[New Delhi] Sonia & Rahul,To Conquer UP,flag-Off the Bus Carrying Azad+Babbar+Dikshit
Congress today launched its poll campaign in Uttar Pradesh, with party chief Sonia Gandhi and her deputy Rahul Gandhi flagging off a three-day bus yatra “27 saal UP behaal” – from the party headquarters here.
The yatra, aimed at reaching out to the public and highlighting the alleged failure of successive governments in Uttar Pradesh in the past 27 years ever since the Congress is out of power there, will cover a total distance of 600 kms.
Top Congress leaders
Ghulam Nabi Azad, the general secretary in-charge of party affairs in the state,
Sheila Dikshit, the party’s chief ministerial face in the state, and
state unit chief Raj Babbar, along with others will travel in the bus that will halt at various places en route Kanpur.
They will also address a number of public meetings and interact with party workers on the way. The yatra will cover four districts each day and will halt at Moradabad on the first day, covering important districts in western Uttar Pradesh.
It will then travel to Shahjahanpur, covering Rampur and Bareilly and on the third day it will cover Hardoi, Kannauj and then end at Kanpur.
Azad said the party will aim to form a government in Uttar Pradesh. The party does not believe in dividing people on religious and caste lines and seek to unite them instead,
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Sonia & Rahul flag-Off the Bus To Conquer Back The Uttar Pradesh
Sonia Slams Centre On Kashmir:Militants Must Be Dealt with Firmly
[New Delhi] Sonia Slams Centre On Kashmir :Calls Grave Danger To Country
Smt Sonia said Events in Kashmir pose grave danger to country:
Congress President Smt Sonia Gandhi today slammed the Narendra Modi government over the unrest in Kashmir, saying the recent events there pose a “grave danger” to the country.
She said that former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s government had done tremendous amount of good work in the Valley but that was “no longer the case”.
“Recent events in the Valley are tragic and pose a grave danger to the country.
There can be no compromise on national security.
Militants must be dealt with firmly.
Yet we must ask ourselves, what has driven scores of young people to such levels of violence,” she said addressing the first meeting of Congress Parliamentary Party in the ongoing Monsoon session of Parliament.
“Can we say in all honesty that we have responded with sincerity to their pleas?,” Gandhi asked.
Kashmir has witnessed turmoil for the past 11 days after the killing Hizbul commander Burhan Wani with clashes claiming over 40 lives.
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The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh laying the foundation stone of 850 MW Ratle Hydro-electric Project, at Kishtwar, in Jammu and Kashmir on June 25, 2013.
The Chairperson, National Advisory Council, Smt. Sonia Gandhi, the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Shri N.N. Vohra, the Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad and the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Shri Omar Abdullah are also seen.
Congress Leaders Sought&Got Bail In National Herald Fraud case:Next Date 20th Fef
[New Delhi]Congress Leaders Get Unconditional Bail In National Herald Fraud case Next hearing date is at 2 PM on February 20, of next year.
Congress President Smt Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul today sought and got bail in the National Herald case after a local court rejected complainant Subramanian Swamy’s opposition to the relief for them on the ground they are influential and can flee the country.
Amidst media hype and hoopla and tight security, Sonia and Rahul and three other accused Motilal Vora, Oscar Fernandes and Suman Dubey appeared before Metropolitan Magistrate Lovleen in the Patiala House courts complex in the heart of the capital in pursuance of the summons issued to them on Dec 8.
The case is based on a private criminal complaint lodged by Swamy against them of cheating, conspiracy and criminal breach of trust.
“The accused are reputed persons having deep political grassroots and there is no apprehension that they will flee,” the Magistrate noted while granting them bail on furnishing personal bond of Rs.50,000 each and one surety. He posted the case for further hearing at 2 PM on February 20, next year.
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh stood surety for Sonia, while Priyanka Vadra gave surety for her brother Rahul.
A K Antony stood surety for Fernandes and Ghulam Nabi Azad and Ajay Maken for the other accused. Sam Pitroda, yet another accused, was granted exemption from personal appearance today on medical grounds.
In his reaction, Swamy said all their claims that they would not seek bail proved false. “They said they will not take bail. What happened now,”Where as Congress Reitereted Previous Allegation Calling It Political VENDETTA
Nation Pays Tributes To Martyrs of 2001 Parliament Attack
[New Delhi]Nation Pays Tributes To Martyrs of 2001 Parliament Attack
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other parliamentarians today paid Floral tributes to the martyrs of the 2001 attack on Parliament.
Along with Modi, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, Congress President Sonia Gandhi,
former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, veteran BJP leader L K Advani, Minority Affairs Minister Najma Heptulla, and Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha P J Kurien, were among those who paid floral tributes to the martyrs.
Congress leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad and Anand Sharma, BJP MP Satyanarain Jatiya were among other members who attended a solemn ceremony held in the premises of Parliament on the occasion of the 14th anniversary of the attack.
P M also met some of the martyr’s family members who were present. Parliamentarians also observed silence in the honour of the martyrs.
On December 13, 2001, five heavily-armed gunmen stormed the Parliament complex and opened indiscriminate fire, killing nine persons.
The martyrs included five Delhi Police personnel, a woman Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) official, two Parliament watch and ward staff, and a gardener.
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.
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.
