Addressing a meeting in Thoubal, located south of Manipur's capital Imphal, Gandhi slammed PM Modi, suggesting that for BJP & RSS, Manipur might not be considered a part of India.
Announcement comes on day Rahul Gandhi starts Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra. Deora said to be unhappy over possibility of family's Mumbai South seat going to Congress ally Shiv Sena (UBT) in 2024 polls.
Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra will travel through 100 Lok Sabha segments in 15 states, with party believing it will prove to be as 'transformative' as Gandhi’s earlier Bharat Jodo Yatra.
The Yatra is set to commence in Manipur on 14 January & conclude in Mumbai on 20 March. It is scheduled to cover 6,713 km in 67 days, passing through 110 districts in 15 states.
Keisham Megachandra, president of Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee, termed the Biren Singh-led govt's decision as 'unfortunate' and a 'violation of people’s rights'.
Govt says digital payments also uplift under-served communities by providing them financial footprint that can be used to assess credit worthiness in absence of traditional documents.
As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.
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