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Saturday, April 27, 2024
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Topic: Amethi

Nostalgia, betrayal & great expectations — why Gandhis still matter in Amethi & Raebareli

For local residents of these two constituencies, the fact that Rahul & Sonia seem to have taken them for granted is more hurtful than BJP’s political rhetoric suggests.

‘Mataji’ Maneka & Smriti ‘Didi’ — 2 key BJP contenders & 2 contrasting campaigns in Uttar Pradesh

Smriti Irani takes potshots at the Congress & Rahul Gandhi at her Amethi rallies; in Sultanpur, Maneka Gandhi focuses on listing her work and asks people to vote for their benefit.

Rahul & the ghost of constituency past, and is it time for ‘Damaad Nyay’?

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

People of Amethi expect me to contest if I think of joining politics, says Robert Vadra

Congress, which is fighting 17 of UP’s 80 seats in a deal with the Samajwadi Party, has kept up suspense over who will represent Gandhi mainstays Rael Bareli and Amethi.

2 birds, 1 stone: Cross-voting by SP MLAs queers pitch for Gandhis in Amethi, Rae Bareli

3 of 8 SP MLAs who cross-voted or abstained from voting in Rajya Sabha polls represent assembly segments in Amethi & Rae Bareli from where Gandhi siblings are expected to contest.

‘Rahul will fight from Amethi if he & party decide’ – Congress retorts to Smriti Irani’s dare

Congress' Jairam Ramesh said Tuesday that the people of Amethi have realised that they made a mistake in 2019, when Gandhi lost to BJP’s Smriti Irani after having won the seat thrice.

Varun criticises Yogi govt’s suspension of Sanjay Gandhi Hospital Amethi licence over patient death

Action against hospital follows death of 22-year-old patient in a case of alleged medical negligence. FIR filed against its CEO and three doctors on 17 September.

‘Rahul Gandhi will fight from Amethi in 2024 polls,’ says Congress’s new UP chief Ajay Rai

Day after his appointment, Rai says if Priyanka wishes to contest from Varanasi, 'each and every worker will fight for their lives'. Varanasi is Modi’s parliamentary seat.

After Amethi, Smriti Irani rumoured to contest from Wayanad. She clearly doesn’t want to

Ashwini Vaishnaw and Pushkar Dhami had kulfi together. Then they fought over the bill

Birds of a feather: An Amethi man rescued a sarus crane a year back; the two are now wingmen

About a year ago, the bird was badly injured in the fields in which Arif was working. With no prior knowledge, he took care of it and now it follows him everywhere.

On Camera

Indira, Manmohan, Modi, all raised income inequality. Until Hindu fears took the driving seat

The issue of inequality has assumed the blazing limelight at a time when inequality in India is said to be higher than it was in the British Raj. It's a ripe situation for half-truths and incendiary statements.

Foreign policy resonating among more Indians in 2nd & 3rd tier towns of India, says EAM Jaishankar

Speaking at launch of economist Surjit Bhalla’s book, S Jaishankar also highlights Gen Z’s engagement with ‘reel culture’, which has 'promoted awareness, created interest in many subjects'.

Germany removes restrictions, India can now buy small arms from its firms

Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.