Rahul Gandhi

Rahul emphasises power of local languages

Rahul Gandhi attacks govt over farm incomes

3:15 pm December 11, 2020

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday attacked the government, alleging that it wants the income of farmers in the country to be as low as that earned by those in Bihar. The former party chief cited a media report that claimed that an agricultural household in Punjab earns the highest in a year, […]

President arrives in Odisha on a 3-day visit

5-member Oppn delegation to meet President on farm bills on Wednesday

10:56 pm December 8, 2020

New Delhi : A delegation of opposition parties will meet President Ram Nath Kovind on December 9 over concerns on the three new agriculture laws enacted by the Centre in September and to seek their repeal, senior leaders said Tuesday. CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury said that the five-member delegation – Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, […]

Oppn stoking unrest over farmers’ protests, displaying shameful double standards: BJP

7:53 pm December 7, 2020

New Delhi: With the opposition rallying around the farmers’ protest against the Narendra Modi government’s agri reforms, the BJP on Monday accused its rivals of “shameful double standards” as it claimed that parties like the Congress and the NCP had once supported what are now key provisions of the new laws. Noting that opposition parties […]

Do not test the patience of farmers: Cong to PM

11:43 pm December 5, 2020

New Delhi : The Congress on Saturday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to test the patience of farmers and said he should immediately repeal the black farm laws after apologizing to them. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said that farmers in Bihar are in trouble without the MSP system and APMC Act and now the entire country has been […]

Rahul Gandhi’s consistency is issue, says Sharad Pawar

11:46 pm December 3, 2020

Pune: Commenting on Rahul Gandhi‘s credentials as national leader, NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Thursday said that he seems to lack “consistency” to some extent. Pawar, an ally of the Congress, however, took exception to Barack Obama’s unflattering comments on the Congress leader. Pawar was being interviewed by Lokmat Media chairman and former MP Vijay Darda. When asked if the country was ready to accept […]