This is Rahul Gandhi's first trip outside India after his membership was reinstated by the Lok Sabha following the stay of conviction in a 2019 Modi surname remarks defamation case by the Supreme Court on August 4.
Congress alleged that the "Union of States" is under assault in the Modi government as it claimed that a G20 dinner invite refers to the President as "President of Bharat"
Former Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy -- whose death necessitated the bypoll -- still figured among the list of over 1.76 lakh voters in the constituency
Telangana, which was once a power deficit State, had emerged a power surplus State, besides topping the country in terms of highest per capita power consumption, said KT Rama Rao
A section of leaders have gone to the extent of threatening the party leadership saying that if their appeals were not considered, the party would lose deposits in their constituencies
Wadettiwar told mediapersons that the state government should convene a special sitting of the house to consider and finalise the Maratha quotas permanently
Jairam Ramesh remarked, "As the Prime Minister and his supporters focus on the G20, it's been four months since ethnic violence erupted on May 3rd, and Manipur remains overlooked by the Modi government."
Jairam Ramesh claimed that under the “hybrid annuity model” the Adani consortium received 40 per cent of the project amount as a direct cash subsidy, even though it was never actually qualified to bid.
The bypoll on September 5 is also a litmus test for all three political outfits, with the BJP hoping to check its erosion in its vote share and retain the seat