasthan leg of his Bharat Jodo Yatra from the Jhalawar district on Monday.

    Rajasthan is the one Congress-ruled state the yatra has entered and can duvet about 500 km via Jhalawar, Kota, Bundi, Sawai Madhopur, Dausa and Alwar districts over 17 days ahead of coming into Haryana on December 21.

    JAIPUR: Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi arrived in Jaipur on Thursday morning because the birthday party’s Bharat Jodo Yatra is crossing via Rajasthan, a birthday party spokesperson stated.

    She is scheduled to fly to Bundi in a helicopter the place her son and Congress chief Rahul Gandhi is predicted to take a halt later within the day after marching 24 kilometres as a part of the yatra, he stated.

    The march is about to take a wreck on December 9, which may be Sonia Gandhi’s birthday.

    The yatra will resume on December 10.

    Rahul Gandhi started the Rajasthan leg of his Bharat Jodo Yatra from the Jhalawar district on Monday.

    Rajasthan is the one Congress-ruled state the yatra has entered and can duvet about 500 km via Jhalawar, Kota, Bundi, Sawai Madhopur, Dausa and Alwar districts over 17 days ahead of coming into Haryana on December 21.

  • Congress plenary consultation to be held in Raipur in 2d part of Feb 2023: Resources

    Kharge's election because the Congress president can be ratified on the birthday party's plenary consultation the place the method of formation of the Congress Running Committee can be finalised.

  • Sonia Gandhi will march with son Rahul in Rajasthan on her birthday, Dec 9 

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    JAIPUR: Former Congress President Sonia Gandhi will march together with her son on her birthday on December 9. She will probably be joined via her daughter Priyanka Gandhi and different members of the family on the Kota-leg of the Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra. 

    The Yatra will input the state capital Rajasthan from Jhalawar on December 4. Jhalawar is regarded as the bastion of former Leader Minister Vasundhara Raje. The march will then achieve Kota, the parliamentary section represented via Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. 

    Stuck unawares ☺️

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    — Sonia Gandhi (@SoniaGandhi_FC) October 7, 2022

    Ravindra Tyagi, the President of Kota Town Congress Committee and Kota Convenor of this Yatra, stated that “Sonia Gandhi’s program has been mounted. The birthday celebration has began arrangements for it. Leader Minister Ashok Gehlot, former PCC Leader Sachin Pilot and plenty of different leaders together with present PCC Leader Govind Singh Dotasara may also be tenting in Kota department all through this era.

    Congress leaders say that on December 9, Rahul Gandhi’s adventure will get started from Kota RTO (Regional Shipping Place of job). Sonia Gandhi will accompany her son for some time.   

    Previous, Sonia Gandhi had joined the yatra in Mandya in Karnataka. 

    The relevance of Sonia Gandhi’s presence in Rajasthan can be that it is a Congress-ruled state the place Meeting elections are due in December subsequent yr. The sour feud between Leader Minister Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot, regardless that for now patched up, is one more reason that each one eyes will probably be at the yatra in Rajasthan.

    पूरा राजस्थान राहुल जी की #BharatJodoYatra से जुड़ रहा है, क्या आप आ रहे हैं ? percent.twitter.com/4AG9PYIbqA

    — Sachin Pilot (@SachinPilot) December 3, 2022

    With the mediation of Congress Normal Secretary Group KC Venugopal, the continuing tussle between Gehlot and previous Deputy CM Pilot has been buried for the timebeing.

    Pilot has launched a video inviting the folk of Rajasthan to sign up for the Bharat Jodo Yatra.  On this video, he’s noticed working with youngsters dressed in Bharat Jodo Yatra T-shirts.  It may be noticed within the video that the place they forestall, there’s a poster of Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra.  Status below this giant hoarding, Sachin Pilot offers the message, “the entire of Rajasthan is becoming a member of Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra, are you coming?”

    The Yatra will quilt a complete of 521 km distance in Rajasthan. 

    JAIPUR: Former Congress President Sonia Gandhi will march together with her son on her birthday on December 9. She will probably be joined via her daughter Priyanka Gandhi and different members of the family on the Kota-leg of the Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra. 

    The Yatra will input the state capital Rajasthan from Jhalawar on December 4. Jhalawar is regarded as the bastion of former Leader Minister Vasundhara Raje. The march will then achieve Kota, the parliamentary section represented via Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. 

    Stuck unawares ☺️
     percent.twitter.com/9x1Tij1JDC
    — Sonia Gandhi (@SoniaGandhi_FC) October 7, 2022
    Ravindra Tyagi, the President of Kota Town Congress Committee and Kota Convenor of this Yatra, stated that “Sonia Gandhi’s program has been mounted. The birthday celebration has began arrangements for it. Leader Minister Ashok Gehlot, former PCC Leader Sachin Pilot and plenty of different leaders together with present PCC Leader Govind Singh Dotasara may also be tenting in Kota department all through this era.

