<p>Delhi Deputy chief minister&nbsp;Manish Sisodia has written to Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar, &nbsp;requesting him to convene a day-long brainstorming session of all education ministers so that similar incidents do not happen in the future.</p>

<p>Sisodia, who is also Delhi education minister, wrote Javadekar against the backdrop of CBSE Class XII & X paper leaks.</p>

<p>News agency ANI reports that the exam papers were circulated in 10 WhatsApp groups with more than 50 members each including private tutors, students, and parents.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Delhi Police Crime Branch is questioning admins of these WhatsApp groups, ANI added.</p>

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<p>Students staged protests against paper leak in Ludhiana, Kanpur and several other places across the country.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Meanwhile, Rahul Gandhi taunted PM Modi on the leaks, saying he would now write a sequel to his book "Exam Warriors" to teach students stress relief after their lives were "destroyed" due to paper leaks.</p>

<p>Mocking the prime minister on Twitter, Gandhi attached a photograph of Modi playing with children.</p>

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<p>"PM wrote Exam Warriors, a book to teach students stress relief during exams.</p>

<p>"Next up: Exam Warriors 2, a book to teach students and parents stress relief, once their lives are destroyed due to leaked exam papers," he tweeted.</p>

<p>The prime minister had also talked about fighting exam stress in his "Mann ki Baat" programme ahead of the board exams.</p>

<p>The Congress has been attacking the prime minister on the CBSE announcing a retest of the Class 10 mathematics and Class 12 economics papers after reports that they were leaked.</p>

<p>It has demanded the sacking of HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar and CBSE chairperson Anita Karwal and a judicial probe by a high court judge.<br />
In another tweet on the occasion of Good Friday, Gandhi hoped peace and love fills everyone's hearts and homes.</p>

<p>"On this Good Friday, let us forgive those who have hurt us make peace with those with whom we are at war let peace and love fill our hearts and our homes," he said.</p>

<p>Yesterday, Gandhi had targeted Modi over the series of leaks, including CBSE board papers, to say that the "chowkidar" was weak.&nbsp;</p>


Sisodia, who is also Delhi education minister, wrote Javadekar against the backdrop of CBSE Class XII & X paper leaks.

Delhi Deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia has written to Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar, requesting him to convene a day-long brainstorming session of all education ministers so that similar incidents do not happen in the future. Sisodia, who is also Delhi education minister, wrote Javadekar against the backdrop of CBSE Class XII & X paper leaks. News agency ANI reports that the exam papers were circulated in 10 WhatsApp groups with more than 50 members each including private tutors, students, and parents. Delhi Police Crime Branch is questioning admins of these WhatsApp groups, ANI added. Students staged protests against paper leak in Ludhiana, Kanpur and several other places across the country. Meanwhile, Rahul Gandhi taunted PM Modi on the leaks, saying he would now write a sequel to his book "Exam Warriors" to teach students stress relief after their lives were "destroyed" due to paper leaks. Mocking the prime minister on Twitter, Gandhi attached a photograph of Modi playing with children. PM wrote Exam Warriors, a book to teach students stress relief during exams. Next up: Exam Warriors 2, a book to teach students & parents stress relief, once their lives are destroyed due to leaked exam papers. pic.twitter.com/YmSiY0w46b — Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) March 30, 2018 × "PM wrote Exam Warriors, a book to teach students stress relief during exams. "Next up: Exam Warriors 2, a book to teach students and parents stress relief, once their lives are destroyed due to leaked exam papers," he tweeted. The prime minister had also talked about fighting exam stress in his "Mann ki Baat" programme ahead of the board exams. The Congress has been attacking the prime minister on the CBSE announcing a retest of the Class 10 mathematics and Class 12 economics papers after reports that they were leaked. It has demanded the sacking of HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar and CBSE chairperson Anita Karwal and a judicial probe by a high court judge. In another tweet on the occasion of Good Friday, Gandhi hoped peace and love fills everyone's hearts and homes. "On this Good Friday, let us forgive those who have hurt us make peace with those with whom we are at war let peace and love fill our hearts and our homes," he said. Yesterday, Gandhi had targeted Modi over the series of leaks, including CBSE board papers, to say that the "chowkidar" was weak.

CBSE paper leak: Delhi deputy CM Sisodia writes to Javadekar, requests day-long meet

<p>Responding to his&nbsp;recent blooper, BJP President Amit Shah said that <a href="http://cmsuat.wionews.com/india-news/amit-shahs-blooper-calls-yeddyurappa-government-most-corrupt-126623">he would have made a mistake but the people of Karnataka would not</a>.</p>

<p>He said, " In a slip of tongue, I said that Yeddyurappa government is corrupt instead of Siddaramaiah's, and the entire Congress party started to rejoice. I want to tell Rahul Gandhi that I would have made a mistake but the people of Karnataka will not".</p>

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<p>In a major social blunder, Amit Shah had&nbsp;called the government led by BJP leader and former Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa as the "most corrupt government".</p>

<p>His slip of tongue had invited inviting sarcastic comments from Congress supporters.</p>

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<p>Amit Shah was addressing a rally in Karnataka ahead of the assembly elections.&nbsp;</p>


Responding to his recent blooper, BJP President Amit Shah said that he would have made a mistake but the people of Karnataka would not.

Responding to his recent blooper, BJP President Amit Shah said that he would have made a mistake but the people of Karnataka would not. He said, " In a slip of tongue, I said that Yeddyurappa government is corrupt instead of Siddaramaiah's, and the entire Congress party started to rejoice. I want to tell Rahul Gandhi that I would have made a mistake but the people of Karnataka will not". In a slip of tongue, I said that Yeddyurappa govt is corrupt instead of Siddaramaiah's, & the entire Congress party started to rejoice. I want to tell Rahul Gandhi, that I might have made a mistake but the people of Karnataka will not: Amit Shah in Mysuru. #KarnatakaElection2018 pic.twitter.com/IvYhbe8Yt3 — ANI (@ANI) March 30, 2018 × In a major social blunder, Amit Shah had called the government led by BJP leader and former Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa as the "most corrupt government". His slip of tongue had invited inviting sarcastic comments from Congress supporters. Now that the BJP IT cell has announced Karnataka elections, time for a sneak preview of our top secret campaign video! Gifted to us by the BJP President, our campaign in Karnataka is off to a fabulous start. He says Yeddyurappa ran the most corrupt Govt ever... True. pic.twitter.com/UYqGDZuKyR — Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) March 27, 2018 × The #ShahOfLies finally speaks truth. Thank you @AmitShah pic.twitter.com/WczQdUfw5U — Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) March 27, 2018 × Amit Shah was addressing a rally in Karnataka ahead of the assembly elections.

I might have made mistake, but people of Karnataka will not: Amit Shah on recent blooper

<p>Congress president Rahul Gandhi attacked the Modi-led government again on the &nbspCBSE examination paper leak issue yet again and said ''this is what happens when institutions are destroyed by the RSS/BJP.&nbsp</p>

<p>''The exam leaks destroy the hopes and futures of millions of students. The Congress always protected our institutions. This is what happens when institutions are destroyed by the RSS/BJP. Believe me when I say, this is only the beginning,'' Rahul tweeted.</p>

<p>The attack comes hours after Rahul called Prime Minister Narendra Modi a chowkidar (watchman).</p>

<p>Holding PM Modi responsible for all the scams that have taken place recently including the most recent leak in the CBSE class 12 papers leak, he earlier tweeted "Data leak, Aadhaar leak, SSC Exam leak, Election date leak, CBSE papers leak, everything has a leak, chowkidar is weak," the Congress president wrote on Twitter.</p>


The attack comes hours after Rahul called Prime Minister Narendra Modi a chowkidar (watchman).

Congress president Rahul Gandhi attacked the Modi-led government again on the &nbspCBSE examination paper leak issue yet again and said ''this is what happens when institutions are destroyed by the RSS/BJP. ''The exam leaks destroy the hopes and futures of millions of students. The Congress always protected our institutions. This is what happens when institutions are destroyed by the RSS/BJP. Believe me when I say, this is only the beginning,'' Rahul tweeted. The attack comes hours after Rahul called Prime Minister Narendra Modi a chowkidar (watchman). Holding PM Modi responsible for all the scams that have taken place recently including the most recent leak in the CBSE class 12 papers leak, he earlier tweeted "Data leak, Aadhaar leak, SSC Exam leak, Election date leak, CBSE papers leak, everything has a leak, chowkidar is weak," the Congress president wrote on Twitter.

'Believe me, this is only the beginning': Rahul attacks PM Modi CBSE leak

<p>Congress President Rahul Gandhi has once again called Prime Minister Narendra Modi a chowkidar (watchman).</p>

<p>Rahul Gandhi held PM Modi responsible for all the scams that have taken place recently including the most recent leak in the CBSE class 12 papers leak and the announcement of the Karnataka assembly election dates ahead of the Election Commission.</p>

<p>"Data leak, Aadhaar leak, SSC Exam leak, Election date leak, CBSE papers leak, everything has a leak, chowkidar is weak," the Congress president wrote on Twitter.<br />
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आधार लीक !<br />
SSC Exam लीक !<br />
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<p><br />
Rahul Gandhi's chowkidar remark is in direct reference to the prime minister calling himself the nation's "chowkidar".</p>

<p>The Congress President had <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/why-is-chowkidar-silent-rahul-gandhi-attacks-pm-modi-on-pnb-fraud-34022">previously called PM Modi a "chowkidar"</a> at a rally in poll-bound Karnataka in February when he targeted the prime minister for his silence on the Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud and the allegations of corruption against BJP President Amit Shah's son Jay Shah.<br />
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Rahul Gandhi held PM Modi responsible for all the scams that have taken place recently including the most recent leak in the CBSE class 12 papers leak and the announcement of the Karnataka assembly election dates ahead of the Election Commission

Congress President Rahul Gandhi has once again called Prime Minister Narendra Modi a chowkidar (watchman). Rahul Gandhi held PM Modi responsible for all the scams that have taken place recently including the most recent leak in the CBSE class 12 papers leak and the announcement of the Karnataka assembly election dates ahead of the Election Commission. "Data leak, Aadhaar leak, SSC Exam leak, Election date leak, CBSE papers leak, everything has a leak, chowkidar is weak," the Congress president wrote on Twitter. कितने लीक? डेटा लीक ! आधार लीक ! SSC Exam लीक ! Election Date लीक ! CBSE पेपर्स लीक ! हर चीज में लीक है चौकीदार वीक है#BasEkAurSaal — Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) March 29, 2018 × Rahul Gandhi's chowkidar remark is in direct reference to the prime minister calling himself the nation's "chowkidar". The Congress President had previously called PM Modi a "chowkidar" at a rally in poll-bound Karnataka in February when he targeted the prime minister for his silence on the Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud and the allegations of corruption against BJP President Amit Shah's son Jay Shah.

In everything there is a leak, chowkidar is weak: Rahul Gandhi

<p>Christopher Wylie, ex-employee of Cambridge Analytica(CA) who on Monday had said the London-based firm had links with India's Congress party, in a tweet revealed SCL India, the parent company of CA managed the campaigns of a number of Lok Sabha candidates.</p>

<p>"SCL India carried out a full political survey on behalf of a major party in the 2007 Uttar Pradesh elections," Wylie said on his Twitter page, adding that research included a "party audit and a statewide census of "politically active individuals" using in-depth interviews to assess the satisfaction levels of party workers at booth level.</p>

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<p>In 2012, SCL India carried out a caste census in Uttar Pradesh on behalf of a national party, he said.</p>

<p>He further stated that in 2011, SCL India undertook a statewide research campaign of 200 million people to identify voter caste by households, which formed the "basis of further research into swing voter motivation and supporter mobilisation strategies".</p>

<p>The data was presented to individual candidates and tailored to their constituencies, Wylie revealed.</p>

<p>The Cambridge Analytica whistleblower said the firm was involved in similar work in the 2010 Bihar state elections and in Kerala, West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh in 2007.</p>

<p>In the 2003 Rajasthan election, a major state party contacted SCL India to carry out internal party audit and look at the nature of the "voting population, particularly the behaviour of politically active individuals in the state."</p>

<p>SCL India has a database of over 600 districts and 7 Lakh villages, which are constantly updated, Wylie said on Twitter.</p>

<p>SCL India provided clients with the research to develop and disseminate the right messages, from the right sources using the right communication channel, Wylie said.</p>

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SCL India has a database of over 600 districts and 7 Lakh villages, which are constantly updated, Wylie said on Twitter.

Christopher Wylie, ex-employee of Cambridge Analytica(CA) who on Monday had said the London-based firm had links with India's Congress party, in a tweet revealed SCL India, the parent company of CA managed the campaigns of a number of Lok Sabha candidates. "SCL India carried out a full political survey on behalf of a major party in the 2007 Uttar Pradesh elections," Wylie said on his Twitter page, adding that research included a "party audit and a statewide census of "politically active individuals" using in-depth interviews to assess the satisfaction levels of party workers at booth level. I've been getting a lot of requests from Indian journalists, so here are some of SCL's past projects in India. To the most frequently asked question - yes SCL/CA works in India and has offices there. This is what modern colonialism looks like. pic.twitter.com/v8tOmcmy3z — Christopher Wylie (@chrisinsilico) March 28, 2018 × In 2012, SCL India carried out a caste census in Uttar Pradesh on behalf of a national party, he said. He further stated that in 2011, SCL India undertook a statewide research campaign of 200 million people to identify voter caste by households, which formed the "basis of further research into swing voter motivation and supporter mobilisation strategies". The data was presented to individual candidates and tailored to their constituencies, Wylie revealed. The Cambridge Analytica whistleblower said the firm was involved in similar work in the 2010 Bihar state elections and in Kerala, West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh in 2007. In the 2003 Rajasthan election, a major state party contacted SCL India to carry out internal party audit and look at the nature of the "voting population, particularly the behaviour of politically active individuals in the state." SCL India has a database of over 600 districts and 7 Lakh villages, which are constantly updated, Wylie said on Twitter. SCL India provided clients with the research to develop and disseminate the right messages, from the right sources using the right communication channel, Wylie said.

