Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi speech at Parliament

I listened to the prime minister a few days ago talk about our constitution. He spoke for over an hour and praised the people who in his view were the architects of the document that allows me to speak here today. He mentioned Gandhi ji, he praised Ambedkar ji, he spoke about the contribution of Rajendra Prasad, Vallabh bhai Patel and he even had a couple of words for Jawaharlal Nehru.

Congress President Sonia Gandhi speech at Parliament

Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday expressed her concern over the violation of constitutional values and subtly reminded the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) that they played no role in the formation of the Constitution. Congress president lauded the contributions of Dr. B R Ambedkar, Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru, Dr. Rajendra Prasad and Maulana Abul Kalam Azad in the making of the Constitution.

Sonia Gandhi expresses concerns over incidents of communal hatred

Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday stated India’s historical past of unity in diversity was in hazard because of communal ideology and the “incidents of hatred” in the nation have been the result of the “deliberate conspiracy”. “The nation’s honour is at stake, as India’s superb historical past of unity in diversity is in hazard as a result of some communal ideology,” she said while addressing the twenty ninth ‘Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration’ function. The “incidents of hatred” have been impressed by the slender mindset, she stated including: “These haven’t come up all of the sudden however (are a) deliberate conspiracy,” said Sonia Gandhi.

Rahul Gandhi kick-starts Congress campaign for Bihar polls from Champaran

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi kick-started his party's poll campaign in Bihar with a mega rally in West Champaran. “If you look around you won’t find anyone wearing a suit or boot. People here are wearing torn clothes or Kurtas” he repeated his suit-boot jibe. “Maine kuch din pehle kaha, Ye jo aapki sarkaar hai, ye gareebo ki sarkaar nahi hai, ye suit boot ki sarkaar hai: said Rahul Gandhi in a sharp attack to Modi government at the Centre.

Rahul Gandhi in Odisha says Modi govt only focussing on a few industrialists, ignoring farmers

Bargarh (Odisha): Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday began his two-day visit to Odisha. He accused the Narendra Modi led NDA regime at the Centre of favouring a few industrialists and ignoring farmers, some of whom had committed suicide because of their inability to clear their debts or due to crop failure. Interacting with the families of farmers who had committed suicide and other farmers in Bargarh, Odisha, Rahul Gandhi said, “The families of farmers who committed suicide are being ignored by the Government of India, which is focussing only on a few industrialists.” Rahul Gandhi also described the Land Reorganisation Bill being introduced in Parliament by the ruling NDA as “anti-farmer”.

Nation remembers Rajiv Gandhi on his 71st birth anniversary

President Pranab Mukherjee led the nation in paying homage to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 71st birth anniversary on Thursday. Congress President and Rajiv Gandhi's wife Sonia Gandhi, son Rahul Gandhi, daughter Priyanka Gandhi, son-in-law Robert Vadra and granddaughter Miraya Vadra paid tribute at his memorial, Vir Bhumi, in New Delhi. Vice-President Hamid Ansari and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh also paid homage to Rajiv Gandhi. Birth anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi is observed as Sadbhavna Diwas (harmony day) in the country. Rajiv Gandhi became the youngest PM of the country when he took office after his mother Indira Gandhi's assassination on October 31, 1984. Rajiv was killed by an ethnic Tamil suicide bomber while campaigning in an election in the south Indian town of Sriperumbudur in May 1991.

Sonia Gandhi unfurls national flag on 69th Independence Day

Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Saturday unfurled the national flag at the AICC head quarters in New Delhi on the occasion of 69th Independence Day of India. Several top Congress leaders too were present.

One Rank One Pension: Rahul Gandhi reaches to support protesting Ex-Servicemen in New Delhi

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi reached Delhi’s Jantar Mantar to support the protesting Ex-Service men who are demanding the immediate implementation of one rank one pension scheme. “People from armed forces spend their lives on border, they're protesting now & shouldn't be removed” said Rahul Gandhi and added, “These people shouldn’t be removed, they're protesting for their right”.

FTII row: Rahul Gandhi meets President Pranab Mukherjee

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi led a delegation to meet President Pranab Mukherjee over the protest by the FTII students on appointment of Gajendra Chauhan as its chairman. Many film personalities too had asked the central government to withdraw its decision to appoint Chauhan as FTII Chairman.

