Rahul Gandhi

2022 - 5 - 4

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'Is it anybody's business': Mahua Moitra on Rahul Gandhi nightclub ... (Hindustan Times)

Bollywood actor Swara Bhasker, Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen have also reacted to the row over the viral video of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi partying ...

It is much better than watching pornography in the parliament." According to Nepal's The Kathmandu Post, Rahul Gandhi attended a party at Sumnina Udas's wedding. They may say it is a crime to have friends or participate in family functions," he said.

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Woman in viral video partying with Rahul Gandhi in Nepal bar 'friend ... (OpIndia)

When Rahul Gandhi's video of him partying in a pub in Nepal went viral, rumours were floated that the woman next to him was Chinese envoy to Nepal Hou Yangi ...

He said, “She was a friend of the bride who was also invited to the wedding ceremony.” She is a Nepali woman from the bride’s side.” Rabin Shrestha, CEO of Lord of the Drinks, the pub where Gandhi was seen attending a marriage function, told India Today that the woman was not a Chinese ambassador. A number of tweets praising Gandhi started appearing on social media, and a few media houses ‘fact-checked’ the woman’s identity. According to a report in India Today, the woman Gandhi was talking to in the video was not Chinese. She was a Nepali woman and a friend of the bride. The alleged rumour got viral on social media, and Congress went into defensive mode.

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India: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi spotted at party in Nepal ... (WION)

After a video of him visiting a foreign nightclub surfaced on Tuesday, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi is once again in the BJP's crosshairs.

He is at a nightclub at a time when his party is exploding. Rahul Gandhi was at a nightclub when Mumbai was under seize. He is at a nightclub at a time when his party is exploding. After a video of him visiting a foreign nightclub surfaced on Tuesday, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi is once again in the BJP's crosshairs. Despite the fact that the visit was not a secret, the twitterati couldn't remain quiet, with comments, trolling, and memes. Amit Malviya, the BJP's I-T in-charge, tweeted the video, saying, “Rahul Gandhi was at a nightclub when Mumbai was under seize.

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BJP takes dig at Rahul over 'nightclub' clip; at a wedding, says ... (Times of India)

India News: : Videos of Rahul Gandhi “partying” at a hip venue in Kathmandu dominated the TV and media chatter in the country on Tuesday.

He is consistent.” As a private citizen, there’s no issue at all, but when an MP, a permanent boss of a national political party who keeps preaching to others... By chance, the friend also happens to be a journalist,” he said, adding that it is not a crime to attend wedding functions.

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Rahul Gandhi was in Nepal to attend friend's wedding, Congress ... (The Indian Express)

Amit Malviya, the head of the BJP's information and technology department, put out a video on Twitter purportedly showing Gandhi at a nightclub.

He is at a nightclub at a time when his party is exploding. Rahul Gandhi was at a nightclub when Mumbai was under seize. “Rahul Gandhi was at a nightclub when Mumbai was under seize.

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Was Rahul Gandhi with Chinese envoy at Kathmandu nightclub ... (India Today)

As video of Rahul Gandhi partying at a Kathmandu nightclub went viral, several BJP leaders alleged that the woman seen with the Congress leader in the clip ...

“Rahul Gandhi is in Kathmandu to attend the wedding of his friend. “Last when I checked having a family in this country, attending marriage and engagement ceremony is a matter of our culture and civilisation. What is wrong with it as long as he is not honey trapped by Hou Yanqi the Chinese Ambassador in Nepal with whome he is partying. Now, several social media users and some BJP leaders have alleged that Rahul Gandhi was seen with a Chinese diplomat in the video. Video of@RahulGandhipartying in a Nepal night club with Chinese diplomats is disturbing as China's honey traps are rising. Congress leader Randeep Surjewala clarified that Rahul Gandhi was attending a friend’s wedding in Kathmandu.

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Where's Rahul? BJP asks a familiar question, Congress fears a ... (The Indian Express)

Many of his colleagues in the Congress party have long been worried about the image of Rahul Gandhi as the “reluctant and absentee” leader disinterested in ...

