Rahul Gandhi Congress President

Sonia Gandhi Back As Congress Chief For Now After 12-Hour Meet: 10 Points

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday August 11, 2019

Sonia Gandhi will return as Congress president for now, two years after she handed the top job to her son Rahul Gandhi, the party's top decision-making body, the Working Committee, decided on Saturday after a 12-hour meeting. Pitching it as a stop-gap measure, the party said it will pick a new president when its plenary session is held later this y...

Rahul Gandhi Letter LIVE Updates: Not Correct For Me To Select New Congress Chief

India News | Edited by Stela Dey | Wednesday July 3, 2019

As Rahul Gandhi stepped down as Congress chief, party sources indicated today that a new president will be chosen "within a week". Mr Gandhi told reporters that the party should choose a new president "quickly and without further delay" and that he was not part of the process at all as he had already resigned.

Resigned After Taking Full Responsibility, Says Rahul Gandhi

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday June 27, 2019

Rahul Gandhi stuck to his decision to resign as Congress president, saying he did it to ensure accountability for the party's Lok Sabha poll debacle and there was no question of going back on it.

Bihar Congress Passes Resolution Urging Rahul Gandhi To Stay Party Chief

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday June 10, 2019

The Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee (BPCC) on Sunday passed a unanimous resolution requesting Rahul Gandhi to continue as Congress president.

In Wayanad, Rahul Gandhi Hugs Nurse Who Was Present When He Was Born

India News | Edited by Prionka Jha | Sunday June 9, 2019

On the lastday of his three-day visit to his parliamentary constituency of Wayanad in Kerala, Congress president Rahul Gandhi met a nurse who was present at the time of his birth in Delhi 49 years ago.

"Chief Need Not Be From Gandhi Family": Rahul Gandhi Reportedly Said

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Deepshika Ghosh | Saturday May 25, 2019

Rahul Gandhi, speaking at a meeting of the Congress's top decision-making body on Sunday, insisted that he did not want to continue as party president after its debacle in the national election. He remained firm on his decision to quit even after the party unanimously rejected it.

People Of India Have Decided, I Respect That: Rahul Gandhi Concedes Defeat In Amethi Against Smriti Irani: Live Updates

India News | Edited by Stela Dey, Revathi Hariharan | Thursday May 23, 2019

Congress Election Results: Congress joined hands with a number of opposition parties as they look to improve its count this time.

Assam School Under Scanner For Sending Students To Rahul Gandhi Rally

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Saturday April 13, 2019

An educational institution in southern Assam's Barak Valley has landed in a controversy for sending minor students to a political rally headlined by Congress president Rahul Gandhi during school hours on April 9. The state government has asked the Hailakandi district administration to initiate action against the educational institution.

Two Weeks On, Indian Air Force Flies In High-Powered Pumps To Aid Meghalaya Ops

India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited By Jimmy Jacob | Friday December 28, 2018

Over two weeks after a rat-hole mine collapsed in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills, trapping 15 people underground, the Indian Air Force has finally come forward to help. Kirloskar Brothers has offered to expedite the rescue operation by sending powerful pumps to draw water from the pit, and a team of experts from state-run Coal India Limited is bein...

Rahul Gandhi Summoned For Controversial Remarks Against Amit Shah

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday December 13, 2018

A local court on Wednesday issued summons to Congress president Rahul Gandhi for allegedly making a controversial statement against his BJP counterpart Amit Shah.

PM Modi Should Forgive The Loans Of Farmers: Rahul Gandhi

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday November 29, 2018

Congress President Rahul Gandhi today charged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has broken every single promise made by him. Making a strong pitch for farm loan waiver, he said, "...if the Prime Minister of India can forgive three lakh fifty thousand crore of 15 people...the richest people in the country, then he should be ready to forgive the loan...

Congress Won't Allow Annihilation Of Constitution: Rahul Gandhi

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday November 26, 2018

Those conspiring to destroy the Constitution should know they neither have the capacity to do so nor will the Congress allow them to do anything, Congress president Rahul Gandhi said on Constitution Day today.

Congress Manifesto For Karnataka Elections Promises 1 Crore Jobs

Karnataka News | Written by Maya Sharma | Saturday April 28, 2018

Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday released the party's election manifesto for the Karnataka Assembly polls next month, promising the creation of one crore jobs over the next five years.

Rahul Gandhi Now My Boss Too, Let There Be No Doubt About That: Sonia Gandhi

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday February 8, 2018

Sonia Gandhi, addressing Congress parliamentarians for the first time since son Rahul Gandhi took over as party president in December, said today, "He is my boss too - let there be no doubt about that."

Rahul Gandhi Meets Congress Leaders, Workers From Delhi, Karnataka And Other States In Delhi

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday February 7, 2018

Reviving an old tradition of the party, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi today interacted with delegations of its leaders and workers from across the country at the All India Congress Committee headquarters in Delhi.