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Rahul Gandhi is insulting army, damaging image of country: Kiren Rijiju

Rahul Gandhi is not only insulting the Indian Army but also damaging the country's image, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Saturday, hitting out at the Congress leader for his remarks on China and the Army. While noting that Yangtse area in Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang is "fully secured now" due to "adequate deployment" of army personnel, the Union minister shared his picture with military personnel in Arunachal Pradesh, his home state. However, after Twitter users pointed out that it was not a new but a 2019 picture, Congress leaders questioned Rijiju for posting an old picture. Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi alleged on Friday that China is preparing for a war while the Indian government is asleep and trying to ignore the threat. He also alleged that China has taken away 2,000 square kilometres of Indian territory, killed 20 Indian soldiers and is "beating up our jawans in Arunachal Pradesh". Taking to Twitter, Rijiju said, "Rahul Gandhi is not only insulting Indian Army but .

Rahul Gandhi should apologize to Army and the country: Haryana CM

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar hit out at Rahul Gandhi on Saturday over his remarks on China and the Indian Army and asserted that the Congress leader should apologize to the nation. The former Congress chief alleged on Friday that China is preparing for a war while the Indian government is asleep and trying to ignore the threat. He also alleged that China has taken away 2,000 square kilometres of Indian territory, killed 20 Indian soldiers and is "beating up our jawans in Arunachal Pradesh". "By giving an immature statement, Rahul Gandhi has once again showed that he has nothing to do with the country and country's sentiments," Khattar said in a tweet in Hindi. Khattar further said, "At a time when our soldiers are giving a strong and effective reply to China, this remark of Rahul Gandhi is a statement to break the morale of the army and the entire country". In another tweet, he wrote, "I strongly condemn this statement. First of all he (Rahul) should apologize to the

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J P Nadda says Rahul Gandhi speaking language of China and Pakistan

In an all-out attack on Rahul Gandhi for his remark that Chinese soldiers are beating up Indian Army personnel in Arunachal Pradesh, the BJP said on Saturday that the Congress should expel him from the party as its president J P Nadda accused him of speaking the language of China and Pakistan. "This underlines the question mark about his patriotism. He had also questioned surgical strikes and Balakot air strikes. It is a reflection of his metal bankruptcy," Nadda said as a number of senior party leaders seized on the former Congress president's comments to target the opposition party which is seeking some sort of political revival with Gandhi's 'Bharat Jodo Yatra'. At its official briefing, Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia said if Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge is not "remote-controlled" and if the opposition party stands with the country, then Gandhi should be expelled for his comments as they "belittle" India and break the morale of its armed forces. Bhatia

Centre never questioned intention of opposition leaders: Rajnath Singh

"We have never questioned the intention of leaders in the opposition, we have only debated on the basis of policies. Politics is done by speaking the truth," he said

BJP calls Rahul 'Jaichand', says Congress chief Kharge should expel him

The BJP launched a fierce attack on Rahul Gandhi on Saturday for his remark that Chinese soldiers are beating up Indian Army personnel in Arunachal Pradesh and said the Congress should immediately expel him from the party. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia said if Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge is not "remote-controlled" and if the opposition party stands with the country, then Gandhi should be expelled for his comments, which "belittle" India and break the morale of its armed forces. Bhatia likened Gandhi to Jaichand, the king of Kannauj who is projected as a betrayer to the Indian cause in some historical accounts, and alleged that the former Congress chief has constantly tried to break the armed forces' morale, be it after the surgical and airstrikes on terror camps in Pakistan or after the Galwan valley clashes, in which 20 soldiers had laid down their lives. While Gandhi allegedly sought evidence of the armed forces' strikes on terrorists inside ...

