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  • Rahul Gandhi reacts to PM Modi’s ‘Adani-Ambani’ jibe: ‘He has personal experience of tempo’ – The Economic Times Video

    During a joint rally of the INDI bloc, Rahul Gandhi, Congress MP and Lok Sabha candidate for Wayanad and Raebareli responded to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent ‘deal with Ambani-Adani’ remark and claimed that Modi mentioned the names of his two friends out of fear of losing the elections. Gandhi pointed out that Modi had given thousands of speeches over the past decade but never mentioned Adani and Ambani. According to Gandhi, Modi took their names because he believed they could save him. He even knows how Adani sends money in a tempo, which is a personal experience for him. Gandhi warned the audience that the BJP would attempt to divert their attention in the coming days but urged them to stay focused on the central issue of the General Elections in India, the Constitution of India.

  • Congress dares PM to investigate Ambani, Adani for ‘distributing’ black money to it

    New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to use his investigating agencies like the CBI and the ED to probe the charges he has levelled against businessmen Ambani and Adani that they were distributing sacks full of black money in tempos. Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate claimed that the prime minister was never seen so weak and desperate that he ended up making great revelations about corruption in the country and exposing his own friends.

    She was referring to the charge on Wednesday made by prime minister who, for the first time during Lok Sabha poll campaign, accused the Congress of having a “deal” with “Ambani and Adani”, and asked if the party has received “tempo loads of black money” from the two industrialists for its leader Rahul Gandhi to stop “abusing” them.

    Shrinate pointed out that Rahul Gandhi has been saying the same thing for the last 10 years that the big businessmen possessed black money but the prime minister was not taking action against them. She said, the prime minister has gathered the courage and admitted about it. She asked when will the prime minister use his agencies like the CBI, the ED and the Income Tax to probe these charges. AllUttar PradeshMaharashtraTamil NaduWest BengalBiharKarnatakaAndhra PradeshTelanganaKeralaMadhya PradeshRajasthanDelhiOther States “The prime minister of this country has never been so weak, helpless and desperate before. Yesterday, Narendra Modi showed courage and made a big revelation on corruption. “The PM got this courage by looking at Rahul Gandhi, who is fearlessly exposing corruption, speaking out against the corrupt with great vigour and exposing Adani and Ambani. It was with this courage that Narendra Modi made such a big disclosure about corruption,” she said. Shrinate charged that looking at his upcoming defeat, Prime Minister Modi made serious allegations of corruption. “Now that it has been revealed then what is there to fear from? Get it investigated… Get raids conducted at your friends’ places. The irony is that the prime minister is making allegations but the investigating agencies and the media are stunned. Don’t be afraid… Get it checked. We will support you,” she told reporters.

    Several Congress leaders put out video messages on their social media handles asking when will Prime Minister Modi order investigation against Adani and Ambani after his big allegation.

    Shrinate also said the Congress wants to assure the people that they should not be scared.

    “Narendra Modi created 22 billionaires. We will create crores of ‘lakhpatis’, and that is our promise,” she claimed.

    The Congress leader claimed that the revelations made by Prime Minister Modi on corruption have created a stir in the entire BJP and the government.

    “The people are scared because they know that when Modi Ji can sacrifice his close aides after seeing the defeat then where do they stand,” she alleged.

    She claimed that even those officers who were working on Modi’s instructions are scared. All of them have understood that the government is about to change, she said.

    “There is a clear writing on the wall that neither the BJP is going to form the government at the Centre on June 4 nor is Narendra Modi becoming the prime minister again,” she said, adding that this has already become clear in the first three phases of polling.

    In a change of narrative on the ‘Ambani-Adani’ issue, which was until now used by the Congress to attack Modi and his government at the Centre, the prime minister also demanded that the party should explain to the people why it has stopped raising the issue as its ‘Shehzada’ (Rahul Gandhi) used to do for the past five years and asked if it has struck a ‘sauda’ (deal).

    The Prime Minister also said, “Certainly something is fishy. For five years, (they) abused Adani-Ambani and it stopped overnight. It means you have received some tempo loads of ‘chori ka maal’ (loot)… Kaale dhan ki kitni boriya bharkar ke rupaye maare hain (how many sacks of black money you have taken)? You have to answer the nation.”

  • Differences between Rahul and Priyanka? Robert Vadra clears the air – The Economic Times Video

    New Delhi: On being asked if there is everything all right between Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Businessman Robert Vadra said there are no issues between Congress’ top leadership. Robert Vadra said, “Never. I’ve not seen any kind of issues with them at all. If they have any kind of arguments, it’s healthy arguments about how we can do something better for the country. No positions and no power can change any kind of dynamic between them or even me. People supposed that I was very upset because I didn’t get to fight from Amethi. It has no meaning to me. I don’t see any kind of issues between any people in the family. We will work together for the whole country…”

  • `Namaskar Modi Ji, Thoda Sa Ghabra Gaye Kya?`: Rahul Gandhi`s Counter Attack On PM`s `Ambani-Adani` Remark

    Rahul Gandhi was responding to Prime Minister Modi’s remarks made during an election rally in Karimpur. 

