Rahul Gandhi resumed his yatra after he had to abandon it Friday due to 'security lapse' in Qazigund. Amid heightened security, he was accompanied by PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti.
In Qazigund, owing to a large crowd, Rahul Gandhi’s security was breached. His security didn't let him continue so he left in a car while the rest of the yatris continued on foot.
Sharma, a 28-year-old law graduate, walks behind Rahul Gandhi as flag-bearer. Known to yatris as 'Panditji', he has no party post but has easy access inside Gandhi's security ring.
Most key Hindutva/RSS objectives have been achieved, and Modi & BJP now need social calm, at least till summer of 2024. A de-escalation of some sort is on.
1987 was the 'highest point' for Congress when it won 20 of 32 assembly seats in Jammu region. Since then, party has suffered amid rise of BJP and lack of Jammu-based leadership.
The Congress leader alleged that police arrangements ‘completely collapsed’ while Omar Abdullah said Kashmir Police ‘simply vanished’ when Gandhi began his walk.
Gandhi will resume Bharat Jodo Yatra on Friday, the day it's scheduled to enter Kashmir valley through Qazigund in Anantnag district. The walkathon will conclude on 30 Jan.
In the wake of Tambe family rebellion in Nashik MLC polls, some Congress leaders have blamed BJP for ‘breaking homes’, but others say the root of the problem is within the party.
Previously critical of the BJP for using military action for ‘political capital’, Rahul Gandhi said Tuesday that the Army does not need to clarify what it does.
Over generations, Bihar’s bane has been its utter lack of urbanisation. But now, even Bihar is urbanising. Or let’s say, rurbanising. Two decades under Nitish Kumar have created a new elite in its cities.
Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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