SC dismisses plea against Rahul's election from Wayanad in 2019 LS polls

The Supreme Court has dismissed a plea challenging the election of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in 2019 from Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala. A bench of justices A S Bopanna and Dipankar Datta rejected the petition filed by Saritha S Nair, who had moved the apex court against an October 31, 2019 decision of the Kerala High Court by which her election petitions challenging the Lok Sabha polls in Wayanad and Ernakulam also were dismissed. On November 2, 2020, Nair's plea challenging Gandhi's election was rejected by the top court for non-prosecution. Later, an application seeking the restoration of the plea was filed in the apex court. When the matter came up for hearing before the court on Friday, the bench allowed the application for restoration. "The special leave petition is restored to its original number. Having heard counsel for the petitioner on merits, we see no reason to interfere with the impugned order. The special leave petition is, accordingly, dismissed," the

BJY has taken shape of national Jan Andolan: Kharge hails Rahul Gandhi

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday congratulated party leader Rahul Gandhi for completing 100 days of the Bharat Jodo Yatra', saying it has taken the shape of a national Jan Andolan. He said the yatra has reached a historic milestone by completing 100 days on Friday. "I congratulated Rahul Gandhi ji on this occasion. The Bharat Jodo Yatra is getting the support and confidence of lakhs of people. In the yatra we are directly interacting with people, with youths, farmers, oppressed sections of society, women, ex-servicemen, social workers and all sections of society," Kharge said in a video message on the 100 days of the yatra. He said the yatra is uniting the country primarily on three issues -- the first is against the hatred being spread in society in the wake of rising atrocities against scheduled castes, backward classes and minorities. The Congress is raising its voice against these atrocities, he added. In the last eight years, the country is grappling with ...

China constantly preparing for war while govt is asleep, says Rahul Gandhi

On completion of 100 days of Bharat Jodo Yatra, Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that China is constantly preparing for war while the government is asleep

Relief for Rahul Gandhi, Jairam Ramesh, Supriya Shrinate in copyright case

Karnataka HC passes stay order on probe against the three in a copyright infringement case filed by MRT Music over the use of a song from 'KGF Chapter 2' for Congress Party's Bharat Jodo Yatra

Not Nehru's India of 1962, it's Modi's new India: BJP on Rahul's remarks

Hitting back at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his remarks that India is ignoring the threat of war from China, the BJP on Friday said he is trying to spread confusion and demoralise soldiers and added it is not Jawaharlal Nehru's India of 1962. "This is Modi's India, this is new India. Now if anyone raises an eye against the country he gets a befitting reply," he asserted. Addressing the press on the sidelines of his Bharat Jodo Yatra earlier in the day, Gandhi alleged that China is preparing for war and the Indian government is sleeping over it and trying to ignore the threat. Hitting back, BJP spokesperson Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore said, "Rahul Gandhi feels there should be proximity with China. Now he has developed so much proximity that he knows what China will do." "During his yatra, Rahul Gandhi has make comments about Indian security and border areas to spread confusion ('bhram') in the country and demoralise Indian soldiers. This is not India of his great grandfather Neh

Don't underestimate Cong, it is only party which can bring down BJP: Rahul

Rahul Gandhi on Friday said no one should underestimate the Congress as it is ideologically driven and is the only party which can bring down the BJP, which he alleged is fascist. Addressing a press conference here on the completion of 100 days of the party's Bharat Jodo Yatra, he welcomed anyone wanting to leave the party saying the Congress does not need those who cannot fight the BJP and succumb to pressures because they may be corrupt. "A lot of people have this fantasy that the Congress party is finished. But I can say that the Congress party can never be finished and mark my words the BJP is going to be taken down by the Congress party," he told reporters. Noting that no one should underestimate the Congress, Gandhi said lakhs and crores of party workers are its strength and "if we utilise our workers well, we will be able to ensure a massive victory of the Congress in Rajasthan in next elections". Asked about the exodus of leaders from the Congress in the recent past, Gandhi

Karnataka CM Bommai urges Kharge, Gandhis to clear their stand on terrorism

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday asked the AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge, former party presidents Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi to clear their stand on terrorism and terrorists

HP CM Sukhvinder Sukhu reaches Jaipur to join Congress' Bharat Jodo Yatra

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and his deputy Mukesh Agnihotri arrived here from Delhi on Thursday night to join the Congress' Bharat Jodo Yatra. The two were accompanied by Congress Himachal Pradesh in-charge Rajeev Shukla. Sukhu and the others were received at the airport by state Public Health and Engineering Department (PHED) Minister Mahesh Joshi, Food and Civil Supplies Minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas, MLAs Rafiq Khan and Amin Kagzi and other party leaders and workers. Sukhu will join the Bharat Jodo Yatra, which is being led by former Congress president Rahul Gandhi, in Dausa. The Bharat Jodo Yatra entered Rajasthan on December 4. It will cover a distance of about 500 km over 17 days before entering Haryana on December 21. It will complete 100 days on Friday. The foot march, which started from Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu on September 7, will conclude in Kashmir after covering a distance of 3,570 km.