    Congress leaders say that on December 9, Rahul Gandhi’s adventure will get started from Kota RTO (Regional Shipping Place of job). Sonia Gandhi will accompany her son for some time.   

    Previous, Sonia Gandhi had joined the yatra in Mandya in Karnataka. 

    The relevance of Sonia Gandhi’s presence in Rajasthan can be that it is a Congress-ruled state the place Meeting elections are due in December subsequent yr. The sour feud between Leader Minister Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot, regardless that for now patched up, is one more reason that each one eyes will probably be at the yatra in Rajasthan.

    पूरा राजस्थान राहुल जी की #BharatJodoYatra से जुड़ रहा है, क्या आप आ रहे हैं ? percent.twitter.com/4AG9PYIbqA
    — Sachin Pilot (@SachinPilot) December 3, 2022
    With the mediation of Congress Normal Secretary Group KC Venugopal, the continuing tussle between Gehlot and previous Deputy CM Pilot has been buried for the timebeing.

    Pilot has launched a video inviting the folk of Rajasthan to sign up for the Bharat Jodo Yatra.  On this video, he’s noticed working with youngsters dressed in Bharat Jodo Yatra T-shirts.  It may be noticed within the video that the place they forestall, there’s a poster of Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra.  Status below this giant hoarding, Sachin Pilot offers the message, “the entire of Rajasthan is becoming a member of Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra, are you coming?”

    The Yatra will quilt a complete of 521 km distance in Rajasthan. 

  • Congress differs with Sonia Gandhi, DMK goals TN Governor

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    NEW DELHI/CHENNAI: Reacting sharply to the Best Courtroom order, Congress mentioned that it differed with Sonia Gandhi on pardoning them. Addressing a press convention in Delhi on Friday, Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi mentioned his celebration will search criminal treatment.

    “The untimely unlock of the six convicts, who had performed the brutal, pre-meditated and heinous assassination of Rajiv Gandhi, has surprised the country’s sense of right and wrong and has invited critical fear and complaint from each side of the political spectrum,” Singhvi mentioned.

    “The assassination of a former PM stands on a wholly other footing. Regardless of political colour, this kind of individual is reflective of the insignia of the sovereignty of the rustic,” Singhvi mentioned. At the query of why the celebration’s opinion on this subject is at variance with Sonia Gandhi, the MP mentioned,  “Sonia Gandhi is entitled to her perspectives however the celebration does now not believe it. We appreciate that. If we will be able to disagree with Mrs Gandhi’s perspectives, we will be able to disagree with the DMK as smartly,” he mentioned. 

    In the meantime, the celebration’s best friend DMK and different political events in Tamil Nadu, with the exception of the state Congress unit, the BJP and the TMC, welcomed the decision. The events, whilst hailing the decision, slammed Governor R N Ravi and his predecessor Banwarilal Purohit over the extend in taking a decision at the State Cupboard’s determination to unlock the convicts. 

    Leader Minister M Ok Stalin mentioned, “It’s a historical verdict that upholds democratic rules.  The ruling additionally underscored the truth that Governors will have to now not stay the selections taken via a well-liked govt in abeyance as they’re simply appointees to the gubernatorial put up.” 

    Verdict a victory for human rights: CM

    The DMK govt has been difficult the discharge of those convicts. In 2000, the then CM M Karunanidhi took steps to go back and forth Nalini’s loss of life sentence to lifestyles imprisonment. “This verdict is a victory for all those that are suffering for human rights and humanism,” Stalin mentioned.

    AIADMK establishing secretary D Jayakumar termed the decision a victory for the continual criminal steps taken via successive AIADMK governments. Giving an in depth account of the efforts of former CMs J Jayalalithaa and Edappadi Ok Palaniswami, he mentioned,

    “Their criminal struggle has now culminated within the unlock of the entire convicts.” AIADMK chief O Panneerselvam additionally welcomed the decision. TNCC president KS Alagiri toed his celebration’s line and expressed dismay. “The households of those that misplaced their lives in conjunction with Rajiv Gandhi are in deep grief,” he mentioned.

    CPM state secretary Ok Balakrishnan mentioned the governor and the Centre behind schedule a choice at the State Cupboard’s advice to unlock those convicts. MDMK common secretary Vaiko mentioned even after the SC mentioned TN may just unlock the convicts, the governor had neglected the state’s requests.

    PMK founder S Ramadoss mentioned those convicts would had been launched 4 years in the past had the Governor approved the Cupboard’s determination. “A closing date will have to be fastened for Governors to come to a decision,” he mentioned. VCK president Thol Thirumavalavan mentioned the decision had showed that governors are sure via the selections of the State Cupboard and referred to as for the governor to renounce.

