Gandhi

2022 - 12 - 30

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Curious case of Varun, the other Gandhi who has been BJP's own ... (India Today)

Varun, the Nehru-Gandhi scion in BJP, has escalated his veiled salvos at his own party and Modi government policies. Why is he doing this?

Some observers think that the BJP needed Maneka and Varun to weaken the Congress, to send a message that even some of the Gandhis don't endorse what the grand old party stands for. On the other hand, Rahul was a prominent figure in the Congress campaign for the 2007 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections and was made the party general secretary, with the charge of the Youth Congress soon after. In 2017, the party chose Yogi Adityanatha for Uttar Pradesh and the rest is history. Varun was the youngest to hold the post. But in the next few elections, she won from Pilibhit and served as a minister under Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee even before she and Varun formally joined the BJP in 2004. In the 2009 general election, the BJP saw potential in Varun and fielded him from Pilibhit. The Congress again won in 2009 but Varun had a personal triumph-- all his rivals lost their security deposits in Pilibhit. Was this to prove a mistake in years to come? Sanjay was a member of Parliament from Uttar Pradesh’s Amethi, a constituency that was to go, in the coming years, to first Rajiv, then Sonia and finally to Rahul that he lost to the BJP’s Smriti Irani in 2019. In the 1991 polls, the Congress formed a minority government, riding a sympathy wave after Rajiv was assassinated. The 1980 tragedy allowed Rajiv to become Indira’s successor, and he did become prime minister after her assassination in 1984. Varun and his mother, Maneka Gandhi, also a BJP MP from Uttar Pradesh and party veteran, don’t use the saffron party’s name in their Twitter bios.

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Will Varun Gandhi be welcomed in Congress's yatra? Rahul ... (Hindustan Times)

The Bharat Jodo Yatra, which started from Kanyakumari on September 7, has so far covered parts of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, ...

(Everyone is welcome, but he belongs to the BJP, so he will have a problem there.)” “The politics of our country should be to unite the country, not the politics of creating civil war. Political pundits were quick to draw a similarity between Varun Gandhi's remarks and his elder cousin brother Rahul Gandhi's speech near the Red Fort during Bharat Jodo Yatra, Congress's mass outreach programme. In a video widely circulated on social media, Varun Gandhi can be heard saying that he is neither against Congress nor Pandit Nehru. "How is this possible? “TV and newspapers are only doing Hindu-Muslim, Hindu-Muslim and caste politics.

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Congress will sweep Madhya Pradesh elections..I can guarantee ... (Livemint)

The Congress leader even said that he considers BJP as his 'guru' (teacher) as the party shows him a roadmap and teaches him 'what should never be done'.

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Rahul Gandhi To Be Opposition's Prime Ministerial Face In 2024 ... (Outlook India)

Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath is the lone leader to have come forward in favour of Rahul Gandhi's candidature for the 2024 polls.

Nath also said that no one in the history of the world has undertaken such a long 'padayatra'. The 76-year-old Congress chief of Madhya Pradesh also said there was no place for "traitors" in the party after they betrayed the organisation. "Rahul Gandhi does not do politics for power, but for the people of the country who make anyone sit in power," he said.

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Huge undercurrent against BJP in country, says Rahul Gandhi... (The New Indian Express)

The Congress leader also sought mutual respect and effective vision between opposition leaders in taking on the BJP, which has been completely dominating ...

"The more they attack us, it gives us a greater opportunity to improve ourselves," Gandhi said. "But, our role is also to ensure that the opposition feels comfortable and they are respected. It should have an education policy that allowed children to give wings to their imagination and look beyond careers in medicine, engineering, civil services and law, he added. "If the opposition stands effectively with a vision, it will become very difficult for the BJP to win elections. I have a lot of respect for the opposition. They are dominating India's political space completely," he said.

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I consider BJP my 'guru', says Rahul Gandhi (NewsroomPost)

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's mass contacting campaign, Bharat Jodo Yatra, was issued cautionary notes by the Centre amid a rise in COVID-19 cases across ...