  • ‘Fight To Save Democracy And Constitution’: Rahul Gandhi’s Writes Congress Party Workers |

    New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi wrote a letter to Congress workers on Monday and said that this is not an ordinary election- this is a fight to save democracy and the constitution. Gandhi further hit out at BJP leaders and said they spread the ideology of hatred or division. 

    Congress leader shared a letter on his official microblogging site X, Gandhi addressed the letter to Congress workers and said this election is to save democracy and the constitution. “My dear fellow Congress workers, this election is no ordinary election – this is a fight to save our democracy and the Constitution,” he said.

    मेरे प्रिय साथी कांग्रेस कार्यकर्ताओं,

    यह चुनाव कोई सामान्य चुनाव नहीं है – ये हमारे लोकतंत्र और संविधान को बचाने की लड़ाई है।

    जब तक कांग्रेस का एक भी कार्यकर्ता सच्चाई के लिए खड़ा है, तब तक भारत में नफ़रत नहीं जीत सकती – और हम एक नहीं, करोड़ों हैं।

    मिलकर लड़ेंगे, जीतेंगे और… pic.twitter.com/2zjgYmhLEW
    — Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) May 6, 2024

    He further added that we are crores, we will fight together,  win the election and change the country’s situation. Gandhi also appreciated his party workers for standing for truth. 

    “As long as even a single Congress worker stands for the truth, hatred cannot win in India – and we are not one, we are crores. We will fight together, win and change the situation of the country. Jai Hind,” Gandhi captioned a letter in Hindi.

    While aggressing the latter party workers, Gandhi said that the greatest strength of Congress lies in the party workers. “You are brave because Congress ideology lies in your heart. You are the spinal of the party and we can not win without you,” Gandhi wrote a letter in Hindi.

  • Rahul Gandhi again advocated ‘Wealth Redistribution’ ‘caste survey’ and ‘Agniveer scheme’ – The Economic Times Video

    Congress leader Rahul Gandhi once again advocated for a caste survey and an economic review to ascertain who possesses how much wealth and asserted that this will be the first task of the INDIA bloc if it is voted to power.Addressing students at “Nyay Manch – Ab India Bolega” in the national capital, Gandhi said an INDIA bloc government will also abolish the Agniveer scheme and compensate the 1.5 lakh youngsters who were selected but not given entry into the armed forces.”What is happening today is that OBCs are being fooled and a lot is being told to them but the main issue of how much wealth is lying with whom is not known,” he added.

  • Who is Kishori Lal Sharma? Meet KL Sharma, Gandhi Family Loyalist To Contest From Amethi Against Smriti Irani |

    The nerve-wracking suspense around Congress’ candidate for the Amethi Lok Sabha Seat came to an end today. The Congress party has fielded its trusted hand, KL Sharma, from the Amethi Lok Sabha constituency, earlier represented by Rahul Gandhi. On the other hand, top Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will contest from Rae Bareli seat, vacated by Sonia Gandhi. In Lok Sabha Elections 2024, KL Sharma will now compete against Smriti Irani, the present BJP MP from Amethi. 

    Congress releases another list of candidates for the upcoming #LokSabhaElections2024

    Rahul Gandhi to contest from Raebareli and Kishori Lal Sharma from Amethi. pic.twitter.com/2w4QQcn9ok
    — ANI (@ANI) May 3, 2024

    Who Is Kishori Lal Sharma? 

    Sharma is originally from Ludhiana, Punjab. The Gandhi family is thought to be very close to KL Sharma who has been managing the work at Rae Bareli as Sonia Gandhi’s agent for a considerable amount of time. 

    History With Rajiv Gandhi 

    Along with Rajiv Gandhi, Kishori Lal Sharma stepped in Rae Bareli and Amethi in 1983. His bond with the Gandhi family became closer after Rajiv Gandhi passed away. Thereafter, he continued to be connected to the Gandhi family. 

    Following Rajiv Gandhi’s demise in 1991, Sharma continued to visit Rae Bareli and Amethi, occasionally to cater to the work of Sheila Kaul and other times that of Satish Sharma.
    KL Sharma accompanied Sonia Gandhi to Amethi as she made her foray into active politics. KL Sharma assumed supervision of both the Rae Bareli and Amethi seats when Sonia Gandhi moved to Rae Bareli and left the Amethi seat for Rahul Gandhi. KL Sharma began overseeing the work related to the seats of Amethi and Rae Bareli. In addition to leading Amethi, it’s believed that KL Sharma will continue to manage Rahul Gandhi’s work from Rae Bareli. 

