[New Delhi,]PM Invites Congress Top Leaders for Tea :Rahul Calls It Under Public Pressure
Rahul Gandhi said today That Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited Congress President Sonia Gandhi and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for discussions on GST under “public pressure”,
The Congress Vice President Rahul also hit out at the attitude of Modi government, saying, “This is not the normal way of transacting business.”
With government and Congress at loggerheads over the passage of crucial legislations like the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill, Modi today reached out to the main opposition and invited Smt Sonia Gandhi and Dr Singh for tea this evening at his Race Course Road residence at 7 PM.
Rahul also maintained that the party was in favour of passage of GST bill but made it clear that there were differences with the government regarding the issue.
“Our position is very clear and we have three differences with the BJP government. So the talks are on.
“We had brought in the GST and it is beneficial for the people. We want to pass the GST and cooperate with the government,” Rahul added.
Congress wants that cap should be put on the tax, he said, adding,” We want poor should not be taxed. We have brought in the GST and we want to pass it
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PM Invites Congress Top Leaders ForTea:Rahul Calls It Under Public Pressure
Rahul Defends His Nationality And Dares Modi Govt to Jail Him
[New Delhi]Rahul Defends His Nationality And Dares Modi Govt to Jail Him
BJP Leader Subramaniam Swamy has raised question on Rahul’s double citizenship
Hitting back over Subramaniam Swamy’s allegation questioning his nationality, Rahul Gandhi today accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of “throwing mud” on him through his “cronies” and dared the government to “jail” him if he is guilty.
Addressing a Youth Congress gathering on the occasion of the 98th birth anniversary of Indira Gandhi, he also accused the RSS and the BJP of throwing mud on his family members ever since he was a child, asserting that he is “not going to be scared” by such things and that he will continue to fight against BJP.
Rahul did not direct refer to Swamy but was apparently referring to his allegations on the basis of documents purportedly showing that Gandhi had claimed himself to be a British national before the company law authorities in the UK for setting up a company.
Swamy had demanded that Gandhi be stripped of Indian citizenship and Lok Sabha membership. He had written to Modi and later to Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan.
Rejecting the allegations, the Congress Vice President today said, I will not withdraw (from attacking Modi). I will continue to fight for the poor+the farmers.”
BJP Sees Congress Hands Behind Destablishing “Sarbat Khalsa”:Punjab Unrest
[Chandigarh,Punjab]BJP Sees Congress Hands Behind Destablishing ‘Sarbat Khalsa’:Unrest In Punjab.
As per Ruling Party ,Sarbat Khalsa has clearly posed a challenge to the unity and integrity of the country, besides posing a threat to peace and tranquility in Punjab.
BJP,On 13 November, accused Congress of “destablising the state and the country” by leading support to ‘Sarbat Khalsa’ held at village Chabba three days ago where ‘Khalistan’ slogans were raised and a convict in former chief minister Beant Singh’s assassination case was appointed as Jathedar of Akal Takht Sahib.
BJP National Secretary Tarun Chugh said the presence of Congress MLA Ramanjit Singh Sikki, party’s former MLA Inderjit Singh Zira with thousands of Congressmen hints at a deep rooted conspiracy to destablise the state and the country.
Questioning Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi’s silence over participation of Congressmen in Sarbat Khalsa, Chugh said Congress was playing with fire by supporting Khalistani elements to recover its lost political base.
He said Sarbat Khalsa has clearly posed a challenge to the unity and integrity of the country, besides posing a threat to peace and tranquility in Punjab.
Chugh said it seems to be a recap of the 1980s when the infighting between Giani Zail Singh and Darbara Singh had resulted into a dangerous situation as the two groups used anti-national elements for their own vested interests and score over each other.
“Punjab and Punjabis had to pay a heavy price then but it is unfortunate that Congress is once again trying to replicate the same to fulfil their ulterior political motives,”
Chugh said,By allowing its leaders to participate in a congregation hosted by radicals and separatist forces, Congress has once again proved that it has not learnt a lesson from its past mistakes, .
Chugh challenged Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Rahul to come clear on the issue.
Rahul Gandhi Greets On Raksha Bandhan
[New Delhi]Rahul Gandhi Greets On Raksha Bandhan
Congress’s National Vice President Rahul Gandhi Has Greeted On The Auspicious Occasion of Raksha Bandhan
He Tweeted
“Greetings on the auspicious occasion of Raksha Bandhan.It symbolizes affection, commitment and happiness.May the festival bring joy to all”.
Rahul Gandhi Ups Attack on FTII Issue,May Approach To The President
[New Delhi]Rahul Gandhi Ups Attack on FTII Issue,May Approach To The President
Stepping up attack on the FTII issue, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today accused RSS of capturing educational institutions built on merit in the last six decades to destroy them.
Congress sources said he would lead a delegation to President Pranab Mukherjee to seek his intervention over the ongoing students’s stir against the appointment of actor Gajendra Chauhan as chairman of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII).
Rahul who had earlier also visited FTII to support the demand of the students who want Chauhan to be removed.
“The capturing of educational institutions by the RSS is a political issue. I am not politicising it. The BJP is politicising it.
“Every institution that has been developed over the last 50-60 years on merit is being destroyed. This is a political issue not a social issue,” the Congress Vice President said.
Students’ agitation at FTII is going on for nearly two months after government announced the appointment of Chauhan as head of its governing council.
The students have been boycotting classes since June 12, demanding Chauhan’s removal, maintaining that he lacks “academic credentials, vision and stature” to head the premier institute.
