カテゴリー: Rahul Gandhi
Sister of the Congress party leader, Rahul Gandhi, is stepping out of the wings to play a bigger role on India’s political stageFor years, Priyanka Gandhi has been a mystery to the Indian public. Considered the most charismatic member of the Nehru-Gan…
INDIA alliance prevents Modi’s BJP from forming majority but analysts say keeping it united will be difficultIn the months building up to India’s election, many pundits had already written obituaries for the country’s beleaguered political opposition.O…
Experts say a third consecutive electoral defeat in June could throw into question the political viability of the party and the family synonymous with itThe Nehru-Gandhi dynasty were once the giants of India’s politics – the family at the forefront of …
Parties unite at New Dehli rally to accuse PM of ‘tax terrorism’ and rigging the vote, after arrest of prominent leaderIndian opposition parties united on Sunday to protest against the arrest of a prominent leader weeks before a national election, accu…
On his 4,000-mile march across the country, congressman tells voters to wake up to the vast gulf between them and the richHis voice hoarse from all the speeches he had made during his 4,000-mile march across the breadth of India, Rahul Gandhi urged peo…
Indian opposition leader brandishes Guardian article on alleged financial violations by Adani familyRahul Gandhi has said India’s “global reputation is on the line” and demanded that the prime minister, Narendra Modi, opens a parliamentary investigatio…
The supreme court last week suspended the Congress leader’s conviction, allowing him to contest a general election due next yearIndia’s parliament reinstated opposition Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi as a member after the country’s supreme court su…
Ruling allows leader of Congress party to return to parliament and contest national electionsIndia’s supreme court has suspended Rahul Gandhi’s two-year prison sentence for defamation, paving the way for him to return as an MP and to run in next year’s…
Leaders put aside personality clashes and ideological differences to form coalition to take on PMLeaders of 26 opposition political parties in India have united to form an alliance in an attempt to oust the country’s populist prime minister, Narendra M…
Judge calls conviction of opposition leader ‘just, proper and legal’ as lawyer vows to take case to supreme courtIndia’s most well-known opposition leader Rahul Gandhi is facing another setback after a high court judge refused to suspend his conviction…
Lawyers pledge to challenge ruling in higher court, saying they believe judiciary will ‘uphold justice’The Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has been dealt a blow after a court rejected his plea for a stay on his recent defamation conviction, meani…
BJP denies involvement in case but some point to Gandhi’s queries over accused industrialist linked to Narendra Modi – and the wider action against political rivalsFor a court system with a backlog of 40m cases, there was one lawsuit that recently appe…
Opposition leader was found guilty last month, given suspended jail term and barred from parliamentThe Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has appealed against his conviction for defamation, seeking to overturn a judgment that resulted in his expulsi…
Top opposition figure expelled from parliament after being convicted of defamation over Modi remarkThe top Indian opposition figure Rahul Gandhi has said he will keep fighting for democracy after blaming his expulsion from parliament on his demands for…
Rahul Gandhi of Congress party had asked why ‘all thieves have Modi as [their] common surname’The Indian opposition leader, Rahul Gandhi, has been expelled from parliament 24 hours after he was convicted of defamation for a remark implying the country’…