    KL Sharma – A Loyal Congress Stalwart  

    Although members of the Congress began to leave over time, KL Sharma has always been incredibly loyal and dedicated. He switched between being in charge of Bihar and joining the Punjab committee. At times, he continued to be an AICC member, while at other times, he held control of the electoral arena. 

  • Congress fields Rahul Gandhi from Rae Bareli, KL Sharma to contest from Amethi; drops Priyanka Gandhi Vadra – The Economic Times Video

    Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is set to contest the Lok Sabha elections from the Rae Bareli seat, announced the INC on May 3, the last day of filing nomination. Furthermore, the party has decided to drop Priyanka Gandhi Vadra this times around. Congress’ loyalist KL Sharma will be contesting the Lok Sabha elections from Amethi, the seat Rahul Gandhi lost in the 2019 general elections to BJP leader Smriti Irani.

  • Amethi: Suspense continues over Rahul, Priyanka’s candidatures from Raebareli and Amethi; final decision today

    New Delhi: With just a day left for the filing of nominations for Phase 5 of the Lok Sabha elections, the suspense continued over the Congress’ candidates for the Amethi and Raebareli constituencies of Uttar Pradesh, once considered a stronghold of the Nehru-Gandhi family.

    According to sources, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who is already on the Congress ticket from Wayanad in Kerala, which polled in the second phase on April 26, is likely to put himself in the fray from Amethi as well.

    Rahul’s candidature from the seat he lost to Union Minister and BJP leader Smriti Irin 2019 will be formally announced on Thursday, and he will file his nomination from the constituency on Friday, sources said.The sources added that along with Congress leaders, its partners in the INDIA bloc also suggested that Rahul contest Amethi.AllUttar PradeshMaharashtraTamil NaduWest BengalBiharKarnatakaAndhra PradeshTelanganaKeralaMadhya PradeshRajasthanDelhiOther States”They also proposed Priyanka Gandhi Vadra as the candidate from Raebareli,” a source said.The Samajwadi Party (SP), which earlier announced a seat-sharing pact with the grand old party in Uttar Pradesh, told Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge that after its supremo Akhilesh Yadav’s decision to contest Kannauj, Rahul’s entry into the fray along with his sister Priyanka may bring unexpected electoral dividend to the Opposition bloc, sources said.”Kharge told Sonia Gandhi that the party and he, himself, was in favour of Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka contesting the elections (from Amethi and Raebareli),” the source added.However, adding to the intrigue around the Congress’ choice of candidates for these two constituencies, sources claimed that even as Rahul and Priyanka appear reluctant to contest Amethi and Raebareli, Kharge insisted that at least one of them enter the fray.

    At the party’s committee meeting recently, the Congress’ UP unit formally moved a proposal that members of the Gandhi family should contest the Amethi and Raibareli seats and a final decision in the matter was left to Kharge.

    The Congress has not yet put out any official statement on its choice of nominees from Amethi and Raebareli, which were considered the party’s strongholds until the 2019 elections.

    Earlier, Congress leader KL Sharma told ANI, “Today, we had a meeting in Amethi and Raebareli as the party is still undecided on its choice of candidates from these two constituencies. People expect someone from the Gandhi family to contest (these seats) and I, too, feel the same. Since the last date for filing nominations is May 3 (Friday), we had to rush through the preparations. Hence, two meetings were held today (in Amethi and Raebareli).”

    Addressing reporters on Wednesday, senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said, “The Central Election Committee (CEC) has empowered our party president Mallikarjun Kharge to take a final call on our candidates for Amethi and Raebareli. I expect a formal announcement to be made in the next 24 to 30 hours.”

    The Congress, which is contesting 17 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh as part of the seat-sharing deal with the Samajwadi Party (SP), has announced candidates for all the seats barring Amethi and Raebareli.

    Amethi is scheduled to poll in the fifth phase on May 20, with the last date for filing nominations scheduled on May 3.

    Rahul’s defeat in Amethi, once considered a Congress ‘pocket borough’, at the hands of Irani in the 2019 polls was seen as a significant blow to the party’s national prestige.

    Rahul represented Amethi in the Lok Sabha from 2004 to 2019. His father and former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, too, was an elected member of Amethi in the Lower House from 1981 till his death in 1991. Sonia Gandhi contested elections from here in 1999 before passing the baton on to Rahul in 2004.

    Rahul currently represents Wayanad in the Lok Sabha while Irani is bidding for a fresh term from Amethi.

  • Lok Sabha Elections 2024: PM Modi takes swipe at Rahul Gandhi over Constitution remark: ‘Shehzade ke Dadi ke Pita ji…’ – The Economic Times Video

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his latest ‘BJP trying to abolish Constitution’ remark. “The Prince’s grandmother’s father insulted the Constitution… Then his grandmother got the opportunity to do unconstitutional acts…and they talk about the Constitution in front of us,” said PM Modi.