The Congress leader's remark came after MEA said that it was monitoring the situation after reports claimed that the Chinese side was constructing a second bridge over the Pangong Tso Lake in the Union Territory of Ladakh.

Congress media department head and general secretary Randeep Surjewala said that on May 23, Rahul Gandhi will address and interact at Cambridge University on "India at 75: The challenges and way ahead for a resilient-modern India".

Hardik Patel, who had joined the Congress three years ago, on Wednesday resigned from the party, accusing its top leadership of behaving as if they hated Gujarat and Gujaratis.

Rahul Gandhi shared a picture comparing graphs of both countries. These graphs showed a similar pattern of increase in unemployment, communal riots, and petrol prices from the years 2017 to 2021.

RJD spokesperson Manoj Kumar Jha called Rahul Gandhi's claims 'bizarre', and JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy said Congress is facing a phobia of regional parties.

Addressing the closing session of the party's three-day ‘Nav Sankalp Chintan Shivir' here, Gandhi said, “We have to accept that the Congress’ connection with the people has been broken.” “Our fight is for ideology. We have to go to the people and sit with them, the connection the party had with people has to be re-established,” he said.

The Chintan Shivir, organized in Udaipur after the gap of nine years, was attended by around 430 leaders and has prepared a "six draft resolution" which has been submitted to Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi

Congress' three-day Chintan Shivir begins today in Udaipur which will emphasize on discussions over 'communal polarization', farmers' issues and strengthening the party for the upcoming elections.

The focus of Chintan Shivir is to formulate an action plan for the party, and steps to be taken to strengthen the organisation.

Gandhi was greeted with flowers and slogans by party workers as he reached the railway station in the evening. The former Congress chief was also welcomed by coolies at the Sarai Rohilla station and their delegation shared its concerns with him.

Rijiju's remarks came after Rahul Gandhi had welcomed the Supreme Court's decision to put on hold the sedition law.

Rahul Gandhi, while addressing the party's tribal leaders in Dahod, spelt out the party strategy for the tribal leaders.

Addressing a tribal rally, the Congress leader also said that the BJP-led government in the state had deprived tribals of their rights.

Modi ji, you used to criticise Manmohan ji when ₹ fell. Now ₹ is at its lowest ever value. But I won't criticise you blindly, Rahul Gandhi wrote on Twitter.

Rahul Gandhi gave a clear message to party workers and leaders in Telangana to remain united and said indiscipline will not be tolerated. He said party tickets will be given only to those who work in the field.

The Bharatiya Janata Party has been keeping track of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's foreign trips and clubbing for some time now.

Congress's Rahul Gandhi also assured the farmers that they do not need to worry as the loans that are already pending will be waived off once the party came to power in the state.

Rahul Gandhi had earlier attacked the government over a WHO report which claimed there were 4.7 million Covid deaths in India, saying "science does not lie, Prime Minister Narendra Modi does".

Rahul Gandhi is likely to meet NSUI members in the Chanchalguda jail in Telangana who were detained for staging a protest outside the administration building of Osmania University in Hyderabad.

Gandhi, who arrived in Kathmandu on Monday evening to participate in a marriage function of his Nepali friend, Sumnima Udas, was earlier staying at a five-star hotel in Kathmandu.