Asked about this, the Congress communication department head Randeep Surjewala said: “Rahul Gandhi has not gone as an uninvited guest like Prime Minister Modi went to Pakistan to celebrate the birthday and cut cakes for the then Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif. Rahul Gandhi has gone to a friendly country Nepal to participate in a private marriage function of a friend. He is at a nightclub at a time when his party is exploding. Incidentally, while Congress gave the BJP a tough challenge in Haryana, in Maharashtra, it managed to outsmart the BJP to come to power. “Rahul Gandhi was at a nightclub when Mumbai was under seize. They may say it is a crime to have friends or participate in family functions. It has still not become a crime in this country to be married, to be friends with someone, or to attend their marriage celebration. In February 2020, Rahul was abroad when Congress took out a peace march after the Northeast Delhi riots. The Congress was hard-pressed to explain his absence then as it came just as the party announced that Rahul would kick off its campaign for the Punjab Assembly elections, with a rally on January 3. That particular trip had stretched for 57 days, with its where and why still unknown. Rahul Gandhiwas at a nightclub when Mumbai was under seize. Meanwhile, Kishor and the Congress leadership kept up their talks over the next few days – in full public glare. The cherry topping, for his critics: his foreign trips are usually cloaked in secrecy.

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Rahul Gandhi asks govt to release pension of veterans (Hindustan Times)

Hundreds of veterans, including several three-star officers, have not received their pension for April 2022 | Latest News India.

Officials from the Defence Accounts Department (DAD) said the veterans had not received their pension for April 2022 as they may not have submitted the mandatory last identification document - a life certificate that pensioners are required to furnish every year. DAD resolved both the issues promptly after the HT reports on the subject. The government should give the pension of ex-servicemen at the earliest,” Gandhi wrote on Twitter and posted the HT report. But we are working a way out and will fix this,” said a DAD official, who asked not to be named. SPARSH has been implemented at a cost of around ₹160 crore. This came on the day HT reported that hundreds of veterans, including several three-star officers, have not received their pension for April 2022, and the disbursing authority has not told them why.

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BJP's IT dept head Amit Malviya claims Rahul Gandhi seen with ... (Economic Times)

Taking to Twitter, Malviya said, "Rahul Gandhi was supposedly at the wedding of Sumnima Udas, a Nepali diplomat's daughter, who actively supports Nepal's ...

Party sources claimed that Rahul Gandhi has himself sent a message to Patel, asking him to continue in the party. Maybe after today, the BJP may decide (if) it is illegal to attend a marriage and a crime to have friends," said Randeep Singh Surjewala, the Congress media department head. Party sources claimed that Rahul Gandhi has himself sent a message to Patel, asking him to continue in the party. Maybe after today, the BJP may decide (if) it is illegal to attend a marriage and a crime to have friends," said Randeep Singh Surjewala, the Congress media department head. It has still not become a crime in this country to attend a marriage. It has still not become a crime in this country to attend a marriage.

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Rahul Gandhi Wasn't at Nightclub With Chinese Diplomat, Finds ... (The Wire)

Many BJP supporters and a TRS leader had identified a woman, seen in a video with the Congress leader, as Hou Yanqi, the Chinese Ambassador to Nepal.

“Based on eyewitness accounts, however, it is clear that in the viral video, Rahul Gandhi was not seen partying with a Chinese envoy. What is worse is except a few on twitter even the Congress did not call the lies of the BJP or their disgusting racism!pic.twitter.com/rzuAWGDDdg She is a Nepali woman from the bride’s side,” added a senior journalist. Calls to the nightclub by India Today confirmed that none of them were Chinese diplomats. Gandhi arrived in Nepal on Monday, May 2, on a five-day private visit. Congress general secretary and chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala hit back, saying Gandhi was in Nepal for a private wedding and has not gone there uninvited.

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Rahul Gandhi is in Nepal to attend Sumnima Udas' wedding: Who is ... (Firstpost)

Sumnima Udas is an ex-CNN correspondent and the daughter of a former Nepali envoy to Myanmar. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has flown to Nepal to attend her ...

