Rahul Gandhi
49 articles on India Vote Kar are tagged “Rahul Gandhi”, published between April 2018 and December 2019. They are filed mainly under Congress, BJP, Election commission 2019. They are listed below, newest first, followed by related coverage and topics.
Rahul Gandhi says no one can save Modi from Rafale probe after Alok Verma reinstated
Congress president Rahul Gandhi said nobody could shield Prime Minister Narendra Modi from an investigation into the Rafale deal, on the day CBI Director Alok Verma was restored to his post by the Supreme Court. He claimed the country would learn beyond doubt that Modi had taken Rs 30,000 crore of public money and given it to his friend Anil Ambani. What Gandhi said Speaking to reporters outside Parliament, Gandhi alleged that the CBI chief was removed at 1 am because he was about to start investigating the Rafale agreement.Read More
Rafale will bring Modi back to power, Nirmala Sitharaman tells Lok Sabha
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman replied for nearly two hours to a heated debate on the Rafale jet deal in Parliament, accusing the Congress of abandoning an earlier deal for 126 jets while in power because it did not get money, and of putting what she called treasury security ahead of national security. Sitharaman’s reply Referring to the Bofors scandal that broke in 1986, when Rajiv Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi’s father, headed the government, she said: “Bofors was a scam and Rafale is not a scam.” She said the Congress had lostRead More
Rahul Gandhi says PM Modi taught him what not to do after Congress state wins
Congress president Rahul Gandhi, celebrating his party’s state election victories, told reporters on Tuesday evening that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would now find it very hard to win elections. He said there was a clear feeling that the prime minister had not delivered on his commitments. The results The Congress won Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh and was in a close contest in Madhya Pradesh in elections widely seen as the last test of popularity before the 2019 general election. It lost Mizoram and did poorly in Telangana, but its heartland winsRead More
Counting day: Congress ahead in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, close fight in Madhya Pradesh
As votes were counted in five state elections seen as a semi-final ahead of the 2019 general election, the Congress was leading in two BJP-ruled Hindi heartland states, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, and was locked in a tight race in Madhya Pradesh. It was trailing in Mizoram, which it governed, while the ruling TRS appeared set to keep Telangana comfortably. Why the results matter For the BJP, the polls were the last test of its policies before seeking another term at the Centre. A strong result for the Congress was expectedRead More
PM Modi says surgical strike left Congress in mourning, hits back at Rahul Gandhi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at an election rally in Sikar, Rajasthan, criticised Congress president Rahul Gandhi for casting doubt on the Army’s surgical strike across the border in September 2016. He alleged that the operation had left the opposition party gloomy rather than proud. Modi’s charge Modi said the whole country had been filled with pride when the soldiers returned from the strike, but the Congress had been in mourning. Referring to Gandhi as the “naamdar” (aristocrat), he said the Congress leader was accusing him of lying, and asked whetherRead More
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