Showing posts with label Bihar Assembly Election. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bihar Assembly Election. Show all posts

Friday, November 13, 2015

Thursday, November 12, 2015

Bihar polls: Rahul Gandhi questions PM's silence on food prices

Araria (Bihar): Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi over rising food prices and questioned his silence on the issue. "Modi is responsible for the soaring prices of pulses and other essential commodities. But his silence has shocked the people," Rahul Gandhi said at an election rally in Araria district. "The Modi government has deprived the poor of dal, roti and 'bhat' (rice), not to talk about imposing other problems," Rahul Gandhi said. "The poor curse this government," he added. The Congress leader said the references to Pakistan during the ongoing assembly election in Bihar showed the desperation of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

PM Narendra Modi thinks he can run the country alone: Rahul Gandhi

In an exclusive interview to India Today Group on the sidelines of his election rally in Araria, Rahul said, "Neither BJP nor RSS has any vision for the country. Their philosophy, USP is to divide and rule." "The country had a lot of expectation from Prime Minister Modi. He made huge promises but nothing has happened. I think he should talk less and work more," Rahul Gandhi said.

Monday, November 9, 2015

Bihar: Rahul Gandhi addresses Congress poll rally Barbigha, targets PM Modi

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, while addressing a party election rally in Bihar’s Barbigha district said the people of Bihar will teach a hard lesson to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the state assembly polls as he failed to fulfil his promises. "Modi has failed to fulfil any promises made to the people. High prices of pulses and other essential commodities in the country have angered the people but he is still talking big and doing nothing," said Rahul Gandhi.

Rahul Gandhi: People of Bihar will teach lesson to PM Modi in polls

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, while addressing a party election rally in Bihar’s Madhubani district said the people of Bihar will teach a hard lesson to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the state assembly polls as he failed to fulfil his promises. "Modi has failed to fulfil any promises made to the people. High prices of pulses and other essential commodities in the country have angered the people but he is still talking big and doing nothing," said Rahul Gandhi.

Sunday, November 8, 2015

Rahul Gandhi flags off procession at Red Fort Ground on the occasion of Valmiki Jayanti

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, while flagging off a procession at Red Fort Ground in Delhi on the occasion of Valmiki Jayanti, asserted that India belongs to people of every religion, every caste and every section, even as he stressed the need to give “more attention” to the cause of the weaker sections of society. Addressing a gathering of people of the Valmiki community Rahul Gandhi said the country belongs to people from all religions and castes and sections. He also maintained that a special focus should be given to the cause of empowering the weaker sections of society “if everyone is to stay happily in the country”. “Congress’ ideology tells us that this country belongs to all...to people of each religion, caste and each individual. All should live with respect and love and harmony. And if we want everyone to stay happily, then the weaker ones, oppressed ones, who don’t get space, they need to be given priority,” said Rahul Gandhi.

Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Stop lying, start working: Rahul Gandhi tells PM Modi in Bihar

Motihari: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi tore into Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the false promises he had made to the people of India. "Stop lying and start working," the Congress vice president said at a rally in East Champaran’s Motihari, two days before the third round of voting for state polls. "Now the PM is realizing that the people of India are smart and they are wise to his lies. Modiji, stop lying and start working," Rahul Gandhi said. "He promised Acche Din (good times), said he would bring down prices, but today the price of dal is Rs 200/kg and Modi is silent," said Rahul Gandhi. The results of the five-phase polls will be announced on November 8.

Friday, October 23, 2015

Bihar: Sonia Gandhi addresses Congress election rally in Buxar, slams Centre

Congress President Sonia Gandhi addresses a huge election rally at Buxar in Bihar. She took on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not fulfilling the promises made. She also listed the achievement of the Congress governments in the past 60 years at the Centre.

Sunday, October 18, 2015

Bihar polls: Sonia Gandhi at Wazirganj, Gaya; Attacks BJP, PM Modi

While addressing a public meeting at the Wazirganj railway ground near Gaya, as part of the ongoing election campaign in Bihar, Congress President Sonia Gandhi assailed Modi for lowering the dignity of his office by criticising his political opponents on foreign soil. “No other prime minister has ever criticised and sullied the image of his political rivals on foreign soil. But Prime Minister Narendra Modi has done so, showing his narrow-mindedness and low-level politics. When he does not bother about the dignity of Bihar or the nation, will he be concerned about your dignity?” she said.

Thursday, October 15, 2015

Bihar: Sonia Gandhi addresses Congress poll rally at Bhagalpur, takes on Modi govt

Congress president Sonia Gandhi accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of reneging on his poll promises and described his special package for Bihar as a “political bluff”, saying the PM had little time for people’s problems as he was mostly busy with foreign trips. “The Congress is fully committed to continuing the facility of reservation for SCs, STs and OBCs as per constitutional provisions,” she said at a well-attended election rally in Kahalgaon, 37 km east of Bhagalpur. Sonia Gandhi alleged the BJP-led government at the Centre and (the RSS mandarins at) Nagpur were playing a “fixed match” over job reservation for the scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and other backward classes.