'SCL carried out survey for a major party in 2007 UP polls,' says Christopher Wylie

<p>There is state of political upheaval these days in the nation. Narendra Modi is standing tall and firm and he has sent ripples of insecurity among all political parties. Leaders are worried about their future. There is state of panic among parties opposed to BJP and everybody is willing to go to any extent to secure his political future.</p>

<p>Sworn enemies are coming close and burying the hatchet deep. Just now, eternal die-hard enemies the Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party joined hands for Gorakhpur & Phulpur by-elections.</p>

<p>Ideologies and official party lines have gone for a toss. Raj Thackeray and Sharad Pawar are exploring each other for a possible tie-up. More bizarre is the fact that Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee called on Uddhav Thackeray when she visited Mumbai recently. This is ground-breaking as both parties have ideologies which are diametrically opposite to each other, literally.</p>

<p>Regional satraps have their own ambitions. Everybody is trying to become the anti-Modi crusader.</p>

<p>But it is very much visible that in all this jugglery Congress is going to be the biggest loser in days to come. It was so very well manifested in the recent Phulpur & Gorakhpur bypolls. In Phulpur and Gorakhpur during general elections in 2014, Congress begged a six per cent and four per cent votes. Forty five months down the line, in the recent bypolls, when there was a mass shifting of votes from the BJP's share, Congress's vote share further plummeted to an unbelievable two and & 2.6 per cent respectively.</p>

<p>So even if we consider a case where voters get alienated from BJP, they don't see Congress as an option.</p>

<p>The game of politics is simple. You need to keep some compelling reason alive for voters to vote for you. This compelling reason is of two types - either you generate a feeling among voters on macro-level i.e. on the broad national level, or you should have the grip on the votes due to regional reasons.</p>

<p>Take the case of BJP. BJP commands vote on both the accounts. People believe that BJP is a strong organisation with strong central leadership and thus it succeeds. Moreover, since BJP has strong regional presence and leadership (like UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath, Madhya Paradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh) and in most part of India BJP connects with voters well on regional issues/sentiments, it commands votes on this aspect too.</p>

<p>Regional parties like Shiv Sena, Trinamool Congress, Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party, Telugu Desam Party and Rashtriya Janata Dal will keep floating for the time to come as they somehow or other will keep a connection on the ground with their understanding of the regional issues and their strong cadre at the grassroot level.</p>

<p>Congress fails miserably on both the accounts. They at this point in time, are far from being a national alternative under the almost non-existence central leadership. Over the years, weak leadership at the top has also resulted in steep depletion of its cadre across the nation. Barring Punjab, Rajasthan and to an extent Karnataka, Congress has completely lost base on the ground. The loss has gone to an extent and to a point that it is now more or less irreversible.</p>

<p>In this scenario, a united front under the leadership of Congress (read Rahul Gandhi) is highly improbable. Regional parties know the political acumen and patronage of Rahul Gandhi and simply shy away from any association with them. Taking a cue from the SP-Congress tie-up last year in UP assembly poll, regional parties now realise that any association with Congress will only weaken their regional selling points among voters. The crux is that regional parties may be interested to shake hand with anybody, but Congress.</p>

<p>So the way politics is going on these days and the way regional parties are trying to keep themselves afloat amid the Modi wave, it is likely that Congress will be left alone in the race and votes will get polarised towards BJP and regional parties in days to come.</p>

<p>It is high time that Congress leadership smells the coffee before it gets too late. By answering the questions of gatherings in Singapore and Malaysia, the Congress president will not garner support back home. He needs to make his party relevant for those who really matter i.e. Indian voters.</p>

<p><em>(Disclaimer: The opinions expressed above are the personal views of the author and do not reflect the views of ZMCL)</em></p>


Even if voters get alienated from BJP, they don't see Congress as an option.

There is state of political upheaval these days in the nation. Narendra Modi is standing tall and firm and he has sent ripples of insecurity among all political parties. Leaders are worried about their future. There is state of panic among parties opposed to BJP and everybody is willing to go to any extent to secure his political future. Sworn enemies are coming close and burying the hatchet deep. Just now, eternal die-hard enemies the Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party joined hands for Gorakhpur & Phulpur by-elections. Ideologies and official party lines have gone for a toss. Raj Thackeray and Sharad Pawar are exploring each other for a possible tie-up. More bizarre is the fact that Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee called on Uddhav Thackeray when she visited Mumbai recently. This is ground-breaking as both parties have ideologies which are diametrically opposite to each other, literally. Regional satraps have their own ambitions. Everybody is trying to become the anti-Modi crusader. But it is very much visible that in all this jugglery Congress is going to be the biggest loser in days to come. It was so very well manifested in the recent Phulpur & Gorakhpur bypolls. In Phulpur and Gorakhpur during general elections in 2014, Congress begged a six per cent and four per cent votes. Forty five months down the line, in the recent bypolls, when there was a mass shifting of votes from the BJP's share, Congress's vote share further plummeted to an unbelievable two and & 2.6 per cent respectively. So even if we consider a case where voters get alienated from BJP, they don't see Congress as an option. The game of politics is simple. You need to keep some compelling reason alive for voters to vote for you. This compelling reason is of two types - either you generate a feeling among voters on macro-level i.e. on the broad national level, or you should have the grip on the votes due to regional reasons. Take the case of BJP. BJP commands vote on both the accounts. People believe that BJP is a strong organisation with strong central leadership and thus it succeeds. Moreover, since BJP has strong regional presence and leadership (like UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath, Madhya Paradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh) and in most part of India BJP connects with voters well on regional issues/sentiments, it commands votes on this aspect too. Regional parties like Shiv Sena, Trinamool Congress, Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party, Telugu Desam Party and Rashtriya Janata Dal will keep floating for the time to come as they somehow or other will keep a connection on the ground with their understanding of the regional issues and their strong cadre at the grassroot level. Congress fails miserably on both the accounts. They at this point in time, are far from being a national alternative under the almost non-existence central leadership. Over the years, weak leadership at the top has also resulted in steep depletion of its cadre across the nation. Barring Punjab, Rajasthan and to an extent Karnataka, Congress has completely lost base on the ground. The loss has gone to an extent and to a point that it is now more or less irreversible. In this scenario, a united front under the leadership of Congress (read Rahul Gandhi) is highly improbable. Regional parties know the political acumen and patronage of Rahul Gandhi and simply shy away from any association with them. Taking a cue from the SP-Congress tie-up last year in UP assembly poll, regional parties now realise that any association with Congress will only weaken their regional selling points among voters. The crux is that regional parties may be interested to shake hand with anybody, but Congress. So the way politics is going on these days and the way regional parties are trying to keep themselves afloat amid the Modi wave, it is likely that Congress will be left alone in the race and votes will get polarised towards BJP and regional parties in days to come. It is high time that Congress leadership smells the coffee before it gets too late. By answering the questions of gatherings in Singapore and Malaysia, the Congress president will not garner support back home. He needs to make his party relevant for those who really matter i.e. Indian voters. (Disclaimer: The opinions expressed above are the personal views of the author and do not reflect the views of ZMCL)

Opinion: In current anti-Modi rhetoric by regional parties, Congress tends to be the biggest loser

<p>The Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) on Monday refuted the charges made by Congress President Rahul Gandhi regarding the NaMo app and described the latter as "technologically illiterate".</p>

<p>"Congress President Rahul Gandhi is technologically illiterate," BJP spokesman Sambit Patra said.</p>

<p>Patra went on to add, "He (Rahul Gandhi) does not know that data analysis is not equivalent to spying or snooping. This new age is the age of information technology, which Rahul Ji will not understand".</p>

<p>"Through the NaMo app, Prime Minister Narendra Modi communicates with the ground level party workers. It is a smart app and like all smart apps, it will be called smart only if it facilitates two-way communication with ease," he added.</p>

<p>Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for misusing his app NaMo to build a personal database with data on millions of Indians.</p>

<p>"Modi misusing PM position to build personal database with data on millions of Indians via the NaMo App promoted by Govt. If as PM he wants to use tech to communicate with India, no problem. But use the official PMO APP for it. This data belongs to India, not Modi"</p>

<p>Earlier on Sunday, he tweeted, "Hi! My name is Narendra Modi. I am India's Prime Minister. When you sign up for my official App, I give all your data to my friends in American companies."</p>

<p>Rahul made the statement after media report quoted a French security researcher claiming that the Narendra Modi app sends all the device info and personal data including email IDs, photos, gender and names of the users without consent to a third-party domain belonging to an American company.</p>

<p>However, Government sources on Sunday clarified that the app does not ask for a blanket access to the users' personal data.</p>

<p>The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) IT cell head Amit Malviya also hit back at the former and accused him of sharing users' data from his party's official App with Singapore firm.</p>

<p>Taking to his Twitter handle, Malviya on Monday shared a picture of the disclaimer of the site and targeted the Congress party for being upfront to accept that they will share the data with a third party.</p>

<p>"Hi! My name is Rahul Gandhi. I am the President of India's oldest political party. When you sign up for our official App, I give all your data to my friends in Singapore," Malviya Tweeted.</p>

<p>"Full marks to @INCIndia for stating upfront that they'll give your data to **practically anyone** - undisclosed vendors, unknown volunteers, even 'groups with similar causes'. In the theft of all forms, Congress has never been discreet !," he added.&nbsp</p>


The Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) on Monday refuted the charges made by Congress President Rahul Gandhi regarding the NaMo app and described the latter as 'technologically illiterate'

The Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) on Monday refuted the charges made by Congress President Rahul Gandhi regarding the NaMo app and described the latter as "technologically illiterate". "Congress President Rahul Gandhi is technologically illiterate," BJP spokesman Sambit Patra said. Patra went on to add, "He (Rahul Gandhi) does not know that data analysis is not equivalent to spying or snooping. This new age is the age of information technology, which Rahul Ji will not understand". "Through the NaMo app, Prime Minister Narendra Modi communicates with the ground level party workers. It is a smart app and like all smart apps, it will be called smart only if it facilitates two-way communication with ease," he added. Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for misusing his app NaMo to build a personal database with data on millions of Indians. "Modi misusing PM position to build personal database with data on millions of Indians via the NaMo App promoted by Govt. If as PM he wants to use tech to communicate with India, no problem. But use the official PMO APP for it. This data belongs to India, not Modi" Earlier on Sunday, he tweeted, "Hi! My name is Narendra Modi. I am India's Prime Minister. When you sign up for my official App, I give all your data to my friends in American companies." Rahul made the statement after media report quoted a French security researcher claiming that the Narendra Modi app sends all the device info and personal data including email IDs, photos, gender and names of the users without consent to a third-party domain belonging to an American company. However, Government sources on Sunday clarified that the app does not ask for a blanket access to the users' personal data. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) IT cell head Amit Malviya also hit back at the former and accused him of sharing users' data from his party's official App with Singapore firm. Taking to his Twitter handle, Malviya on Monday shared a picture of the disclaimer of the site and targeted the Congress party for being upfront to accept that they will share the data with a third party. "Hi! My name is Rahul Gandhi. I am the President of India's oldest political party. When you sign up for our official App, I give all your data to my friends in Singapore," Malviya Tweeted. "Full marks to @INCIndia for stating upfront that they'll give your data to **practically anyone** - undisclosed vendors, unknown volunteers, even 'groups with similar causes'. In the theft of all forms, Congress has never been discreet !," he added.

Rahul Gandhi is technologically illiterate: BJP

<p>Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee&nbsp;met with the&nbsp;Nationalist&nbsp;Congress Party leader Sharad Pawar and is also expected to meet UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi tomorrow.&nbsp;</p>

<p>She is in Delhi on a four-day&nbsp;visit to the national capital.</p>

<p>Mamata's visit is being seen as part of an attempt to cobble together opposition support against the BJP for the upcoming national elections polls in 2019.</p>

<p>Also read: Opposition parties are uniting: Sharad Yadav</p>

<p>Mamata's meet with the opposition leaders' closely follows the dinner gathering hosted by Sonia earlier this month.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Congress President Rahul Gandhi had met one-to-one with Pawar after the dinner, leading to the NCP saying the meet indicated Rahul was serious about forging a broad alliance.&nbsp;</p>

<p>A broad alliance against the BJP has been the talk of the season, especially now with it having been proved to work after the UP Lok Sabha bypolls which the BSP sat out, thus allowing the SP to win the Gorakhpur and Phulpur seats.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The two seats&nbsp;had been vacated by UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya.</p>

<p>Both the SP's Akhilesh and the BSP's Mayawati have since said that their "understanding" will continue, although Mayawati has added that their bypoll tie-up will not continue.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Mamata has so far said her meeting with Sonia will be a "personal visit", and that she has been concerned about Gandhi's health.&nbsp;It is not yet known whether she will also meet with Rahul.&nbsp;</p>

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Mamata's visit is being seen as part of an attempt to cobble together opposition support against the BJP for the upcoming national elections polls in 2019

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met with the Nationalist Congress Party leader Sharad Pawar and is also expected to meet UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi tomorrow. She is in Delhi on a four-day visit to the national capital. Mamata's visit is being seen as part of an attempt to cobble together opposition support against the BJP for the upcoming national elections polls in 2019. Also read: Opposition parties are uniting: Sharad Yadav Mamata's meet with the opposition leaders' closely follows the dinner gathering hosted by Sonia earlier this month. Congress President Rahul Gandhi had met one-to-one with Pawar after the dinner, leading to the NCP saying the meet indicated Rahul was serious about forging a broad alliance. A broad alliance against the BJP has been the talk of the season, especially now with it having been proved to work after the UP Lok Sabha bypolls which the BSP sat out, thus allowing the SP to win the Gorakhpur and Phulpur seats. The two seats had been vacated by UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya. Both the SP's Akhilesh and the BSP's Mayawati have since said that their "understanding" will continue, although Mayawati has added that their bypoll tie-up will not continue. Mamata has so far said her meeting with Sonia will be a "personal visit", and that she has been concerned about Gandhi's health. It is not yet known whether she will also meet with Rahul.

