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Amid heavy drizzle, Rahul addresses public meet in Mysuru
"Like a river, this yatra will flow from Kanyakumari to Kashmir. Neither storm nor rain or cold weather will stall its flow... it is not about hatred. In this river, you will not come across violence or hatred, there is only love and brotherhood in it," Rahul said. The public meeting also turned into a show of unity for the party with K.C. Venugopal, Randeep Surjewala, D.K. Shivakumar, Siddaramaiah participating in the event.
Mulayam Singh Yadav's health deteriorates, shifted to ICU at Medanta Hospital
The 82-year-old former Uttar Pradesh CM Mulayam Singh Yadav has been undergoing treatment at the Medanta Hospital for several days. However, he was shifted to the ICU after his condition became serious on Sunday. According to reports, his son Akhilesh Yadav along with wife Dimple Yadav also reached Medanta hospital after his father was shifted to the ICU.
Family 'divided' in Congress polls, A.K. Antony draws flak from state unit
While Antony has extended his support to Mallikarjun Kharge, his son Anil Antony openly threw his weight behind Shashi Tharoor. In politics for some years now, Anil Antony has been in charge of the state unit social media cell and then the national social media cell.
It's PM Modi's vision to set up BJP headquarters at state, district levels: J.P. Nadda
J.P. Nadda said Modi in 2014 decided that 512 offices would be constructed throughout the country. Out of these, 235 offices had been completed and work was going on for the remaining offices. Inaugurating the party's office here, the BJP President said these offices would help the party workers frame, draw and implement strategies to strengthen the party's base.
Bihar Agriculture Minister Sudhakar Singh resigns
"Sudhakar Singh has sent the resignation to deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav, who is also a leader of the party legislators in Bihar Assembly. Now, it is up to Tejashwi Yadav to send his resignation to the higher authorities," the RJD state president said.
Mohan Bhagwat to chair RSS meet in Prayagraj from Oct 16-18
"The RSS chief is scheduled to stay in Prayagraj from October 16 to 18. He is scheduled to participate in the meeting of the Akhil Bharatiya Karyakari Mandal Baithak, a three-day national executive meeting of the RSS," said RSS prachar pramukh of Kashi Prant, Morarji Tripathi.
In message to Ashok Gehlot, three Cong spokespersons resign to campaign for Kharge
The move is being seen as a message to Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, who refused to resign ahead of filing the nomination for the party president's post, and his loyalist MLAs who boycotted the CLP where Kharge was observer then. Gehlot later apologised to Sonia Gandhi and opted out from the poll.
Shashi Tharoor gets very little support from home state Kerala for Cong prez polls
Leader of Opposition in Kerala V.D. Satheeshan said that even though he enjoys an excellent personal rapport with Shashi Tharoor, he would vote for Mallikarjun Kharge. Satheeshan said, "Tharoor's decision to contest the election is not wrong. But I have decided to support Kharge."
Battle against ideology that killed Gandhi: Rahul
Rahul said, "Just as Gandhiji fought the British Raj, we are today embarked on a battle with the very ideology that killed Gandhi. This ideology has delivered inequality, divisiveness and the erosion of our hard-won freedoms in the past eight years." He was on his Bharat Jodo Yatra at the Badanavalu Khadi Gramodyaga Kendra in Karnataka that Mahatma Gandhi visited in 1927.
EC keeps taking action, but controversies refuse to die down
Recently, the Election Commission told the Supreme Court that due to the lack of a specific law against hate speech and rumour mongering during polls, it has to resort to the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Representation of People (RP) Act to ensure that members of political parties do not make statements which can create disharmony among sections of the society.
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