Bring back Lalit Modi, Rahul Gandhi dares PM Modi

Congress Vice Prresident Rahul Gandhi Challenged PM Narendra Modi asking him to bring back Lalit Modi if he has guts. He also said that he would free India from RSS.He said that more pressure would be built in future to ensure that Lalit Modi is brought back. He said that it is a great opportunity for the PM to get back ex IPL Chief Lalit Modi to cleanse cricket from corruption.

Rahul Gandhi hits back at Sushma Swaraj

Congress vice President Rahul Gandhi hit back at Union External Minister Sushma Swaraj and asked PM Modi to give explanation over the Lalit Modi controversy. Even her ministry has no knowledge” said the congress leader. “She must tell how much money Lalit Modi paid to her family for keeping him out of jail” he added.

In Kerala, Rahul Gandhi addresses fishermen Thrissur, targets Modi govt

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi addressed a fishermen's gathering at a village in Kerala's Thrissur. “Land is becoming very valuable and it is owned by farmers, they have spent last 50-60 yrs working on it. Central government wants to take their land away. So we are fighting them. The kisan (farmer) is asking me why is the NDA government intent on destroying us. Why are they not giving us the correct Minimum Support Price? Why are they not giving us compensation when rain and hail destroys our crops?” said the Congress leader.

Rahul Gandhi addresses public rally in Kozhikode, Kerala

Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday wished the Narendra Modi government a "happy birthday" on finishing its first year in power without forgetting his month-old jibe at the Centre. "On behalf of the Congress party, I would like to officially wish the suit-boot ki sarkar a very happy birthday," the 44-year-old leader said at a rally in Kerala's Kozhikode district organised to take on the Modi government on its much-hyped anniversary.

Sonia Gandhi at New Delhi: BJP wants to take society on the path of darkness and oppression

Congress President and UPA chairperson Smt. Sonia Gandhi started her Delhi campaign for upcoming election. While addressing the huge crowd at Karol Bagh, Delhi she said it’s a fight of two ideologies one who divides the people on basis of cast and religion whereas Congress treats everyone equal. Party President also talked about the patriotism. “If you want to learn patriotism then you can learn it from leaders of Congress, I can fully assured you this.” Sonia Gandhi said.

Sonia Gandhi in Lakhimpur, Assam: We are confident enough to win this election

Congress President Sonia Gandhi visited Lakhimpur, Assam to address an election rally. While speaking to the masses she said Congress will win this election and rule out the communal forces.

Rahul Gandhi in Tonk: We will fight anti-people policies of the BJP government in Rajasthan

Tonk: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi while addressing a rally in Tonk district's Deoli town in Rajasthan on Monday said that his party would fight against all anti-people policies of the BJP government in the state. Kick-starting the Congress campaign in Rajasthan, Rahul Gandhi said, “We will never forget the poor. We want to enhance our right-based politics”.

Rahul Gandhi thanks PM, Sonia Gandhi for approving one-rank-one-pension scheme

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi thanked the Prime Minister, the Central government and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi for approving the proposal for one-rank-one-pension scheme for the ex-servicemen. “It is a historic and necessary step”, said Rahul Gandhi during a brief chat with the media persons in New Delhi. “I want to thank the Government, PM and Sonia ji for this historic decision. Many Jawans approached me with this demand and I felt that their demands are genuine” he added.

Rahul Gandhi visited Tumkur, Karnataka to address a women rally

Congress Vice President Sh. Rahul Gandhi addressed a huge women rally at Tumkur, Karnataka. While speaking on the occasion he emphasized on the women empowerment. He said we need to bring women in parliament, and remove the fear from their hearts. “There should be a day when women get tickets in politics, their faces are visible in Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha and their true strength comes out.” Rahul Gandhi said.

Rahul Gandhi at Belgaum, Karnataka, attacks BJP for its double-speak on corruption

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday addressed a massive party rally in Karnataka’s Belgaum and slammed the BJP. “BJP does not see that 16 ministers had to resign. They do not see corruption in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka. The people of Karnataka threw the BJP govt out of power, mainly because of the massive corruption under its rule. And now the former Chief Minister, who was in jail on corruption charges, is back in BJP. The BJP leaders, but, do not realise it. They see corruption only in the Congress-ruled states and ignore it in the BJP states”.

Rahul Gandhi interacts with students in Bhubaneswar, Odisha

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi interacts with students at Bhubaneswar in Odisha. He also had visited the site of boat mishap in the state. Rahul Gandhi is on two day visit in Odisha.