Mamata in Delhi, meets Sharad Pawar, will also meet Sonia Gandhi

<p>The Congress today pulled down its official app from the Google Play Store, after it was accused of sharing the application's users' details with a Singapore firm.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Congress deletes its official mobile phone application from Google's Play Store after reports that the data from the app was being routed to servers in Singapore. <a href="https://t.co/dVYdikXEJS">pic.twitter.com/dVYdikXEJS</a></p>
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<p>"Hi! My name is Rahul Gandhi. I am the President of India's oldest political party. When you sign up for our official App, I give all your data to my friends in Singapore," the BJP's IT cell chief Amit Malviya had tweeted earlier in the day. There was also a tweet from French security researcher Baptiste Robert aka Elliot Anderson.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Did <a href="https://twitter.com/INCIndia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@INCIndia</a> removed their <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/android?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#android</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/app?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#app</a> from the PlayStore just before my tweet?</p>
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<p>It was Anderson who had set the ball rolling on the data leakage charges. Rahul Gandhi's allegation yesterday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's NaMo app was sharing users' details with private US companies was based on charges made by Anderson. Those charges have since come back to trouble the Congress.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Modi’s NaMo App secretly records audio, video, contacts of your friends & family and even tracks your location via GPS.<br />
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He’s the Big Boss who likes to spy on Indians.<br />
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Now he wants data on our children. 13 lakh NCC cadets are being forced to download the APP.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DeleteNaMoApp?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DeleteNaMoApp</a></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Modi misusing PM position to build personal database with data on millions of Indians via the NaMo App promoted by Govt.<br />
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If as PM he wants to use tech to communicate with India, no problem. But use the official PMO APP for it.<br />
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This data belongs to India, not Modi.</p>
&mdash Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) <a href="https://twitter.com/RahulGandhi/status/978179573987848192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">26 March 2018</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">INC membership website no longer available. Message you will get “We are incorporating minor changes to the website. Please visit us again in a while to access the INC membership process...” What is the Congress party trying to hide? <a href="https://t.co/siVExc6T68">https://t.co/siVExc6T68</a></p>
&mdash Amit Malviya (@malviyamit) <a href="https://twitter.com/malviyamit/status/978164964786622465?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">26 March 2018</a></blockquote>
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<p>"Full marks to @INCIndia for stating upfront that they'll give your data to **practically anyone** - undisclosed vendors, unknown volunteers, even 'groups with similar causes'. In the theft of all forms, Congress has never been discreet!," Malviya had added. The BJP IT cell head further alleged that if the "Congress party says that they will share data with like-minded people, then chances are that it could be people like Maoists, stone pelters, Chinese embassy and Cambridge Analytica." Further targeting United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chief Sonia Gandhi, Malviya accused the Congress party of following 'all power no accountability' dictum. "When Congress says they will share your data with like-minded groups, the implications are grave. From Maoists, stone pelters, Bharat Ke Tukde Gang, Chinese embassy to globally 'renowned' orgs like Cambridge Analytica, the field is extensive and wide open," he said in the tweet. "Inspired by Sonia Gandhi's 'all power no accountability' dictum, Congress will take all your data, even share it worldwide with orgs like Cambridge Analytica but will not take responsibility for it! Their own policy says so" he added. A furore erupted yesterday after Rahul accused Prime Minister Modi of leaking details of users to US firms through the NaMo app. "Hi! My name is Narendra Modi. I am India's Prime Minister. When you sign up for my official App, I give all your data to my friends in American companies," Rahul tweeted. Rahul made the statement referring to a media report that quoted a French security researcher claiming that the Narendra Modi app sends all the device info and personal data including email IDs, photos, gender and names of the users without consent to a third-party domain belonging to an American company. (With inputs from ANI)</p>


The Congress had made the same charge against PM Modi's NaMo app yesterday

The Congress today pulled down its official app from the Google Play Store, after it was accused of sharing the application's users' details with a Singapore firm. Congress deletes its official mobile phone application from Google's Play Store after reports that the data from the app was being routed to servers in Singapore. pic.twitter.com/dVYdikXEJS — ANI (@ANI) 26 March 2018 "Hi! My name is Rahul Gandhi. I am the President of India's oldest political party. When you sign up for our official App, I give all your data to my friends in Singapore," the BJP's IT cell chief Amit Malviya had tweeted earlier in the day. There was also a tweet from French security researcher Baptiste Robert aka Elliot Anderson. Did @INCIndia removed their #android #app from the PlayStore just before my tweet? &mdash Elliot Alderson (@fs0c131y) 26 March 2018 It was Anderson who had set the ball rolling on the data leakage charges. Rahul Gandhi's allegation yesterday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's NaMo app was sharing users' details with private US companies was based on charges made by Anderson. Those charges have since come back to trouble the Congress. Modi’s NaMo App secretly records audio, video, contacts of your friends & family and even tracks your location via GPS. He’s the Big Boss who likes to spy on Indians. Now he wants data on our children. 13 lakh NCC cadets are being forced to download the APP.#DeleteNaMoApp &mdash Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) 26 March 2018 Modi misusing PM position to build personal database with data on millions of Indians via the NaMo App promoted by Govt. If as PM he wants to use tech to communicate with India, no problem. But use the official PMO APP for it. This data belongs to India, not Modi. &mdash Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) 26 March 2018 INC membership website no longer available. Message you will get “We are incorporating minor changes to the website. Please visit us again in a while to access the INC membership process...” What is the Congress party trying to hide? https://t.co/siVExc6T68 &mdash Amit Malviya (@malviyamit) 26 March 2018 "Full marks to @INCIndia for stating upfront that they'll give your data to **practically anyone** - undisclosed vendors, unknown volunteers, even 'groups with similar causes'. In the theft of all forms, Congress has never been discreet!," Malviya had added. The BJP IT cell head further alleged that if the "Congress party says that they will share data with like-minded people, then chances are that it could be people like Maoists, stone pelters, Chinese embassy and Cambridge Analytica." Further targeting United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chief Sonia Gandhi, Malviya accused the Congress party of following 'all power no accountability' dictum. "When Congress says they will share your data with like-minded groups, the implications are grave. From Maoists, stone pelters, Bharat Ke Tukde Gang, Chinese embassy to globally 'renowned' orgs like Cambridge Analytica, the field is extensive and wide open," he said in the tweet. "Inspired by Sonia Gandhi's 'all power no accountability' dictum, Congress will take all your data, even share it worldwide with orgs like Cambridge Analytica but will not take responsibility for it! Their own policy says so" he added. A furore erupted yesterday after Rahul accused Prime Minister Modi of leaking details of users to US firms through the NaMo app. "Hi! My name is Narendra Modi. I am India's Prime Minister. When you sign up for my official App, I give all your data to my friends in American companies," Rahul tweeted. Rahul made the statement referring to a media report that quoted a French security researcher claiming that the Narendra Modi app sends all the device info and personal data including email IDs, photos, gender and names of the users without consent to a third-party domain belonging to an American company. (With inputs from ANI)

After BJP accuses it of leaking user details, Congress pulls down official app

<p>After a<a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/user-details-on-namo-app-sold-to-private-companies-french-security-researcher-36994"> French security researcher</a> accused PM Modi of passing on the data of people who sign up for his official NaMo app to American companies, the government has given clarification dismissing the allegations.&nbsp;</p>

<p>A statement released by the government stated that the &quot;Narendra Modi App is a unique App, which unlike most Apps, gives access to users in &lsquo;guest mode&rsquo; without even any permission or data. The permissions required are all contextual and cause-specific. For example, a selfie campaign requires access to the camera and/or photo gallery.&quot;</p>

<p>The statement further read: &quot;Contact access is required to connect with friends or fellow party workers on the New India connect module. If a person has entered his email address and date of birth, he receives a personalised birthday greeting from the PM. Each function asks for the specific permission when access is required. The app does not ask for blanket permissions when the app is started.&quot;</p>

<p>Narendra Modi App provides a platform for millions of his fans and party cadre to connect directly with the Prime Minister. It is a &quot;one of its kind&quot;&nbsp;app which enables unprecedented engagement and interactivity. It is way different from the standard &lsquo;one-way&rsquo; flow apps belonging to political leaders and parties possess. It has numerous features which comprise the best of features from social media networks like Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc, the statement mentioned.</p>

<p>About the allegations against the BJP leader, the statement said, &quot;The data exposed by the French Twitter user is the data entered by the user on his own device. This is not a security breach. The person does not have access to any data apart from his own data.&quot;</p>

<p>&quot;Data is being used for analytics using third-party service, similar to Google Analytics. The data in no way is stored or used by the third party services.&nbsp;Analytics and processing of the user data are done for offering users the most contextual content. This ensures that a user gets the best possible experience by show content in his/her own language,&quot;&nbsp;the statement said.&nbsp;</p>

<p>&#39;It also enables a unique, personalized experience according to a person&rsquo;s interests. For example, a person who looks up content related to agriculture will get agriculture-related content prominently. A person from Tamil Nadu will get notifications in Tamil and get an update when the PM is in Tamil Nadu&#39; it added.</p>

<p>Congress president Rahul Gandhi stepped up his attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday accusing the BJP leader of passing on the data of people who sign up for his official NaMo app to American companies.&nbsp;</p>


Congress president Rahul Gandhi stepped up his attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday accusing the BJP leader of passing on the data of people who sign up for his official NaMo app to American companies

After a French security researcher accused PM Modi of passing on the data of people who sign up for his official NaMo app to American companies, the government has given clarification dismissing the allegations. A statement released by the government stated that the "Narendra Modi App is a unique App, which unlike most Apps, gives access to users in ‘guest mode’ without even any permission or data. The permissions required are all contextual and cause-specific. For example, a selfie campaign requires access to the camera and/or photo gallery." The statement further read: "Contact access is required to connect with friends or fellow party workers on the New India connect module. If a person has entered his email address and date of birth, he receives a personalised birthday greeting from the PM. Each function asks for the specific permission when access is required. The app does not ask for blanket permissions when the app is started." Narendra Modi App provides a platform for millions of his fans and party cadre to connect directly with the Prime Minister. It is a "one of its kind" app which enables unprecedented engagement and interactivity. It is way different from the standard ‘one-way’ flow apps belonging to political leaders and parties possess. It has numerous features which comprise the best of features from social media networks like Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc, the statement mentioned. About the allegations against the BJP leader, the statement said, "The data exposed by the French Twitter user is the data entered by the user on his own device. This is not a security breach. The person does not have access to any data apart from his own data." "Data is being used for analytics using third-party service, similar to Google Analytics. The data in no way is stored or used by the third party services. Analytics and processing of the user data are done for offering users the most contextual content. This ensures that a user gets the best possible experience by show content in his/her own language," the statement said. 'It also enables a unique, personalized experience according to a person’s interests. For example, a person who looks up content related to agriculture will get agriculture-related content prominently. A person from Tamil Nadu will get notifications in Tamil and get an update when the PM is in Tamil Nadu' it added. Congress president Rahul Gandhi stepped up his attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday accusing the BJP leader of passing on the data of people who sign up for his official NaMo app to American companies.

The data in no way is stored or used by the third party services: Government on NaMo app

<p>Congress president Rahul Gandhi stepped up his attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday accusing the BJP leader of passing on&nbsp;the data of people who sign up for his official NaMo app to American companies.&nbsp;</p>

<p>He also attacked the mainstream media for burying the &#39;&#39;critical story&#39;&#39;.</p>

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Ps. Thanks mainstream media, you&#39;re doing a great job of burying this critical story, as always.<a href="https://t.co/IZYzkuH1ZH">https://t.co/IZYzkuH1ZH</a></p>
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<p>Rahul Gandhi tweeted, &#39;&#39;Hi! My name is Narendra Modi. I am India&#39;s Prime Minister. When you sign up for my official App, I give all your data to my friends in American companies.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Ps. Thanks mainstream media, you&#39;re doing a great job of burying this critical story, as always.&#39;&#39;&nbsp;</p>

<p>The Gandhi scion&#39;s latest salvo at PM comes amid allegations of Narendra Modi app, the personal mobile application of Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, sharing private information of users to a third-party US company Clever Tap without their consent, French security researcher Elliot Alderson has claimed. Alderson shared a series of tweets claiming that when users create profile on Narendra Modi Android app, their device information, as well as personal data, is sent to a third-party domain called in.wzrkt.com., which apparently belongs to the US company.</p>

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'Hi! My name is Narendra Modi. I am India's Prime Minister. When you sign up for my official App, I give all your data to my friends in American companies,' Rahul tweeted Sunday

Congress president Rahul Gandhi stepped up his attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday accusing the BJP leader of passing on the data of people who sign up for his official NaMo app to American companies. He also attacked the mainstream media for burying the ''critical story''. Hi! My name is Narendra Modi. I am India's Prime Minister. When you sign up for my official App, I give all your data to my friends in American companies. Ps. Thanks mainstream media, you're doing a great job of burying this critical story, as always.https://t.co/IZYzkuH1ZH — Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) March 25, 2018 × Rahul Gandhi tweeted, ''Hi! My name is Narendra Modi. I am India's Prime Minister. When you sign up for my official App, I give all your data to my friends in American companies. Ps. Thanks mainstream media, you're doing a great job of burying this critical story, as always.'' The Gandhi scion's latest salvo at PM comes amid allegations of Narendra Modi app, the personal mobile application of Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, sharing private information of users to a third-party US company Clever Tap without their consent, French security researcher Elliot Alderson has claimed. Alderson shared a series of tweets claiming that when users create profile on Narendra Modi Android app, their device information, as well as personal data, is sent to a third-party domain called in.wzrkt.com., which apparently belongs to the US company. When you create a profile in the official @narendramodi #Android app, all your device info (OS, network type, Carrier …) and personal data (email, photo, gender, name, …) are send without your consent to a third-party domain called https://t.co/N3zA3QeNZO. pic.twitter.com/Vey3OP6hcf — Elliot Alderson (@fs0c131y) March 23, 2018 ×

User details on NaMo app given to American companies: French security researcher

<p>Congress president launched a scathing attack on &nbsp;Union Minister of Law and Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad on Sunday for not paying enough attention to appoint judges but preoccupied peddling fake news.&nbsp;</p>

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Supreme Court<br />
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High Court<br />
37 Lakh +<br />
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Lower Courts<br />
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<p>Taking to his Twitter handle on Saturday, he tweeted &#39;&#39;Legal system collapsing under Pending Cases: Supreme Court 55,000 +&nbsp;High Court&nbsp;37 Lakh +&nbsp;Lower Courts 2.6 Crore +&nbsp;Yet, a staggering 400 High Court and 6,000 Lower Court judges not appointed, while Law Minister preoccupied peddling fake news,&#39;&#39; he tweeted with the #JudiciaryDemonetised.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Prasad recently targeted the Congress Party and accused it of having ties with data analytics firm Cambridge Analytica.</p>

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<p>He said that the Congress was planning to use the firm&#39;s services for the next Lok Sabha elections and to boost its president Rahul Gandhi&#39;s profile. He also asked Gandhi to explain the company&#39;s role in his social media outreach.</p>

<p>This came after the Congress chief said the government had &ldquo;invented&rdquo; a story&nbsp;</p>

<p>Cambridge Analytica has been accused of harvesting private information from more than 50 million Facebook users in developing techniques to support President Donald Trump&#39;s 2016 election campaign, the New York Times and London&#39;s Observer reported on Saturday (March 18).</p>

<p>The reports have mentioned that the firm has worked for Indian clients as well.</p>


A staggering 400 High Court and 6,000 Lower Court judges not appointed, while Law Minister preoccupied peddling fake news,'' Rahul tweeted.

