Tag: Congress
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How Tough Is BJP’s challenge in Madhya Pradesh after Karnataka Defeat?
Bhopal: After BJP’s massive defeat in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, many believe that it would not be easy for the Hindutva-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in central India. During the winter, three major states of India—Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan will have elections. While Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan have Congress governments, Madhya Pradesh which…
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Karnataka chooses compassion and genuine connection over megalomania
“An egotistical utterance should always be regarded as false.”– MK Gandhi, Bapu Ke Ashirvad, July 26, 1945 This is precisely how the Karnataka voter responded to the high-decibel, repulsively lavish but unashamedly false campaign mounted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the abusive one by Union Home Minister Amit Shah. They were both very transparently…
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There were allegations that PAC were terrorising Muslims by resorting to unprovoked firings– Mohsina Kidwai in My Life In Indian Politics
Bhopal/Lucknow: Here is an interview with the author Rasheed Kidwai regarding his book on Congress’ veteran leader, Memmber of Parliament and former governor Mohsina Kidwai. The book has generated a lot of interest from different quarters, ever since its launch. Question: Mohsina Kidwai has had a long inning in politics and is a prominent figure.…
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Congress’ Bharat Jodo Yatra – Has the ‘Grand Old Party’ finally found the right path?
ongress kuch karti nahi!,” “ Kaha hai Congress?” Such remarks constitute the general narrative that has encompassed the Indian political space for almost a decade. A party that has been decimated in all corners of the country, coupled with its eroding political acumen has inflicted heavy electoral losses to the party. The “Bharat Jodo Yatra”…
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I broke a fixed deposit and sent to candidates in 1977– Mohsina Kidwai
“The party had no finances to fund its candidates. So as the state party president, I broke a fixed deposit of Rs 90,000 I had saved and sent whatever little amount I could to the candidates”—This is how Mohsina Kidwai recollects the plight of the Congress after its defeat in the 1977 Lok Sabha elections…
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My walk with Rahul was to keep alive the tradition of Nehru-Gandhi family marching together for India: Tushar
Mumbai/Kolkata: The great-grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, Tushar Arun Gandhi on November 18 walked along with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for Bharat Jodo Yatra (BJY), a walk organized by Indian National Congress to unite India. The yatra began on September 7 and the yatris (participants) will walk around 3500 kilometres from Kanyakumari to Kashmirand will be concluding in…
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RSS and BJP are dangerous, they want to control you through fear: Rahul Gandhi
“Why are you walking?” I asked Rahul Gandhi at the Bharat Jodo Yatra. Rahul: Do you know the difference between Pooja and Tapasya? Me: Yes, Pooja is worship and Tapasya is penance. Rahul: Tapasya comes from the word ‘Tapp’, which means heat. When you do tapasya you generate heat. The heat that consumes you. It…
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How on three occassions, Mallikarjun Kharge missed the chance to become chief minister
There are tons of memories and of course, it’s hard to figure out where to start. So this is going to be random and rambly, but I hope it will be useful to kind of get an idea of the man behind the public figure that Mallikarjun Kharge is. I’m not going into the debate…
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Inside Bharat Jodo Yatra– A Tale Of Commitment, Grit And Resurfacing Of Memories Of Old Congress Leaders
s they say, seeing is believing. Rahul Gandhi’s effect on the masses, elderly men and women or small children, is pure magic. I was spellbound by how people connect with him and Rahul Gandhi with them. The way you reconnect with a long-lost family member or a dear friend. College students and homemakers on terraces…
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Was Irfan assigned to be ‘Shinde’ in Jharkhand Congress?
Kolkata: Since the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikash Agadi government fell in Maharashtra, it was assumed that Jharkhand would be next in line. Recovery of large amount of cash from Jharkhand’s three Indian National Congress legislators is believed to be part of this conspiracy to topple the Hemant Soren government. Three legislators, Irfan Ansari, Rajesh Kachchap…