[Offbeat18 mins ago](https://newsroompost.com/india/offbeat/ahead-of-new-year-manali-roads-clogged-up-due-to-huge-influx-of-tourists-pics-surface/5220374.html) I can give this in writing that Congress is going to sweep the Madhya Pradesh elections. But the opposition has to coordinate properly & the opposition has to go to the people with an alternative vision: Rahul Gandhi [pic.twitter.com/KvKj0Elton] “The doors of Bharat Jodo Yatra are open for everyone, we are not going to stop anyone from joining us. I consider them (BJP) as my Guru, they are showing me the way and training me on what is not to be done.” While talking about the Bharat Jodo Yatra which entered New Delhi on December 24 before taking a nine-day break, he said, “When I started this, I just took it as an ordinary yatra from Kanyakumari to Kashmir. Opposition needs a central ideological framework that only Congress can provide but our role is also to make sure that opposition parties feel comfortable: Rahul Gandhi

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Rahul Gandhi calls BJP his 'guru', says it constantly reminds him ... (The Indian Express)

"The doors of Bharat Jodo Yatra are open for everyone. We are not going to stop anyone from joining us," the parlaimentarian said.

Referring to the ensuing 2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections, the former Congress president said: “I can give this in writing that the Congress is going to sweep the polls. But the Opposition has to coordinate properly and go to the people with an alternative vision,” he said, according to ANI. I want to thank people from [BJP](https://indianexpress.com/about/bjp/) and RSS, because the more they target us, it helps us in some way or the other,” news agency ANI reported. I am thinking to wear a sweater once I start feeling cold.” “I want them (BJP) to attack us aggressively. Akhilesh ji, Mayawati ji and others want “mohabbat ka Hindustan” and there is some relation of ideology between us,” he added.

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Huge undercurrent against BJP in country: Rahul Gandhi (TheDispatch)

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said there was a huge undercurrent against the BJP across the country and urged the opposition to unite ...

Gandhi said he was in favour of large businesses as they had a central role in the economy, but the same should not be controlled by “two-three persons”. He also spoke about a clear foreign policy, unlike a “confused” policy pursued by the government, and greater economic equality. “If the opposition stands effectively with a vision, it will become very difficult for the BJP to win elections.

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Rahul Gandhi on Akhilesh, Mayawati: 'I know that...rishta toh hai' (Hindustan Times)

Rahul Gandhi said he won't comment on Akhilesh Yadav's Bharat Jodo remark. "Akhilesh ji, Mayawati ji and others want mohabbat ka Hindustan and there is some ...

On a question on whether Varun Gandhi is welcome in the Yatra, Rahul Gandhi said, "Everyone is welcome. The government can't hide behind the Army, Navy and Air Force," Rahul Gandhi added. Our work is to provide a national framework to the opposition," Rahul Gandhi said adding that the role of the Congress is also to make sure that opposition parties feel comfortable and respected. On the issue of security, Rahul Gandhi asked the government wants him to do the yatra in a bullet-proof car. "If the opposition stands effectively with a vision, what I am hearing from the ground, it will become very difficult for BJP to win the elections. They have a positioning in UP which they have to defend and for that, he may not come to the yatra. On Ghulam Nabi Azad, Rahul Gandhi said, "Ask him. "PM Modi has to publicly tell China that you have come inside our territory and get out. [Rahul Gandhi ](https://www.hindustantimes.com/topic/rahul-gandhi)on Saturday said there is a connection with Akhilesh Yadav and Mayawati in the journey against hatred. "Everyone knows that BJP and Congress are not the same. Rahul Gandhi said he won't comment on Akhilesh Yadav's Bharat Jodo remark. Bharat Jodo Yatra is open to all, Rahul Gandhi said adding that he won't comment on who will be joining and not.

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Massive undercurrent against BJP, says Rahul Gandhi (Economic Times)

Addressing a press conference at the Congress headquarters here, he said there is a need for the opposition parties to have "mutual respect" for each other.

But, the opposition has to coordinate properly and the opposition has to go to the people of India with an alternative vision. [Indices Tumble on Last Day, But D St Stands Tall in 2022](/epaper/delhicapital/2022/dec/31/satet-front/indices-tumble-on-last-day-but-d-st-stands-tall-in-2022/articleshow/96631475.cms) Addressing a press conference at the Congress headquarters here, he said there is a need for the opposition parties to have "mutual respect" for each other. So there is need for a central ideological framework, which only the Congress can provide and that is our role. It should have an education policy that allowed children to give wings to their imagination and look beyond careers in medicine, engineering, civil services and law, he added. He, however, said the doors of the Yatra are open for anyone who wants a united India free of violence and hatred.

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