Congress president launched a scathing attack on Union Minister of Law and Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad on Sunday for not paying enough attention to appoint judges but preoccupied peddling fake news. Legal system collapsing under Pending Cases: Supreme Court 55,000 + High Court 37 Lakh + Lower Courts 2.6 Crore + Yet, a staggering 400 High Court and 6,000 Lower Court judges not appointed, while Law Minister preoccupied peddling fake news. #JudiciaryDemonetised pic.twitter.com/qSpKcIuPKW — Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) March 24, 2018 × Taking to his Twitter handle on Saturday, he tweeted ''Legal system collapsing under Pending Cases: Supreme Court 55,000 + High Court 37 Lakh + Lower Courts 2.6 Crore + Yet, a staggering 400 High Court and 6,000 Lower Court judges not appointed, while Law Minister preoccupied peddling fake news,'' he tweeted with the #JudiciaryDemonetised. Prasad recently targeted the Congress Party and accused it of having ties with data analytics firm Cambridge Analytica. Congress silence exposes their complicity in data theft: @rsprasad https://t.co/6SsGIYnTvl — RSPrasad Office (@OfficeOfRSP) March 23, 2018 × He said that the Congress was planning to use the firm's services for the next Lok Sabha elections and to boost its president Rahul Gandhi's profile. He also asked Gandhi to explain the company's role in his social media outreach. This came after the Congress chief said the government had “invented” a story Cambridge Analytica has been accused of harvesting private information from more than 50 million Facebook users in developing techniques to support President Donald Trump's 2016 election campaign, the New York Times and London's Observer reported on Saturday (March 18). The reports have mentioned that the firm has worked for Indian clients as well.

Law minister preoccupied peddling 'fake news' while law system collapses: Rahul Gandhi

<p>Rahul Gandhi got off the stage and posed for a selfie with a student on Saturday.</p>

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<p>The Gandhi scion was addressing the students of Maharani&#39;s Arts College for Women in Mysuru in Karnataka when a &nbsp;student asked &#39;&#39;Sir my request is I want to take a selfie with you&#39;&#39;. Rahul Gandhi got off the stage and obliged to the student&#39;s request.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Earlier addressing the students, Gandhi tore into Modi led BJP government on Goods and Service Tax (GST) and demonetisation.&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">I think <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Demonetisation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Demonetisation</a> was a mistake &amp; shouldn&#39;t have been done. Demonetisation &amp; GST were massive damage to Indian economy &amp; job creation. I have a problem with the way demonetisation was carried out, RBI Guv, Chief Economic Advisor, Finance Minister,none of them knew of it: RG <a href="https://t.co/QJd6p8qoyh">pic.twitter.com/QJd6p8qoyh</a></p>
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<p>&#39;&#39;I think demonetisation was a mistake and shouldn&#39;t have been done. Demonetisation and GST were massive damage to Indian economy and job creation, he said and added &#39;&#39;I have a problem with the way demonetisation was carried out, RBI Guv, Chief Economic Advisor, Finance Minister, none of them knew of it,&#39;&#39; he said.</p>

<p>Gandhi also said that India was growing pretty decently as an economy, but not creating jobs.&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Nirav Modi took Rs 22,000 crore of bank money. Can you imagine how many businesses could have been built by young women like you if we had given Rs 22,000 cr to you: Congress President Rahul Gandhi at Maharani&#39;s Arts College for Women in Mysuru <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Karnataka?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Karnataka</a> <a href="https://t.co/4aIaOTnZFr">pic.twitter.com/4aIaOTnZFr</a></p>
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<p>&#39;&#39;We are growing pretty decently as an economy but we are not creating jobs, it is because those who have skills don&#39;t have access to finance and support. The problem is a huge amount of money goes to 15-20 people,&#39;&#39; he added.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Raking up yet again PNB&#39;s Rs 13,000 crore scame involving fugutive diamond czar, he said Nirav Modi took Rs 22,000 crore of bank money. &#39;&#39;Can you imagine how many businesses could have been built by young women like you if we had given Rs 22,000 cr to you,&#39;&#39; he asked the students.&nbsp;</p>


Addressing the students, Gandhi tore into Modi led BJP government on Goods and Service Tax (GST) and demonetisation.

Rahul Gandhi got off the stage and posed for a selfie with a student on Saturday. #WATCH: Rahul Gandhi gets off the stage, poses for a selfie with a student after she said, 'Sir my request is I want to take a selfie with you!' The Congress President is at an interaction with students at Maharani's Arts College for Women in Mysuru #Karnataka pic.twitter.com/SeghSlyywd — ANI (@ANI) March 24, 2018 × The Gandhi scion was addressing the students of Maharani's Arts College for Women in Mysuru in Karnataka when a student asked ''Sir my request is I want to take a selfie with you''. Rahul Gandhi got off the stage and obliged to the student's request. Earlier addressing the students, Gandhi tore into Modi led BJP government on Goods and Service Tax (GST) and demonetisation. I think #Demonetisation was a mistake & shouldn't have been done. Demonetisation & GST were massive damage to Indian economy & job creation. I have a problem with the way demonetisation was carried out, RBI Guv, Chief Economic Advisor, Finance Minister,none of them knew of it: RG pic.twitter.com/QJd6p8qoyh — ANI (@ANI) March 24, 2018 × ''I think demonetisation was a mistake and shouldn't have been done. Demonetisation and GST were massive damage to Indian economy and job creation, he said and added ''I have a problem with the way demonetisation was carried out, RBI Guv, Chief Economic Advisor, Finance Minister, none of them knew of it,'' he said. Gandhi also said that India was growing pretty decently as an economy, but not creating jobs. Nirav Modi took Rs 22,000 crore of bank money. Can you imagine how many businesses could have been built by young women like you if we had given Rs 22,000 cr to you: Congress President Rahul Gandhi at Maharani's Arts College for Women in Mysuru #Karnataka pic.twitter.com/4aIaOTnZFr — ANI (@ANI) March 24, 2018 × ''We are growing pretty decently as an economy but we are not creating jobs, it is because those who have skills don't have access to finance and support. The problem is a huge amount of money goes to 15-20 people,'' he added. Raking up yet again PNB's Rs 13,000 crore scame involving fugutive diamond czar, he said Nirav Modi took Rs 22,000 crore of bank money. ''Can you imagine how many businesses could have been built by young women like you if we had given Rs 22,000 cr to you,'' he asked the students.

Watch: Rahul Gandhi gets off stage, poses for selfie with student 

<p>Congress President Rahul Gandhi visited Chamundeshwari temple in Mysuru&nbsp;on Saturday.&nbsp;Gandhi was accompanied by Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah during the temple visit.&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Congress president Rahul Gandhi, along with <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Karnataka?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Karnataka</a> Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, visited Chamundeshwari Temple in Mysuru <a href="https://t.co/TbEk8N2Jkx">pic.twitter.com/TbEk8N2Jkx</a></p>
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<p>Also read: <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/rahul-gandhi-visits-dargah-ahead-of-karnataka-polls-32584" target="_blank">Rahul Gandhi visits dargah ahead of Karnataka polls</a></p>

<p>During the Gujarat assembly elections, Gandhi visited about 25&nbsp;<a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/rahul-gandhi-to-continue-temple-run-in-karnataka-30075" target="_blank">temples in the state</a>, inviting criticism of &quot;soft Hindutva&quot; from the opposition.&nbsp;</p>

<p>With the Karnataka state going to polls in April-May, the Congress President is expected to continue with his visit to several religious places.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Also read: <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/watch-crowd-shouts-modi-modi-as-rahul-gandhi-exits-gujarat-temple-26361" target="_blank">Watch: Crowd shouts &#39;Modi Modi&#39; as Rahul Gandhi exits Gujarat temple</a></p>

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Gandhi was accompanied by Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah

Congress President Rahul Gandhi visited Chamundeshwari temple in Mysuru on Saturday. Gandhi was accompanied by Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah during the temple visit. Congress president Rahul Gandhi, along with #Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, visited Chamundeshwari Temple in Mysuru pic.twitter.com/TbEk8N2Jkx — ANI (@ANI) March 24, 2018 × Also read: Rahul Gandhi visits dargah ahead of Karnataka polls During the Gujarat assembly elections, Gandhi visited about 25 temples in the state, inviting criticism of "soft Hindutva" from the opposition. With the Karnataka state going to polls in April-May, the Congress President is expected to continue with his visit to several religious places. Also read: Watch: Crowd shouts 'Modi Modi' as Rahul Gandhi exits Gujarat temple

On his visit to Karnataka, Rahul Gandhi visits Chamundeshwari temple in Mysuru

<p>Congress president Rahul Gandhi slammed the BJP government for &quot;attacking&quot;&nbsp;the constitution&nbsp;while he was addressing a rally in Karnataka on Saturday.</p>

<p>As part of the fourth leg of his campaign tour in Karnataka, the Gandhi scion visited Chamundheshwari temple in Mysuru.</p>

<p>Also read: <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/rahul-gandhi-trolled-for-not-knowing-about-ncc-36915">Rahul Gandhi trolled for not knowing about NCC</a></p>

<p>Rahul Gandhi addressed a rally after his temple visit during which he accused the BJP of snatching away people&#39;s money through note ban and GST, &nbsp;adding that &quot;there is new fashion now, they (BJP) are attacking the constitution.&quot;<br />
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The news agency, PTI further quoted Rahul Gandhi saying that &quot;we will not allow the BJP to change the Constitution. How much ever BJP forces its way to change the Constitution, we will make sure that the Congress will protect the work of Ambedkarji.&quot;</p>

<p>During the day Rahul Gandhi also held a roadshow and inaugurated the Indira Canteen in Kollegala of Chamarajnagar district.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Earlier he visited the northern, coastal and Malnad regions of the state. Rahul Gandhi is currently on a two-day visit to Mandya, Mysuru and Chamarajnagar district.</p>

<p>Ahead of the election in the 224-member assembly in Karnataka, the state has witnessed frequent visits by national leaders, from both the Congress and the BJP. While the ruling Congress is trying to retain power in Karnataka, the BJP is eyeing to seize the southern state from it.</p>

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Congress president Rahul Gandhi slammed BJP government for 'attacking' the constitution while he was addressing a rally in Karnataka on Saturday

Congress president Rahul Gandhi slammed the BJP government for "attacking" the constitution while he was addressing a rally in Karnataka on Saturday. As part of the fourth leg of his campaign tour in Karnataka, the Gandhi scion visited Chamundheshwari temple in Mysuru. Also read: Rahul Gandhi trolled for not knowing about NCC Rahul Gandhi addressed a rally after his temple visit during which he accused the BJP of snatching away people's money through note ban and GST, adding that "there is new fashion now, they (BJP) are attacking the constitution." The news agency, PTI further quoted Rahul Gandhi saying that "we will not allow the BJP to change the Constitution. How much ever BJP forces its way to change the Constitution, we will make sure that the Congress will protect the work of Ambedkarji." During the day Rahul Gandhi also held a roadshow and inaugurated the Indira Canteen in Kollegala of Chamarajnagar district. Earlier he visited the northern, coastal and Malnad regions of the state. Rahul Gandhi is currently on a two-day visit to Mandya, Mysuru and Chamarajnagar district. Ahead of the election in the 224-member assembly in Karnataka, the state has witnessed frequent visits by national leaders, from both the Congress and the BJP. While the ruling Congress is trying to retain power in Karnataka, the BJP is eyeing to seize the southern state from it. (With inputs from ANI)

Karnataka: BJP 'attacking' the constitution says Rahul Gandhi

<p>While addressing&nbsp;students of Maharani&#39;s Arts College for Women in Karnataka&#39;s Mysuru, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said that he is not much aware of the National Cadet Corps (NCC).</p>

<p>Gandhi said &#39;I don&#39;t know the details of NCC training and that type of stuff, so I won&#39;t be able to answer that question&#39;.</p>

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<p>Rahul Gandhi was replying to a question posed&nbsp;by a student in the event asking about the benefits of NCC cadets after passing &#39;C&#39; certificate examination.</p>

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<p>The response by the Congress president has again resulted in wide criticism and trolls on Twitter.</p>

