Gandhi will be chief guest at the three-day valedictory function organised by 'Global Organisation of People of Indian Origin' (GOPIO) starting on Monday.

A complaint against Rahul is already pending before the Ethics Committee of the Lok Sabha, chaired by BJP veteran LK Advani, after the speaker forwarded the same to it.

"Are the 'defenders of democracy' and 'harbingers of accountability' listening?" he asked in tweets using '#FindingLokpal' as hashtag.

"Met with the CPC Delegation led by Mr Meng Xiangfeng, member of the CPC Central Committee for a meaningful exchange of views," the Congress president tweeted.

The tweet by BJP quoted an article published on February 23, 1998, in which a magazine quoted Sonia Gandhi's father stating that he despised current leadership of Italy as they betrayed Mussolini.

In his tweet, Rahul termed the protests as “potent symbols” of Dalit resistance against the BJP’s “anti-dalit” policy.

Rahul Gandhi said job creation should be the focus area of the government as China was "out-competing" India.

Congress President Rahul Gandhi arrived in Goa to join his mother Sonia Gandhi to usher in the New Year, a party official said on Sunday.

However, things never stopped here, as the woman constable slapped Kumari back in a fit of rage.

BJP member Bhupendra Yadav moved the motion under Rule 187, against Gandhi and urged the Chair to take notice of the alleged breach of Jaitley's privilege, who is also the Leader of the House.

Sonia, who has been skipping vacations as Congress chief preferring to look at party work, was seen in a relaxed mood, freely interacting with tourists and even cycling during her stay at the south Goa resort.

Addressing the party members at the 133rd foundation day of the Congress party, Rahul accused senior BJP leaders of tampering with the country’s Constitution.

Gandhi’s dig came hours after the Leader of the House Arun Jaitley made a short statement in Rajya Sabha to end the impasse over Modi’s remarks against his predecessor made during the Gujarat polls campaign.

The coming year poses bigger challenges for Gandhi as he builds the tempo for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections by seeking to wrest key states from the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Moily acknowledged there are calls for her continuation in the position, but said Rahul Gandhi, who assumed charge as the Congress president earlier this month, is also capable of holding the post.

In a tweet, Bangalore-based woman Dipali Sikand wrote that her grandmother, who turned 107 today, had a wish to meet Rahul Gandhi, whom she found as "handsome".

For the last few months, particularly after its relations with the state BJP stooped drastically, the Shiv Sena has been heaping praise on Congress and Rahul Gandhi.

Addressing the newly elected MLAs in Gujarat, Congress said that they should keep working for the people of the state as their performance will impact the performance of the party in the upcoming 2019 general election.

The Congress president's sarcastic remark on micro-blogging site Twitter came a day after he described the saffron party's foundation based on "architecture of lies".

The Gandhi scion is expected to hold meetings with all the newly-elected MLAs and leaders and party workers all across the state to review the election results.