Indian columnist and author Tavleen Singh, in an exclusive chat with India TV, opened up about her views on the Congress party and the Gandhi family. Singh affirmed that she admired PM Modi, but things changed later
The Rae Bareli Lok Sabha seat has been a strong bastion of the Gandhi family. Sonia Gandhi held the constituency for four consecutive terms. Following her election to Rajya Sabha, Rahul Gandhi is contesting the seat in Lok Sabha elections 2024.
Rae Bareli constituency has long been synonymous with the Congress party and the indomitable Gandhi family's influence in Indian politics. The seat has witnessed the rise and resilience of the Gandhi family's political dynasty, making it a focal point of attention during each Lok Sabha election.
Sonia Gandhi is reportedly keen on strategically positioning her children, Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi, in the Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh. However, there seems to be a slight hitch in Sonia's plan as Rahul Gandhi is hesitant about running for elections from two separate seats.
Amid a political war over who will inaugurate the newly-constructed Parliament, another round of war of words triggered between Congress and BJP. This time, they engaged over 'Sengol' row.
Family & Politics: The beauty of Indian democracy is that family members have different political views. There are several examples in the hierarchy of Indian politics from Panchayat to the top level, one can find family members towing different political lines.
Rahul Gandhi's controversial statement: The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday pressed Congress to expel Rahul Gandhi from the party for his alleged "derogatory" remarks against the Indian army.
The former Union minister also averred that the Nationalist Congress Party may have differences with the Congress, but still swears by the ideologies of Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru.
Home Minister Amit Shah accused Congress of being involved in scam of Rs 12 lakh crore and mocked at DMK president MK Stalin for talking about corruption.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah slammed Puducherry former chief minister V. Narayanasamy and Congress party over development and corruption issues during his speech in Karaikal.
Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Tuesday raised the issue of withdrawal of SPG security cover to the Gandhi family, but the government said he cannot raise the matter in Zero Hour as he had not given a notice for the same.
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), which has a special VVIP security unit, has been asked to provide a 'Z+' cover to the Gandhi family on an all-India basis by the Union home ministry after the Special Protection Group (SPG) security was removed.
"This is simply vindictive and vendetta politics. There is no acceptable reason to remove the SPG (Special Protection Group) protection from Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Lok Sabha member Rahul Gandhi and party General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra," Tripura Pradesh Congress ad-hoc committee Chairman Pijush Kanti Biswas said
The Gandhi family will now have to submit all details related to their travel now, as per the new guidelines. According to some media reports, the family has also been asked to furnish information of their past few tours.
Citing the court order, BJP leader and Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad claimed it agrees with the contention that how Congress president Rahul Gandhi, his mother Sonia Gandhi and their family members misused public properties.
"If poverty was alleviated, how would the slogan of 'garabi hatao' be given ... it would hit vote bank politics," PM Modi said during an event in New Delhi.
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.
Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday used a series of email exchanges to accuse the Gandhi family of interfering in governmental decisions during the erstwhile UPA regime.
Senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy today said that the former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was the only good human being in the (Nehru-Gandhi) family and said he had contributed to the awakening of the Hindus.
In a veiled attack on the Gandhi family for having named major national assets after names of their family members, Union Urban Development minister Venkaiah Naidu today said that despite the contribution of many others to the struggle for India’s fr
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