    BJP state president Ok Annamalai identified that the convicts had now not been acquitted. “I request CM Stalin to not make TN a haven for the convicts who’re launched now and who don’t seem to be electorate of our nation.”

    NEW DELHI/CHENNAI: Reacting sharply to the Best Courtroom order, Congress mentioned that it differed with Sonia Gandhi on pardoning them. Addressing a press convention in Delhi on Friday, Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi mentioned his celebration will search criminal treatment.

    “The untimely unlock of the six convicts, who had performed the brutal, pre-meditated and heinous assassination of Rajiv Gandhi, has surprised the country’s sense of right and wrong and has invited critical fear and complaint from each side of the political spectrum,” Singhvi mentioned.

    “The assassination of a former PM stands on a wholly other footing. Regardless of political colour, this kind of individual is reflective of the insignia of the sovereignty of the rustic,” Singhvi mentioned. At the query of why the celebration’s opinion on this subject is at variance with Sonia Gandhi, the MP mentioned,  “Sonia Gandhi is entitled to her perspectives however the celebration does now not believe it. We appreciate that. If we will be able to disagree with Mrs Gandhi’s perspectives, we will be able to disagree with the DMK as smartly,” he mentioned. 

    In the meantime, the celebration’s best friend DMK and different political events in Tamil Nadu, with the exception of the state Congress unit, the BJP and the TMC, welcomed the decision. The events, whilst hailing the decision, slammed Governor R N Ravi and his predecessor Banwarilal Purohit over the extend in taking a decision at the State Cupboard’s determination to unlock the convicts. 

    Leader Minister M Ok Stalin mentioned, “It’s a historical verdict that upholds democratic rules.  The ruling additionally underscored the truth that Governors will have to now not stay the selections taken via a well-liked govt in abeyance as they’re simply appointees to the gubernatorial put up.” 

    Verdict a victory for human rights: CM

    The DMK govt has been difficult the discharge of those convicts. In 2000, the then CM M Karunanidhi took steps to go back and forth Nalini’s loss of life sentence to lifestyles imprisonment. “This verdict is a victory for all those that are suffering for human rights and humanism,” Stalin mentioned.

    AIADMK establishing secretary D Jayakumar termed the decision a victory for the continual criminal steps taken via successive AIADMK governments. Giving an in depth account of the efforts of former CMs J Jayalalithaa and Edappadi Ok Palaniswami, he mentioned,

    “Their criminal struggle has now culminated within the unlock of the entire convicts.” AIADMK chief O Panneerselvam additionally welcomed the decision. TNCC president KS Alagiri toed his celebration’s line and expressed dismay. “The households of those that misplaced their lives in conjunction with Rajiv Gandhi are in deep grief,” he mentioned.

    CPM state secretary Ok Balakrishnan mentioned the governor and the Centre behind schedule a choice at the State Cupboard’s advice to unlock those convicts. MDMK common secretary Vaiko mentioned even after the SC mentioned TN may just unlock the convicts, the governor had neglected the state’s requests.

    PMK founder S Ramadoss mentioned those convicts would had been launched 4 years in the past had the Governor approved the Cupboard’s determination. “A closing date will have to be fastened for Governors to come to a decision,” he mentioned. VCK president Thol Thirumavalavan mentioned the decision had showed that governors are sure via the selections of the State Cupboard and referred to as for the governor to renounce.

    BJP state president Ok Annamalai identified that the convicts had now not been acquitted. “I request CM Stalin to not make TN a haven for the convicts who’re launched now and who don’t seem to be electorate of our nation.”

  • Gujarat polls: Kharge chairs CEC meet, Cong’s 1st record of applicants to be out very quickly

    Via PTI

    NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge chaired a gathering of the birthday celebration’s central election committee (CEC) right here on Friday all the way through which a number of applicants for the impending Gujarat Meeting polls have been finalised.

    Assets stated the opposition birthday celebration’s first record of applicants for the Gujarat polls shall be out very quickly.

    Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi joined the assembly on-line, whilst the remainder of the contributors attended it bodily on the AICC headquarters right here.

    CEC participants and birthday celebration common secretaries Mukul Wasnik and Ok C Venugopal, but even so Mohsina Kidwai, Girija Vyas and Ambika Soni, have been amongst the ones provide on the assembly.

    All India Congress Committee (AICC) in fee for Gujarat Raghu Sharma and the birthday celebration’s state unit leader, Jagdish Thakor, have been additionally in attendance.

