Congress foundation day: Sonia, Priyanka Gandhi not to participate in today's Nagpur rally

Marking the 139th foundation day of the party, Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge addressed a rally in Maharashtra’s Nagpur city on Thursday (December 28), thus launching its poll campaign for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections with a mega gathering ‘Hain Tayyar Hum’. Speaking at the rally, Rahul Gandhi said that there is a war going on between two ideologies in the country and the upcoming general elections will be a battle of two ideologies. He also said that Congress will undertake a caste census after coming to power at the Centre after the Lok Sabha elections in 2024. Many top party leaders from Maharashtra and other states took part in the event, while its former president Sonia Gandhi and general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra did not attend the rally. Earlier today, Congress president Kharge unfurled the party flag at AICC HQ in Delhi on the party's 139th Foundation Day celebration event.

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Dec 28, 2023 6:23 PM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

Opposition was not allowed to speak inside Parliament during Winter Session: Kharge hits out at Centre

At the Congress' 'Hain Taiyyar Hum' rally, party president Mallikarjun Kharge said that the Opposition was not allowed to speak inside the Parliament during the recently concluded Winter Session. "We were not allowed to speak inside the Parliament. We just asked how those intruders came inside the Parliament, why they entered the Parliament and who was behind this...instead of a BJP MP (who issued passes to the accused), if it was a Congress MP, then we would have been disgraced and insulted. They suspended 146 opposition MPs to save their one MP. We will keep fighting," he added.
Dec 28, 2023 6:18 PM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

Mallikarjun Kharge speaks at 'Hain Taiyyar Hum' rally in Nagpur

At the Congress' 'Hain Taiyyar Hum' rally, party president Mallikarjun Kharge said that there are two ideologies in Nagpur. "One ideology is progressive, which belongs to Baba Saheb Ambedkar. On the other side is RSS, which is destroying the nation," he said.
Dec 28, 2023 5:02 PM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

Unlike in BJP, even junior Congress worker can disagree with top party leaders: Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi said that unlike in the BJP, even a junior Congress worker can question and disagree with top party leaders. He also said that vice chancellors are appointed not on the basis of merit but because they belong to a particular organisation.
Dec 28, 2023 4:36 PM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

There is fight of ideologies going on in country: Rahul Gandhi

Addressing the gathering, Rahul Gandhi said that there is a fight of ideologies going on in the country. "People think that it is a political fight, it is a fight for power... but the foundation of this fight is of ideology, it is a fight of two ideologies, both are in NDA and in I.N.D.I.A bloc but there is a fight between two ideologies," he added.
Dec 28, 2023 4:33 PM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

Rahul Gandhi addresses gathering amid party's 'Hain Taiyyar Hum' rally

Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is addressing a gathering amid the party's 'Hain Taiyyar Hum' rally in Nagpur.
Dec 28, 2023 3:25 PM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

Mallikarjun Kharge arrives in Nagpur for party's 'Main Taiyyar Hun' rally

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge arrived in Nagpur for the party's 'Main Taiyyar Hun' rally on its foundation day.
Dec 28, 2023 1:43 PM (IST) Posted by Ashesh Mallick

'Jai Congress, Vijay Congress': Party shares pictures of flag unfurling ceremony

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge unfurled the party flag at the AICC headquarters in New Delhi earlier today.
Dec 28, 2023 12:29 PM (IST) Posted by Ashesh Mallick

Message is what entire nation wants to hear: Pawan Khera ahead of 'Hain Taiyar Hum' rally in Nagpur

"Maharashtra and Nagpur have a huge role to play in the organisation of the Congress," Khera said.
Dec 28, 2023 11:40 AM (IST) Posted by Ashesh Mallick

Sonia, Priyanka Gandhi not to participate in today's Nagpur rally

Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi will not participate in the mega rally being held in Nagpur today to mark the Congress Foundation Day. Sonia Gandhi was earlier scheduled to take part in the event and address the rally.

(With inputs from Sachin Chaudhary and Vijai Laxmi)
Dec 28, 2023 11:22 AM (IST) Posted by Ashesh Mallick

Kharge says Congress will progress with its ideologies, eyes on 2024

Kharge said that the party is working keeping the 2024 Lok Sabha polls in mind and wants to send a message from Nagpur on the Foundation day of the party.
Dec 28, 2023 10:38 AM (IST) Posted by Ashesh Mallick

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge unfurls party flag at AICC HQ in Delhi

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge unfurled the party flag at AICC HQ in Delhi on the party's 139th Foundation Day celebration event.
Dec 28, 2023 10:34 AM (IST) Posted by Ashesh Mallick

Proud to be part of Congress, says Rahul Gandhi

"I am proud that I am a part of such an organization, proud that I am a part of the Congress," Rahul Gandhi tweeted.