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Rahul Gandhi says Centre keen on privatisation than running country
The Congress leader said the government believes in only maximum privatisation to benefit industrialists close to the regime. Gandhi said the Central government follows the principle of minimum government and has used the Covid-19 outbreak as an excuse to hide from its disastrous handling of the economy.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday attacked the Narendra Modi government over the government decision to freeze hiring in ministries. The Congress leader said the government believes in only maximum privatisation to benefit industrialists close to the regime. Gandhi said the Central government follows the principle of minimum government and has used the Covid-19 outbreak as an excuse to hide from its disastrous handling of the economy. With unemployment increasing to a record level in 45 years, he said the future of the country’s youth, the poor and small traders have all been dashed due to the mismanagement.
Gandhi has been repeatedly showing the mirror to the Modi government on its failures in effectively handling the Indian economy, especially after the nationwide lockdown imposed in March. With the enforcement of lockdown measures, industrial output took a hit resulting in the tanking of the GDP growth rate to -23.9 percent in quarter one of 2020-21. The contraction is said to be the steepest among the world’s G-20 countries and the worst in some 40 years.
Earlier on Thursday, Gandhi had blamed the 2016 demonetisation for the persistent slump in the Indian economy. He had said the demonetisation turned out to be a fatal assault on the poor, farmers, small traders and the unorganised sector.
Though Gandhi had warned as early as February 12 about the threat posed by the Covid-19 outbreak to citizens and to the economy, the government took more than a month to accord the importance the Covid outbreak deserved necessitating in the national lockdown. Gandhi had also interacted with some of the lakhs of migrant workers who were walking home as businesses and establishments shut down during the lockdown.
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Gandhi’s being on the front foot against the government, however, hides the disarray within the Congress. A group of 23 leaders had written to party interim president Sonia Gandhi demanding elections be held for the Congress Working Committee and to the party chief’s post. Though these leaders submitted to the Gandhi family leadership in the meeting, the murmurs are getting louder with several senior leaders giving provocative interviews pointing to the winter that lies ahead if their demands aren’t met.
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ABVP wins 3 seats in Delhi University elections, NSUI bags Vice President post
ABVP won three out of four seats in Delhi University elections.
Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) won three out of four seats in Delhi University elections.
The University of Delhi on Saturday announced the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) election results. Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) won three out of four central panel posts in the elections while the National Students Union (NSUI) bagged the Vice-President Post.
Tushar Dedha from the ABVP has secured the President post whereas the Vice President post has been won by Abhi Dahiya of NSUI. Aparajita, an ABVP candidate won the Secretary post in the DUSU elections. Sachin Baisla from ABVP has won the panel post of Joint Secretary.
ABVP supporters celebrated the win as their organisation won three central panel posts in Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) elections.
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PM Modi lays foundation stone of International Cricket Stadium in Varanasi, Sachin Tendulkar, Kapil Dev, others present on occasion
Sachin Tendulkar, Kapil Dev, Ravi Shastri among others were present on the occasion.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 23 laid the foundation stone of the International Cricket Stadium in Varanasi’s Ganjari, Uttar Pradesh.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was present for the occasion in Varanasi.
Varanasi, PM Modi’s parliamentary constituency also witnessed big names from the cricket fraternity on the occasion. The names include Sachin Tendulkar, Kapil Dev, Ravi Shastri, Sunil Gavaskar, Dilip Vengsarkar, Madan Lal, Gundappa Viswanath, and Gopal Sharma.
Roger Binny, BCCI President and Vice President Rajiv Shukla and Secretary Jay Shah were also present for the event in eastern Uttar Pradesh.
Sachin Tendulkar also visited religious places in Varanasi. Take a look.
PM Modi also reached Rudraksh International Cooperation and Convention Centre where he participated in the closing ceremony of Kashi Sansad Sanskritik Mahotsav 2023.
PM Modi also inaugurated 16 Atal Awasiya Vidyalaya built across Uttar Pradesh, during the programme.
The Varanasi International Cricket Stadium is a step towards realising PM Modi’s vision to develop a modern and world-class sports infrastructure.
As per the reports, the International Cricket Stadium will be built in Ganjari, Rajatalab. This will be developed at the cost of Rs 450 crore and will be in more than 30 acres of area.
It has been revealed that the world-class stadium will take inspiration from Lord Shiva for its thematic architecture. The designs will be developed for crescent-shaped roof covers, trident-shaped floodlights and ghat steps-based seating arrangements for the attendees.
According to the government statement, the total capacity of the stadium to accommodate people will be 30,000 spectators.
To provide the best quality education, 16 Atal Awasiya Vidyalaya, which is basically built for the children of labourers, construction workers and those orphaned due to the Covid-19 pandemic, was also inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi today. The project has been developed at the cost of Rs 1,100 crore with an aim to make quality education accessible for these children and support their holistic development.
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Rahul Gandhi distributes two-wheelers to girl students at Maharani College in Jaipur, take pillion rides on girl’s scooter Watch video
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday distributed two-wheelers to female students of Maharani College in Rajasthan’s Jaipur. The Wayanad MP also took a pillion rides on a girl’s scooter.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday distributed two-wheelers to female students of Maharani College in Rajasthan’s Jaipur. The Wayanad MP also took a pillion rides on a girl’s scooter.
After distributing the two-wheeler, Gandhi could be seen taking a ride pillion on a girl’s scooter and surrounded by other female students riding the scooter.
The video of Rahul Gandhi taking a ride pillion on a girl’s scooter has been shared widely on the internet.
Earlier in May this year, Rahul Gandhi took a joyride on a delivery boy’s scooter in Bengaluru as he hopped in the man’s two-wheeler and rode pillion.
In a video that was widely shared on the internet, the Gandhi scion, who was campaigning for the Congress ahead of the May 10 elections in Karnataka, was seen surrounded by a large crowd of supporters and party workers in the heart of Bengaluru city.
The former Wayanad MP then stops to console a little boy who apparently became emotional after meeting Gandhi and in the meantime a delivery man stops near the Congress leader as he’s comforting the kid.
Then, in the spur of the moment, Rahul Gandhi hops on the man’s scooter and puts on a helmet as the two slowly ride through the swarm of the leader’s supporters.
According to reports, Rahul Gandhi rode a pillion with the delivery agent for nearly 2 kms before he dropped the former Congress chief at his hotel.
The videos of Rahul Gandhi’s spontaneous scooter ride with the delivery agent went viral on social media with users appreciating the Congress scion’s down-to-earth style of connecting with people.
In another video, Rahul was also seen with the truck drivers on foreign soil and rode from Washington DC to New York with truck driver Taljinder Singh. During the 190-km long journey, the Congress leader and the truck driver exchanged their views regarding the working conditions of Indian and American truck drivers.