<p>Trollers swung into action and reacted to the honest admission of the Congress president.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">A young lady asks <a href="https://twitter.com/RahulGandhi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RahulGandhi</a> what future do you envision for a NCC Cadet after passing out. Clueless RG says he isn&#39;t aware of The National Cadet Corps (NCC)<br />
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Cant fault the lady not to know RG wouldnt be interested in anything remotely National or Nationalism<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RGinMysuru?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RGinMysuru</a> <a href="https://t.co/UOTD5ybZk9">pic.twitter.com/UOTD5ybZk9</a></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Tipu Sultan is symbol of communal harmony - Rahul Gandhi<br />
Then Osama is apostle of peace .????<br />
Sonia is God of Honesty .????<br />
And RAGA the registered trade mark for intelligence.????????????</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">The actual fun part is his followup.. i&#39;ll give you a future blah blah..<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Pappu?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Pappu</a> ne&#39;er dissapoints..????????</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="hi"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Karnataka?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Karnataka</a> पप्पू तुम्हें NCC के बारे में नहीं पता। इटली, बैंकाक और हाफीज सईद के बारे में पता है । यही है कांग्रेस कि देशभक्ति।</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">I don&#39;t know the details of NCC training &amp; that type of stuff, so I won&#39;t be able to answer that question&#39;: <a href="https://twitter.com/RahulGandhi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RahulGandhi</a><br />
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and this joker wants to become Prime Minister and promoted by <a href="https://twitter.com/sampitroda?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@sampitroda</a> across world<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/rginmysuru?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#rginmysuru</a> <a href="https://t.co/WYGMoFUXgu">pic.twitter.com/WYGMoFUXgu</a></p>
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<p>&nbsp;While few also came out in support of the Gandhi scion.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">True, Kudos to RG for total honesty.<br />
The answers to these specific kinds of Qs will be given by those running the Govt.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/RahulGandhi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RahulGandhi</a> is innocent. For NCC &#39;C&#39; certificate one has to go to college for undergraduation, which he couldn&#39;t hence unaware. Moreover even Cambridge Analytica didn&#39;t tell him answer to this out of syllabus question</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Not a <a href="https://twitter.com/RahulGandhi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RahulGandhi</a> follower but at least he is honest, that he is clueless about the &#39;C&#39; certification , unlike other politicians who would brag on and on without knowing anything about the topic.</p>
&mdash; Neelam (@neelamtewari) <a href="https://twitter.com/neelamtewari/status/977435791017246720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 24, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Gandhi said 'I don't know the details of NCC training and that type of stuff, so I won't be able to answer that question'

While addressing students of Maharani's Arts College for Women in Karnataka's Mysuru, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said that he is not much aware of the National Cadet Corps (NCC). Gandhi said 'I don't know the details of NCC training and that type of stuff, so I won't be able to answer that question'. × Rahul Gandhi was replying to a question posed by a student in the event asking about the benefits of NCC cadets after passing 'C' certificate examination. #WATCH: 'I don't know the details of NCC training & that type of stuff, so I won't be able to answer that question': Rahul Gandhi on being asked, 'What benefits will you give to NCC cadets after passing 'C' certificate examination?' #Karnataka pic.twitter.com/Vb2fCUsVFp — ANI (@ANI) March 24, 2018 × The response by the Congress president has again resulted in wide criticism and trolls on Twitter. Trollers swung into action and reacted to the honest admission of the Congress president. A young lady asks @RahulGandhi what future do you envision for a NCC Cadet after passing out. Clueless RG says he isn't aware of The National Cadet Corps (NCC) Cant fault the lady not to know RG wouldnt be interested in anything remotely National or Nationalism#RGinMysuru pic.twitter.com/UOTD5ybZk9 — Sriram (@srirambjp) March 24, 2018 × Tipu Sultan is symbol of communal harmony - Rahul Gandhi Then Osama is apostle of peace .???? Sonia is God of Honesty .???? And RAGA the registered trade mark for intelligence.???????????? — kavi ???????????????? (@kavita_tewari) March 24, 2018 × The actual fun part is his followup.. i'll give you a future blah blah..#Pappu ne'er dissapoints..???????? — Cool Guy (@CoolGuy12356) March 24, 2018 × pic.twitter.com/KogeH5nRcW — grumpy (@roooossshhiiiii) March 24, 2018 × #Karnataka पप्पू तुम्हें NCC के बारे में नहीं पता। इटली, बैंकाक और हाफीज सईद के बारे में पता है । यही है कांग्रेस कि देशभक्ति। — JITESH SINGH (@singhjitesh11) March 24, 2018 × I don't know the details of NCC training & that type of stuff, so I won't be able to answer that question': @RahulGandhi and this joker wants to become Prime Minister and promoted by @sampitroda across world#rginmysuru pic.twitter.com/WYGMoFUXgu — #GauravPradhan ???????? (@DrGPradhan) March 24, 2018 × While few also came out in support of the Gandhi scion. True, Kudos to RG for total honesty. The answers to these specific kinds of Qs will be given by those running the Govt. — Geet V (@geetv79) March 24, 2018 × @RahulGandhi is innocent. For NCC 'C' certificate one has to go to college for undergraduation, which he couldn't hence unaware. Moreover even Cambridge Analytica didn't tell him answer to this out of syllabus question — Mridul Bhatia (@mridul63) March 24, 2018 × Not a @RahulGandhi follower but at least he is honest, that he is clueless about the 'C' certification , unlike other politicians who would brag on and on without knowing anything about the topic. — Neelam (@neelamtewari) March 24, 2018 × He’s honest so I don’t think he’s bad there are several leaders who noe nothing and still talk — sowmithran.. (@sowmithran910) March 24, 2018 ×

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<p>Senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi was rushed back to Delhi from Shimla on Friday morning owing to ill-health.</p>

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<p>Sonia was first taken to Chandigarh from Shimla after she refused to get examined at the Indira Gandhi Medical College in Shimla.</p>

<p>The former Congress President was later brought to Delhi from Chandigarh on a special aircraft.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Sonia Gandhi was on a private visit to Shimla along with her daughter Priyanka Vadra.</p>

<p>They arrived in the city on Wednesday and stayed at a five-star luxury hotel, Wildflower Hall, near Charabra.</p>

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Sonia Gandhi was on a private visit to Shimla along with her daughter Priyanka Vadra

Senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi was rushed back to Delhi from Shimla on Friday morning owing to ill-health. Last night I received a call saying that she was not well. We were asked to send ambulance with a doctor to accompany her to Chandigarh. Her blood pressure was high, condition was stable: Dr Ramesh Chandra, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla on Sonia Gandhi's health condition pic.twitter.com/BL8oCeQPdS — ANI (@ANI) March 23, 2018 × Sonia was first taken to Chandigarh from Shimla after she refused to get examined at the Indira Gandhi Medical College in Shimla. The former Congress President was later brought to Delhi from Chandigarh on a special aircraft. Sonia Gandhi was on a private visit to Shimla along with her daughter Priyanka Vadra. They arrived in the city on Wednesday and stayed at a five-star luxury hotel, Wildflower Hall, near Charabra.

Sonia Gandhi rushed to Delhi from Shimla due to ill-health

<p>Congress president Rahul Gandhi hit back at BJP yet again on Cambridge Analytica allegations.&nbsp;</p>

<p>A day after he said that the government &#39;&#39;invented story&#39;&#39; on Congress and &#39;&#39;data theft&#39;&#39; to divert attention from the 39 Indians who were slaughtered by the &nbsp;ISIS in Iraq&#39;s Mosul, the Gandhi scion fired yet another salvo at the BJP. &nbsp;This time he accused the BJP of paying Cambridge Analytica to &#39;&#39;infiltrate and sabotage&#39;&#39; the Congress in 2012.&nbsp;</p>

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Journalist set to break big story on how Cambridge Analytica (CA) was paid to infiltrate and sabotage the Congress in 2012.<br />
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<p>BJP lying factory at work: Journalist set to break big story on how Cambridge Analytica (CA) was paid to infiltrate and sabotage the Congress in 2012. BJP rushes Cabinet Minister to lie and spin fake news:Congress worked with CA! Real story vanishes,&#39;&#39; he tweeted.</p>

<p>Rahul Gandhi quoted a story from a website which stated Alexander Nix, the disgraced CEO of the UK-based data gathering firm may have plotted to defeat the Congress party ahead of India&#39;s 2014 parliamentary elections.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Since the data scandal involving Cambridge Analytica came to light both Congress and BJP have been accusing each other of using the data mining service company&#39;s service to win elections.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Both Congress and BJP have been trading charges at each other since the data scandal involving Cambridge Analytica came to light. Both the parties&nbsp;accused each other of using the data mining company&#39;s service to win elections.&nbsp;</p>


Rahul Gandhi quoted a story from a website which stated Alexander Nix, the disgraced CEO of the UK-based data gathering firm may have plotted to defeat the Congress party ahead of India's 2014 parliamentary elections.

Congress president Rahul Gandhi hit back at BJP yet again on Cambridge Analytica allegations. A day after he said that the government ''invented story'' on Congress and ''data theft'' to divert attention from the 39 Indians who were slaughtered by the ISIS in Iraq's Mosul, the Gandhi scion fired yet another salvo at the BJP. This time he accused the BJP of paying Cambridge Analytica to ''infiltrate and sabotage'' the Congress in 2012. BJP lying factory at work: Journalist set to break big story on how Cambridge Analytica (CA) was paid to infiltrate and sabotage the Congress in 2012. BJP rushes Cabinet Minister to lie and spin fake news:Congress worked with CA! Real story vanishes.https://t.co/zMX7VJAAfa — Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) March 23, 2018 × BJP lying factory at work: Journalist set to break big story on how Cambridge Analytica (CA) was paid to infiltrate and sabotage the Congress in 2012. BJP rushes Cabinet Minister to lie and spin fake news:Congress worked with CA! Real story vanishes,'' he tweeted. Rahul Gandhi quoted a story from a website which stated Alexander Nix, the disgraced CEO of the UK-based data gathering firm may have plotted to defeat the Congress party ahead of India's 2014 parliamentary elections. Since the data scandal involving Cambridge Analytica came to light both Congress and BJP have been accusing each other of using the data mining service company's service to win elections. Both Congress and BJP have been trading charges at each other since the data scandal involving Cambridge Analytica came to light. Both the parties accused each other of using the data mining company's service to win elections.

'BJP lying factory at work to spin fake news': Rahul Gandhi hits out at BJP over CA allegations

<p>There is state of political upheaval these days in the nation. Narendra Modi is standing tall and firm and he has sent ripples of insecurity among all political parties. Leaders are worried about their future. There is state of panic among parties opposed to BJP and everybody is willing to go to any extent to secure his political future.</p>

<p>Sworn enemies are coming close and burying the hatchet deep. Just now, eternal die-hard enemies the Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party joined hands for Gorakhpur &amp; Phulpur by-elections.</p>

<p>Ideologies and official party lines have gone for a toss. Raj Thackeray and Sharad Pawar are exploring each other for a possible tie-up. More bizarre is the fact that Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee called on Uddhav Thackeray when she visited Mumbai recently. This is ground-breaking as both parties have ideologies which are diametrically opposite to each other, literally.</p>

<p>Regional satraps have their own ambitions. Everybody is trying to become the anti-Modi crusader.</p>

<p>But it is very much visible that in all this jugglery Congress is going to be the biggest loser in days to come. It was so very well manifested in the recent Phulpur &amp; Gorakhpur bypolls. In Phulpur and Gorakhpur during general elections in 2014, Congress begged a six per cent and four per cent votes. Forty five months down the line, in the recent bypolls, when there was a mass shifting of votes from the BJP&#39;s share, Congress&#39;s vote share further plummeted to an unbelievable two and &amp; 2.6 per cent respectively.</p>

<p>So even if we consider a case where voters get alienated from BJP, they don&#39;t see Congress as an option.</p>

<p>The game of politics is simple. You need to keep some compelling reason alive for voters to vote for you. This compelling reason is of two types - either you generate a feeling among voters on macro-level i.e. on the broad national level, or you should have the grip on the votes due to regional reasons.</p>

<p>Take the case of BJP. BJP commands vote on both the accounts. People believe that BJP is a strong organisation with strong central leadership and thus it succeeds. Moreover, since BJP has strong regional presence and leadership (like UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath, Madhya Paradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh) and in most part of India BJP connects with voters well on regional issues/sentiments, it commands votes on this aspect too.</p>

<p>Regional parties like Shiv Sena, Trinamool Congress, Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party, Telugu Desam Party and Rashtriya Janata Dal will keep floating for the time to come as they somehow or other will keep a connection on the ground with their understanding of the regional issues and their strong cadre at the grassroot level.</p>

<p>Congress fails miserably on both the accounts. They at this point in time, are far from being a national alternative under the almost non-existence central leadership. Over the years, weak leadership at the top has also resulted in steep depletion of its cadre across the nation. Barring Punjab, Rajasthan and to an extent Karnataka, Congress has completely lost base on the ground. The loss has gone to an extent and to a point that it is now more or less irreversible.</p>

<p>In this scenario, a united front under the leadership of Congress (read Rahul Gandhi) is highly improbable. Regional parties know the political acumen and patronage of Rahul Gandhi and simply shy away from any association with them. Taking a cue from the SP-Congress tie-up last year in UP assembly poll, regional parties now realise that any association with Congress will only weaken their regional selling points among voters. The crux is that regional parties may be interested to shake hand with anybody, but Congress.</p>

<p>So the way politics is going on these days and the way regional parties are trying to keep themselves afloat amid the Modi wave, it is likely that Congress will be left alone in the race and votes will get polarised towards BJP and regional parties in days to come.</p>

<p>It is high time that Congress leadership smells the coffee before it gets too late. By answering the questions of gatherings in Singapore and Malaysia, the Congress president will not garner support back home. He needs to make his party relevant for those who really matter i.e. Indian voters.</p>

<p><em>(Disclaimer: The opinions expressed above are the personal views of the author and do not reflect the views of ZMCL)</em></p>


<p>Congress president Rahul Gandhi accused the BJP of &#39;&#39;inventing story&#39;&#39; on Congress and &#39;&#39;data theft&#39;&#39; to divert attention from the 39 Indians who were slaughtered by the &nbsp;ISIS in Iraq&#39;s Mosul.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Taking to his official Twitter handle, Rahul Gandhi tweeted &#39;&#39;Problem: 39 Indians dead; Govt on the mat, caught lying. Solution: Invent story on Congress &amp; Data Theft. Result: Media networks bite bait; 39 Indians vanish from radar. Problem solved.&#39;&#39;</p>

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<p>Since the data scandal involving Cambridge Analytica came to light both Congress and BJP have been accusing each other of using the data mining service company&#39;s service to win elections.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Responding to Rahul Gandhi&#39;s charges, BJP&#39;s &nbsp;Ravi Shankar Prasad at a press briefing in New Delhi on Thursday accused the Congress of maintaining conspicuous silence on their ties with Cambridge Analytica.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>He said Rahul Gandhi&#39;s entire social media campaign has been managed with the help of Cambridge Analytica.&nbsp;</p>

<p>&#39;&#39;Rahul Gandhi&#39;s entire social media campaign has been managed with the help of Cambridge Analytica and they have had meetings also,&#39;&#39; Prasad said without producing any proof to buttress his claims.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The BJP on Wednesday accused the Congress of hiring the services of Cambridge Analytica, a data mining firm accused of illegally harvesting Facebook users&#39; details to influence elections in several countries, and wondered if the party would now depend on &quot;data theft&quot; to woo voters.</p>

<p>The Congress, however, denied the charge and instead, accused the ruling party of using the services of the controversial firm. The BJP also rejected the allegation.</p>


The BJP on Wednesday accused the Congress of hiring the services of Cambridge Analytica and wondered if the party would now depend on "data theft" to woo voters.