    The Congress is looking for to oust the Bharatiya Janata Birthday party (BJP) from executive in the house state of Top Minister Narendra Modi, the place the saffron birthday celebration has been in energy for greater than twenty years.

    Elections to the 182-member Gujarat Meeting shall be held in two levels — December 1 and 5 — whilst the votes shall be counted on December 8.

    NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge chaired a gathering of the birthday celebration’s central election committee (CEC) right here on Friday all the way through which a number of applicants for the impending Gujarat Meeting polls have been finalised.

    Assets stated the opposition birthday celebration’s first record of applicants for the Gujarat polls shall be out very quickly.

    Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi joined the assembly on-line, whilst the remainder of the contributors attended it bodily on the AICC headquarters right here.

    CEC participants and birthday celebration common secretaries Mukul Wasnik and Ok C Venugopal, but even so Mohsina Kidwai, Girija Vyas and Ambika Soni, have been amongst the ones provide on the assembly.

    All India Congress Committee (AICC) in fee for Gujarat Raghu Sharma and the birthday celebration’s state unit leader, Jagdish Thakor, have been additionally in attendance.

    The Congress is looking for to oust the Bharatiya Janata Birthday party (BJP) from executive in the house state of Top Minister Narendra Modi, the place the saffron birthday celebration has been in energy for greater than twenty years.

    Elections to the 182-member Gujarat Meeting shall be held in two levels — December 1 and 5 — whilst the votes shall be counted on December 8.

  • I do know, you probably did it interested in love: Priyanka to Sonia 

    Via PTI

    NEW DELHI: “I do know, you probably did it interested in love,” Priyanka Gandhi Vadra mentioned on Wednesday in an Instagram tribute appearing her mom Sonia Gandhi, who on Wednesday passed the Congress’ reins to a brand new birthday celebration president, keeping {a photograph} of the overdue Rajiv Gandhi.

    Mallikarjun Kharge, the primary non-Gandhi birthday celebration leader in 24 years, offered the framed {photograph} of Rajiv Gandhi to Sonia Gandhi on the AICC headquarters right here.

    Celebration employees cheered because the as soon as reclusive Sonia Gandhi, who headed the birthday celebration for just about twenty years, held the image of her husband aloft.

    In a heartfelt publish on Twitter, Sonia Gandhi’s son Rahul Gandhi mentioned, “Ma, Dadi as soon as instructed me you have been the daughter she by no means had. How proper she was once. I am in reality proud to be your son.”

    The previous Congress leader additionally shared an image of Rajiv Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi in combination.

    In her emotive social media publish appearing {a photograph} of each her folks, Priyanka Gandhi mentioned, “So happy with you Ma, it doesn’t matter what the arena says or thinks, I do know, you probably did it interested in love.”

    In a observation of gratitude to Sonia Gandhi learn out by means of Congress chief Ajay Maken on the match, the birthday celebration mentioned she has recognised and assimilated India in its quite a lot of paperwork and in its unfathomable socio-cultural-geographical totality.

    “She derives her political inspiration from the profound love she feels for this nice nation. The folks additionally returned the similar love and consider to her,” it mentioned.

    “Along with her intervention, she made the politics of the birthday celebration related and versatile in line with the will of the hour and on every occasion the will arose, she took tough and far-reaching choices and laid the root for the longer term,” the observation mentioned.

    Sonia Gandhi, the longest-serving president of the birthday celebration, helmed it from 1998-2017 after which as period in-between leader from 2019-22. Rajiv Gandhi married Antonia Maino from Italy in 1968. She later modified her title to Sonia Gandhi and made India her house. Rajiv Gandhi was once assassinated on Might 21, 1991, at Sriperumbudur.

    Sonia Gandhi stayed resolutely clear of politics. It was once simplest in 1997 that she entered politics, turning into birthday celebration leader the next 12 months.

    NEW DELHI: “I do know, you probably did it interested in love,” Priyanka Gandhi Vadra mentioned on Wednesday in an Instagram tribute appearing her mom Sonia Gandhi, who on Wednesday passed the Congress’ reins to a brand new birthday celebration president, keeping {a photograph} of the overdue Rajiv Gandhi.

    Mallikarjun Kharge, the primary non-Gandhi birthday celebration leader in 24 years, offered the framed {photograph} of Rajiv Gandhi to Sonia Gandhi on the AICC headquarters right here.

    Celebration employees cheered because the as soon as reclusive Sonia Gandhi, who headed the birthday celebration for just about twenty years, held the image of her husband aloft.

    In a heartfelt publish on Twitter, Sonia Gandhi’s son Rahul Gandhi mentioned, “Ma, Dadi as soon as instructed me you have been the daughter she by no means had. How proper she was once. I am in reality proud to be your son.”

    The previous Congress leader additionally shared an image of Rajiv Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi in combination.