At Last K.V. Chowdary And Vijai Sharma are Sworn In As CVC And CIC Respectively
[New Delhi]At Last K.V. Chowdary And Vijai Sharma are sworn In As CVC And CIC Respectively
At a ceremony held today at 1230 hrs at Rashtrapati Bhavan, K.V. Chowdary was sworn in as the Central Vigilance Commissioner and Vijai Sharma was sworn in as Chief Information Commissioner.
President, Pranab Mukherjee administered the oath of office to sh.Sharma and sh.Chowdhry at a function, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi
The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee administering the oath of Office to Shri K.V. Chowdary as the Central Vigilance Commissioner,
Earlier this month, Congress president Sonia Gandhi and party vice president Rahul Gandhi had questioned the delay in appointments of chiefs of CIC, CVC and Lokpal by the Modi government.
Many RTI activists also questioned the delay in appointments.
Tenure of CIC Rajiv Mathur ended on August 22, 2014.
The term of Central Vigilance Commissioner Pradeep Kumar had ended on September 28 last year,Parliamentarian Ram Jethmalani has ended his relations with his own party PM Narendra Modi For Selecting K V Chowdhry as CVC
Electors Sidetracked From Issues of Development and Dragged OnTrack of Communal Hatred
National Electors are once again being side tracked from the issues of development and Dragged On old cracked Track of Communal Hatred. Congress+BJP+AAP Parties are alleging each other For Disturbing the communal harmony in the country. Indian National Congress And Aam Aadmi Party complained to the Election Commission against ,B J P Leader In UP, Amit Shah over his Current speeches . Both Parties Are demanding that Close Aide Of Narendra Modi Amit Shah be arrested for creating animosity between communities in western UP
The Aam Aadmi Party[AAP] has also written a letter to election commissioner demanding that the Election Commission of India should immediately order registration of a criminal case against the BJP’s national general secretary Mr Amit Shah for his inflammatory remarks aimed at spreading communal hatred.
It is alleged “The highly objectionable remarks of Mr Shah on Thursday at Muzaffarnagar (Uttar Pradesh), which he repeated on Friday and have been widely reported in the media, appear to be a part of his party’s deliberate strategy to vitiate the atmosphere of communal harmony at the time of elections”
.According to AAP Party , Shah’s Remarks which have not been denied either by him or his party so far, clearly constitute a criminal offence under Section 153 of the Indian Penal Code, and should be booked without any delay.
On the other side BJP has defended Amit Shah”s controversial “VENGEANCE” remarks in Uttar Pradesh, saying he has captured “mood of the nation” and was asking the people to vote for party and Narendra Modi.
.Earlier Hitting out at Congress President Sonia Gandhi for meeting Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid Syed Ahmed Bukhari, BJP Alleged “deliberate” attempt was being made to “communalise” the Lok Sabha polls.
कांग्रेस के १२७वे स्थापना दिवस पर बलात्कारियों को जल्द से जल्द सजा दिलाने और पीडिता को इलाज़ के लिए प्रतिबद्दता दर्शाई
कांग्रेस के १२७वे स्थापना दिवस
कांग्रेस मुख्यालय में आज पार्टी के 127वें स्थापना दिवस के अवसर पर पार्टी का झंडा फहराया |इस अवसर पर मीडिया से बात करते हुए पार्टी अध्यक्षा श्री मति सोनिया गाँधी और पी एम् डाक्टर मनमोहन सिंह ने कहा कि वे भी 16 दिसंबर की बर्बर घटना को लेकर देश में पैदा गुस्से और रोष में उनके साथ हैं।
इस मौके पर अक्सर नव वर्ष की शुभकामनाएं देने वाली श्रीमति सोनिया ने इस बार ऐसा नहीं किया और कहा कि हमारा ध्यान उस युवा महिला पर है, जो बर्बर हमले के बाद अपनी जिंदगी के लिए संघर्ष कर रही है।
सोनिया ने 24, अकबर रोड पर पार्टी के झंडे को फहराने के बाद भावुक आवाज में कहा कि आज हमारी एकमात्र इच्छा यह है कि वह (पीड़ित) उबरे और हमारे पास वापस आए और इस तरह के बर्बर कृत्य को करने वाले अपराधियों को न्याय के कठघरे में लाने के लिए समय व्यर्थ नहीं किया जाए।
सोनिया के साथ खड़े प्रधानमंत्री ने आश्वासन दिया कि हमारी सरकार दोषियों को जल्द से जल्द सजा दिलाने के लिए प्रतिबद्ध है। बलात्कार के आरोपियों की शीघ्र सुनवाई को लेकर सरकार की पहल के बारे में प्रधानमंत्री ने कहा कि सरकार ने भारत ने पूर्व प्रधान न्यायाधीश न्यायमूर्ति जेएस वर्मा के नेतृत्व में एक समिति बनाई है, जो महिलाओं के खिलाफ अपराध से संबंधित कानूनों को आधुनिक बनाने के लिए तरीके सुझाएगी।
मनमोहन सिंह ने कहा कि कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष का कहना है कि हम जघन्य अपराध पर देश के गुस्से और रोष में उनके साथ हैं। हमारी प्रार्थनाएं बहादुर युवती के साथ हैं और उसका सर्वश्रेष्ठ संभव इलाज किया जा रहा है। उन्होंने कहा कि दिल्ली उच्च न्यायालय की पूर्व न्यायाधीश उषा मेहरा को यह पता करने के लिए नियुक्त किया गया है कि क्या घटना के बाद की घटनाक्रम में किसी की खामी या लापरवाही रही।
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