Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra after meeting Hathras gangrape victim's family on Saturday while speaking to India TV said they (family) wants a judicial inquiry into the incident and removal of the District Magistrate (DM). She also said the family wants security.
Hours after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath ordered for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the Hathras gangrape and murder case, the victim's brother in a statement said that they did not want a CBI inquiry as an SIT is already investigating the case.
The outrage over Hathras gangrape and murder of a 19-year-old girl turned more intense on Saturday as Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra met gangrape victim's family members amid high drama. By the evening, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had also ordered a CBI probe into the case.
Nine senior Congress leaders, expelled from the party last year, have sent a letter to Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi asking her to save the party before its slips into "history".
Rebel Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Monday met party leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in Delhi amid speculations over a possible breakthrough in Rajasthan ahead of crucial assembly session that is scheduled to commence from August 14.
The government order asking Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to vacate a Delhi bungalow is set to speed up her shifting base to Lucknow, where party veteran Sheila Kaul’s house was renovated months back for her, according to politicians.
After a link between Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and former Yes Bank CEO Rana Kapoor has come to the fore, through an MF Husain painting, a war of words broke out between the BJP and the Congress over the Yes Bank crisis.
The Congress in Uttar Pradesh has launched its 'Kisan Jan Jagran Yatra' with the target of connecting with 2.72 crore farmers.
The diaries carry a photograph and a quote from late Indira Gandhi which says, "Zindagi mein mauke aapke paas chal kar nahin aate, aapko unka nirmaan karna hota hai aura unhe apne haath mein lena padta hai" (In life, opportunities dont walk up to you. You have to create them and then take them in your hands).
JD(U) vice president Prashant Kishor has extended his thanks to Congress leaders including Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Rahul Gandhi for rejecting and raising voice against CAA and NRC adding both deserve special thanks for their efforts.
In a Hindi tweet, hours after the statement made by Priyanka Gandhi, the CM's Office' through its Twitter handle @myogioffice said, "Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has worn saffron for public service."
In a tweet, she also questioned the "delay" in starting fast-track courts in the state. "Look at the behaviour of the police with a woman who went to the police station in Unnao to file a complaint. And this happened when a traumatic event has happened there," the Congress general secretary said in a tweet in hindi tagging the news report of the woman's allegation.
"The BJP had promised to build the country, but they are working to make India's best organisations hollow and sell them. Sad," the Congress general secretary said.
The Congress met on Saturday to prepare for the rally which is likely to be attended by all the opposition leaders. The rally will largely focus on economic slowdown and rising unemployment.
It will be after 28 years that Gandhis will be without a SPG (Special Protection Group) cover. Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will no more be protected by the elite SPG commandos.
Shukla, who also holds the portfolio of rural development, said posters of former Congress president and party general secretary adorn walls of that country.
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