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5 Feb 2015: Rahul Gandhi's bid to sell tribals in Delhi elections irks party worker

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi's defence to shield himself from former minister Jyanthi Natarajan's allegations, regarding his interference in the working of environment ministry on Wednesday has irked his own party men, who are pitted in a tough battle, to revive fortunes in the national capital.

Addressing a rally for the assembly elections in Delhi, Rahul Gandhi said, "Yes I asked Jayanti Natarajan to save environment and tribals. I said something about Modi and they brought Jayanti Natarajan. Yes I have fought for the poor and tribals."

 

5 Feb 2015: Delhi polls: 'Rahul Gandhi's road show in Okhla cancelled'

New Delhi:  Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi’s road show in Okhla area of South Delhi has been cancelled, a news aganecy reported on Thursday.

 

5 Feb 2015: Congress Puts Up Show of Strength Ahead of Delhi Polls

As the deadline for the end of campaigning for the Delhi Assembly elections drew closer, the Congress put up a show of strength.

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi addressed a rally in Jehangirpuri, a slum resettlement colony, and predictably, questioned the Modi government's stance towards the economically weaker sections.

"When were in government in Delhi, we used work for the poor. The new government is spending crores on their 'Make in India' campaign. Has anything been done for make in India? He is wearing a 10 lakh rupee suit and newspapers say this is also not made in India," said the Congress vice president.

 

5 feb 2015: Delhi Elections: Why Rahul has become the BJP's hope and star campaigner

 

Rahul Gandhi has turned into the star campaigner and the biggest hope for the BJP. Yes, you read it right; the Congress vice president indeed has many in the BJP praying for his success in this election.

To win this election, the BJP needs the Congress to remain in contention and do well, at least in its traditional constituencies. But pre-poll surveys show that the Congress is in free fall and its vote share is disappearing at escape velocity. The AAP is the biggest beneficiary of the decline of the Congress. Most of the surveys suggest that out of the every 10 voters the Congress is losing, almost seven are going to Kejriwal.

 

4- feb 2015: Women's safety, power, water top priorities in poll-bound Delhi

New Delhi, (IANS) As Delhi inches closer to the assembly polls, the three main parties in the fray - the AAP, the Congress and the BJP - have laid out elaborate action plans, promising a slew of development measures for the national capital.   Read More..>>

 

4- feb 2015: Delhi campaign: Flash mobs, magic shows, street plays regale voters

New Delhi, (IANS) The Delhi assembly poll campaign has been one of the most boisterous and keenly fought with political parties resorting to new and innovative methods of campaigning with magic shows, street-corner plays, flash mobs and music mehfils to share their vision and promises. Read More..>>

 

 

2 Feb 2015: Modi vs Kejriwal vs Sonia on last Sunday before Delhi polls

New Delhi, (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal Sunday made determined bids to woo the people of Delhi for Feb 7 assembly polls, launching sharp attacks on their rivals while seeking to convey their commitment to politics of development. Read More..>>>

 

2 Feb 2015: BJP, AAP busy with sloganeering, dharna: Sonia Gandhi

New Delhi, (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi, in a sharpened attack on the BJP and the AAP, Sunday accused the parties of "doing nothing" for the people and just being busy in "sloganeering and dharna". Read More..>>>

 

 

2 Feb 2015: Delhi polls 2015: How Congress can play spoiler that may in turn affect AAP & BJP

14 facts you must know about candidates before you voteAt a time when BJP has resorted to, as one writer put, "man-to-man marking" of candidates of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the Delhi assembly polls that are six days away, and another commentator dubbed BJP strategist Amit Shah as the "Alex Ferguson of BJP", it's tempting to keep going with the football analogy — more specifically, with the English Premier League (EPL). Read More..>>>

 

1 Feb 2015 : Delhi Polls 2015: Congress-BJP rivalry missing as AAP turns top enemy for both parties 

For perhaps the first time in several decades, it seems arch-rivals BJP and Congress are ignoring each other in Delhi election campaigns, with both targeting the Aam Aadmi Party.

31 Jan 2015, EC finds 5,000 liquor bottles in godown ahead of polls
Election Commission officials seized 5,964 bottles of illicit liquor from a godown allegedly owned by AAP's Uttam Nagar candidate Naresh Balyan last night. "A total of 5964 bottles (4473 litres) of Haryana-made liquor was seized from a godown by flying squad and police in a late night joint-operation," said a senior EC official.

 

30 Jan 2015 PM Modi wears Rs.10-lakh suit, says Rahul Gandhi at Delhi election rally

Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi, addressing an election rally in Delhi  on Thursday, attacked the Prime Minister Narendra Modi for wearing a suit that carried his name where holding talks with US President Barack Obama on January 25. He also targeted the Aam Aadmi Party.

30 Jan 2015: Jayanthi Natarajan quits Congress
New Delhi, Senior Congress leader and former environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan Friday announced her resignation from the party. "I announce my resignation. I have not yet sent the letter," Natarajan told reporters, adding that she was anguished.

