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Monday, October 13, 2014

Rahul Gandhi speaks at Congress rally in Rewari, Haryana

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi addresses Congress rally at Rewari , in Haryana as part of his campaign for the upcoming assembly elections in the state. Haryana will go to the polls on oct 15. The Congress leader said the Hooda government had given 3.8 lakh poor families 100 square yard plot, besides free medicines to poor. He touched upon the development works initiated by the Congress government in Sirsa region during the past ten years including setting up of a nuclear power plant at Fatehabad, Sirsa-Agroha-Fatehabad rail line, a hosiery cluster, two colleges and a skill development centre, among others.

Sunday, October 12, 2014

We are proud of our ‘Haryanavi’ wrestlers who win gold medals for us: Rahul Gandhi at Haryana

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi visited Jhirka, Haryana to address a public rally. He lashed out opposition by saying, opposition blamed Congress for corruption but there was time when opposition party was ‘selling’ jobs to recruit teachers. “We are proud of this state, the farmers of this state and the soldiers of this state who protect our country. We are proud of our wrestlers who perform and win medals for us. There should be new slogan ‘Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan and Jai Pehalwaan (wrestler),” said Rahul Gandhi.

Monday, October 6, 2014

Jammu and Kashmir: Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi assures full support to flood-affected people

Anantnag (J&K): Congress President Sonia Gandhi and party vice-president Rahul Gandhi visited Jammu and Kashmir for the first time since it was struck by devastating floods on Monday and assured that their party is with the people of the state and assured all help to mitigate their suffering."Congress party is with you. We will take up your issues with the Government and help you in whichever way we can," Rahul said while addressing a gathering of flood affected people at Dehruna village. He said the party shares the grief of the people and has been helping them since the floods hit the Valley. "Our organisation, including Congress party, Youth and Women Congress, NSUI, RGF and local leaders have been working here since the floods hit. It is a time of grief and we came here to see for ourselves (the destruction caused by floods). We will visit other places as well," said Rahul Gandhi.

Monday, September 8, 2014

Rahul Gandhi in Amethi slams Modi govt at the Centre

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi accused the Narendra Modi led BJP government at the Centre of forgetting its promises to voters, saying "Prime Minister Narendra Modi is playing the drums in Japan but ignoring crises of water, power and prices" at home. "This government has forgotten its promises on corruption, on power, on water, on prices. 100 days are over, where is the result? Vegetables are more expensive and there are serious power and water crises," said Rahul Gandhi.

Sunday, September 7, 2014

Rahul Gandhi in Amethi: PM playing drums in Japan but ignores people’s issues at home

Amethi: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi accused the Narendra Modi led BJP government at the Centre of forgetting its promises to voters, saying "Prime Minister Narendra Modi is playing the drums in Japan but ignoring crises of water, power and prices" at home. The Congress vice president was speaking to reporters in his constituency Amethi in Uttar Pradesh during his two-day visit to his constituency.

Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Sonia Gandhi, Rahul, Priyanka pay homage to Rajiv Gandhi on his 70th birth anniversary

Former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was today remembered on his 70th birth anniversary with several leaders paying homage at his memorial in New Delhi. President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice President Hamid Ansari, outgoing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the late leader's wife and Congress President Sonia Gandhi offered flowers at his memorial 'Vir Bhumi'. Sonia Gandhi was accompanied by son and Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, daughter Priyanka Gandhi and son-in-law Robert Vadra, who arrived together to pay homage. Rajiv Gandhi, who was the sixth and youngest PM of India, was assassinated on May 21, 1991 at Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu during a poll campaign.

Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Rahul Gandhi: Only one man's voice counts for anything in this country

New Delhi: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi took charge in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday as he led his party's demand to discussion the Communal Violence Bill. Rahul Gandhi entered the well of the House in the Lok Sabha shouting slogans and demanding that the Bill be brought for discussion and passage. "We are asking for a discussion. There is a mentality in the government that discussion is not acceptable. There is a mood in parliament that only one man's voice counts for anything in this country," said the Congress MP from Amethi.