Tag: Priyanka Gandhi

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Rahul, Priyanka no match to Modi's leadership: Sena

Mumbai: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi’s “development book” has improved much since 2014 and he has his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s support, but they cannot be compared with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, the Shiv Sena said on Wednesday. The remarks by the Uddhav Thackeray-led party came two days after it sealed a pre-poll alliance with […]

  • Tuesday, 04 May 2021
Op-Ed: Will Congress’ Priyanka Gamble Pay off?

Bhubaneswar: The formal induction of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the sister of AICC president, Rahul Gandhi, into the Congress with the responsibility of the crucial eastern UP belt being placed on her shoulders, has caused ripples across the political spectrum. Though her entry was expected with the party desperately looking for someone with a Midas touch […]

  • Tuesday, 04 May 2021
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Hardik Patel to join Congress, contest LS polls

Ahmedabad: Firebrand Patidar leader Hardik Patel is set to join the Congress and even contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, informed sources said on Thursday. Sources in his Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) confirmed late Thursday that the decision was taken at a meeting held at Tarkhadi village in Rajkot district. According to PAAS leader […]

  • Monday, 03 May 2021
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No one is happy with Modi government: Priyanka

Bhadohi (Uttar Pradesh): Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Tuesday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying no one was happy with his government. Demanding to know what Modi had done in the last five years, Gandhi told the media here: “Be it farmers, youth or anybody, no one is satisfied with the government. Together they […]

  • Monday, 03 May 2021
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Vadra's custodial interrogation may be needed: ED

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday told a Delhi court that Robert Vadra, the brother-in-law of Congress President Rahul Gandhi, is not cooperating in the investigation and the agency may require his custodial interrogation in a money laundering case. A Special Public Prosecutor told Special Judge Arvind Kumar that despite being given various […]

  • Monday, 03 May 2021
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Royalty? My family ended princely privileges: Priyanka

Ayodhya: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi has slammed the BJP for equating the Gandhi family with royalty and pointed out that it was her grandmother Indira Gandhi who abolished the privileges of princely families. Interacting with the students of Sunbeam Public School here on Friday, Gandhi also said that her “emotional dream” was to see […]

  • Sunday, 02 May 2021
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Rahul files nomination, Congress vows to sweep Kerala

Wayanad (Kerala): Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday filed nomination papers for the Lok Sabha elections from Wayanad amid an outpouring of support from thousands on the streets, leading the party to claim it will sweep all 20 seats in Kerala. Thousands of men and women, and even the young, packed the streets of Wayanad […]

  • Sunday, 02 May 2021
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Priyanka Gandhi votes, says BJP will be ousted

New Delhi: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday voted in the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha polls and claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would be ousted from power this time. The Congress leader and her husband Robert Vadra exercised their franchise at a polling booth in the Sardar Patel Vidyalaya in […]

  • Saturday, 01 May 2021
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Priyanka's HP visit cancelled due to bad weather

Shimla: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s proposed visit to Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday was cancelled at the last minute due to bad weather. She was scheduled to address a rally in Sundernagar in support of Mandi Congress candidate Ashray Sharma, a party leader told IANS. Greenhorn Sharma, grandson of former Telecom Minister Sukh Ram, is […]

  • Saturday, 01 May 2021
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Priyanka Gandhi claims to be Punjabi 'bahu', says make Rahul PM

Bathinda/Pathankot: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday attempted to establish an emotional link with local voters by describing herself as a Punjabi ‘bahu’ (daughter-in-law), saying she felt at home in Punjab and among its people. While hailing the valour of Punjabis and their ability to remain happy in all circumstances, she launched a vitriolic […]

  • Saturday, 01 May 2021
Priyanka steps down from roadshow to save man

Varanasi: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi, during her roadshow in Varanasi on Wednesday evening, saw that a man in the crowd had fallen down. She immediately got down from her truck and offered water to the man who complained of chest pain. She asked her security personnel to arrange for a car and made sure that […]

  • Saturday, 01 May 2021
Respect the mandate given by people, says Priyanka

New Delhi: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP for their victory in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls and said the party respects the mandate given by the people of the country. Speaking to reporters here at the party headquarters, she said: “We respect the mandate […]

  • Friday, 30 April 2021
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Op-Ed: Electorate Reject Dynasty

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: The most heartening aspect of 2019 verdict has been the near complete rejection of dynastic politics by the electorate. Nothing proves this better than the defeat of Congress president, Rahul Gandhi from the family borough of Amethi. He had inherited the seat from his father and former Prime Minister, Rajeev Gandhi […]

  • Friday, 30 April 2021
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Ready to be Congress leader in Lok Sabha: Tharoor

New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has said that he is ready to take the responsibility of the Leader of the Congress party in the Lok Sabha if party offers him the job. “If offered, I am ready to be the Congress Lok Sabha leader,” Tharoor, elected for a third consecutive term as a […]

  • Friday, 30 April 2021
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It's BJP's dictatorship: Priyanka on blacklisting NSUI VP

New Delhi: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Tuesday attacked the BJP after the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh dissolved the Allahabad University Student Union and blacklisted NSUI Vice President, calling it BJP’s “dictatorship”. “NSUI Vice President Akhilesh Yadav was suspended and blacklisted by the administration for raising voice against the dissolution of Allahabad […]

  • Wednesday, 28 April 2021
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