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September 22, 2023 2:00 PM

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi says OBC quota was not provided under Women's Reservation Bill

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has said that he regrets that the OBC quota was not provided under the Women's Reservation Bill which was brought by UPA Government in 2010 and it should have been done then. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi today, Mr Gandhi welcomed the passage of the women's reservation bill in Parliament yesterday. He said women's reservation is a good thing, but it has two footnotes, the Census will have to be done before implementation of the bill and th...

July 21, 2023 2:03 PM

SC refuses to entertain request of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for interim suspension of his conviction in criminal defamation case

The Supreme Court today refused to entertain the request of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for interim suspension of his conviction in a criminal defamation case. The court was hearing a petition filed by the Congress leader seeking a stay on his conviction in the case which relates to Mr. Gandhi’s Modi surname remark during an election rally in Karnataka in 2019. The apex court refused the request by senior advocate A.M. Singhvi and advocate Prasanna S appearing for Mr. Gandhi, for an interi...

July 7, 2023 8:09 PM

BJP welcomes Gujarat High Court's decision rejecting Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's plea to stay his conviction in defamation case

BJP has welcomed Gujarat High Court's decision rejecting Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's plea to stay his conviction in a defamation case. Briefing media in New Delhi today, BJP spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad said the Congress leader is facing ten defamation cases for his comments against leaders and organizations and if he acts like this law will catch up with him. Mr Prasad alleged that it has become a chronic habit of Mr Gandhi to abuse and defame. He also accused him of insulting ...