"I feel that the time has come now for me to rethink my association because what happened in the recent past. The Congress is no longer the Congress that I joined," said Natarajan, who was with the party for over 30 years.

She quit the Congress after writing a letter to Congress party president Sonia Gandhi. She that as the union environment minister she followed the party line with regard to protection of environment and also to "requests" from Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi's office. Natarajan was asked to put in her papers Dec 20, 2013 by then prime minister Manmohan Singh.

29 Jan 2015, BJP, AAP failed to focus on poor: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) Attacking the BJP and AAP for failing to focus on the poor, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Thursday said his party was the only one to understand Delhi's need for development must include the youth and find place for the poor. Read More..>>>

January 29, 2015 Delhi Assembly Election 2015: Rahul Gandhi to hold rally in Seelampur today

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi will on Thursday hold a rally in Seelampur Assembly segment to boost his party's prospects in the upcoming Assembly Elections in Delhi.

January 29, 2015 After Rahul’s promise, party to provide flats, property rights to slum dweller

A day after Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi promised Delhi’s poor the right to housing, the party released a draft of a possible Act to provide housing, shelter and property rights to slum dwellers. Introducing the draft bill, AICC general secretary Ajay Maken said, “The purpose of the Act is to ensure housing, shelter and property rights to slum dwellers, who do not own land in urban areas,” he said.

January 28, 2015 Congress deploys its heavyweights in Delhi poll campaign
New Delhi: Relegated to the third position in Delhi, Congress on Wednesday pressed into service an array of its heavywieghts, who include current and former Chief Ministers and union ministers, to oversee its campaign in Assembly elections.

28 January 2015 Delhi Polls: Rahul pulls crowd, but voters yet to make up mind

NEW DELHI: Led by party vice-president Rahul Gandhi, Congress' first roadshow of this poll season was aimed squarely at its core constituency of low-income neighbourhoods. Taking an overtly pro-poor agenda of cheap electricity, water and shelter for all to the slums of Kalkaji Extension and low-income neighbourhoods in Govindpuri on Tuesday, the 'Grand Old Party' tried to solder bonds broken in the 2013 assembly elections. Read More..>>

 

28 January 2015 Rahul Gandhi hits Delhi campaign trail, attacks Modi

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Tuesday sought to strengthen the party's campaign for the Delhi assembly polls through a road show where he accused Prime Minster Narendra Modi of promoting his "PR" (public relations).Read More..>>

27 January 2015 PM busy doing his own 'PR', says Rahul Gandhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was busy doing his own "PR" (public relations) and has not done anything concrete so far, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi said Tuesday. "The NDA (National Democratic Alliance) government came to power in May (2014). The prime minister has just been doing his personal PR, but no concrete work has been done," Rahul Gandhi said during a roadshow here ahead of the Delhi assembly polls.

27 January 2015 Rahul Gandhi to lead Congress roadshow, campaign for Delhi Assembly election candidates
New Delhi: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi will enter the political battlefield for Delhi Assembly elections on Tuesday with a roadshow in the national capital. Read More..>>

26 January 2015 BJP government anti-poor, anti-farmer, says Congress

New Delhi, (IANS) Accusing the BJP-led central government of "killing the purpose and intent" of the National Food Security Act, 2013, the Congress Saturday said it was a "crude attempt to make a mockery of the crores of toiling poor of India by the BJP".Read More..>>

Jan 24 2015 Sheila’s absence bothers Cong
Three-term former Chief Minister of Delhi Sheila Dikshit was yesterday conspicuous by her absence at the release of the first part of the Congress’ manifesto for the Delhi elections.
A day later, the party was trying to find ways of involving the 76-year-old in the poll campaign which is yet to pick up momentum. The lingering absence of Sheila Dikshit from the political landscape of Delhi is hurting party prospects especially when the party is seeking votes in the name of “15 years of development in Delhi” which was delivered with her at the helm.

24 January 2015 Congress promises cheap power, waiver on water bills

New Delhi, Seeking to hard sell its "achievements" during its 15-year-rule in Delhi, the Congress in its poll manifesto Monday promised cheap electricity and waiver on inflated water bills.Read More..>>>

 

January 23, 2015 Congress promises populist measures in Delhi election manifesto
Facing a tough electoral battle, Congress on Friday made an array of promises in its manifesto like significant cut in power rates, wi-fi facilities in public transport, waving off pending water bills and ensuring a graft-free administration if voted to power in Delhi. Read More..>>

22 January 2015 Delhi Poll Campaign: Congress goes hi-tech, vans and videos to showcase Delhi's development to woo voters
With filing of nomination papers for Delhi Assembly elections over, the Congress has hit the ground with full force and has become very aggressive in its election campaign. Experimenting with technology, the Congress will flag off 45 vans having LED screens at 3 PM on Thursday. Read More.>>>

 

 

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