Congress,Led by Smt Sonia, Sit on Dharna in Parliament Complex
[New Delhi] Congress Led by Smt Sonia sit on Dharna in Parliament Complex
Smt Sonia calls Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan’s decision as “murder of democracy”
Led by Sonia Gandhi, Congress MPs sat on a dharna inside Parliament House complex today in protest against suspension of its 25 members from Lok Sabha, as the party asserted there will be no let up in its demand for resignation of BJP leaders even if all its members are “thrown” out of Parliament.
The Congress President denounced Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan’s decision as “murder of democracy” while party vice president Rahul gandhi said the main opposition party will continue to seek the resignation of Union Minister Sushma Swaraj and BJP chief ministers Vasundhara Raje and Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
“It is government?s duty to run the Parliament.
Suspension of our MPs is anti-democratic. Democracy is being murdered,” said Sonia, as she raised slogans along with top party leaders like Ghulam Nabi Azad, A K Antony and Anand Sharma against the Speaker’s decision. Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was also present.
“We will not budge from our stand and there will be no let up in out pressure (on government) as far as issues of corruption, Sushma Swaraj and Vyapam are concerned,” Rahul told media
Hitting out at the government, Rahul said it is not the Congress Party that is asking for resignations, it is the people of the country who are asking for resignations.
“Vyapam scam has destroyed future of 1000s youth in MP. There is clear evidence that Sushmaji has broken the law.
He added.
“Clear evidence that Rajasthan CM (Vasundhara Raje) directly involved financially with Lalit Modi,”
“Down with Narendra Modi. We want justice. Shame on you dictator,” were the slogans shouted by Congress members who sat on a dharna near the Mahatma gandhi statue. The members wore black arm bands.
Leaders from the other opposition parties like SP and RJD also joined the Congress MPs in their protest.
The decision by Lok Sabha Speaker is “unlawful”, SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav said, as he asked her to reconsider the suspensions.
Rahul Gandhi ,Supporting His Suspended MPs,Says PM Protecting the ‘Guilty’
[New Delhi] Rahul Gandhi ,Supporting His Suspended MPs,Says PM Protecting the ‘Guilty’
Congress v p Rahul Gandhi today said the Congress stands behind each of its suspended MPs and the truth cannot be silenced in the scams despite Prime Minister Narendra Modi “protecting the guilty”.
“We stand with each one of our suspended MPs (3/3): Rahul Gandhi #BlackDayForIndianDemocracy. Truth will not be silenced in the He said that case of corruption scams either where the Prime Minister is protecting the guilty,” Gandhi said in a series of tweets.
The Modi Govt will soon understand that truth cannot be silenced.The ppl of India&Congress Party have shown this in case of land bill,
25 of Congress party’s 44 members in Lok Sabha were today suspended for five days for causing disruptions, setting the stage for escalation in confrontation as nine opposition parties decided to boycott the House for these days to express solidarity with the suspended members.
Speaker Sumitra Mahajan took the decision, first such major action in the present Lok Sabha, against the members for “persistently, wilfully obstructing” the House by displaying placards and shouting slogans.
Congress President Sonia Gandhi had earlier dubbed as ‘Black Day’ for democracy the suspension of the MPs from Lok Sabha as her party said the Narendra Modi government is implementing “Gujarat model” of democracy here.
Gandhi, who appeared agitated soon after Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan’s decision to suspend 25 Congress MPs, said, “It is a Black Day for democracy.
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FTII Protesting Students,Showing Roots,Seek Rahul Gandhi’s Intervention
[New Delhi,Pune] FTII Protesting Students,Showing Roots,Seek Rahul Gandhi’s Intervention
Students of FTII demanding removal of small screen actor Gajendra Chauhan as chairman of the institute have approached Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, seeking his intervention to check the “assault on institutions of higher learning”.
Sources in Congress said that the students have invited Gandhi to come to Pune and support their cause.
250 FTII students are on strike against Chouhan’s appointment and are demanding the formation a committee which will make the rules for the FTII society.
A number of filmmakers have also resigned as members of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) Society expressing their solidarity with the students.
Students have continued their strike for almost 40 days, boycotting academic work after failure of their talks with I and B minister Arun Jaitley in New Delhi on July 3.
FTII students’ association (FSA) has declared that the strike will continue till their main demand for removal of Chauhan–who they allege lacks vision and stature to head FTII–and reconstitution of the FTII Society is accepted.
In the letter to Gandhi, Student Leader Nachimuthu is also learnt to have requested Gandhi to support them and take up the issue of FTII like he had taken up the issue of Ambedkar Periyar Study Circle in IIT Madras.
After agitation and a political controversy, the ban on the Dalit students body Ambedkar Periyar Study Circle (APSC) was finally revoked.
Congress Top Trio (Sonia+Rahul+Priyanka) Back In The Indian Political Galaxy
[New Delhi]Congress Top Trio(Sonia+Rahul+Priyanka)Back In The Indian Political Galaxy
Sonia+Rahul+Priyanka return from trip abroad
Congress president Sonia Gandhi, vice president Rahul and Priyanka are back to the national capital after their “short international visit”.
While Rahul Gandhi arrived today, Sonia and Priyanka, who had left before Rahul, returned yesterday.
On June 20, when Rahul had left for visit abroad, party spokesperson Randeep Surjewala had said, “Sonia Gandhi is currently travelling on a short international visit for personal reasons”.
The party has declined to divulge the reasons for their foreign visit.
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