Rahul Gandhi
Bharat jodo yatra to take a break on Oct 17 for Congress prez poll
For the around 40 Pradesh Congress Committee delegates participating in the march, polling booths will be set up at the camp site itself where all eligibles, including Rahul Gandhi, will cast their votes, officials said. Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has clearly stated that the voters only need an ID card for exercising their franchise.
Rahul ties Sonia's shoelace during Bharat Jodo Yatra, video goes viral
Sonia Gandhi had joined the Yatra which is led by Rahul Gandhi near Bellur Cross in Mandya district. When Sonia Gandhi came down from her vehicle to take part in the padayatra, Rahul Gandhi observed that Sonia Gandhi's shoelaces were not properly tied and he himself went forward to tie the lace instead of asking his mother to do it herself.
Save injured baby elephant, Rahul Gandhi writes to Karnataka CM
In his letter addressed to CM Bommai on Wednesday, Rahul Gandhi said, "The Congress President and I briefly visited the Nagarhole Tiger Reserve where we happened to come across the painful sight of an injured baby elephant, with its mother. The little calf has a severely injured tail and trunk, and is fighting for its life."
Priyanka Gandhi to start Cong poll campaign in Himachal on Oct 10
Priyanka Gandhi is likely to hold the fort of the Congress in the state since Rahul Gandhi is leading the Bharat Jodo Yatra. The Congress is eyeing a comeback in the hill state and this will be the first election in the state which will be without Virbhadra Singh. However, the Congress has appointed his wife Pratibha Singh as the state president.
Sonia Gandhi arrives in Karnataka to take part in Bharat Jodo Yatra
Shivakumar said Sonia Gandhi is taking part in the Bharat Jodo Yatra on October 6 in Karnataka. "She will participate in the padayatra from wherever it begins on October 6. Former Opposition leader in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge will arrive in the state on October 5 and he will also take part in the padayatra on October 6," Shivakumar said.
Bharat Jodo enters day 4 in Karnataka; Sonia, Priyanka likely to join Rahul Gandhi
According to sources, Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi are scheduled to reach Mysuru city at noon and proceed to Mandakalli airport in Mysuru by a special flight. Both the leaders would visit the Chamundeshwari hills and seek the Goddess's blessings. Later, they would leave by helicopter for hill station Kodagu where they will rest for a couple of days.
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.
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.
Will unite India like Bapu united country against injustice: Rahul
Rahul Gandhi visited the Khadi Gramodyog Centre at Badanavalu in Nanjangud. He spent some time in contemplation at the centre, which has a historical significance on account of Mahatma Gandhi's visit here in 1927. Earlier in the morning, Rahul Gandhi tweeted in Hindi, "Bapu taught us to walk the path of truth and non-violence. He taught us the meaning of love, mercy, harmony, and humanity.
Bharat Jodo Yatra enthuses Cong workers, but will it translate into votes?
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said that no power could stop this yatra, whatever happens the yatra will not stop. On entering Karnataka he asserted that the reason for the yatra is to listen to the people and tell them about the Opposition whose voices are muzzled.
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