Rahul Gandhi is the Congress leader and has been representing the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency since 2019. In the 2019 Lok Sabha Election, Rahul Gandhi won the Wayanad seat by defeating Communist Party of India (CPI) candidate PP Suneer with a margin of 4,31,770 votes. However, Gandhi was defeated by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Smriti Zubin Irani from his family's stronghold Amethi with a margin of 55,120 votes in the 2019 polls. Rahul Gandhi won three consecutive elections from Amethi in 2004, 2009 and 2014. He defeated Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidates Chandra Parkash Mishra Matiyari and Asheesh Shukla in the 2004 and 2009 polls respectively from Amethi. Rahul Gandhi again won the Amethi constituency in 2014 by defeating Smriti Zubin Irani with a margin of 1,07,903 votes. Gandhi was the president of the Congress party from 2017 to 2019.
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Independence Day 2022: Addressing the nation for the ninth time from the historic ramparts of Red Fort, Prime Minister Modi hit out at the 'parivaarwad' and 'bhai-batijawad' in his speech and asked the people to help eradicate this.
Gandhi's attack came a day after Prime Minister Modi lashed out at the Congress for wearing black dresses on August 5 in protest against price rise, saying those who believe in "kala jadu" will never be able to win the trust of the people again.
Bihar political crisis: Speaking on the recent political developments in Bihar and the breaking of ties between BJP and JD(U), Shatrughan Sinha said that there is no doubt about the acceptability, respectability, and ability of Nitish Kumar, who can be a potential PM candidate for 2024.
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Congress protest: Rahul Gandhi, along with 65 Congress parliament members, were detained by the police in Vijay Chowk, while in total 335 protestors were detained under section 65 of the Delhi Police Act for obstructing the officers from maintaining the law.
Congress leaders and workers came out in full force on the streets on Friday to stage protests over rising prices and unemployment.
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National Herald Case: Delving on a wide range of issues, Swamy talked about Ram Setu, and expressed concerns over the country's current economic condition, among others.
Congress dismissed as 'bogus' Amit Shah linking its protests to Ram temple foundation day, says its stir against price rise has clearly hit home.
Congress protest: Congress decides to make a push on social media for the protests being held against the rising prices, accompanied by a popular patriotic song and some poetry.
National Herald case: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has earlier questioned Congress president Sonia Gandhi and party leader Rahul Gandhi into the alleged financial irregularities in the Congress-promoted Young Indian, which owns the National Herald newspaper.
Shortly after Gandhi's press conference here, former Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the Congress leader made "shameful and irresponsible" comments.
Earlier in the day, Rahul Gandhi took charge of Congress' big protest over unemployment, rising prices, GST and ED action in National Herald case. The Congress MP addressed a press conference at the Congress headquarters in New Delhi wherein he alleged that 'India is witnessing the death of democrac
Congress protest: Rahul Gandhi alleged that the Modi government is controlling all the central agencies while linking it with BJP's election winning spree.
The protesting MPs of Congress raised slogans against the govt demanding that the GST hike on essential items be withdrawn, with party chief Sonia Gandhi standing with the women MPs of the party holding a banner outside gate number 1 of Parliament.
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National Herald Case: The Congress has planned a mass protest against price rise, unemployment and the GST hike on essential items on August 5, wherein it will take out a march to the Rashtrapati Bhavan and 'gherao' the prime minister's residence.
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