Malviya tweeted on Wednesday, “Rahul Gandhi was supposedly at the wedding of Sumnima Udas, a Nepali diplomat’s daughter, who actively supports Nepal’s claim over regions of India’s Uttarakhand.” Udas is the daughter of Bhim Udas, a former Nepal ambassador to Myanmar. “We invited Rahul Gandhi to Sumnima’s wedding. Earlier, reports emerged that Gandhi was at a nightclub with a Chinese diplomat, which turned out to be fake. “Rahul Gandhi has not gone as an uninvited guest like Prime Minister Modi went to Pakistan to celebrate birthday and cut cakes for the then Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif. Rahul Gandhi has gone to a friendly country Nepal to participate in a private marriage function of a friend. It is not known if he has any political engagements in Nepal. So Rahul Baba was bogeying and partying with India baitor who writes against territorial integrity of Bharat.. surprised? She also won the “Journalist of the Year” prize at the inaugural Women’s Empowerment Journalism Awards in March 2014 for her sensitive reporting on gender issues. Rahul Gandhi was at a nightclub when Mumbai was under seize. Rahul Gandhi was supposedly at the wedding of Sumnima Udas, a Nepali diplomat’s daughter, who actively supports Nepal’s claim over regions of India’s Uttarakhand. The 5 May wedding reception will be held at Hyatt Regency Hotel in Bauddha, Bhim, and Rahul Gandhi is reportedly staying at Kathmandu Marriott Hotel in Naxal, according to Kathmandu Post. However, Congress jumped to the former party president’s defence and clarified that he was in Nepal to attend the wedding of his journalist friend Sumnima Udas. Sumnima Udas is an ex-CNN correspondent and the daughter of a former Nepali envoy to Myanmar. The Congress leader has flown to Nepal to attend her wedding, a visit which has caught the BJP’s attention

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'Why Rahul has ties only with…': BJP's fresh jibe over Gandhi's ... (Hindustan Times)

BJP leader and party social media chief Amit Malviya claimed Rahul Gandhi's friend Sumnima Udas had actively supported "Nepal's claim over regions of ...

Maybe after today, Prime Minister Modi or the BJP may decide that it is illegal to attend a marriage. By chance, the friend also happens to be a journalist," the Congress leader said. "Rahul Gandhi has not gone as an uninvited guest like Prime Minister Narendra Modi had gone to Pakistan to celebrate the birthday and cut cakes for the then Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif. Rahul Gandhi has gone to a friendly country Nepal to participate in a private marriage function of a friend.

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We are racists, says TM Krishna on row over Rahul Gandhi meeting ... (India Today)

Reacting to claims of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi meeting a Chinese diplomat at a nightclub in Nepal, Musician and activist TM Krishna tweeted that people ...

To me, it is irrelevant whether the lady at the pub was a Chinese diplomat. But what is obvious is that, to Indians Chinese, Nepalis, Japanese, Koreans, Vietnamese, even people from Nagaland or Meghalaya are all the same. I will not use the commonly used slur!

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Hyderabad: BJP questions Rahul Gandhi on Osmania University meet (Times of India)

Questioning former AICC chief Rahul Gandhi on why he wants to meet with Osmania University students, the BJP said on Tuesday that its leaders will me.

HYDERABAD: Questioning former AICC chief Rahul Gandhi on why he wants to meet with Osmania University students, the BJP said on Tuesday that its leaders will meet Rahul Gandhi to remind him of the sacrifices of Telangana martyrs as statehood was delayed during the UPA-II rule. Hyderabad: BJP questions Rahul Gandhi on Osmania University meet If you wish to object such processing, please read the instructions described in our Cookie Policy / Privacy Policy

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'He's at a wedding': Congress releases Rahul Gandhi's Nepal picture (The Tribune)

A day after former Congress president Rahul Gandhi's video partying at Kathmandu's famous nightclub Lord of the Drinks went viral, several official Congress ...

Gandhi arrived in Nepal on Monday on a five-day private visit. Former Congress chief Gandhi arrived in Nepal on Monday on a five-day private visit A day after former Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s video partying at Kathmandu’s famous nightclub Lord of the Drinks went viral, several official Congress handles on Wednesday tweeted a picture of Gandhi attending his friend Sumnima’s wedding in Nepal.

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Sonia, Rahul Gandhi to address rally in Baneshwar Dham after ... (Hindustan Times)

Union home minister Amit Shah is expected to visit Dungarpur-Banswara district in May, with an aim to strengthen the BJP in the tribal dominated southern ...