    In her emotive social media publish appearing {a photograph} of each her folks, Priyanka Gandhi mentioned, “So happy with you Ma, it doesn’t matter what the arena says or thinks, I do know, you probably did it interested in love.”

    In a observation of gratitude to Sonia Gandhi learn out by means of Congress chief Ajay Maken on the match, the birthday celebration mentioned she has recognised and assimilated India in its quite a lot of paperwork and in its unfathomable socio-cultural-geographical totality.

    “She derives her political inspiration from the profound love she feels for this nice nation. The folks additionally returned the similar love and consider to her,” it mentioned.

    “Along with her intervention, she made the politics of the birthday celebration related and versatile in line with the will of the hour and on every occasion the will arose, she took tough and far-reaching choices and laid the root for the longer term,” the observation mentioned.

    Sonia Gandhi, the longest-serving president of the birthday celebration, helmed it from 1998-2017 after which as period in-between leader from 2019-22. Rajiv Gandhi married Antonia Maino from Italy in 1968. She later modified her title to Sonia Gandhi and made India her house. Rajiv Gandhi was once assassinated on Might 21, 1991, at Sriperumbudur.

    Sonia Gandhi stayed resolutely clear of politics. It was once simplest in 1997 that she entered politics, turning into birthday celebration leader the next 12 months.

  • Lobbying on as Kharge set to redesign Congress staff

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    NEW DELHI: Newly-elected Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge will officially take rate from Sonia Gandhi on October 26. His appointment might be adopted by way of a whole revamp of organisational our bodies, together with the Congress Operating Committee, frontal organisations, departments and cells.

    Kharge may also select the brand new staff at AICC, together with normal secretaries and secretaries. Lobbying has began for the omnipotent publish of AICC normal secretary (organisation) which is lately held by way of KC Venugopal. Assets stated this publish might move to a pace-setter from north India because the president comes from Karnataka, and Rahul Gandhi, who would proceed to wield affect in birthday celebration issues, represents Kerala in Parliament.

    Rahul will take a two-day damage from the Bharat Jodo Yatra to wait the development the place Kharge will take rate. Kharge is anticipated to convene an AICC plenary consultation ahead of the tip of this calendar yr the place the CWC elections might be held to make a choice 12 new contributors of the birthday celebration’s very best decision-making frame. The CWC contributors might be elected by way of just about 1,400 AICC contributors who will attend the plenary.

    Assets stated Kharge is prone to make some top-ranking appointments within the AICC ahead of the birthday celebration plenary with the intention to put in combination his staff for the CWC elections. If the Gandhi circle of relatives and Kharge permit a loose and honest election to the CWC, a lot of sitting contributors may lose their position within the frame. The CWC has 23 contributors, but even so the Congress president. Twelve of them are elected whilst the remainder are nominated to make sure illustration to sections that lose out in elections.

    Kharge may also play a a very powerful position within the election of state birthday celebration presidents. The destiny of the disciplinary panel set as much as suggest motion towards 3 leaders from Rajasthan who avoided the state MLAs from assembly central observers additionally hangs within the steadiness. 

    DMK suspends chief  after tweet on Kharge 
    Days after DMK spokesperson Ok S Radhakrishnan tweeted an image of recent Congress president  Mallikarjun Kharge and captioned it “every other Manmohan Singh”, the DMK on Friday suspended him from the birthday celebration 

    NEW DELHI: Newly-elected Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge will officially take rate from Sonia Gandhi on October 26. His appointment might be adopted by way of a whole revamp of organisational our bodies, together with the Congress Operating Committee, frontal organisations, departments and cells.

    Kharge may also select the brand new staff at AICC, together with normal secretaries and secretaries. Lobbying has began for the omnipotent publish of AICC normal secretary (organisation) which is lately held by way of KC Venugopal. Assets stated this publish might move to a pace-setter from north India because the president comes from Karnataka, and Rahul Gandhi, who would proceed to wield affect in birthday celebration issues, represents Kerala in Parliament.

    Rahul will take a two-day damage from the Bharat Jodo Yatra to wait the development the place Kharge will take rate. Kharge is anticipated to convene an AICC plenary consultation ahead of the tip of this calendar yr the place the CWC elections might be held to make a choice 12 new contributors of the birthday celebration’s very best decision-making frame. The CWC contributors might be elected by way of just about 1,400 AICC contributors who will attend the plenary.

    Assets stated Kharge is prone to make some top-ranking appointments within the AICC ahead of the birthday celebration plenary with the intention to put in combination his staff for the CWC elections. If the Gandhi circle of relatives and Kharge permit a loose and honest election to the CWC, a lot of sitting contributors may lose their position within the frame. The CWC has 23 contributors, but even so the Congress president. Twelve of them are elected whilst the remainder are nominated to make sure illustration to sections that lose out in elections.

