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In a terse snub to the BJP and its ' India Shining' campaign, Congress's youth icon Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said his party, unlike the saffron brigade, believes in alleviating poverty and not in eliminating the poor. "I want to show our villagers and farmers to the whole wide world. For, the poor are our strength," Rahul said while addressing three election ...

I want to show our villagers and farmers to the whole wide world. For, the poor are our strength   -Rahul Gandhi

 

A police jeep escorting Priyanka Gandhi hit a green Qualis that was part of her cavalcade here. The vehicle is said to be her brother and Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi's favourite and had been driven by Priyanka just a day earlier. Though the rear portion of the Qualis was damaged, no one was injured in the accident, which took place in Amethi's Gauriganj town in Sultanpur district, about 150 km from state capital Lucknow.

The issue is serious. How the police jeep that belonged to the Gauriganj Station House Officer (SHO) lost control and hit the Qualis is a matter of concern and definitely raises a question mark over the security arrangements by the local police   -A P Singh

 

The Congress has worked out a long-term plan for revival in Uttar Pradesh, a state that senior leaders claim is showing signs of fatigue with caste and communal politics. Although the Congress has so far done little to regain ground in the politically crucial state despite being in power at the Centre, Rahul Gandhi has now placed Uttar Pradesh on top of his agenda. Sources said Rahul was in the process of dividing the state into 10 electoral zones, each with one All India Congress Committee (AICC) obs  

With the issue of sugarcane pricing raising a controversy, NCP today defended its chief and agriculture minister Sharad Pawar saying the Ordinance on the ticklish matter was passed by the Union cabinet. "It is the collective responsibility of the Union Cabinet and not Pawar alone. The Ordinance was passed by the Cabinet at a meeting chaired by prime minister Manmohan Singh," NCP spokeman DP Tripathi told reporters here. Noting that it was good that Rahul Gandhi took up the problem of sugarcane growers  

A journalist was today arrested for allegedly preparing fake marriage certificates of famous personalities including Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi and Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif. "The accused identified as Anand Purohit had paid Rs 5,000 to a broker of Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) to prepare fake marriage certificates of Rahul, Katrina and Kalawati," Deputy Superintendent of Police (Crime) Jitendra Singh told PTI . Kalawati, the widow of debt-ridden farmer from Vidarbha, shot to fam  

The Union government has expressed concerns over serious security lapses during Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi's last two visits to Uttar Pradesh. The office of the cabinet secretary has shot off a letter to the UP chief secretary seeking stringent action against the errant officials. The letter, written by the under secretary of Special Protection Group (SPG), cites two instances between August 17 and August 19 when the security of Rahul was compromised.  

After a stormy beginning to its winter session on Thursday, Parliament will meet for the second day on Friday. The woes of sugarcane farmers and price rise is expected to be the main focus with the united Opposition in no mood to go easy on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh government. On Thursday, Opposition parties and even some United Progressive Alliance partners like the Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam (DMK) had come out against a proposed ordinance to fix the price of sugarcane.

We are thankful for whatever the Central Government has given us. I hope this not be only for political reasons but for the progress of Bundelkhand's people   -Shivraj Singh Chauhan

 

Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi's plans for development of Bundelkhand today received the nod of the government which announced a special package of Rs 7,266 crore for development of the drought-hit region that spans across Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. However, the government desisted from creating a special authority for the purpose as had been sought by Rahul, apparently keeping in view the sensitivities of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh governments. Instead, the Cabinet, which cleare  

Politicking over sugarcane pricing spilled outside Parliament on Thursday with agitating farmers from western Uttar Pradesh swarming Parliament Street and Jantar Mantar, and Opposition leaders cutting across the political divide making the most of it. BJP's Arun Jaitley, SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and Amar Singh, JD(U) chief Sharad Yadav, CPM's Basudeb Acharia, CPI's Gurudas Dasgupta and D Raja and a couple of AIADMK MPs all shared the dais after the Lok Sabha was adjourned and attacked the UPA governmen