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Rahul Gandhi fighting hatred by spreading message of harmony: Deve Gowda

Conveying his "best wishes" to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his 'Bharat Jodo Yatra', former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda on Tuesday complimented him for fighting hatred and violence by spreading the message of harmony among people. The JD(S) supremo has also expressed his inability to participate in the concluding function of the Yatra in Srinagar on January 30. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has invited leaders of several like-minded parties to join the concluding function in Srinagar. In a letter to Kharge, thanking for the invitation, Gowda said, "It is appropriate that the function is being organised on the day the father of the nation (Mahatma Gandhi) attained martyrdom." "I may not be able to attend the function in person, but my best wishes are with Rahul Gandhi. He is fighting hatred and violence and has walked 3,500 kms from Kanyakumari to Kashmir spreading the message of harmony among people. Please convey my deep appreciation to him," the 89-year-old leader

Urmila Matondkar joins Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra in Jammu

Actor-turned-politician Urmila Matondkar joined Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra as it resumed from the garrison town of Nagrota on a cold Tuesday morning. Matondkar, a popular Bollywood stars of the 1990s, joined Gandhi shortly after the march started from near the army garrison around 8 am amid tight security, with Congress workers and supporters lined up on the road along the route to welcome them. Matondkar (48) had resigned from the Congress in September 2019 after a short association of six months, and joined the Shiv Sena in 2020. Dressed in a cream-coloured traditional Kashmir Pheran (loose gown) and beanie cap, Matondkar was interacting with Gandhi as they marched along. Noted author Perumal Murugan and J&K Pradesh Congress committee president Vikar Rasool Wani, his predecessor G A Mir and former minister Abdul Hamid Karra also joined them alongside hundreds of other carrying the tricolor in their hands. The yatra, which started from Kanyakumari on ...

Congress to hold press conference across nation on Wednesday

Ahead of the 'Hath se hath jodo yatra' which aims at reaching out to the public with Rahul Gandhi's letter and the failures of the BJP government, Congress will hold press conferences nationwide

Kashmiri Pandit delegation meets Rahul, says he may visit their township

A Kashmiri migrant pandit delegation met Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday during his Bharat Jodo Yatra in Samba district and briefed him about their various issues including "targeted killings" by terrorists and the resultant protest by those employed under a prime minister's package. Social activist Amit Koul, who was part of the delegation, said they have invited Gandhi to their Jagti township along the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway and that he is likely to visit the community on his way to Kashmir. "We had a very good interaction with Gandhi and we briefed him about the issues of the community, especially the prime minister's package employees who were provided jobs by the previous UPA government led by Manmohan Singh. They are on protest over the past six months in Jammu and their salaries have been withheld," Koul told PTI. Nearly 4,000 Kashmiri migrant pandits are working in different departments in the valley after their selection under the prime minister's employment

Netaji's courage, patriotism still inspires every Indian: Rahul Gandhi

The Congress on Monday paid rich tributes to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his birth anniversary with Rahul Gandhi saying his courage and patriotism still inspires every Indian to protect and preserve the freedom of the country. In a tweet in Hindi, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said, "Tributes to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, former president of Indian National Congress, founder of Azad Hind Fauj and our idol, on his 126th birth anniversary." "Netaji's proclamation of 'Jai Hind' and 'Tum Mujhe Khoon Do, Main Tumhe Azadi Dunga' awakened everyone to true devotion to the motherland," he said. In a tweet, Gandhi said, "My humble tributes to the great freedom fighter, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, whose courage and patriotism still inspires every Indian to protect and preserve the freedom of our great country." The Congress, from its official Twitter handle, said, "Millions of salutations on the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, a great leader of the freedom struggle

Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra resumes from Vijaypur, nears Jammu city

The Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi resumed from Vijaypur in the Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir amid heightened security

Bharat Jodo Yatra resumes amid tight security in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua

The Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi resumed Sunday from Hiranagar in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district amid heightened security in the wake of twin blasts in Jammu. After a day-long break, the foot march started as per schedule around 7 am from Hiranagar near the International Border along the Jammu-Pathankot highway which was sealed by police and other security forces. Accompanied by J-K Pradesh Congress chief Vikar Rasool Wani, working president Raman Bhalla and hundreds of volunteers carrying the tricolour, Gandhi entered Samba district's Tapyal-Gagwal after crossing Londi check point at around 8 am and was greeted by enthusiastic workers and supporters waiting on both sides of the road. After covering about 25-km distance, the march will have a night halt at Chak Nanak before restarting from Samba's Vijaypur for Jammu, where it will reach on Monday. Officials said adequate security arrangements are in place for Gandhi with police, CRPF and other security

