Congress general secretary KC Venugopal wrote to all state unit chiefs of the party about the protest after the Gujarat HC dismissed Gandhi's plea seeking a stay on his conviction in a criminal defamation case over his "Modi surname" remark
Immediately after the high court order, the Congress, which described it as "highly disappointing, but not unexpected", said it will move the Supreme Court
While dismissing the plea, Justice Hemant Prachchhak noted that Gandhi is already facing 10 cases across India, adding the order of the lower court was "just, proper and legal" in convicting the Congress leader.
BRS leaders criticized Rahul Gandhi's electoral promise to raise the pension to Rs 4,000 calling it as a mere campaign tactic without any intention of implementation
BRS leaders questioned if these promises are viable, why wasn't the Congress implementing them in Karnataka, where it won the Assembly elections recently
Speaking to mediapersons at Telangana Bhavan, BRS Parliamentary Party leader K Keshava Rao expressed his disapproval of Rahul Gandhi's remarks in Telangana
Congress party leader K. V. P. Ramachandra Rao said that as the daughter of staunch Congressman Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, Sharmila has been invited to join the party.