Rahul Gandhi

Getting Caught, PM turned Whole Nation Into Chowkidars: Rahul Gandhi

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday March 18, 2019

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi today kept up his attack on the "Mein Bhi Chowkidar" campaign of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which gained huge traction on Twitter last night. Most BJP leaders, ministers and supporters had prefixed chowkidar to their twitter titles to show support minutes after the Prime Minister took the lead.

"Kindly Contest From Karnataka": Congress Unit Writes To Rahul Gandhi

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday March 18, 2019

The Karnataka Congress on Monday wrote to party president Rahul Gandhi inviting him to contest the Lok Sabha polls from the state.

Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma Calls Priyanka Gandhi "Pappu's Pappi"

India News | Edited by Shylaja Varma | Monday March 18, 2019

Speaking in Sikandrabad near Delhi, Union Minister Mahesh Sharma called Congress president Rahul Gandhi "Pappu", a term BJP leaders and supporters often use to refer to him. Senior party leaders including its chief Amit Shah have mocked him by using the word.

Opinion: "Chowkidar" Shows Rahul May Just Have Outwitted Modi

Opinion | Mihir Swarup Sharma | Monday March 18, 2019

Now we have the dubious pleasure of discovering that every union minister and also every noxious right-wing troll has added "Chowkidar" to their Twitter handle, making for a truly ridiculous timeline - if, that is, you are foolish enough to follow many of them.

Congress Fulfills What It Promises, Says Rahul Gandhi: Live Updates

India News | Edited by Swati Sharma | Monday March 18, 2019

President Rahul Gandhi and party leaders observe two-minute silence at party's public rally in Kalaburagi, to pay last respects to Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar.

13 New Faces, 2 Women In DMK List For Lok Sabha Elections

Tamil Nadu News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Monday March 18, 2019

The DMK released its list of candidates for 20 seats in Tamil Nadu on Sunday, earmarking four for children of leaders and two for women in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The rest of the 20 constituencies will go to the Congress and other allies.

"Keep Trying": Rahul Gandhi's Dig At PM Over Chowkidar Campaign

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday March 17, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "Main Bhi Chowkidar" campaign, which saw all BJP leaders rush to add "Chowkidar" to their Twitter handles, drew barbs from across the opposition. Leading the group was Congress, whose chief Rahul Gandhi tweeted that the truth "cannot be extinguished". There was a P.S.

After Manohar Parrikar's Death, An Outpouring Of Condolences On Twitter

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Sunday March 17, 2019

The death of Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar after a year-long battle against pancreatic cancer was widely condoled on social media today. Among the first to pay their respects to Mr Parrikar were BJP chief Amit Shah and Congress president Rahul Gandhi.

Congress Leaves 7 Seats In UP For Mayawati-Akhilesh Yadav Alliance

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Sunday March 17, 2019

The Congress on Sunday said it won't contest seven seats in Uttar Pradesh in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections and leave them for the Mayawati-Akhilesh Yadav alliance.

"Chowkidar Narendra Modi": PM Adds Prefix On Twitter, Top Leaders Follow

India News | Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Sunday March 17, 2019

A day after launching the "Main Bhi Chowkidar (I am a watchman too)" campaign on social media, Prime Minister Narendra has changed the title of his Twitter account to "Chowkidar Narendra Modi".

"One Modi Giving Away Crores To Other Modis": Rahul Gandhi

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday March 17, 2019

Kickstarting Congress' Lok Sabha campaign in Uttarakhand, party President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday upped the ante against Prime Minister Narendra Modi questioning why all the "Modis were getting money from the one Modi" at the helm.

Rahul Gandhi's Campaign Built On "Manufactured Issues": Arun Jaitley

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday March 16, 2019

Accusing Congress and its President Rahul Gandhi of raising "manufactured issues" in their electoral campaign, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said if those "fake" issues were taken out of Mr Gandhi's speech, nothing will be left.

No Interviews Just Before Voting, Election Commission Tells Politicians

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday March 16, 2019

Election Commission on Saturday asked leaders of all political parties to not give any media interviews during the "silence period", or 48 hours before start of polling when campaigning comes to end.

Can't Release Manifestos At Last Minute: Election Commission To Political Parties

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Saturday March 16, 2019

Political parties cannot release their poll manifestos in the 48 hours leading up to the voting day, the Election Commission has ruled. Sources said that the measure - brought about through an amendment to the Model Code of Conduct - is in keeping with Section 126 of the Representation of the People Act-1951, which provides for "election silence" d...

"Why The Fuss?" BJP's BC Khanduri As Son Joins Uttarakhand Congress

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Saturday March 16, 2019

Senior BJP leader BC Khanduri's son, Manish Khanduri, joined the Congress in the presence of party president Rahul Gandhi at a rally in Dehradun on Saturday. According to news agency PTI, the Congress is likely to field him from Pauri -- a Lok Sabha seat once held by his father -- in the upcoming general elections.