Gandhi said that he met several youths from Haryana during his US visit recently. The youths told him that they sold their lands and spent as much as Rs 50 lakh to come to foreign as they couldn't find employment in Haryana.
He also accused Adani-Ambani of "snatching farmers' land at the behest of union government."
Congress MP and Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi attacked BJP during a public meeting in Haryana and said that the poor and farmers are getting looted by the party.
He further added that unlike the farmers of the country, Adani is earning money without any hard work.
Leaders of Shiv Sena (UBT), Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP) and the Congress began deliberations over seat sharing on Monday.
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra attacked the BJP government over MSP and Agniveer scheme during her address in Ambala on Monday.
She also evoked the wrestler's protest over alleged sexual harassment and said that the Prime Minister did not even had 5 mins time for the Olympians.
Gandhi will campaign for the party in Ambala and Kurukshetra today. He is joined by Congress leaders Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Kumari Selja.
Voting for the 90 Assembly seats of Haryana will be held on October 5.
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini attacked Rahul Gandhi ahead of the second leg of his 'Haryana Sankalp Yatra, and termed it 'political tourism.'
He further told PTI that Congress is a divided house and voters won't let their 'jhooth ki dukan' be set up again in Haryana. At the same time, he denied reports of any infighting in Haryana BJP.
The war of words over Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge's remarks during a poll rally has intensifies. Several BJP leaders have called the comments that he "won't die before Prime Minister Narendra Modi is removed from power," distasteful and uncalled for.
"Narendra Modi will remain in the hearts of people for thousands of years, no matter who lives or dies," said Union Minister Giriraj Singh.
BJP national spokesperson CR Kesavan said, "Mr Kharge’s personal toxic remark against PM Modi exposes the poison-filled mentality of Congress leadership. His master’s voice is that of (Lok Sabha LoP and Congress MP) Rahul Gandhi who at every opportunity tries to demean and insult the Prime Minister."
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The leaders who have been expelled for six years include, Chitra Sarwara, Satvinder Rana, Kapoor Singh Narwal, Virender Ghoghrian, Somveer Ghasola, Manoj Kosliya, Ajit Guliya, Sharda Rathore, Lalit Nagar, Satveer Bhana.
Union Minister Amit Shah on Monday, hit back at Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge's remark made during his rally in Jammu and Kashmir.
Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Shah said, "Yesterday, the Congress President Shri Mallikarjun Kharge Ji has outperformed himself, his leaders and his party in being absolutely distasteful and disgraceful in his speech."
Kharge was taken ill during the rally but resumed his speech after a brief halt and said he won't die before Prime Minister Narendra Modi is removed from power.
40 constituencies will go to polls in the third phase on Tuesday, October 1.
The Maha Vikas Aghadi will conclude its seat sharing talks for the assembly polls by early next week, Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole said on Sunday. Leaders of the MVA, which comprises the Shiv Sena (UBT), Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP) and the Congress, will meet on September 30 and October 1 to finalise the seat sharing formula, Patole informed reporters.
Source: PTI
As the Congress is looking to go all out to wrest power from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Haryana, party leader Rahul Gandhi will continue to campaign in the state, covering several districts during his "Haryana Vijay Sankalp Yatra".
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Former Haryana minister Ranjit Singh Chautala and seven other leaders were expelled by the BJP for six years on Sunday, after they decided to contest the October 5 state Assembly polls as independent candidates.
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Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district, which comprises four assembly constituencies, is set to witness a fierce multi-cornered contest between the BJP, the Congress, and J&K National Panthers Party (JKNPP).
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