Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, on Monday, blamed the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh for the violence in the Sambhal area that has left four youths dead.
The BJP-Shiv Sena-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Mahayuti alliance retained power in Maharashtra by sweeping the Assembly elections.
While Priyanka, who made her electoral debut, joins brother Rahul in the Lok Sabha, their mother Sonia is a member of the Rajya Sabha.
Gandhi, who has been demanding Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into alleged irregularities by the Adani Group, also demanded removal of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch accusing her of protecting Adani.
Revanth Reddy responded to the leader of the Opposition by promising to make Telangana gig workers’ policy comprehensive and inclusive.
Rahul Gandhi was disqualified as an MP on March 23, a day after he was convicted in a defamation case over his 'Modi surname case' by a Surat court.
Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur slammed Rahul over his remarks in San Francisco, California, saying that the Congress leader couldn't take the praise heaped on Prime Minister Modi by world leaders.
The Congress leader’s comments drew sharp reaction from the ruling dispensation with Union Information & Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur accusing Rahul of insulting India during his visits abroad.
Rahul Gandhi said, "what is happening to Muslims in India today, happened to Dalits in the 1980s" and it has "to be fought with affection".
Addressing a gathering there, Rahul Gandhi said, "Some months ago, we started a walk from Kanyakumari to Kashmir."