    Kharge may also play a a very powerful position within the election of state birthday celebration presidents. The destiny of the disciplinary panel set as much as suggest motion towards 3 leaders from Rajasthan who avoided the state MLAs from assembly central observers additionally hangs within the steadiness. 

    DMK suspends chief  after tweet on Kharge 
    Days after DMK spokesperson Ok S Radhakrishnan tweeted an image of recent Congress president  Mallikarjun Kharge and captioned it “every other Manmohan Singh”, the DMK on Friday suspended him from the birthday celebration 

  • As Cong elects non-Gandhi leader, best leaders pressure Gandhi circle of relatives to play key position going ahead

    Through PTI

    NEW DELHI: With the Congress set to elect its first non-Gandhi president in over 24 years, senior leaders on Monday stressed out the Gandhi circle of relatives’s steering can be an important and can play a very powerful position within the celebration within the days to return.

    The polls are important as the brand new president would exchange Sonia Gandhi, the longest-serving Congress president who has been on the helm since 1998, barring the 2 years between 2017 and 2019 when Rahul Gandhi took over.

    Balloting for the Congress presidential polls started on Monday.

    Senior leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor face-off for the submit of the AICC leader.

    Over 9,000 Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) delegates shape the electoral school to pick out the celebration leader in a secret poll.

    Chatting with journalists after casting her vote on the AICC headquarters right here, senior chief Ambika Soni asserted that the Gandhi circle of relatives can’t be omitted and the celebration staff’ attachment with them would stay.

    Hailing Sonia Gandhi’s contribution to the celebration, Soni mentioned she performed a key position within the formation of the UPA govt and the Congress’ win within the 2004 polls, beating the BJP’s ‘Shining India’ marketing campaign.

    “This effort to split them (Gandhis) won’t ever be successful. Discuss problems comparable to worth upward thrust, costs are hovering,” the previous Union minister advised journalists.

    At the position leaders like her and Sonia Gandhi would play going ahead, Soni mentioned, “I should not have any position. I’ve served 52 years within the Congress celebration. I need Sonia-ji’s position to be there as our information, pal, thinker, as MP, CLP. It’s going to be there.”

    Congress common secretary Mukul Wasnik mentioned the Gandhi circle of relatives has an overly lengthy historical past unfold over 100 years and its individuals have performed a vital position within the freedom combat which no person may just omit.

    “Upon getting independence additionally, they have got contributed immensely in development a contemporary India. When time demanded, they even made the ultimate sacrifice, no person can disregard the sacrifices made by way of Indira-ji, Rajiv-ji and the contribution of Jawaharlal Nehru in giving a imaginative and prescient for the development of contemporary India,” he mentioned.

    “The Gandhi circle of relatives will proceed to play a vital position. Sonia Gandhi can be demitting her place of job after the brand new president is elected however there’s no doubt that she has been our chief and can proceed to be our chief. We will be able to glance against her for inspiration and steering every so often,” Wasnik mentioned.

    Rahul Gandhi additionally has a collection of concepts on easy methods to pass ahead, and his steering can be completely helpful for the celebration, he added.

    Congress spokesperson and in-charge for Sikkim, Tripura and Nagaland Ajoy Kumar asserted that it was once a historic second as he slammed the BJP for its grievance of the AICC presidential polls.

    “None folks understand how J P Nadda were given decided on, two-and-a-half other people determined, one Modi, one Shah and a half of RSS. So this kind of celebration commenting on polls is a funny story,” he mentioned.

    “A in point of fact democratic celebration, we’ve got our demanding situations, however you’ll see an enormous quantity of goodwill for whoever is elected as president,” Kumar mentioned.

    Noting that Rahul Gandhi is endeavor a three,500-km Kanyakumari to Kashmir Bharat Jodo Yatra, he mentioned it was once this kind of tricky activity and Gandhi was once no doubt a crowd-puller.

    “Who’s pulling the crowds for the Yatra? So, why will the individual no longer be vital,” Kumar requested.

    “If it is Mrs Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka-ji or different tall leaders, there are numerous other people, Sachin Pilot, Ashok Gehlot, everyone seems to be there.

    Mr Gandhi is without doubt one of the tallest leaders amongst our staff,” he added.

    Each Kharge and Tharoor have emphasized that the Gandhis grasp a unique position within the celebration with Kharge having mentioned that he would search their “steering” and “tips”, and Tharoor having asserted that no Congress president can serve as preserving a distance from the Gandhi circle of relatives as their DNA runs within the celebration’s blood.

    Within the post-Independence technology, individuals of the Gandhi circle of relatives were on the helm of the celebration for round 40 years in overall.

