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Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi is the Congress leader and has been representing the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency since 2019. In the 2019 Lok Sabha Election, Rahul Gandhi won the Wayanad seat by defeating Communist Party of India (CPI) candidate PP Suneer with a margin of 4,31,770 votes. However, Gandhi was defeated by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Smriti Zubin Irani from his family's stronghold Amethi with a margin of 55,120 votes in the 2019 polls. Rahul Gandhi won three consecutive elections from Amethi in 2004, 2009 and 2014. He defeated Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidates Chandra Parkash Mishra Matiyari and Asheesh Shukla in the 2004 and 2009 polls respectively from Amethi. Rahul Gandhi again won the Amethi constituency in 2014 by defeating Smriti Zubin Irani with a margin of 1,07,903 votes. Gandhi was the president of the Congress party from 2017 to 2019.

Rahul Gandhi

Government destroying economy, this is Demon 2.0: Rahul Gandhi
India | Jun 06, 2020, 04:32 PM IST
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday accused the government of destroying the country's economy by not providing cash assistance to the people and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), terming it as demonetisation 2.0.
'Violence in the video not isolated': Rahul Gandhi condemns assault of 16-year-old Gujarat teenager
India | May 30, 2020, 05:26 PM IST
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday took to Twitter to condemn the incident of a 16-year-old girl being assaulted by her family members in Gujarat's Chhota Udepur district, the video of which has been going viral on social media
Rahul Gandhi has limited understanding of COVID-19, lockdown: BJP chief JP Nadda
National | May 30, 2020, 04:53 PM IST
"Rahul Gandhi doesn't understand these issues deeply. His understanding and study of issues is limited. That is why he makes confusing remarks by sometimes questioning the lockdown and sometimes demanding why it was not being extended," said Nadda

Is Rahul Gandhi senseless or is he being led on a wrong path, asks Kiren Rijiju
India | May 29, 2020, 07:19 PM IST
Union Minister of State for Sports and Youth Affairs Kiren Rijiju, in an exclusive chat with India TV, took aim at Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and accused him of instigating the poor. He even termed his rhetoric 'senseless' in view of the coronavirus pandemic.
Congress ‘not key decision-maker’ in Maharashtra, says Rahul as COVID-19 situation in state worsens
National | May 26, 2020, 05:28 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi has stirred a fresh controversy in Maharashtra’s political circles, after conceding that Congress wasn’t a key decision-maker in the western state, which has been severely struggling to cope with the rising number of coronavirus cases
'I am proud to be son of selfless man like him': Rahul on Rajiv Gandhi's death anniversary
India | May 21, 2020, 09:59 AM IST
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday paid tribute to his father, former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 29th death anniversary. The Congress leader took to Twitter and shared a heartfelt note for his father.

Rahul Gandhi wasting migrant labourers time: Sitharaman slams Congress leader
India | May 17, 2020, 03:02 PM IST
FM Sitharaman in a presser responded to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's criticism on government's policy towards helping migrants saying that it would have been better for the Congress leader to ask his party-ruled states to arrange for more trains for migrants with more facilities to help them.
'Photo-op': Union Minister RK Singh hits out at Rahul Gandhi after meeting with migrant labourers
India | May 16, 2020, 09:03 PM IST
"Did he remember migrant labourers only after 50 days? Our government, at Centre and in states, has been arranging food, trains for them... He met them just for photo-op. There should be some sensitivity," said Union Minister RK Singh
Rahul Gandhi interacts with home-bound migrant workers amid lockdown
India | May 16, 2020, 09:07 PM IST
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday interacted with a group of migrant labourers in New Delhi. Gandhi was sitting on the footpath near the Sukhdev Vihar flyover and speaking with the migrant labourers about their ordeal. Gandhi asked Congress workers to make arrangements for the return of the migrant workers.

'Give cash rather than credit', Rahul Gandhi appeals to govt
India | May 16, 2020, 03:12 PM IST
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said the Centre should stop acting like a "money lender" for its children by giving them credit instead of cash, and asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reconsider the COVID-19 economic stimulus package.
Govt needs to be transparent on handling lockdown exit strategy: Rahul Gandhi
India | May 08, 2020, 12:29 PM IST
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday asked the government to be transparent on its actions of handling COVID-19 situation and lockdown exit strategy in the country.
Give money directly to people to revive economy: Abhijeet Banerjee to Rahul Gandhi
Business | May 05, 2020, 11:25 AM IST
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in his series of interaction with economic leaders have now spoken to Nobel laureate Abhijeet Banerjee who has suggested that people should be given money directly if the government wish to revive the economy fast.

Aarogya Setu app is a powerful companion to protect people: Ravi Shankar Prasad
India | May 02, 2020, 11:10 PM IST
Aarogya Setu is a powerful companion which protects people, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday said in his response to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi who raised doubts over the coronavirus tracker app.
Raghuram Rajan says India can take global leadership role in fight against coronavirus
Business | Apr 30, 2020, 02:18 PM IST
Former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan has said that India can take global leadership role in fight against the coronavirus. Responding to former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on one of his questions, Rajan said India would needs Rs 65,000 crore to help the poor in the times of pandemic and considering its total GDP, it can afford to do that.
Abolish GST on sanitisers, masks: Rahul Gandhi
India | Apr 20, 2020, 05:26 PM IST
Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday called upon centre to revoke the Goods and Service Tax on masks and sanitisers among others

If lockdown not solution, then why states with Congress in power extended it first: BJP
India | Apr 16, 2020, 03:03 PM IST
Taking a swipe at Rahul Gandhi over his statement that lockdown is not a solution to containing coronavirus, the BJP on Thursday asked the Congress as to why states, where his party is in power, extended it before the central government did so.
Time to fight coronavirus, not PM Modi: Rahul Gandhi
India | Apr 16, 2020, 02:27 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi on Thursday addressed a video conference on coronavirus saying he disagrees with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on a number of issues but now is not the time to fight, need to unite and defeat the virus.
Lockdown not only solution, need to do more coronavirus testing: Rahul Gandhi
India | Apr 16, 2020, 03:15 PM IST
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said that lockdown is not the only solution to defeat coronavirus but it is a way to buy time to ramp up testing, get ventilators that are required to prepare the country to fight the virus.
Coronavirus crisis has made Indian companies prone to foreign takeovers, warns Rahul Gandhi
India | Apr 12, 2020, 08:08 PM IST
The economic slowdown accompanying the coronavirus outbreak in the country has weakened many Indian companies and made them vulnerable to takeovers by foreign companies, former Congress President Rahul Gandhi said
Rahul Gandhi says farmers be allowed to harvest crops while maintaining safety
India | Apr 08, 2020, 03:15 PM IST
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday called for giving relief to farmers during the COVID-19 lockdown by allowing them to harvest crops while maintaining safety, saying this is the only way out as they are facing a double whammy.