9 injured in Jammu in twin blast, 2 days ahead of Rahul's Bharat Jodo Yatra

Police suspect that IEDs were used to carry out the twin explosions in an SUV parked in a repair shop and in a vehicle at a nearby junkyard at Transport Nagar area of Narwal

Wayanad becomes first district to digitise tribals' documents, Rahul lauds

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday congratulated Kerala's Wayanad on its becoming India's first district to digitise basic documents of all tribals

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AAP hits back at Congress over Rahul Gandhi's remote control remarks

The ruling AAP in Punjab has attacked Rahul Gandhi over his allegation that the government in the state was being remote controlled

No security problem for Bharat Jodo Yatra: JK governor Manoj Sinha

The march entered Kashmir on Thursday and will culminate with a rally in Srinagar on January 30

Why PM Modi can shrug off Rahul Gandhi's populist challenge, for now

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Feel like returning home, says Rahul Gandhi as Bharat Jodo Yatra enters J-K

Rahul Gandhi walked into Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday evening in the last phase of Congress' Bharat Jodo Yatra

Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra enters final phase in Jammu and Kashmir

Welcoming him into the union territory, National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah drew a parallel between the Shankaracharya and Rahul Gandhi

After 6 days in Punjab, Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra enters Himachal

On entering the state, Rahul Gandhi said: "You had asked that yatra should pass through Himachal Pradesh. We changed the entire route"

Rahul must come clear on grave mistakes committed by Congress in J-K: BJP

The Jammu and Kashmir BJP Tuesday asked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to come clear on "grave mistakes" committed by his party in Jammu & Kashmir before leading his Bharat Jodo Yatra into the UT

BJP, RSS have captured all institutions in country, says Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Tuesday accused the BJP and the RSS of capturing institutions and putting pressure on the EC and the judiciary, and also declared that he will not visit an RSS office even if someone slits his throat. Answering a question on the possibility of reaching out to his cousin and BJP MP Varun Gandhi, he said their ideologies do not match. I can never go to an RSS office. You can slit my throat, but I will not go. My family has an ideology, it has a thought system," he said at a press conference here on the sidelines of his Bharat Jodo Yatra. "I can meet him, hug him. But I cannot accept that ideology, that is impossible, he said. He accused the RSS and the BJP of controlling institutions. "There is a pressure on all the institutions. There is a pressure on the press, there is a pressure on bureaucracy, there is a pressure on the Election Commission, they put pressure on the judiciary," he charged. This is not a fight between one political party and another

BJP, RSS capturing all institutions in country, says Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday accused the BJP and the RSS of capturing all institutions in the country, and claimed there is "pressure" on the media, Election Commission and the judiciary. He also took a swipe at the Aam Aadmi Party government in Punjab and asserted that Punjab should be run from Punjab only, not from Delhi. Addressing the media here, Gandhi charged that the BJP and RSS have captured all the institutions in the country. "Today all the institutions of the country are controlled by the RSS and the BJP. There is a pressure on all institutions. Press is under pressure, bureaucracy is under pressure, the Election Commission is under pressure, they put pressure on the judiciary, he charged. This is not a fight between one political party and another political party. It is now a fight between the institutions of the country, which were captured by them, and the opposition, he said. Normal democratic processes in the country is now missing, he claimed. Replying

Man tries to hug Rahul during Bharat Jodo Yatra in Punjab's Hoshiarpur

A man rushed towards Rahul Gandhi and tried to hug him during the Bharat Jodo yatra here on Tuesday but was pushed away by Congress leaders accompanying him. However, police said it was not a breach of security. In a video of the incident, the man wearing a jacket could be seen rushing towards the Congress MP and trying to embrace him. However, Punjab Congress chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring and other party workers accompanying Gandhi stopped him and pushed him away. The Congress had last month written to Home Minister Amit Shah, alleging "security breaches" during the Yatra in the national capital and demanded immediate steps to ensure the security of Gandhi and others taking part in the yatra. Dismissing the allegations, the government had said "full" security arrangements were made for Gandhi in accordance with laid-down guidelines but he himself "violated" security protocols 113 times since 2020. The Yatra resumed from Tanda here Tuesday morning as part of its Punjab leg, a