Alleging that Rahul Gandhi is a British national, Pandey said, "Second, back in 2006, Rahul Gandhi once mentioned his Nationality as British. Being a British citizen, he cannot Constitutionally contest elections... After my complaint, Rahul Gandhi's representative was called in and my compla
"We are saying to PM Modi that don't be afraid, fight from the South. Just like Rahul Gandhi has the courage to fight the South and the North. Why doesn't Modi ji go and fight from the South? He is the Prime Minister of the country, why doesn't he show courage, why is he so afraid of the Sou
After weeks of deliberations and speculations, Congress announced on Friday that Rahul Gandhi will be its candidate from the traditional Gandhi family stronghold of Raebareli in Uttar Pradesh, while KL Sharma will contest from Amethi in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.
The series of attacks by BJP and Congress has still not stopped after Congress fielded KL Sharma from Amethi. The BJP candidate from Raebareli, Dinesh Pratap Singh, took a dig at Rahul Gandhi and said that the Congress leader has sent his peon to contes6t from Amethi against BJP's Smriti Ira
A day after the Congress fielded Rahul Gandhi from Raebareli and KL Sharma from Amethi, Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi said on Saturday that Raebareli and Amethi are equal for the party and the Gandhi family, and that the love and respect for both constituencies are the same.
After Congress leader Rahul Gandhi filed his nomination from Uttar Pradesh's Raebareli, his opponent in Kerala's Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency, Annie Raja, a CPI candidate, called it an "injustice to voters."
In another veiled dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Russian chess legend Garry Kasparov, who is known as much for his smart moves on the chessboard as he is for witty remarks and political commentary, said he could not "fail to see a politician dabbling in my beloved game!".
Speaking to ANI, Purnesh Modi, who is also the BJP's in-charge for political affairs in Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman Diu, said that Rahul Gandhi did not file his nomination from Amethi against Smriti Irani as he had lost the Congress' stronghold in the 2019 general elections.
"...Both Amethi and Raebareli are family bastions. Since Sonia Gandhi is in Rajya Sabha this time, someone has to take charge of Raebareli seat this time. This decision must have been taken with due deliberation - that is why Rahul Gandhi had to choose Raebareli and not Amethi this time," Pa
This comes in reference to Congress leader Jairam Ramesh's post where he called Rahul Gandhi "an experienced player of politics and chess" following his announcement as the party's candidate for the seat.
On Prime Minister Narendra Modi's jibe over Rahul Gandhi's candidature from Raebareli and not Amethi, Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge said that there is no reason to reply to him.
Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi said on Friday that Defence Minister Rajnath Singh who himself went from Ghaziabad to Lucknow to contest polls is now questioning Rahul Gandhi for contesting from Raebareli.