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Bharat Jodo Yatra resumes from Delhi, to enter UP today
Rahul Gandhi along with senior leader Ambika Soni reached the venue of the march where scores of Congress workers and leaders were assembled. From Uttar Pradesh, where the Yatra is for three days, it will re-enter Haryana on January 6. The Yatra will be in Punjab from January 11 to 20, and spend a day in Himachal Pradesh on January 19.
Priyanka to join Rahul's Yatra in UP
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the party general secretary in-charge of the state, will walk with brother Rahul Gandhi from Ghaziabad on Tuesday. Congress leader and former MLC Deepak Singh said, "Priyanka will walk the entire 120 kilometres that the Bharat Jodo Yatra covers in the state. The party workers are very excited as the yatra has generated immense enthusiasm among the masses."
Nadda offers 'chadar' at dargah in Maharashtra's Chandrapur
Nadda, on a day's visit to the state in preparation for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, visited the dargah, with his head covered, and offered a 'chadar' with folded hands, with help from the dargah's servitors and officials. A large number of BJP activists also accompanied him in the small dargah premises.
'Yes, LG was inspecting Najafgarh Drain, an abject failure of AAP government'
After the unfortunate incident of 20-year-old dead being dragged for around 12 km after she was hit and trapped under a car in Sultanpuri area early on Sunday, AAP spokesperson Saurabh Bhardwaj on Monday alleged that Delhi LG was roaming on a boat (inspecting a drain) on Sunday after the incident happened. "He (L-G) should have suspended police officials immediately. The LG is incompetent to run New Delhi," he said.
Rahul to hoist national flag in Srinagar on Jan 30
Congress General Secretary, in charge of communications, Jairam Ramesh said: "Rahul Gandhi and the Bharat Yatris have been meeting, interacting, and conveying the message of Bharat Jodo to tens of thousands of people every single day. This Yatra is truly a Yatra for listening to the people of India. The Yatra listens to people through large numbers of meetings."
Control your legislator, Upendra Kushwaha tells Tejashwi
Kushwaha also asked him to remember the era of the Lalu Prasad-Rabri Devi governments and how a man like Chief Minister Nitish Kumar redeemed the situation after he came to power. He also asked Tejashwi Yadav to control his MLA Sudhakar Singh or it would not turn out well for him. Sudhakar Singh has been attacking Nitish Kumar ever since he resigned as Agriculture Minister. He recently compared Nitish Kumar to the Mahabharata's "Shikandi" which created outrage among the JD-U leaders.
Baghel follows Kamal Nath, pitches for Rahul as prime ministerial choice
After Madhya Pradesh Congress chief Kamal Nath, now Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has said that as a party worker he wants that the 2024 general election should be fought under Rahul Gandhi's leadership. Though Congress leaders want Rahul Gandhi to be projected as the prime ministerial candidate in 2024, the BJP says it's only a daydream.
Ram temple head priest blesses Rahul Gandhi for Bharat Jodo Yatra
"Whatever work you are doing for the country is for the benefit of all. My blessings are with you," Das wrote in a letter, which he handed over to Youth Congress leader Gaurav Tewari. "Lord Ram's blessings be with you (Rahul Gandhi)," he added. Hanuman Garhi priest Raju Das, meanwhile, said, "This is his personal opinion. We do not agree with Satyendra Das. The Congress has always been anti-Hindu."
Kiren Rijiju takes issue with Chidambaram's tweet over SC's demonitisation decision
P. Chidambaram, in his tweet, said that even though we are "obliged" to accept the law, "it is necessary to point out that the majority has not upheld the wisdom of the decision; nor has the majority concluded that the stated objectives were achieved. In fact, the majority has steered clear of the question whether the objectives were achieved at all".
Congress invites major parties as Bharat Jodo Yatra set to resume
Sources said that many - but not all - non-BJP parties have been invited, as the party has extended invitation to parties as against leaders and MPs earlier. The Congress has got response from BSP leader Mayawati and SP leader Akhilesh Yadav who have sent their good wishes.
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