    NEW DELHI: With the Congress set to elect its first non-Gandhi president in over 24 years, senior leaders on Monday stressed out the Gandhi circle of relatives’s steering can be an important and can play a very powerful position within the celebration within the days to return.

    The polls are important as the brand new president would exchange Sonia Gandhi, the longest-serving Congress president who has been on the helm since 1998, barring the 2 years between 2017 and 2019 when Rahul Gandhi took over.

    Balloting for the Congress presidential polls started on Monday.

    Senior leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor face-off for the submit of the AICC leader.

    Over 9,000 Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) delegates shape the electoral school to pick out the celebration leader in a secret poll.

    Chatting with journalists after casting her vote on the AICC headquarters right here, senior chief Ambika Soni asserted that the Gandhi circle of relatives can’t be omitted and the celebration staff’ attachment with them would stay.

    Hailing Sonia Gandhi’s contribution to the celebration, Soni mentioned she performed a key position within the formation of the UPA govt and the Congress’ win within the 2004 polls, beating the BJP’s ‘Shining India’ marketing campaign.

    “This effort to split them (Gandhis) won’t ever be successful. Discuss problems comparable to worth upward thrust, costs are hovering,” the previous Union minister advised journalists.

    At the position leaders like her and Sonia Gandhi would play going ahead, Soni mentioned, “I should not have any position. I’ve served 52 years within the Congress celebration. I need Sonia-ji’s position to be there as our information, pal, thinker, as MP, CLP. It’s going to be there.”

    Congress common secretary Mukul Wasnik mentioned the Gandhi circle of relatives has an overly lengthy historical past unfold over 100 years and its individuals have performed a vital position within the freedom combat which no person may just omit.

    “Upon getting independence additionally, they have got contributed immensely in development a contemporary India. When time demanded, they even made the ultimate sacrifice, no person can disregard the sacrifices made by way of Indira-ji, Rajiv-ji and the contribution of Jawaharlal Nehru in giving a imaginative and prescient for the development of contemporary India,” he mentioned.

    “The Gandhi circle of relatives will proceed to play a vital position. Sonia Gandhi can be demitting her place of job after the brand new president is elected however there’s no doubt that she has been our chief and can proceed to be our chief. We will be able to glance against her for inspiration and steering every so often,” Wasnik mentioned.

    Rahul Gandhi additionally has a collection of concepts on easy methods to pass ahead, and his steering can be completely helpful for the celebration, he added.

    Congress spokesperson and in-charge for Sikkim, Tripura and Nagaland Ajoy Kumar asserted that it was once a historic second as he slammed the BJP for its grievance of the AICC presidential polls.

    “None folks understand how J P Nadda were given decided on, two-and-a-half other people determined, one Modi, one Shah and a half of RSS. So this kind of celebration commenting on polls is a funny story,” he mentioned.

    “A in point of fact democratic celebration, we’ve got our demanding situations, however you’ll see an enormous quantity of goodwill for whoever is elected as president,” Kumar mentioned.

    Noting that Rahul Gandhi is endeavor a three,500-km Kanyakumari to Kashmir Bharat Jodo Yatra, he mentioned it was once this kind of tricky activity and Gandhi was once no doubt a crowd-puller.

    “Who’s pulling the crowds for the Yatra? So, why will the individual no longer be vital,” Kumar requested.

    “If it is Mrs Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka-ji or different tall leaders, there are numerous other people, Sachin Pilot, Ashok Gehlot, everyone seems to be there.

    Mr Gandhi is without doubt one of the tallest leaders amongst our staff,” he added.

    Each Kharge and Tharoor have emphasized that the Gandhis grasp a unique position within the celebration with Kharge having mentioned that he would search their “steering” and “tips”, and Tharoor having asserted that no Congress president can serve as preserving a distance from the Gandhi circle of relatives as their DNA runs within the celebration’s blood.

    Within the post-Independence technology, individuals of the Gandhi circle of relatives were on the helm of the celebration for round 40 years in overall.

  • Sonia Gandhi joins Bharat Jodo Yatra in Karnataka

    Via PTI

    PANDAVAPURA: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday joined the Bharat Jodo Yatra right here, collaborating in a public tournament of the birthday celebration after a protracted hole.

    Amid cheers and slogan-shouting by means of birthday celebration staff, Sonia Gandhi walked but even so her son Rahul Gandhi and different leaders for a couple of kilometres in Mandya district of Karnataka.

    Plenty of senior Congress leaders, together with former leader minister Siddaramaiah and PCC president D Okay Shivakumar, walked together with the Gandhis.

    Safety team of workers had a tricky time controlling the crowds which jostled to get a glimpse of the Congress president.