The Punjab and Haryana high court on Wednesday allowed the Haryana government to hold panchayat elections in the state. On Wednesday, Gehlot was again in southern Rajasthan to inspect preparations for the Chintan Shivir. “The preparations for the Chintan Shivir have started, it will be held on May 13, 14 and 15. The Allahabad high court has directed the senior superintendent of police, Varanasi to inquire into the alleged assault on a woman by police personnel for inter-caste marriage. Over two years after making bus rides free for women in the national capital, the Delhi government on Wednesday launched a new scheme under which workers registered with the Delhi Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board (DBOCWWB) will be able to travel ticket-free on Delhi Transport Corporation buses and cluster buses. He attended the Kissan and Patidar convention (mahasamellan) in tribal dominated Sagwara area of Dungarpur district. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had also addressed a meeting at Dham during the run up to the last assembly polls in 2018.

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Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi to address public ... (The New Indian Express)

The leaders will address the public meeting on May 16 following the inauguration of a bridge by Sonia Gandhi, according to Congress sources.

The leaders will address the public meeting on May 16 following the inauguration of a bridge by Sonia Gandhi, according to party sources. The leaders will address the public meeting on May 16 following the inauguration of a bridge by Sonia Gandhi, according to Congress sources. Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi to address public meeting on May 16 in Rajasthan

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Not a political platform: HC says no to Rahul Gandhi Osmania ... (The New Indian Express)

The court made it clear that the university campus cannot be used as a political platform.

Counsel for Osmania University submitted that the first petitioner is a spokesperson of the Indian National Congress and a member of the National Students Union of India (NSUI). The court opined that the Registrar is the best person to decide what activities are proper or not, to be held within the campus. The court made it clear that the university campus cannot be used as a political platform.

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Congress leaders try to pass off 11 yr old pic of Bhutanese kings as ... (OpIndia)

On May 5, after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) objected as Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was seen attending the wedding of his Nepali friend and former CNN ...

Earlier, Congress party supporter and Robert Vadra’s brother in law Tehseen Poonahwala had lied about the woman who was seen with Rahul Gandhi in the party. Despite differences between the woman in the photographs and the woman in the pub with Rahul Gandhi, Poonawalla blatantly lied that it was the same woman. Standing with King Wangchuck are his wives, India’s Rahul Gandhi (C), Jyotiraditya Scindia, India’s Minister of State for Ministry of Commerce and Industry and his wife Priyadarshini Scindia (L).” The same image has been available on the stock image website Alamy since October 2011. It was shared by several media houses in 2011. Uttarakhand Youth Congress, AICC member Ashok Basoya and others shared the photograph.

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Telangana HC denies permission to Rahul Gandhi event at ... (India Today)

The Telangana High Court has denied permission to a proposed interaction between Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and students at Osmania University as it is in ...

“Article 14 of the Indian Constitution guarantees positive equality and not negative equality. It said: “Permitting political events is a violation of Resolution No 6 of 1591h meeting of the executive council of the university.” Hearing the petition, the high court said, “The purpose of the proposed meeting, which according to the petitioners would be a face-to-face interaction of students with Rahul Gandhi, cannot be said to be without political overtones in the absence of material to substantiate that the meeting is for some academic activities.”

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Nepali singer posts photo with Rahul Gandhi, says 'such humble ... (Hindustan Times)

Singer Saraswoti Khatri posted a photo of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi from the wedding event and termed the Congress leader as a humble and simple person.

Fact-checkers have busted the claim and confirmed that the woman with whom Rahul Gandhi was seen speaking to was a Nepali woman, a friend of bride Sumnima Udas. According to reports, Rahul Gandhi was staying at a five-star hotel in Kathmandu and now after the controversy has shifted to a resort. According to media in Nepal, Rahul Gandhi was in Kathmandu to attend the wedding of Sumnima Udas, who was a former correspondent of CNN in Delhi. Her father Bhim Udas was Nepal's ambassador to Myanmar. Singer Saraswoti Khatri has shared the photo on Twitter and shared her experience of meeting Rahul Gandhi. As understood from her tweet, the singer was present at Sumnima Udas's wedding and sang a few songs.

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Humble and simple person: Nepali singer posts photo with Rahul ... (WION)

While Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is in Nepal for a friend's wedding, a photo of him in a nightclub partying with a lady went viral on social media two ...