Congress president Rahul Gandhi accused the BJP of ''inventing story'' on Congress and ''data theft'' to divert attention from the 39 Indians who were slaughtered by the ISIS in Iraq's Mosul. Taking to his official Twitter handle, Rahul Gandhi tweeted ''Problem: 39 Indians dead; Govt on the mat, caught lying. Solution: Invent story on Congress & Data Theft. Result: Media networks bite bait; 39 Indians vanish from radar. Problem solved.'' Problem: 39 Indians dead; Govt on the mat, caught lying. Solution: Invent story on Congress & Data Theft. Result: Media networks bite bait; 39 Indians vanish from radar. Problem solved. — Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) March 22, 2018 × Since the data scandal involving Cambridge Analytica came to light both Congress and BJP have been accusing each other of using the data mining service company's service to win elections. Responding to Rahul Gandhi's charges, BJP's Ravi Shankar Prasad at a press briefing in New Delhi on Thursday accused the Congress of maintaining conspicuous silence on their ties with Cambridge Analytica. Rahul Gandhi's entire social media campaign has been managed with the help of #CambridgeAnalytica & they have had meetings also: Ravi Shankar Prasad at press briefing in Delhi. — ANI (@ANI) March 22, 2018 × He said Rahul Gandhi's entire social media campaign has been managed with the help of Cambridge Analytica. ''Rahul Gandhi's entire social media campaign has been managed with the help of Cambridge Analytica and they have had meetings also,'' Prasad said without producing any proof to buttress his claims. The BJP on Wednesday accused the Congress of hiring the services of Cambridge Analytica, a data mining firm accused of illegally harvesting Facebook users' details to influence elections in several countries, and wondered if the party would now depend on "data theft" to woo voters. The Congress, however, denied the charge and instead, accused the ruling party of using the services of the controversial firm. The BJP also rejected the allegation.

Rahul Gandhi accuses BJP of 'inventing story' to divert attention from 39 Indians slaughtered in Iraq

<p>Congress president Rahul Gandhi resumed his &#39;&#39;temple run&#39;&#39; in Karnataka ahead of Assembly polls.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>The Gandhi scion, along with Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah visited Shringeri Sharadamba Temple in Chickmagalur.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Today, on our <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JanaAashirwadaYatre?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#JanaAashirwadaYatre</a>, I will inaugurate the Rajiv Gandhi Political Institute and address meetings in Udupi and Mangalore.<br />
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<p>Rahul also visited Rosario Church and the Ullal Dargah in Mangalore.</p>

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<p>With the Karnataka going to polls in April-May, the Congress President is expected to continue with his visit to several religious places.&nbsp;</p>

<p>He visited the Kanakachala Laxmi-Narasimha temple in Koppal district last month.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>On the first day of his election campaign in Karnataka,&nbsp; Gandhi&nbsp;had visited the Goddess Huligamma temple and Gavi Siddheshwara Mutt in Koppal.</p>

<p>During the Gujarat assembly elections, Gandhi visited about 25 temples in the state, inviting criticism of &quot;soft Hindutva&quot; from the opposition.&nbsp;<br />
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With the Karnataka going to polls in April-May, the Congress President is expected to continue with his visit to several religious places.

Congress president Rahul Gandhi resumed his ''temple run'' in Karnataka ahead of Assembly polls. #WATCH: Rahul Gandhi, along with other Congress leaders, visits Shringeri Sharadamba Temple in Chickmagalur. #Karnataka pic.twitter.com/fvNLqvv4hq — ANI (@ANI) March 21, 2018 × The Gandhi scion, along with Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah visited Shringeri Sharadamba Temple in Chickmagalur. Today, on our #JanaAashirwadaYatre, I will inaugurate the Rajiv Gandhi Political Institute and address meetings in Udupi and Mangalore. Later in the evening I will pray at the Gokarnanatheshwara Temple and also visit the Rosario Church and the Ullal Dargah in Mangalore. pic.twitter.com/xaiha0vedu — Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) March 20, 2018 × Rahul also visited Rosario Church and the Ullal Dargah in Mangalore. Rahul Gandhi, along with #Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah, visits Shringeri Sharadamba Temple in Chickmagalur. pic.twitter.com/MforpDZu6B — ANI (@ANI) March 21, 2018 × With the Karnataka going to polls in April-May, the Congress President is expected to continue with his visit to several religious places. He visited the Kanakachala Laxmi-Narasimha temple in Koppal district last month. #Karnataka: Congress President, Rahul Gandhi visits Sringeri Mutt in Chikmagalur. pic.twitter.com/4VSrzclKuc — ANI (@ANI) March 21, 2018 × On the first day of his election campaign in Karnataka, Gandhi had visited the Goddess Huligamma temple and Gavi Siddheshwara Mutt in Koppal. During the Gujarat assembly elections, Gandhi visited about 25 temples in the state, inviting criticism of "soft Hindutva" from the opposition.

Watch: Rahul Gandhi resumes his temple run ahead of Karnataka polls

<p>Resignations in the Congress have begun ahead of party President Rahul Gandhi&#39;s announcement of his new team.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Actor-politician Raj Babbar has quit as chief of the party&#39;s UP unit; Shantaram Naik has quit as Goa Congress chief.&nbsp;</p>

<p>News reports added that Gujarat Congress chief Bharatsinh Solanki is also believed to have tendered his resignation to the party&#39;s central leadership. The reports added that a number of further resignations are expected.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The nudge had come from Rahul himself, with the Congress President saying recently that it was time for the old-timers to step aside.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Naik, who quit first, said he was following Rahul&#39;s advice.&nbsp;</p>

<p>A change of guard in the Congress has been talked about for close to forever now &mdash; ever since Rahul was anointed party vice-president in January 2013 &mdash; with people in the know saying the changeover was filling the party&#39;s old-timers with dread.&nbsp;</p>

<p>These latest resignations, of Naik and Babbar, then are being thought of as the first in a long list to come.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The reports however added that Babbar&#39;s resignation is also being linked the Congress&#39; <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/uttar-pradesh-bypolls-up-shocker-sp-wins-both-yogi-bastion-of-gorakhpur-and-phulpur-seat-35824" target="_blank">worst-ever performance</a> in the recent UP (Gorakhpur and Phulpur) Lok Sabha bypolls&nbsp;which were won by the Samajwadi Party.&nbsp;</p>


Actor-politician Raj Babbar has quit as chief of the party's UP unit. Reports add that Gujarat chief Bharatsinh Solanki has also put in his papers

Resignations in the Congress have begun ahead of party President Rahul Gandhi's announcement of his new team. Actor-politician Raj Babbar has quit as chief of the party's UP unit; Shantaram Naik has quit as Goa Congress chief. News reports added that Gujarat Congress chief Bharatsinh Solanki is also believed to have tendered his resignation to the party's central leadership. The reports added that a number of further resignations are expected. The nudge had come from Rahul himself, with the Congress President saying recently that it was time for the old-timers to step aside. Naik, who quit first, said he was following Rahul's advice. A change of guard in the Congress has been talked about for close to forever now — ever since Rahul was anointed party vice-president in January 2013 — with people in the know saying the changeover was filling the party's old-timers with dread. These latest resignations, of Naik and Babbar, then are being thought of as the first in a long list to come. The reports however added that Babbar's resignation is also being linked the Congress' worst-ever performance in the recent UP (Gorakhpur and Phulpur) Lok Sabha bypolls which were won by the Samajwadi Party.

Top leaders resign as Team Rahul gets set to take charge of Congress

<p>Congress president Rahul<a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/manohar-parrikar-was-buying-fish-when-pm-modi-changed-rafale-contract-rahul-gandhi-34150"> Gandhi today hit out at&nbsp;that the UPA</a> had negotiated the deal for &quot;526 crores per plane&quot; but the Modi government paid 1,670 crores.</p>

<p>This is not the first time <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/pm-modi-gave-rafale-contract-to-his-friend-rahul-gandhi-32416">the Congress president has </a>taken a swipe at the Modi government over the Rafale deal. He had earlier taken a dig at defence minister&nbsp;Nirmala Sitharaman over the issue and had asked her to &quot;come clean&quot;.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">The UPA negotiates the RAFALE down to 526 Cr. per plane. But Modi ji pays 1,670 Cr. instead. Loss to exchequer, over 40,000 Cr.<br />
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<p>Rahul Gandhi in his tweet alleged that the Modi government&#39;s negotiations after the NDA took up the deal led to a loss of 40,000 crore.</p>

<p>The Congress president then cryptically noted: RM&#39;s response? We paid &quot;our&quot; price. Who cares about &quot;their&quot; price?</p>

<p>Answer: The people care</p>


This is not the first time the Congress president has taken a swipe at the Modi government over the Rafale deal.

Congress president Rahul Gandhi today hit out at that the UPA had negotiated the deal for "526 crores per plane" but the Modi government paid 1,670 crores. This is not the first time the Congress president has taken a swipe at the Modi government over the Rafale deal. He had earlier taken a dig at defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman over the issue and had asked her to "come clean". The UPA negotiates the RAFALE down to 526 Cr. per plane. But Modi ji pays 1,670 Cr. instead. Loss to exchequer, over 40,000 Cr. RM's response? We paid "our" price. Who cares about "their" price? Answer: The PEOPLE care #RafaleScam — Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) March 19, 2018 × Rahul Gandhi in his tweet alleged that the Modi government's negotiations after the NDA took up the deal led to a loss of 40,000 crore. The Congress president then cryptically noted: RM's response? We paid "our" price. Who cares about "their" price? Answer: The people care

Loss to exchequer on Rafale deal over 40,000 crore, tweets Rahul Gandhi

<p>Recalling the two warring sides of the epic Mahabharat, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said the BJP, like the Kauravas, fought for power, while his party, on the lines of the Pandavas, battled for truth.</p>

<p>Centuries ago there was a huge battle on the field of Kurukshetra. The Kauravas were powerful and arrogant while the Pandavas were humble and fought for the truth. &#39;&#39;Like the Kauravas BJP and RSS are designed to fight for power, like the Pandavas, Congress is designed to fight for truth,&#39;&#39; he said.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Taking the ruling BJP on, Gandhi said the party sought to divert people&#39;s attention from issues such as unemployment and farm distress with &quot;fancy events&quot;.</p>

<p>&quot;Instead of acknowledging the challenges facing the nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi diverts our attention from our problems. We are being told that our problems only exist in our imagination,&quot; he said.</p>

<p>The BJP-RSS&#39;s goal was power, Gandhi stressed in his closing remarks at his party&#39;s plenary meeting in New Delhi.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Gandhi held that his party spoke on behalf of the country.</p>

<p>&quot;The BJP is the voice of an organisation, Congress is the voice of a nation,&quot; he said.</p>

<p>The Congress leader added that the corrupt and powerful today &quot;control conversation&quot; in the country and the &quot;name Modi symbolises the collusion between crony capitalists and the prime minister&quot;.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">The name Modi symbolises the collusion between India&rsquo;s biggest businessmen and the Prime Minister. Modi gives Modi 30,000 crores of your Money and in turn, Modi gives Modi money for marketing Modi and fighting elections. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CongressPlenary?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CongressPlenary</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ChangeIsNow?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ChangeIsNow</a> <a href="https://t.co/T4ovQKrxnL">pic.twitter.com/T4ovQKrxnL</a></p>
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<p>Launching a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and ruling BJP government, Rahul Gandhi said the name &#39;&#39;Modi&#39;&#39; symbolises the collusion between India&#39;s biggest &#39;&#39;crony capitalists&#39;&#39; and the prime minister of India, he said.&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">We paid 570 Cr per plane &amp; Modi paid 1670 Cr for the same plane. He paid 1100 Cr more per plane. Forget fighter planes you can&rsquo;t trust such a man to buy vegetables!!! Modi is not fighting corruption Modi is corruption. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CongressPlenary?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CongressPlenary</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ChangeIsNow?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ChangeIsNow</a> <a href="https://t.co/u7AhEmeJhh">pic.twitter.com/u7AhEmeJhh</a></p>
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<p>Admitting that the last Congress government did not live up to the expectations of the people, he said that the nation was let down by the last Congress government.&nbsp;</p>

<p>&#39;&#39;I don&#39;t say it with happiness but the last govt we formed did not stand up to the expectations of the people. The people of the country were let down by us,&#39;&#39; he said.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>&#39;&#39;Congress will take the country forward, but we are humans, we make mistakes. Modi ji thinks he is not human but an incarnation of God,&#39;&#39; he said and added that BJP is the voice of an organisation while the Congress is the voice of a nation, the Gandhi scion said.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Attacking PM Modi on not speaking on the critical issues plaguing the nation, he said PM diverts our attention and jumps from one event to another from &#39;&#39;Gabbar Singh tax to yoga in Parliament&#39;&#39; but never talks about the issues. But, the Congress cannot be stopped from seeking the truth and justice, he said.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Charging the BJP of dividing the nation on the basis of religion and language, he said that they tell Muslims of India who never went to Pakistan and supported this great nation that you don&#39;t belong here. They tell the Tamils to &#39;&#39;change your beautiful language&#39;&#39;, they tell people of north-east we don&#39;t like what you eat, tell women to dress properly, he said.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Without naming the BJP president Amit Shah, he said they will accept a man accused of murder as the President of the BJP, but they will never ever accept the same in the Congress Party because they hold Congress in the highest regard.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Raking up PNB bank fraud in which diamond czar Nirav Modi is accused of Rs 13,000 crore loot, he said &#39;&#39;You can steal Rs 33,000 crore from the banks and the BJP government will protect you. Finance Minister will go silent because he and his daughter work for crony capitalists,&#39;&#39; he said.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Accepting the organisational shortcomings in the Congress party, the Congress president tried to assuage the senior party leaders on the occasion and said &#39;&#39;We have to change Congress. There is a wall between our leaders and workers. My first task will be to break that wall. I will consult senior leaders to destroy that wall with love,&#39;&#39; he said.&nbsp;</p>

<p>&#39;&#39;BJP has spread fear. People from the press are scared, for the first time we saw four Supreme Court judges running to the public for justice.There is a difference between the RSS and the Congress. We respect the country&#39;s institutions whereas they want to finish them.They only want one institution, that is RSS,&#39;&#39; Gandhi said.&nbsp;</p>


''You can steal Rs 33,000 crore from the banks and the BJP government will protect you. Finance Minister will go silent because he and his daughter work for crony capitalists,'' he said.

