Rahul Gandhi goes AWOL on visit to Uttar PradeshSeptember 24th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi breached his security on Wednesday evening during a surprise visit to Uttar Pradesh. Gandhi left the Uttar Pradesh Government furious by his step.
YSR death: Condolence messages of PM, Sonia GandhiSeptember 4th, 2009 HYDERABAD - Following are the messages Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and party general secretary Rahul Gandhi wrote in the condolence book after paying homage to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy:
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh:
In the sad and most untimely demise of Dr.
PM, Sonia Gandhi pay homage to YSRSeptember 3rd, 2009 HYDERABAD - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress president Sonia Gandhi, general secretary Rahul Gandhi and several central ministers Friday paid homage to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy who died in a helicopter crash Wednesday.
Rahul Gandhi to visit Amethi FridayJuly 15th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi will visit his parliamentary constituency Amethi in Uttar Pradesh Friday to meet party workers and others injured in a baton charge during a protest over power shortage Monday night, a party spokesperson said Wednesday. "He (Rahul Gandhi) will be visiting Amethi Friday for a thanksgiving meeting with the party workers, Akhilesh Pratap Singh, spokesperson of Uttar Pradesh Congress, told IANS.
Rahul Gandhi turns 39June 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi, who was instrumental in the Congress' emergence as the single largest party in recently concluded Lok Sabha polls, turned 39 on Friday. The Congress party has decided to celebrate Rahul Gandhi's birthday as 'Samrasta Divas' and hold the 'sahbhoj'.
I do not believe in doing six jobs at one time: Rahul GandhiMay 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The face of the victorious Congress election campaign, General Secretary Rahul Gandhi has maintained that he prefers to do one thing at a time. "I want to work for the Congress party because I believe in doing one thing at a time.
Rahul Gandhi leadsMay 16th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi was Saturday leading over his rivals in Amethi constituency in Uttar Pradesh, officials counting votes polled in the Lok Sabha election said.
Now Rahul Gandhi targets Chandrababu NaiduMay 9th, 2009 MOHALI - After having raised quite a storm in national political circles by his praise of opposition leaders like Nitish Kumar and Chandrababu Naidu, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Saturday targeted the latter at an election rally here, though without naming him. Criticising the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for not thinking of the common man and coining slogans like 'India Shining', Gandhi made a critical reference to Naidu, though indirectly.
I will refuse if offered PM's post now: Rahul GandhiApril 25th, 2009 KOLKATA - Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi said here Saturday that he would refuse the prime minister's post if the offer was made to him now because he was busy revamping the party and lacked the experience to take the top job. 'I would refuse...for two reasons.
Rahul Gandhi, YSR pray at Tirupati templeApril 17th, 2009 HYDERABAD - Congress party general secretary Rahul Gandhi and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy prayed separately at the famous Lord Venkateshwara temple in Tirupati.
Priyanka Gandhi not averse to joining politicsApril 12th, 2009 AMETHI - Priyanka Gandhi, daughter of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Sunday said she was not averse to plunging into politics, but in the same breath added that this was not something she wants to do. Replying to questions from reporters in Amethi, where she is campaigning for her brother Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka said: 'As I am growing older I have realised 'never' is a bad thing to say...
Rahul Gandhi promises inquiry into Swiss bank allegationsApril 11th, 2009 HYDERABAD - Determined to prove that the Congress has a clean image, party General Secretary Rahul Gandhi has promised to set up an inquiry into the BJP allegations that the party had salted away lakhs and crores of rupees into Swiss banks. "You elect us.
Congress is a pro-poor party: RahulApril 8th, 2009 HYDERABAD - Rahul Gandhi, scion of India's most powerful political dynasty and touted as a future Prime Minister, on Wednesday said that his Congress party is pro-poor. Addressing an election meeting in Hyderabad, Gandhi lashed at the opposition parties, accusing accused them of being anti-poor.
Rahul Gandhi to file nomination from Amethi todayApril 4th, 2009 SULTANPUR - Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi will file his nomination papers from Amethi parliamentary constituency at Sultanpur district headquarters today. Rahul will be accompanied by Congress president Sonia Gandhi, who will file her nomination papers from Rae Bareilly constituency on April 6.
Sonia, Rahul Gandhi all set to campaign in East UPMarch 31st, 2009 LUCKNOW - Congress president Sonia Gandhi and All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary Rahul Gandhi will be campaigning for party candidates in eastern Uttar Pradesh from April 3 onwards. Uttar Pradesh will go to Lok Sabha polls in the first phase.