Rahul Gandhi leads anti-Modi govt fast, Tytler asked to leave? Top updates
Accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led BJP government at the Centre of disturbing social harmony in the country, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday led his party’s nation-wide fast at Raj Ghat in New Delhi. A statement from the party said that Gandhi had directed all party workers across India to observe a fast in their respective states and district headquarters.The protest comes in the wake of multiple issues like the CBSE paper leaks, PNB scam and a Parliament session that ended in a logjam without any major transactions amid constant disruptions. The party also plans to attack the saffron party over the violence that broke out during Bharat Bandh on April 2. 1. Congress protest against govt's failure today: Rahul Gandhi led a protest at Raj Ghat as part of a nationwide "fast" of the party to protest against the Narendra Modi government and non-functioning Parliament.
2. Jagdish Tytler and Sajjan Kumar asked to leave Congress protest area? Times of India reported embattled Congress leaders Jagdish Tytler and Sajjan Kumar were on Monday allegedly asked to leave New Delhi's Raj Ghat, where their party is staging a protest against the government. 3.Congress leaders spotted eating in Delhi; party defends action: Delhi BJP leader Harish Khurana claimed Congress leaders were earlier today seen eating at restaurant in Delhi before sitting on a protest and observing fast at Rajghat over atrocities on Dalits. 4. United Opposition will defeat BJP, Narendra Modi in 2019, says Rahul Gandhi: Rahul Gandhi asserted that a united opposition would defeat BJP, as well as Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Varanasi, in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. 5. BJP trying to destroy multiculturalism in Karnataka: Rahul Gandhi said Congress will defeat the idea of BJP that is trying to destroy multiculturalism in poll-bound Karnataka. Addressing a rally in Bengaluru, Rahul took a jibe at BJP president Amit Shah and said, "He can publicly state that all opposition are animals. 6. Rahul rode in metro,browses for books in Bengaluru on Sunday: Rahul Gandhi took time off his busy schedule to ride in a crowded metro and went shopping for books at a bookstore in Bengaluru on Sunday. 7. Mood in Karnataka favours Congress, says Rahul after 6 round of "Yatra": Addressing a public rally in Bengaluru to mark the culmination of his "Janarshivad Yatra" covering all regions of the state, he also accused the Narendra Modi government of discriminating against the Congress-ruled Karnataka. 8. Rahul, Sonia will lose their LS seats in 2019, says BJP: After Rahul Gandhi's prediction that the ruling BJP would suffer "the kind of collapse not seen in years" and even Prime Minister Narendra Modi could lose in his constituency Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh in the 2019 national election, the BJP hit back with one of its own, saying the Congress president and his mother Sonia Gandhi would lose their constituencies. 9. Dalit outfits call for bandh in Kerala: Meanwhile, a bandh has also been called by Dalit outfits in Kerala who are protesting against the violence which broke out during Bharat Bandh organised by Dalit organisations. 10. The unravelling of BJP has begun, says Salman Khurshid: Against the backdrop of the Dalit protests, the farmers' agitation and high profile fraud cases, Salman Khurshid said "we need to look at whether with this performance should (the BJP) be coming back" to power in 2019. "On that the clear answer is a no."
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