Recalling the two warring sides of the epic Mahabharat, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said the BJP, like the Kauravas, fought for power, while his party, on the lines of the Pandavas, battled for truth. Centuries ago there was a huge battle on the field of Kurukshetra. The Kauravas were powerful and arrogant while the Pandavas were humble and fought for the truth. ''Like the Kauravas BJP and RSS are designed to fight for power, like the Pandavas, Congress is designed to fight for truth,'' he said. Taking the ruling BJP on, Gandhi said the party sought to divert people's attention from issues such as unemployment and farm distress with "fancy events". "Instead of acknowledging the challenges facing the nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi diverts our attention from our problems. We are being told that our problems only exist in our imagination," he said. The BJP-RSS's goal was power, Gandhi stressed in his closing remarks at his party's plenary meeting in New Delhi. Gandhi held that his party spoke on behalf of the country. "The BJP is the voice of an organisation, Congress is the voice of a nation," he said. The Congress leader added that the corrupt and powerful today "control conversation" in the country and the "name Modi symbolises the collusion between crony capitalists and the prime minister". The name Modi symbolises the collusion between India’s biggest businessmen and the Prime Minister. Modi gives Modi 30,000 crores of your Money and in turn, Modi gives Modi money for marketing Modi and fighting elections. #CongressPlenary #ChangeIsNow pic.twitter.com/T4ovQKrxnL — Congress (@INCIndia) March 18, 2018 × Launching a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and ruling BJP government, Rahul Gandhi said the name ''Modi'' symbolises the collusion between India's biggest ''crony capitalists'' and the prime minister of India, he said. We paid 570 Cr per plane & Modi paid 1670 Cr for the same plane. He paid 1100 Cr more per plane. Forget fighter planes you can’t trust such a man to buy vegetables!!! Modi is not fighting corruption Modi is corruption. #CongressPlenary #ChangeIsNow pic.twitter.com/u7AhEmeJhh — Congress (@INCIndia) March 18, 2018 × Admitting that the last Congress government did not live up to the expectations of the people, he said that the nation was let down by the last Congress government. ''I don't say it with happiness but the last govt we formed did not stand up to the expectations of the people. The people of the country were let down by us,'' he said. Today the corrupt and the powerful completely control the conversation in our country. #CongressPlenary #ChangeIsNow — Congress (@INCIndia) March 18, 2018 × ''Congress will take the country forward, but we are humans, we make mistakes. Modi ji thinks he is not human but an incarnation of God,'' he said and added that BJP is the voice of an organisation while the Congress is the voice of a nation, the Gandhi scion said. Attacking PM Modi on not speaking on the critical issues plaguing the nation, he said PM diverts our attention and jumps from one event to another from ''Gabbar Singh tax to yoga in Parliament'' but never talks about the issues. But, the Congress cannot be stopped from seeking the truth and justice, he said. Charging the BJP of dividing the nation on the basis of religion and language, he said that they tell Muslims of India who never went to Pakistan and supported this great nation that you don't belong here. They tell the Tamils to ''change your beautiful language'', they tell people of north-east we don't like what you eat, tell women to dress properly, he said. Without naming the BJP president Amit Shah, he said they will accept a man accused of murder as the President of the BJP, but they will never ever accept the same in the Congress Party because they hold Congress in the highest regard. Raking up PNB bank fraud in which diamond czar Nirav Modi is accused of Rs 13,000 crore loot, he said ''You can steal Rs 33,000 crore from the banks and the BJP government will protect you. Finance Minister will go silent because he and his daughter work for crony capitalists,'' he said. Accepting the organisational shortcomings in the Congress party, the Congress president tried to assuage the senior party leaders on the occasion and said ''We have to change Congress. There is a wall between our leaders and workers. My first task will be to break that wall. I will consult senior leaders to destroy that wall with love,'' he said. ''BJP has spread fear. People from the press are scared, for the first time we saw four Supreme Court judges running to the public for justice.There is a difference between the RSS and the Congress. We respect the country's institutions whereas they want to finish them.They only want one institution, that is RSS,'' Gandhi said.

BJP like Kauravas, Congress like Pandavas: Rahul Gandhi

<p>Union Minister of Textiles and Information and Broadcasting Smriti Irani on Sunday lashed out at Congress president Rahul Gandhi for terming Goods and Services Tax (GST) the second highest in the world and one of the most complex taxes.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/name-modi-means-collusion-between-indias-biggest-crony-capitalists-and-prime-minister-of-india-rahul-gandhi-36245">Congress</a> is holding a three-day plenary session in New Delhi, wherein All India Congress Committee members and workers have gathered to ratify Gandhi&#39;s appointment as their chief and select members for party&#39;s working committee.</p>

<p>Irani took to Twitter saying: &quot;Aadarniya @RahulGandhi ji, if you are free from the world&rsquo;s longest coronation exercise, I request you to read this article and enlighten yourself,&quot; while also attaching a link to an article by World Bank.&quot;</p>

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<p>Gandhi had previously posted a tweet criticising Modi and also attached a Mint article, saying: &quot;Modi ji, the terror of Gabbar Singh Tax is now globally acclaimed. The World Bank says it&rsquo;s the 2nd HIGHEST in the WORLD and one of the MOST complex.&quot;&nbsp;</p>

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<p>According to the article citing a World Bank report, the GST implemented from July 1 last year is one of the most complex with the second highest tax rate in the world among a sample of 115 countries which have a similar indirect tax system.</p>

<p>Rubbishing the reports Irani said Gandhi&#39;s hatred for India was astonishing as he rubbished the World Bank report that hailed India&#39;s rise in Ease of Doing Business ranking. &quot;Now selectively quotes WB report to berate India&#39;s progress,&quot; she said.</p>

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Congress is holding a three-day plenary session in New Delhi, wherein All India Congress Committee members and workers have gathered to ratify Gandhi's appointment as their chief and select members for party's working committee

Union Minister of Textiles and Information and Broadcasting Smriti Irani on Sunday lashed out at Congress president Rahul Gandhi for terming Goods and Services Tax (GST) the second highest in the world and one of the most complex taxes. Congress is holding a three-day plenary session in New Delhi, wherein All India Congress Committee members and workers have gathered to ratify Gandhi's appointment as their chief and select members for party's working committee. Irani took to Twitter saying: "Aadarniya @RahulGandhi ji, if you are free from the world’s longest coronation exercise, I request you to read this article and enlighten yourself," while also attaching a link to an article by World Bank." Aadarniya @RahulGandhi ji, if you are free from the world’s longest coronation exercise, I request you to read this article and enlighten yourself. https://t.co/amMxPIDSV9 — Smriti Z Irani (@smritiirani) March 18, 2018 × Gandhi had previously posted a tweet criticising Modi and also attached a Mint article, saying: "Modi ji, the terror of Gabbar Singh Tax is now globally acclaimed. The World Bank says it’s the 2nd HIGHEST in the WORLD and one of the MOST complex." Modi ji, the terror of Gabbar Singh Tax is now globally acclaimed. The World Bank says it’s the 2nd HIGHEST in the WORLD and one of the MOST complex. #ModiTalksNoCanDohttps://t.co/mUBv3EdEBK — Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) March 18, 2018 × According to the article citing a World Bank report, the GST implemented from July 1 last year is one of the most complex with the second highest tax rate in the world among a sample of 115 countries which have a similar indirect tax system. Rubbishing the reports Irani said Gandhi's hatred for India was astonishing as he rubbished the World Bank report that hailed India's rise in Ease of Doing Business ranking. "Now selectively quotes WB report to berate India's progress," she said. Rahul Gandhi’s hatred for India is astonishing. When World Bank hailed India’s rise in Ease of Doing Business rankings, he rubbished the report. Now selectively quotes WB report to berate India’s progress! https://t.co/cU7wzaoiTC — Smriti Z Irani (@smritiirani) March 18, 2018 ×

Smriti Irani slams Rahul Gandhi over remarks on GST

<p>Congress leader and Punjab tourism minister, Navjot Singh Sidhu won hearts today with his speech at Congress&#39; 84th plenary session. Hailing Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, he said that next year Gandhi will be the one to hoist the tricolour flag at Lal Qila as the Prime Minister.</p>

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<p>&quot;<em>Rahul </em><em>bhai</em><em>, </em><em>karyakartaon</em><em> ko </em><em>samet</em><em> lo, </em><em>agle</em><em> </em><em>saal</em><em> Lal Qila par </em><em>jhanda</em><em> </em><em>aap</em><em> hi </em><em>phehraaoge</em>,&quot; Sidhu noted.</p>

<p>He later spoke about Former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh saying that he is a &quot;Sardar&quot; and &quot;<em>asardar</em>&quot; (efficient) as well.</p>

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<p>Yesterday, Congress President Rahul Gandhi and former chief Sonia Gandhi launched an all-out attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government.</p>

<p>Sonia Gandhi noted that PM Modi&#39;s pre-poll promises of combating corruption and ensuring inclusive development were &quot;only <em>dramebazi</em>&#39; and a trick to grab power.</p>


He later spoke about Former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and said that he is a 'Sardar' and 'asardar' (efficient)

Congress leader and Punjab tourism minister, Navjot Singh Sidhu won hearts today with his speech at Congress' 84th plenary session. Hailing Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, he said that next year Gandhi will be the one to hoist the tricolour flag at Lal Qila as the Prime Minister. Rahul bhai, karyakartaon ko samet lo, agle saal Lal Qila par jhanda aap hi phehraaoge: Navjot Singh Sidhu at #CongressPlenarySession in Delhi pic.twitter.com/liVdcEBpwP — ANI (@ANI) March 18, 2018 × "Rahul bhai, karyakartaon ko samet lo, agle saal Lal Qila par jhanda aap hi phehraaoge," Sidhu noted. He later spoke about Former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh saying that he is a "Sardar" and "asardar" (efficient) as well. #WATCH: Navjot Singh Sidhu says 'Aap sardaar bhi hain aur asardaar bhi hain' to former PM Dr Manmohan Singh at #CongressPlenarySession in Delhi. pic.twitter.com/lHkjoWjqLZ — ANI (@ANI) March 18, 2018 × Yesterday, Congress President Rahul Gandhi and former chief Sonia Gandhi launched an all-out attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government. Sonia Gandhi noted that PM Modi's pre-poll promises of combating corruption and ensuring inclusive development were "only dramebazi' and a trick to grab power.

Rahul Gandhi will hoist tricolour flag at Lal Qila next year: Navjot Singh Sidhu

<p>The gloves were off when Congress President Rahul Gandhi addressed the Congress Plenary at the end of the Session. Throughout his speech, he kept on attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi and RSS.</p>

<p>He likened BJP to Kauravas and Congress as Pandavas. Rahul Gandhi accused BJP as a party &#39;&#39;drunk on power&#39;&#39;. Launching a blistering attack on BJP president Amit Shah, he&nbsp;said that BJP has made a person charged with murder as president of its party. He said,&rdquo; When Gandhi was spending time in jail, Savarkar was busy writing mercy petitions.&rdquo; Savarkar is a BJP icon and Port Blair airport is named after Savarkar.</p>

<p>He also attacked RSS on a number of issues associated them. &ldquo;Ambedkar went thirsty because RSS supports such ideas. His sister had to cut her own hair because RSS supports such ideas,&rdquo; said Rahul Gandhi. His attack on RSS came from the position of lynching which took place last years against people in the name of cow protection where Dalits were at the receiving end. Rahul Gandhi basically tried to challenge the popular narrative around which BJP&rsquo;s campaign of cultural nationalism has functioned throughout 2016-17. In his speech, he tried to create an opposing binary between Dalit politics and RSS worldview.</p>

<p>His speech also addressed projects and promises associated with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He even challenged PM&rsquo;s foreign policy initiatives in South Asia.</p>

<p>&ldquo;China is in Doklam, in our shops (as all fancy products are made by them) in the Maldives and Sri Lanka. China is everywhere,&rdquo; said Rahul Gandhi. He mentioned that as of now there exists US Vision and a China vision but he hopes there comes a time when there can be an Indian vision.</p>

<p>He even accused the government of maintaining silence on important issues. &ldquo; Government protects crony capitalism in the country,&rdquo; he said.</p>

<p>He also addressed internal issues plaguing Congress Party. He admitted that his party could not stand up to people&rsquo;s expectation in the last tenure of UPA which led to its complete wash out in the Lok Sabha elections. He requested party members to not to fight before Lok Sabha elections and reassured the senior leadership that they would be carried along in decision making.</p>

<p>He said that first he would break the wall between workers and leaders and then between youth and political parties. He has been harping on this theme since the beginning of his career. His experiment to do so failed in Youth Congress where he ended up introducing elections for the posts. The elections turned so expensive that poor candidates were unable to participate.</p>

<p>He also clarified his temple run in Gujarat and said that he had been visiting temple even before though the fact is that Congress monetized his temple run in Gujarat as an electoral strategy.</p>


Throughout his speech, Rahul Gandhi kept attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi and RSS

The gloves were off when Congress President Rahul Gandhi addressed the Congress Plenary at the end of the Session. Throughout his speech, he kept on attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi and RSS. He likened BJP to Kauravas and Congress as Pandavas. Rahul Gandhi accused BJP as a party ''drunk on power''. Launching a blistering attack on BJP president Amit Shah, he said that BJP has made a person charged with murder as president of its party. He said,” When Gandhi was spending time in jail, Savarkar was busy writing mercy petitions.” Savarkar is a BJP icon and Port Blair airport is named after Savarkar. He also attacked RSS on a number of issues associated them. “Ambedkar went thirsty because RSS supports such ideas. His sister had to cut her own hair because RSS supports such ideas,” said Rahul Gandhi. His attack on RSS came from the position of lynching which took place last years against people in the name of cow protection where Dalits were at the receiving end. Rahul Gandhi basically tried to challenge the popular narrative around which BJP’s campaign of cultural nationalism has functioned throughout 2016-17. In his speech, he tried to create an opposing binary between Dalit politics and RSS worldview. His speech also addressed projects and promises associated with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He even challenged PM’s foreign policy initiatives in South Asia. “China is in Doklam, in our shops (as all fancy products are made by them) in the Maldives and Sri Lanka. China is everywhere,” said Rahul Gandhi. He mentioned that as of now there exists US Vision and a China vision but he hopes there comes a time when there can be an Indian vision. He even accused the government of maintaining silence on important issues. “ Government protects crony capitalism in the country,” he said. He also addressed internal issues plaguing Congress Party. He admitted that his party could not stand up to people’s expectation in the last tenure of UPA which led to its complete wash out in the Lok Sabha elections. He requested party members to not to fight before Lok Sabha elections and reassured the senior leadership that they would be carried along in decision making. He said that first he would break the wall between workers and leaders and then between youth and political parties. He has been harping on this theme since the beginning of his career. His experiment to do so failed in Youth Congress where he ended up introducing elections for the posts. The elections turned so expensive that poor candidates were unable to participate. He also clarified his temple run in Gujarat and said that he had been visiting temple even before though the fact is that Congress monetized his temple run in Gujarat as an electoral strategy.