Thanks to Sumnima ji, Nima Ji for this opportunity." Music has the power to bring all people together. A fresh photo of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has appeared on social media, which was shared by a Nepali singer. Posting the photo on the microblogging platform, "Music has the power to bring all people together. I had an honor to sing few songs for Honorable member of Indian Parliament member Mr Rahul Gandhi ji yesterday evening. India: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi spotted at party in Nepal, video goes viral

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HC says no to Rahul Gandhi's visit to Hyderabad's Osmania University (The News Minute)

The Telangana High Court held that as Osmania has previously banned political events and Rahul Gandhi's proposed interactive session with students on May 7 ...

The High Court also said that just because political events have been held in the past, those instances cannot be grounds of violations of University rules. Upholding OU's decision, Justice B Vijayasen Reddy of the Telangana High Court dismissed the petition. The High Court was hearing a petition by Congress workers and others who had challenged the rejection of their application by Osmania University (OU) for permission to hold the interactive session.

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Rahul Gandhi's Nepal visit: BJP fires fresh salvo (The Tribune)

The BJP today fired a fresh salvo at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over the latter's ongoing Nepal visit. BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya tweeted, “Rahul was ...

Meanwhile, official Congress handles tweeted a picture of Rahul attending Sumnima’s wedding. The BJP today fired a fresh salvo at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over the latter’s ongoing Nepal visit. BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya tweeted, “Rahul was supposedly at the wedding of Sumnima Udas, a Nepali diplomat’s daughter, who actively supports Nepal’s claim over regions of India’s Uttarakhand. From China to Nepal, why does Rahul have ties only with those who are challenging India’s territorial integrity?”

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Ahead of Rahul Gandhi's Telangana tour, banners challenging him ... (India Today)

In reference to drug tests, banners saying, "Rahul Ji, are you ready for the 'white challenge'," were seen in Hyderabad a day before Rahul Gandhi's visit to ...

If I take the test & get a clean chit, will you apologise & quit your posts? KTR put out a tweet saying, “I am ready for any test & will travel to AIIMS Delhi if Rahul Gandhi is willing to join. Are you ready for a lie detector test on #Note4Vote.” Now drugs are spreading across society ruining families & society.” It’s below my dignity to do it with Cherlapally jail alumni— KTR (@KTRTRS) If I take the test & get a clean chit, will you apologise & quit your posts?

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Rahul Gandhi's jaunts, row bring back focus on Congress leadership (Times of India)

India News: Back-to-back foreign trips by Rahul Gandhi, coupled with a controversy hurting perception, have redirected the attention in Congress and outside ...

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Even as 'fact-checks' emerge, Congress leader Revanth Reddy says ... (OpIndia)

Revanth Reddy made the claim that Rahul Gandhi had met the Chinese Ambassador in a nightclub in Nepal's Kathmandu. | OpIndia News.

In one video, the Congress scion, who had visited Kathmandu to attend an alleged wedding, was seen using his phone while he was seen talking to a woman in another video. “The videos of Rahul Gandhi talking to the Chinese Ambassador is in the public domain. The report also stated that no Chinese ambassador was present along with Gandhi during his visit. He also confirmed that Rahul Gandhi had gone to Nepal to attend the wedding of his family friend Sumnima Udas, a former CNN journalist known for propagating anti-India views. “He [Rahul Gandhi] was here for one and half hours. It was his personal visit.

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'Humble & Simple Person': Nepali Singer Posts Photo With Rahul ... (ABP Live)

The photograph was shared by Nepali singer Saraswoti Khatri on Twitter sharing her experience of meeting the Congress leader.

“Regular Parties, Vacations, Holidays, Pleasure Trips, Private Foreign Visits etc are nothing new to the nation now. New Delhi: While Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is in Nepal to attend a friend's wedding, a photo went viral on social media two days ago where he is seen in a nightclub partying with a lady. Posting the photo on the microblogging platform, "Music has the power to bring all people together. BJP's charges evoked a sharp response from the Congress, which said Rahul Gandhi was in Nepal to attend the marriage of a journalist friend, and that was "not a crime". Thanks to Sumnima ji, Nima Ji for this opportunity. The photograph was shared by Nepali singer Saraswoti Khatri on Twitter sharing her experience of meeting the Congress leader.

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