This would also help Rahul's plan for a generational shift in the Rajya Sabha as well, party insiders say
Scindia and Nath have fallen out over the post of the state Congress president, which is currently held by the chief minister
After the meeting, Nath said any decision on the party's nominees for Rajya Sabha polls would be taken unanimously
Yes Bank was placed under a moratorium on Thursday, with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) capping deposit withdrawals at the bank at Rs 50,000 per account for a month and superseding its board
BJP and Congress members pushed and shoved each other in Lok Sabha as opposition members vehemently protested over the issue of violence in Delhi
Congress MP said the party had pressure on them to visit the riot affected areas because IUML and Left parties had made the visit
Gandhi's attack came after India on Monday reported two new cases of the novel coronavirus, including one from the national capital
By late Monday, #NoSir, #ModiJi, #NarendraModi were trending on Twitter, and netizens implored him not to quit his profiles
The post garnered thousands of likes and retweets within just a few minutes
The Congress on Monday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his tweet that he was thinking of giving up social media with Rahul Gandhi saying "give up hatred, not social media accounts". The Congress leader's dig came after Prime Minister Modi sent the social media abuzz with his tweet. "This Sunday, thinking of giving up my social media accounts on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram & YouTube. Will keep you all posted," Modi tweeted. Tagging Modi's tweet, Gandhi wrote on Twitter, "Give up hatred, not social media accounts." Congress' chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala tweeted, "Respected Modi ji, Earnestly wish you would give this advice to the concerted army of trolls, who abuse-intimidate-badger-threaten others every second in your name! Sincere Regards, Citizens of India.
One even went to the extent of suggesting the title "Uttar Pradesh bana hatya pradesh (Uttar Pradesh becomes a land of murders)".
Party sources defended him saying the Gandhi scion was away on a tour, but as a party veteran pointed out, Gandhi was missed as he was still the party's best bet
Congress must escape Nehru-Gandhi grip
Who's calling the shots in the party? Rahul says he's out of it all but people handpicked by him are advisors to Priyanka.
There is also speculation that Rahul may be elevated to the top post in the proposed plenary session of the Congress slated sometime in April.
Lekhi alleged that Gandhi had used derogatory language towards the government on the issue
The Ordinance, to save convicted legislators from disqualification, was earlier cleared by the cabinet led by former prime minister Manmohan Singh.
Ahluwalia says he told Singh, who was then on a visit to the US, that he did not think a resignation on this issue was appropriate
Gandhi asked who in the BJP government had been held accountable for the security lapses that allowed the attack
Some MLAs even lugged LPG cylinders on their back to protest the hike in their prices announced earlier this week