At Congress plenary Rahul takes gloves off, launches trenchant attack on BJP

<p>Hours after Rahul Gandhi delivered one of the blistering attacks on the ruling BJP dispensation linking it with the Kauravas in epic Mahabharat, BJP leader and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said &#39;&#39;It sounds like a rhetoric of a loser devoid of substance&#39;&#39;.&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Congress Party wants to identify itself with the Pandavas, The same party which questioned the fundamental existence of Lord Ram. It is the party which chooses to mock Hindus and Hindu rituals : BJP leader Nirmala Sitharaman on Rahul Gandhi&#39;s speech at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CongressPlenarySession?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CongressPlenarySession</a> <a href="https://t.co/4fGszVj9h0">pic.twitter.com/4fGszVj9h0</a></p>
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<p>She also attacked the Congress for identifying itself with the Pandavas.&nbsp;</p>

<p>&#39;&#39;Congress Party wants to identify itself with the Pandavas, The same party which questioned the fundamental existence of Lord Ram. It is the party which chooses to mock Hindus and Hindu rituals,&#39;&#39; she said.</p>

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<p>Accusing the Congress party of not believing in transparency, she said Congress was questioning the EVMs at this time, they want ballot paper system. &#39;&#39;At a time when technology is making it simpler and more transparent, here is a party that is against it because they don&#39;t believe in transparency,&#39;&#39; she said.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Responding to Rahul Gandhi&#39;s charge that BJP has accepted a man accused of murder as the President of the party, she said it was astonishing that Congress President chooses to name BJP President Amit Shah and says he is murder accused. He has been cleared by a Court. &#39;&#39;This is a fake and false motivated campaign by someone who is out on bail on the criminal conspiracy of fraud in National Herald case,&#39;&#39; Sitharaman said.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Without naming the BJP president Amit Shah, he said they will accept a man accused of murder as the President of the BJP, but they will never ever accept the same in the Congress Party because they hold Congress in the highest regard.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Meanwhile, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said Rahul Gandhi&#39;s rant was &#39;&#39;shameful&#39;&#39;. The way he spoke of the judiciary was irresponsible, he added.&nbsp;</p>


''Congress Party wants to identify itself with the Pandavas, The same party which questioned the fundamental existence of Lord Ram. It is the party which chooses to mock Hindus and Hindu rituals,'' she said.

Hours after Rahul Gandhi delivered one of the blistering attacks on the ruling BJP dispensation linking it with the Kauravas in epic Mahabharat, BJP leader and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said ''It sounds like a rhetoric of a loser devoid of substance''. Congress Party wants to identify itself with the Pandavas, The same party which questioned the fundamental existence of Lord Ram. It is the party which chooses to mock Hindus and Hindu rituals : BJP leader Nirmala Sitharaman on Rahul Gandhi's speech at #CongressPlenarySession pic.twitter.com/4fGszVj9h0 — ANI (@ANI) March 18, 2018 × She also attacked the Congress for identifying itself with the Pandavas. ''Congress Party wants to identify itself with the Pandavas, The same party which questioned the fundamental existence of Lord Ram. It is the party which chooses to mock Hindus and Hindu rituals,'' she said. Congress is even questioning the EVMs at this time, they want ballot paper system. At a time when technology is making it simpler & more transparent, here is a party that is against it because they don't believe in transparency: Nirmala Sitharaman, BJP #CongressPlenarySession pic.twitter.com/LcwHJonKtR — ANI (@ANI) March 18, 2018 × Accusing the Congress party of not believing in transparency, she said Congress was questioning the EVMs at this time, they want ballot paper system. ''At a time when technology is making it simpler and more transparent, here is a party that is against it because they don't believe in transparency,'' she said. Responding to Rahul Gandhi's charge that BJP has accepted a man accused of murder as the President of the party, she said it was astonishing that Congress President chooses to name BJP President Amit Shah and says he is murder accused. He has been cleared by a Court. ''This is a fake and false motivated campaign by someone who is out on bail on the criminal conspiracy of fraud in National Herald case,'' Sitharaman said. Rahul Gandhi's rant was shameful. The way he spoke of judiciary was irresponsible: BJP leader and union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad pic.twitter.com/eFYVZXdyJD — ANI (@ANI) March 18, 2018 × Without naming the BJP president Amit Shah, he said they will accept a man accused of murder as the President of the BJP, but they will never ever accept the same in the Congress Party because they hold Congress in the highest regard. Meanwhile, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said Rahul Gandhi's rant was ''shameful''. The way he spoke of the judiciary was irresponsible, he added.

Rhetoric of a loser devoid of substance: Nirmala Sitharaman on Rahul Gandhi's speech

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<p>Recalling the two warring sides of the epic Mahabharat, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said the BJP, like the Kauravas, fought for power, while his party, on the lines of the Pandavas, battled for truth.</p>

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<p>Russians were voting Sunday in an election set to hand President Vladimir Putin a fourth Kremlin term but slammed by the opposition as a sham as tensions with Britain escalated over the poisoning of a former Russian double agent.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Union Minister of Textiles and Information and Broadcasting Smriti Irani on Sunday lashed out at Congress president Rahul Gandhi for terming Goods and Services Tax (GST) the second highest in the world and one of the most complex taxes.</p>

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<p>As the country celebrates the spring festival of Gudi Padwa, Mumbai witnessed a colourful parade of women bikers clad in traditional Marathi attire to commemorate the new year for Marathi Hindus.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/entertainment-5-stars-who-fought-with-serious-illnesses-like-irrfan-khan-and-are-now-perfectly-fine-36247">5 stars who fought with serious illnesses like Irrfan Khan and are now perfectly fine</a></p>

<p>Ever since news of Irrfan Khan suffering from a rare disease has come to fore, the Indian entertainment industry has been in a state of shock. Announcing to the world with a Twitter post, Irrfan who is suffering from NeuroEndocrine Tumour has started the dialogue about health and fitness yet again. This sad news follows the sudden death of Bollywood actress Sridevi who was not only a versatile heroine but a glamour icon.</p>


BJP like Kauravas, Congress like Pandavas: Rahul Gandhi Recalling the two warring sides of the epic Mahabharat, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said the BJP, like the Kauravas, fought for power, while his party, on the lines of the Pandavas, battled for truth. Putin eyes fourth term in polls as opposition cries foul Russians were voting Sunday in an election set to hand President Vladimir Putin a fourth Kremlin term but slammed by the opposition as a sham as tensions with Britain escalated over the poisoning of a former Russian double agent. Smriti Irani slams Rahul Gandhi over remarks on GST Union Minister of Textiles and Information and Broadcasting Smriti Irani on Sunday lashed out at Congress president Rahul Gandhi for terming Goods and Services Tax (GST) the second highest in the world and one of the most complex taxes. Mumbai: Saree-clad biker women take to streets to celebrate Gudi Padwa As the country celebrates the spring festival of Gudi Padwa, Mumbai witnessed a colourful parade of women bikers clad in traditional Marathi attire to commemorate the new year for Marathi Hindus. 5 stars who fought with serious illnesses like Irrfan Khan and are now perfectly fine Ever since news of Irrfan Khan suffering from a rare disease has come to fore, the Indian entertainment industry has been in a state of shock. Announcing to the world with a Twitter post, Irrfan who is suffering from NeuroEndocrine Tumour has started the dialogue about health and fitness yet again. This sad news follows the sudden death of Bollywood actress Sridevi who was not only a versatile heroine but a glamour icon.

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<p>Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday claimed that Congress chief Rahul Gandhi will be the next Prime Minister and nobody can stop that from happening.</p>

<p>&quot;Nobody can stop Rahul Gandhi from becoming the Prime Minister of the country in 2019,&quot; Siddaramaiah exclaimed while speaking at the 84th Congress Plenary Session in Delhi earlier today.</p>

<p>The Chief Minister also expressed confidence in winning the upcoming Karnataka Assembly polls.</p>

<p>&quot;I am confident that under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi we will come to power in Karnataka with a thumping majority. It will be a big pull and stepping stone for the upcoming elections,&quot; he noted.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Siddaramaiah further added that close to 90 percent of promises made in the election manifesto during 2013 Karnataka Assembly polls have been fulfilled by his government.</p>

<p>&quot;Today with the blessings of Sonia Gandhi, Dr Manmohan Singh and Rahul Gandhi our government has fulfilled more than 90% of what was promised made in our manifesto. We made realistic promises,&quot; Siddaramaiah added.</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from ANI)</em></p>


The Chief Minister also expressed confidence in winning the upcoming Karnataka Assembly polls

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday claimed that Congress chief Rahul Gandhi will be the next Prime Minister and nobody can stop that from happening. "Nobody can stop Rahul Gandhi from becoming the Prime Minister of the country in 2019," Siddaramaiah exclaimed while speaking at the 84th Congress Plenary Session in Delhi earlier today. The Chief Minister also expressed confidence in winning the upcoming Karnataka Assembly polls. "I am confident that under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi we will come to power in Karnataka with a thumping majority. It will be a big pull and stepping stone for the upcoming elections," he noted. Siddaramaiah further added that close to 90 percent of promises made in the election manifesto during 2013 Karnataka Assembly polls have been fulfilled by his government. "Today with the blessings of Sonia Gandhi, Dr Manmohan Singh and Rahul Gandhi our government has fulfilled more than 90% of what was promised made in our manifesto. We made realistic promises," Siddaramaiah added. (With inputs from ANI)

Nobody can stop Rahul Gandhi from becoming Prime Minister: Siddaramaiah

<p>Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah has said that &quot;nobody can stop Rahul Gandhi from becoming the Prime Minister of the country in 2019&quot;.</p>

<p>Siddaramaiah&#39;s remarks came during the <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/youth-does-not-see-future-with-pm-modi-rahul-gandhi-at-plenary-session-36125" target="_blank">84th Plenary Session of Congress</a>.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>The Congress party also hinted at&nbsp;forming an alliance to defeat the&nbsp;BJP-RSS in the&nbsp;2019 elections.</p>

<p>The party resolved to adopt a &quot;pragmatic approach&quot; for cooperation with all like-minded parties and evolve a common workable programme.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Backing the functioning of Congress under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi, Congress leader Sachin Pilot has assured that the party will see big victories under his&nbsp;leadership.</p>

<p>He said, &quot;&nbsp;To those who challenge us, I would say... as of now we have won by-polls under leadership of Rahul Gandhi, soon you&#39;ll see us winning states and in 2019 Congress will win the elections&quot;.</p>

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<p>Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge urged his party members and workers to collectively work for winning Karnataka polls.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

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The party resolved to adopt a 'pragmatic approach' for cooperation with all like-minded parties and evolve a common workable programme

Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah has said that "nobody can stop Rahul Gandhi from becoming the Prime Minister of the country in 2019". Siddaramaiah's remarks came during the 84th Plenary Session of Congress. Nobody can stop Rahul Gandhi from becoming the Prime Minister of the country in 2019: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah at #CongressPlenarySession in Delhi pic.twitter.com/rykklq0xmz — ANI (@ANI) March 17, 2018 × The Congress party also hinted at forming an alliance to defeat the BJP-RSS in the 2019 elections. The party resolved to adopt a "pragmatic approach" for cooperation with all like-minded parties and evolve a common workable programme. Backing the functioning of Congress under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi, Congress leader Sachin Pilot has assured that the party will see big victories under his leadership. He said, " To those who challenge us, I would say... as of now we have won by-polls under leadership of Rahul Gandhi, soon you'll see us winning states and in 2019 Congress will win the elections". To those who challenge us, I would say... as of now we have won by-polls under leadership of Rahul Gandhi, soon you'll see us winning states and in 2019 Congress will win the elections: Sachin Pilot at #CongressPlenarySession pic.twitter.com/Mlya50e4ZN — ANI (@ANI) March 17, 2018 × Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge urged his party members and workers to collectively work for winning Karnataka polls. With your (party members & workers) blessings & cooperation we will once again win #Karnataka, your help is needed, the way BJP & RSS workers go door-to-door, the same way you also help us in Karnataka: Mallikarjun Kharge at Congress Plenary Session pic.twitter.com/MupGjZy5Ow — ANI (@ANI) March 17, 2018 × Teemir (darkness) ko roshni kehte huye acha nahi lagta, mujhe gham ko khushi kehte huye acha nahi lagta... lahu (blood) insaniyat ko jo din-raat peete hain RSS-BJP ke log unko insaan kehte huye mujhe acha nahi lagta: Mallikarjun Kharge at Congress Plenary Session in Delhi pic.twitter.com/ZsYQ7EBaGS — ANI (@ANI) March 17, 2018 ×

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