100 days of Bharat Jodo Yatra: Rahul, leaders walk on road to revive Cong

As the 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' enters its 100th day Friday, Congress watchers feel it has found some answers the party had been looking for on the road to 2024 but questions remain whether it will yield electoral dividends going forward. The Kanyakumari to Kashmir foot march has also courted many controversies in the last three months and led to several fiery exchanges between the Congress and the BJP including on Rahul Gandhi's ever-growing grey beard and his Burberry T-shirt. With over 2,800 km under his belt, Gandhi has managed to catch the attention of his supporters as well as detractors and seen quite a few celebrities including from the tinsel town and academia walking alongside him from time to time. However, some political pundits feel the party should have had more tangible political objectives for the yatra and questioned the party for skipping poll-bound states of Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh. Amid questions over the yatra translating into any electoral dividend, two recent

Congress' 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' resumes from Golya in Rajasthan's Dausa

Congress' ongoing mass movement 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' resumed on Thursday from Golya village in Rajasthan's Dausa district

Ex-RBI guv Raghuram Rajan joins Congress-led Bharat Jodo Yatra in Rajasthan

Reserve Bank of India's former governor Raghuram Rajan on Wednesday joined Rahul Gandhi during the Congress-led Bharat Jodo Yatra in Rajasthan. The Bharat Jodo Yatra, which started from Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu on September 7, is passing through Rajasthan. The yatra will complete 100 days on Friday. The yatra resumed from the Bhadoti area of Sawai Madhopur on Wednesday and reached Badhshapura for a morning break. Rajan walked with Gandhi during this leg of the yatra on Wednesday. "#BharatJodoYatra Shri Raghuram Rajan, former Governor of RBI, shaking steps with @RahulGandhi ji... The increasing number of people standing up to unite the country against hatred shows that we will be successful," The Indian National Congress tweeted along with a picture of Rajan walking with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. Dr Raghuram Rajan was the 23rd Governor of the Reserve Bank of India between September 2013 and September 2016. Between 2003 and 2006, he was the Chief Economist and Director of Rese

Bharat Jodo Yatra uniting people across country, says Delhi Cong chief

The Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Rahul Gandhi has been uniting people across the country and has proved that people want to live in peace and coexist in communal amity, Delhi Congress chief Anil Chaudhary said Wednesday. Addressing the executive committee members, and office-bearers from block and district Congress committees at Rajiv Bhawan here, he said workers of the party are fully geared up to host the Bharat Jodo Yatra which is slated to enter the national capital on December 24. The Bharat Jodo Yatra, which started from Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu on September 7, is passing through Rajasthan and it will complete 100 days on Friday "The Delhi Congress will spare no efforts to ensure that not only the Congress workers but also the common people join the rally in Delhi. The Yatra has proven that people want to live in peace and coexist in communal amity. Bharat Jodo Yatra is historic in many ways," Chaudhary said. The Congress' Delhi in-charge Shakti Sinh Gohil said the country was "

Rahul Gandhi will contest 2024 LS polls from Amethi, claims Ajay Rai

Rahul Gandhi would contest the 2024 Lok Sabha elections again from Amethi with which the Nehru-Gandhi family has old ties, Uttar Pradesh Congress leader Ajay Rai claimed on Wednesday. Rai, the regional head of the party in UP, also said that it is his appeal to the people of Amethi to send Rahul Gandhi to Delhi by electing him as an MP again with a huge margin. "The Gandhi-Nehru family has old relations with Amethi...no one can weaken it. Rahul Gandhi will contest from Amethi in 2024," Rai told reporters here. There has been no word from the party so far on the former Congress president fighting the next parliamentary elections again from Amethi. Rahul Gandhi, who had won the Amethi parliamentary seat for three times in a row, was defeated by BJP leader and Union minister Smriti Irani in 2019 elections. He is currently representing Kerala's Wayanad constituency in Lok Sabha. Rahul Gandhi's parents Rajiv Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi had won from Amethi in the past. Speaking about the

Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi pay tribute to 2001 Parliament attack victims

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi remembered who laid their lives during the terror attack in Parliament in 2001, by saying that their sacrifice inspires us