    That is the primary time that Sonia Gandhi has joined a public tournament after recuperating from COVID-19 previous this yr.

    The Congress president had gotten smaller coronavirus two times and was once additionally hospitalised.

    #Congress leader #SoniaGandhi joins #RahulGandhi on the #BharatJodoYatra in Karnataka’s Mandya.
    Specific footage | @UdayUdayphoto2. %.twitter.com/qzNtj3XF1b

    — The New Indian Specific (@NewIndianXpress) October 6, 2022

    Sonia Gandhi has no longer been electioneering or collaborating in public occasions of the birthday celebration for a very long time because of well being causes.

    She had final participated in a roadshow in Varanasi in August 2016 the place she sustained a shoulder harm and later underwent a surgical operation.

    The three,570 km lengthy Bharat Jodo Yatra started from Kanyakumari on September 8.

    With the Yatra, the Congress stated it desires to fight the alleged divisive politics of the BJP-led Central executive.

    PANDAVAPURA: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday joined the Bharat Jodo Yatra right here, collaborating in a public tournament of the birthday celebration after a protracted hole.

    Amid cheers and slogan-shouting by means of birthday celebration staff, Sonia Gandhi walked but even so her son Rahul Gandhi and different leaders for a couple of kilometres in Mandya district of Karnataka.

    Plenty of senior Congress leaders, together with former leader minister Siddaramaiah and PCC president D Okay Shivakumar, walked together with the Gandhis.

    Safety team of workers had a tricky time controlling the crowds which jostled to get a glimpse of the Congress president.

    That is the primary time that Sonia Gandhi has joined a public tournament after recuperating from COVID-19 previous this yr.

    The Congress president had gotten smaller coronavirus two times and was once additionally hospitalised.

    #Congress leader #SoniaGandhi joins #RahulGandhi on the #BharatJodoYatra in Karnataka’s Mandya.
    Specific footage | @UdayUdayphoto2. %.twitter.com/qzNtj3XF1b
    — The New Indian Specific (@NewIndianXpress) October 6, 2022
    Sonia Gandhi has no longer been electioneering or collaborating in public occasions of the birthday celebration for a very long time because of well being causes.

    She had final participated in a roadshow in Varanasi in August 2016 the place she sustained a shoulder harm and later underwent a surgical operation.

    The three,570 km lengthy Bharat Jodo Yatra started from Kanyakumari on September 8.

    With the Yatra, the Congress stated it desires to fight the alleged divisive politics of the BJP-led Central executive.

  • Sachin Pilot meets Sonia Gandhi in Delhi, discusses occasions in Rajasthan

    Via PTI

    NEW DELHI: Former Rajasthan deputy leader minister Sachin Pilot on Thursday night time met Congress president Sonia Gandhi and mentioned he mentioned the occasions within the state intimately and expressed his sentiments at the scenario.

    Pilot spent round an hour at Gandhi’s place of dwelling and likewise conveyed his comments to her. “I met Congress president Sonia Gandhi and we mentioned the occasions in Rajasthan intimately,” Pilot mentioned after assembly the Congress leader.

    Pilot met hours after his bete noire Ashok Gehlot met Sonia Gandhi within the afternoon, and then the Rajasthan leader minister introduced that he’ll choose out of the Congress president’s race.

    “I’ve conveyed my sentiments, given my comments to Sonia Gandhi. Our precedence is to win 2023 meeting polls in Rajasthan for which we can must paintings in combination,” Pilot mentioned after the assembly.

    “No matter certain choices need to be curious about recognize to Rajasthan, Congress president will take,” Pilot mentioned when requested at the motion to be taken by means of the birthday celebration after the occasions in Rajasthan.

    NEW DELHI: Former Rajasthan deputy leader minister Sachin Pilot on Thursday night time met Congress president Sonia Gandhi and mentioned he mentioned the occasions within the state intimately and expressed his sentiments at the scenario.

    Pilot spent round an hour at Gandhi’s place of dwelling and likewise conveyed his comments to her. “I met Congress president Sonia Gandhi and we mentioned the occasions in Rajasthan intimately,” Pilot mentioned after assembly the Congress leader.

    Pilot met hours after his bete noire Ashok Gehlot met Sonia Gandhi within the afternoon, and then the Rajasthan leader minister introduced that he’ll choose out of the Congress president’s race.

    “I’ve conveyed my sentiments, given my comments to Sonia Gandhi. Our precedence is to win 2023 meeting polls in Rajasthan for which we can must paintings in combination,” Pilot mentioned after the assembly.

    “No matter certain choices need to be curious about recognize to Rajasthan, Congress president will take,” Pilot mentioned when requested at the motion to be taken by means of the birthday celebration after the occasions in Rajasthan.